Engineering students who cannot afford to buy books necessary for their academic studies loan books from the Vivekananda Book Bank. They can keep the books with them for one full semester. For all this, students pay an admission fee of only Rs. 50. Around 250 students make use of the Vivekananda Book Bank every year.
The year Jan 2013 to Jan 2014 is a historic year as the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda falls during the period.
All the Ramakrishna Math and Mission Centers in India & abroad and many other philanthropic organizations & Governments are conducting various activities & celebrating the event in a befitting manner.
Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai, has taken up many activities on this historic occasion.
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