Vivekananda College, Madurai

Location	India
Website	vivekanandacollege.ac.in

Vivekananda College is a men-only autonomous college of arts and sciences in Thiruvedagam in Madurai^[1] district affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University. It was founded in 1971^[2] by Swami chidbhavanada and is managed by Ramakrishna Tapovanam. It is the only registered Gurukula Institute of Life Training in India.^[3] The National Assessment and has given the 'A+' grade (CGPA 3-33/4.00) for the college when the college was reaccredited in 2023 . It has an IGNOU study centre. The students are encouraged to join Certificate Programmes and Degree Programmes offered by IGNOU.

The college has three daily prayers, compulsory physical activities like yoga and sports, and optional activities like silambam and gymnastics.

Ramakrisha Tapovanam in Tiruvedagam West also manages Vivekananda Higher Secondary School and Narendra Nursery school in the same campus and Vivekananda Matriculation School in Sholavandan

The institute has been autonomy since 1987.^{[citation needed]}. It has been accredited 'A+' Grade by NAAC since 2023.^{[citation needed]}

Each student plants ten seedlings in his native place and ten seedlings in the villages around our Gurukulam. The student puts on a record card the type of seedling planted and where, and measures its growth rate for eight months.

The student who plants the most tree seedlings is given an award.

Dr.M.Sendhilvelan of the Commerce Department was responsible for the establishment of the centre. Dr..V.Parthasarathy of Zoology Department is the Coordinator of the centre. All the students are encouraged to join courses offered by IGNOU. This year 161 regular students have joined the programmes offered by IGNOU.

v t e Swami Vivekananda
Biography	Birthplace Prayer to Kali at Dakshineswar Baranagar Math Swami Vivekananda's travels in India (1888–1893) Teachers Ramakrishna Sarada Devi Relationship with Ramakrishna at the Parliament of the World's Religions (1893) in California
Works and philosophy	Teachings and philosophy Teachings and philosophy Vivekananda and meditation Influence and legacy of Vivekananda Neo-Vedanta Books Bibliography Sangeet Kalpataru Bartaman Bharat The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda Inspired Talks Jnana Yoga Karma Yoga Lectures from Colombo to Almora My Master Raja Yoga The East and the West Poems/songs "Kali the Mother" Khandana Bhava–Bandhana "My Play is Done" The Hymn of Samadhi The Song of the Sannyasin To the Fourth of July Nachuk Tahate Shyama Lectures "Buddhism, the Fulfilment of Hinduism" Christ, the Messenger Religion not the crying need of India Vedanta Philosophy Miscellaneous Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached Atmano mokshartham jagat hitaya cha Bahujana sukhaya bahujana hitaya cha
Foundations	Advaita Ashrama Belur Math Ramakrishna Math Ramakrishna Math, Mangaluru Ramakrishna Mission Udbodhan Vedanta Society (New York)
Disciples and friends	Monastic disciples Shuddhananda Virajananda Swarupananda Paramananda Other disciples and friends Ajit Singh of Khetri Alasinga Perumal Emma Calvé J. J. Goodwin John Henry Wright Josephine MacLeod Sara Chapman Bull Sister Christine Sister Nivedita Abhayananda William Hastie
Memorials	Vivekananda Rock Memorial National Youth Day (India) Swami Vivekananda Airport Swami Vivekananda Road metro station Swami Vivekanand Nagar Vivekanandar Illam Vivekananda Setu Swami Vivekananda statue (Golpark, Kolkata) 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda Youth Employment Week Vivek Express
Depictions	Films Swami Vivekananda (1955) Bireswar Vivekananda (1964) Swami Vivekananda (1998) Swamiji (2012) The Light: Swami Vivekananda (2013) Dramas Biley Bireswar
Namesake educational institutions	Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College Swami Vivekanand Subharti University Swami Vivekanand University, Madhya Pradesh Vivekananda Degree College, Kukatpally Vivekananda Degree College, Puttur Vivekananda Global University Vivekananda Institution Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya Vivekananda Vidya Mandir
Books about	Swami Vivekananda on Himself Life and Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda Notes of Some Wanderings with the Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda: Messiah of Resurgent India Swami Vivekananda in the West: New Discoveries Pransakha Vivekananda Rousing Call to Hindu Nation The Master as I Saw Him
Researchers	Sankari Prasad Basu Mani Shankar Mukherjee Marie Louise Burke
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