Vivekananda Institution


Vivekananda Institution is a high school in West Bengal, India. It is located in the Howrah district of West Bengal. The school was established in 1923 and is inspired by his philosophy "Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man". The school is a leading performer in the secondary and higher secondary exams of the state of West Bengal. The school is located at 75 & 77 Swami Vivekananda Road, Santragachhi, Howrah 711104, India.

Affiliations

The school is affiliated to WBBSE for tenth Exam and WBCHSE for 12th exam.

History

The institution is named after the Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda and was established in 1923.
In 1928, the school was graced by the presence of Swami Shivananda. In 1956 the new main building was inaugurated by Dr. Harendra Coomar Mookerjee, the then Governor of West Bengal.
The principal function of the school is to observe the ‘Swamiji Janmo Tithi’. The presidents of this function in the previous years were men like Ajit Kumar Ghosh, Swami Chidatmananda, Charuchandra Bhattacharya, Kumud Bandhu Sen, Pramathanath B. C., and Mahendranath Sarkar.
Mrigendranath Mukhopadhyay was one of the founders of the institution. Two ex-Headmasters were honoured by the government of India when they received the National Award for Teachers.
The institution has a roll strength of about two thousand students from class I to XII. The teaching and non-teaching staff range from 50 to 60.

Notable alumni