Sri Sarada Math and Ramakrishna Sarada Mission

“After much austerity, I have realized this as the ultimate truth: God resides in every Jiva.There is no other God apart from that. One who serves Jiva, indeed serves God.” Swami Vivekananda desired to start a Math for dedicated women, similar to Belur Math, guided by the same motto — "Atmano Mokshartham Jagat Hitaya Cha". He strongly felt that this women’s Math should be independently managed by women.
In December 1954, the birth centenary year of the Holy Mother, Sri Sarada Math was established as a monastic order of Sannyasinis by the authorities of Belur Math, thereby fulfilling the prophetic vision of Swami Vivekananda. The Math functions on the same ideals of renunciation and service.

In August, 1959, Sri Sarada Math was given an independent legal status and the Sannyasinis became its Trustees by virtue of the Deed of Trust executed by the President of Ramakrishna Math, Belur (Deed No.4109 for the year 1959). In May, 1960, the Trustees of Sri Sarada Math, on the advice of the authorities of Belur Math, founded the Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Association, which was registered under the Act XXI of 1860 (No.S/4008 for 1960-61), with the object of carrying out educational, medical, cultural, charitable and similar activities amongst the women and children looking upon them as veritable manifestations of the Divine. The Trustees of the Math are members of the Governing Body of the Mission.
Thus Sri Sarada Math and Ramakrishna Sarada Mission, though legally and financially separate are basically one with the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, being their counter parts. Since its inception many young girls from different parts of India and abroad, inspired by the ideal of Renunciation and Service have joined the Monastic Order for their own uplift and welfare of women at large.

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Today, Sri Sarada Math and Ramakrishna Sarada Mission at Dakshineswar, Kolkata are conducting 35 Branch Centres in different parts of India including two abroad. Their multifarious activities may be classified as follows :

• Educational Work.
• Medical Services.
• Relief and help to the needy.
• Spread of Spiritual and Cultural ideas.
• Service in Rural and Tribal areas for their upliftment.
• Foreign Work – Regular religious and cultural activities in foreign countries. These services are rendered specially to women and children irrespective of caste, creed and nationality.