ABOUT SHRI RAMAKRISHNA VIVEKANANDA SEVA SAMITI TRUST AND ITS ACTIVITIEs
Shri Ramakrishna Vivekananda Seva Samiti Trust was formed and came in to existence in Dharampur by the inspiration of most Revered Swami Ranganathanandaji Maharaj, the then 13th president of Ramakrishna Math and Mission at Belur Kolkata in 1997. Maharaj has showered his blessing and gave initiation to 130 devotees of Dharampur and Kaparada taluka and inspired us to work for the upliftment of tribal community and spread the message of Shree Ramakrishna Dev, Shri Maa Sharda Devi and Swami Vivekananda. Dharampur-Kaparada is the largest taluka place in Asia surrounded by mountains, it contains about 236 villages.
Are you growing spiritually? Can you love others? Can you feel oneness with others? Have you peace within yourself and do you radiate it around you ?That is called spiritual growth, which is stimulated by meditation, inwardly, and by work done in a spirit of service outwardly”.
MOST REVERED SWAMI RANGNANTHANADAJI MAHARAJ (1908-2005)
The 13th President of Ramakrishan Math and Ramakrishna Mission
Dharampur is a tribal taluka, majority of population beloging to tribal area (108 villages)
Town Population About – 40000
Tribal Village Population About – 230000
kaparada is attach taluka to dharampur with 128 villages of 300000(3 lac) Population
Total area of two talukas (dharampur & kaparada) is 1600 Sq.km.
Dharampur is full of natural beauty and is covered with thick forest, though it is a tribal belt. It is well connected with Valsad, Vadodara and mumbai with road and Railways. Dharampur is just 28 km away from Valsad (45 minutes), 205 km from Mumbai (3.5 hours), 230 km from Vadodara (4 hours). Dharampur and Kaparada are the main Tribal talukas of Valsad district and they are connected by road to other parts of Gujarat and Maharashtra. Hence all the socio-economical activities like trading, education, health and agriculture, etc. are under taken at Dharampur.
tribal monsoon
farmers going to field
deep village children
enjoying the play
All the wealth of the world cannot help one little Indian village if the people are not taught. to help themselves. Our work should be mainly educational, both moral and intellectual.
Even the least work done for others awakens the power within; even thinking the least good of others gradually instils into the heart the strength of a lion.
It is the strong man who stands up and say, "I will make my fate
-swami vivekananda
