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Visit by Vice-President Maharaj
Srimat Swami Suhitanandaji Maharaj, a Vice-President of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math made a stopover at the Singapore Ramakrishna Mission centre on both the journeys to and fro Fiji in October 2017. He was accompanied by his Secretary Swami Chandrakantananda. During their short stay of less than 24 hours, a few close devotees met them. During their visit to Fiji and New Zealand, Revered Maharaj bestowed mantradiksha to many devotees there and participated in several programmes. Hindu population. The Adi Shankara shakha "Sameeksha" is an held the charming annual event conducted programme in by Vivekanand Seva conjunction with the Sangh (VSS) of Ramakrishna Mission at Singapore. It has six Sarada Hall on Sunday, shakhas where people 22 October 2017. This gather and receive was the second time knowledge about Hindu that the programme was culture and religion. As a held with the social organisation, VSS Ramakrishna Mission. has been working among 270 people attended the grassroots of the the programme. It 179 BARTLEY ROAD | SINGAPORE 539784 PH: +65 6288 9077 | FAX: 6288 5798
Sameeksha
included songs, dances by children, youth and adults, playing drum in Kerala Style and a thematic painting competition for the children. Swami Vimokshananda delivered a benedictory address. Lunch prasad was served. 
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 Rajeev Variyar, Singapore singapore@rkmm.org
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Snaps from Sameeksha
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Hearty Thanks to the Donors
On 27 October 2017, the Singaporean students of Buddhist Master Hsin Tao formally invited the Swamis to honour the occasion of the Master’s 70th Birthday dinner celebrations. Swami Kripatmananda, Mr. Ong Hwee Lai, Ms. Amrita and Mr. Jayabalan attended the function.
significance of the event, the Aerospec Group of Companies, made cheque donations to selected Singapore Institutions including the Ramakrishna Mission Boys’ Home. On behalf of the Boys’ Home Swami Kripatmananda received the donation.
All the attendees were served with vegetarian buffet dinner. Considering the
On 29 October 2017, the Ramakrishna Mission Boys’ Home was invited to attend the Racial Harmony Charity Ride 2017 at Loyang Tua Pek Kong organised by the Riders Aid Singapore. Mr. Desmond Lee, the Minister for Social and Family Development was the Guest of Honour. He presented the Momento and Cheque. Mr. Jayabalan, Mr. Chandramohan and 7 Residents attended the event.
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Valued Visitors Hon’ble Justice Sri Bishwanath Somadder, an admirer of Swami Vivekananda paid a visit to the Singapore Ramakrishna Mission on 6 October 2017 with his family. He is one of the sitting Judges of the Calcutta High Court, India. He was taken round the campus and had lunch Prasad with monks. He expressed his heartiest wishes for the institution and added that whenever he had visited this place, he had always experienced calming and peaceful joy.
25 students from the National University of Singapore (NUS) who are studying a subject "The Hetrogeneous Indians of Contemporary Singapore� under the guidance of Dr. Mustafa Izzuddin, visited the Centre on 3 October 2017 to learn how Ramakrishna Mission is contributing to society and nation-building of Singapore through its varied activities. Swami Satyalokananda took them around and described in detail the contribution of the Ramakrishna Mission.
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