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Dear Kishore,
I am in receipt of your letter dated nil and have closely gone through the same.
Regarding the subjeet-matter of your letter, I honestly feel that you are neither fit for joining the Ramakrishna Mission nor the Divine Life Society nor the Vivekananda Kendra as all these organi nations require dedication and high standard of personal disciplina from those who join them.
You say that you are not cut for a salaried job. It may be so, as even in a salaried job you will have to observe certain rules of conduct to be able to continue or progress there. But if you neek my opinion, I prescribe only a salaried job for you as that alone in likely to shape you into a somewhat disciplined person which may in turn, qualify you to follow a course involving higher values of life.
I have chosen to write this reply in very camlid words because I want you to take a serious view of yourself and to take to a path of hard work and discipline
With regards,
Yours affectionately,
Voices of Reverence
Those Who Knew Him
A Reflection on Character
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Major Works of Eknathji
National Monument
01
The Monument · Est. 1970
Vivekananda
Rock Memorial
Rising majestically from the confluence of three seas at the southernmost tip of India, the Vivekananda Rock Memorial is not merely a structure in stone — it is a symbol of India’s unshakeable spiritual identity. Eknathji navigated political resistance, rallied support from every corner of Bharat, and united millions in a shared act of national devotion to bring this memorial to life.
1970
Year Inaugurated
2M+
Annual Visitors
70ft
Vivekananda Statue
02
The Living Mission · Est. 1972
Vivekananda
Kendra
The completion of the Rock Memorial was not the end — it was a beginning. In 1972, Mananeeya Eknathji Ranade founded the Vivekananda Kendra — an extraordinary organization built by ordinary men and women — as a spiritually oriented service mission and a living memorial to Swami Vivekananda.
Rooted in the twin objectives of Man‑Making and Nation‑Building, guided by the conviction that “Service to Mankind is Worship of God” — the Kendra does not merely remember Swami Vivekananda. It lives his vision, every single day.
Vivekananda Kendra
1,332+
Branch Centers
26
States of India
50+
Years of Service
∞
Lives Touched