Latest happenings at the Alumni Association

• Reunion : 2026

  The 29^th Reunion of the ex-students of Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, an autonomous residential college (with P.G. section) under Calcutta University, was held on Sunday, 8^th February, 2026. The Programme started with Puja at Sree Bhavan Prayer Hall at 7-00 am in the morning. Flag hoisting was done jointly by Sri Tapan Kumar Ghosh, President of the Association in presence of Swami Tyagarupanandaji, Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Malda and a former Principal of Vidyamandira and Swami Mahaprajnananda, Principal, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira and other monks and ex-students at 8-00 am, followed by breakfast and a friendly volleyball match between the present and past students of the college at 9-30 am. Thereafter a cultural performance was held in the spacious Vivekananda Sabhagriha between 10.15 am to 12.30 pm followed by lunch where approximately 2100 present and past students and their families, present and past staff members and monks partook of a sumptuous lunch served at the Vidyamandira hostel dinning halls. Since the institution is fully residential, the noon lunch brought back memories of the college days. A total of 770 ex-students, 313 family members of the alumni and 132 invited guests registered themselves for this Reunion organized by the Vidyamandira Alumni Association.

  The Reunion meeting was held between 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm which was attended by approximately 900 people. A few ex-students remembered their youthful days and expressed reverence and gratitude for the education and values that they had come to learn during their stay in Vidyamandira. A few elderly retired teachers also remembered their long time association with Vidyamandira. Elderly people, mingled with the recently passed-out ones and shared their experiences with them. A few retired hostel staffs of the college and retired teaching staff who dedicatedly served the college were felicitated by the Alumni Association. Felicitation was also given to the alumni admitted to Vidyamandira between 1996-2000.

  The last programme of the day was instrumental music performance in memory of music legends Salil Choudhury and Bhupen Hazarika. It was performed by musicians who had accompanied both these legends. Their performance was hugely applauded by the audience.

  The Reunion helped the ex-students of the college trace back their roots and the great spiritual heritage left behind by Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda. Vidyamandira has gradually grown over the years and such a get-together helped all in taking stock of the strides that the college has taken, thanks to the efforts of monastic members, teachers, college and hostel staff members and the accomplished ex-students of the college.

  For more details of the Reunion 2026 please click here.

• Community Outreach Program : September 2025

  On 13-09-2025, as part of the Community Outreach Programme of the Vidyamandira Alumni Association, 100 sarees and 50 lungis were distributed among the poor villagers in Ramgarh, Near Lalgarh, in the district of Paschim Medinipur under the inspiration of Shri Shri Thakur, Shri Maa and Swamiji.

  The outreach program was carried out with active support of Swami Devavarananda, Adhyaksha, Ramakrishna Math, Lalgarh and the beneficiaries were mainly the tribal people residing in the villages of Ramgarh and Lalgarh. On behalf of the Alumni Association, Secretary Shri Shuvendu Majumder, Joint Secretaries Shri Anup Kumar Das and Shri Suvojit Dutta, Executive Committee members Shri Susanta Dey and Shri Asis Kumar Sinha and staff brother Shri Mainak Ghosh were present in this program.

  As a part of this outreach program scholarships were awarded to five tribal ex-students of Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira (Ekalavya Model Residential School), Jhargram who are presently persuing further education at various colleges. The scholarships were awarded in presence of Swami Vedapurushananda, Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Jhargram and Shri Shuvendu Majumder, Secretary, Vidyamandira Alumni Association. On the same day at a separate event at Ramakrishna Math, Lalgarh scholarships were awarded to five female tribal students who are presently pursuing further education in various colleges through Ramakrishna Math, Lalgarh. The scholarships were awarded in presence of Swami Devavarananda, Adhyaksha, Ramakrishna Math, Lalgarh and Shri Shuvendu Majumder, Secretary, Vidyamandira Alumni Association.

• Community Outreach Program : January 2025

  On 14.01.2025, as part of the Outreach Programme of the Vidyamandira Alumni Association, blankets were distributed at the following four places under the inspiration of Shri Shri Thakur, Shri Maa and Swamiji ---

  1. Dobandi village under Singur block of Hooghly district.

  2. Shri Ramakrishna Ashram located in Putunda village near Shaktigarh in Purba Bardhaman district.

  3. Ramakrishna Mission Ashram located in Bhandardihi village in Purba Bardhaman district.

  4. A tribal village “Baner Pukur Danga” located in Sonajhuri under Bolpur block of Birbhum district.

  Through a small program at each place, 26 people, 30 people, 30 people and 34 people respectively, i.e. a total of 120 poor people, most of whom belong to the tribal community, were benefited from this Outreach Program. On behalf of the Alumni Association, the Secretary Shri Shuvendu Majumdar, Treasurer Shri Prabir Bandyopadhyay, one of the members of the Executive Committee Shri Asis Kumar Sinha and staff brother Shri Mainak Ghosh were present in this program. The active participation of Swami Atmanandaji Maharaj and Swami Ajneyanandaji Maharaj in Putunda and Bhandardihi respectively made it easy for us to make this small effort successful. On behalf of the Alumni Association we offer our respectful pranam and best wishes to them.

• Community Outreach Programme : September 2024

  On September 29, 2024 a Community Outreach Program was organized by the Vidyamandira Alumni Association in Jharkhali, Sundarbans in the district of South 24 Parganas. The Alumni Association organized this service in collaboration with a local organization Sundarban Vivek Uday, founded by Mr. Manik Roy, an alumnus of Ramakrishna Mission Belgharia Students Home. In accordance with a prior survey, 29 boys, 17 girls, 31 women and 23 men (a total of 100 beneficiaries) were provided new clothes by the Alumni Association on the eve of Durga Puja.

  At the beginning of the program, Shri Gautam Mukherjee, one of the members of the Association’s executive committee, recited the Pranama Mantra of Sri Sri Thakur, Sri Maa and Swamiji. The students of Sundarban Vivek Uday recited the Swadesh Mantra of Swamiji. A short speech was given by Shri Manoj Bhattacharya, one of the vice-presidents of the Alumni Association. Also present were Joint Secretary of the Association Shri Suvojit Dutta, two of the members of the Executive Committee Shri Susanta De and Shri Asis Kumar Sinha and staff of the Association Shri Mainak Ghosh. Awards were also given to the meritorious students on behalf of Sundarban Vivek Uday at that event.