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Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith, Deoghar

Histroy of the Deoghar Vidyapith

1922

  • Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith was established.
  • Inspiration : Swami Turiyananda, a disciple of Sri Ramakrishna 
  • Br. Vidyachaitanya rented a small house at Mihijam in May 1922 and started a school with three day-scholars.

1923

  • Br. Vidyachaitanya left Mihijam and came to Deoghar with twelve students.
  • Staying initially in a house on Rohini Road for one and a half months.
  • Subsequently shifted to another place on the Kachahari Road. 

1924

  • Br. Vidyachaitanya once again shifted the school to the Khema Villa and the Bama Villa in Deoghar.

    • 1925

                  Vidyapith was totally shifted in its new premises. 

    1926

  • Swami Shivanandaji Maharaj, the then President of the Ramakrishna Order paid a visit and inaugurated the school ceremonially on 19 January, the holy Saraswati Puja day.
  • Shivanandaji Maharaj was deeply impressed by Vidyapith’s dedicated services and said: “I visualize a great future for Vidyapith. I am convinced that great work will be done through this institution.” 

    • 1964

    The school was originally affiliated to the West Bengal boards of education. Much later, it was provisionally affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi in 1964. 

    2022

    Centenary Year

    Present

    Coming down to the present, the school had 532 students on its roll from classes VI to XII during 2024-25. Its residential section is divided into 16 Dhams (houses) named after the direct disciples of Sri Ramakrishna.