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News & Notes from Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission

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Following the taking over of Somsar Sri Ramakrishna Seva Mandir (founded in 1996) by the Ramakrishna Mission, a new branch centre of the Mission has been started there. Srimat Swami Gautamanandaji, one of the Vice presidents of the Order, attended the handing over ceremony on 18 November, the birthday of Swami Vijnananandaji Maharaj. He also inaugurated a guesthouse at the centre on the same day.

Sri Basavaraj Bommai, Chief Minister of Karnataka, presented Amrita Mahotsava State Award to the Mangaluru centre at a function in Bengaluru on 1 November in recognition of the centre’s service activities and its leading role in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Campaign) in Mangaluru city. The award consisted of a citation, a gold medal and a cash prize of one lakh rupees. Smt Anusuiya Uikey, Governor of Chhattisgarh, bestowed the Yati Yatanlal Samman on the Narainpur centre for promoting non-violence and cow protection. The centre received a citation, a memento and a cash prize of two lakh rupees in the award ceremony held in Raipur on 1 November, attended by Sri Bhupesh Baghel, Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, and others. Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence, Karnataka, presented the Sathya Sai Award for Human Excellence to the Mumbai