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About Vivekananda Ashram

Reaching out to those in needs. During the wanderings on foot village to village and into remote tribal inhabited areas for long period, His Holiness Swami Shukadas Maharaj had personally witnessed the prevailing pathetic leaving conditions of those poor, illiterate villagers and tribal folks and decided to do everything reach to mitigate their sufferings. With the motto of “Service to living god, Vivekananda Ashram always contribute to needy people in various areas like Education, Agriculture, Healthcare and Community Welfare.

The great world monk Swami Vivekananda is the inspiring hero of His Holiness Shukadas Maharaj and so he founded Ashram in the name of ‘Vivekananda’ on the auspicious day of makar sankrant, 14th January 1965 at his father’s village Hiwara Bk. Vivekananda Ashram is the renowned holy place as well as service mission; it is the registered public trust which has a motto of the teachings of adorable Swami Vivekananda, “Worship of living God’’. Vivekananda Ashram believes and works for the material and spiritual development of human beings. Adorable Swami Vivekananda’s doctrines is the base of Ashram’s religious and social activates; activities for the up liftmen of the down trodden, poor and tribal. To establish Hospitals, dispensaries, shelters for orphans & disabled, run educational institutes etc. Vivekananda’s birth day anniversary function is the most famous function which is shared by lacks of devotees. More than 2 lacks people have a sacred food in row at one time at the time of this religious function.

His holiness Late swami Shukadasji Maharaj was founder of Swami Vivekananda Science Collage. By birth he had keen interest in spiritual life and so he renounced worldly life when he was 14 years, World monk Swami Vivekananda was his idol and swamiji’s doctrines was his life style. When he was 14 years old he noted down his spiritual experiences in form of “Anubhuti” the Book of spiritual gospel. His life mission is “Doing well to others” He is endowed with many qualities of head and heart for which he commanded great respect from one and all. The down trodden, depressed, poor, Patients, Handicapped, shelter less are his God. And he had devoted his life for the upliftment of this “living God.”
He wants to remove their superstition, ignorance and laziness. He is an uncommon personality with the uncommon virtues, remarkable foresight, tremendous organizing capacity, strong will power, Coordinating Thinking, appropriate and deep knowledge of medical science and pathology though he has only primary education.
Yet the medical services and facilities are too away from rural area. Many of the patients have to suffer without medicine and medical treatment. This pains him. So he himself selflessly engaged in patient’s service. A more than one crore patient was benefited by his medical service.
Have brought the Adivasi (tribal) community in stream of development. He has done enormous work at the Adivasi villages. He pulled the Adivasi people out of superstition, drug habits, illiteracy and poverty.

Education:
None Country can have developments without education. The Facilities of Education must be provided up to last stage of society. His Holiness Shukdas Maharaj has a lion share in providing the quality Education to the children from rural area. 1500 Students are provided cheap rate hostel facility. And 3000 Boys and girls from 625 villages are getting quality education through his Ashram’s
1. Vivekananda Agriculture College
2. Vivekananda Junior College with M.C.V.C.
3. Vivekananda Vidhya Mandir
4. Vivekananda Residential School for deaf and handicapped
5. Vivekananda Marathi Primary School
6. Vivekananda Convent

Awards:
His Holiness Shukdas Maharaj is awarded by many renowned persons, Institutes
And trusts for his humanitarian social work.

Out of these are –
1. Bharat Ratna Babasaheb Ambedkar Dalitmitra Purskar ( Maharashtra Government )
2. Diwaliben Mehta Award ( Diwaliben Mehta Charitable trust Mumbai)
3. Sewa Samtrat Purskar (Sant Gadge Maharaj related. Gunvant Baba Charity trust Mumbai)
4. Matunga Gujrati Sewa Mandal Matunga ( Mumbai )
5. Shree Mahalaxmi Temple Charities, Mumbai
6. Shree Mumbadevi Devsthan Mumbai
7. Shree Shankar math Mumbai – etc. trust honored His Holiness for his welfare services.
8. He had also remarkable work in persistence of environment, water conservation, national integrity, Sarva Dharma Sambhav and irradiation of ignorance, superstition.

“शिव भावे जीव सेवा” was the principle motto of his social work. His Ashram is “Service Mission to Mankind” He was an admirable personality for the people of Maharashtra and India.

Honor:
• Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Dalit Mitra Award given by state government of Maharashtra in year of 1993-1994.
• Seva samrat Award given by Sant Gadagebaba Mission affiliated Gunwant Baba charity seva prathishtan, Mumbai.
• Diwaliben Award given by Diwaliben Mehata Charitable Trust, Mumbai
• Special honor by Mahalaxmi Devsthan, Mumbai
• Special honor by Mumbadevi Devsthan, Mumbai
• Gujrati seva Mandal’s award presented at, Matunga.
• Special honor by Apana Foundation, Eroli
• Special honor by Shankar Math, Mumbai
• Special honor by Buladana Jilha Mitra Mandal, Nagpur
• Special honor by Warakari shikshan sanstha, Alandi