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THE RAMAKRISHNA MISSION SEVA PRATISHTHAN (A Branch Centre of the Ramakrishna Mission, P.O. Belur Math, Dist. Howrah - 711 202) A MEDICAL INSTITUTION CONDUCTING A MULTI- DISCIPLINARY GENERAL HOSPITAL, A SCHOOL OF NURSING, A COLLEGE OF NURSING, A POST-GRADUATE MEDICAL COLLEGE & RESEARCH CENTRE AND A COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICE EIGHTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT April 2019 to March 2020 (with some later information) August 2015 November 2020 Issued By The Secretary RAMAKRISHNA MISSION SEVA PRATISHTHAN 99, Sarat Bose Road, Kolkata 700 026 Phone : +91-33-2475 3636/37/38/39/30, 2476 0631/80/81 E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected] Website : www.rkmsevapratishthan.org CONTENTS MANAGING COMMITTEE Item Page FOR THE YEAR 2019-2020 Managing Committee 1 Medical Staff 2 President Secretary’s Report 11 Justice Shri Chittatosh Mookerjee Development Scheme 15 Management 15 Vice Presidents Staff 15 Finance 16 Swami Sarvalokananda An Appeal 17 Dr. Bikash Chandra Sinha Activities of the Institution 17 Shri Sunil Kanti Roy General Hospital 18 1. Department of Anaesthesiology 22 2. Department of Cardiology 22 Secretary 3. Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery (CTVS) 22 Swami Nityakamananda 4. Department of Chemotherapy 22 5. Department of Dentistry 23 Assistant Secretaries 6. Department of Endocrinology 23 Swami Mantrajnananda 7. Department of Otolaryngology (ENT) and Head & Neck Surgery 23 8. Department of General Surgery 24 Swami Shailajananda 8.1 Paediatric Surgery Unit 25 Swami Bhedatitananda (Upto December 2019) 9. Department of Urology 25 10. Department of General Medicine 26 Treasurer 11. Department of Neurology 26 Swami Pranarupananda 12. Department of Obstetrics 26 13. Department of Gynaecology 27 Members 14. Department of Ophthalmology 28 15. Department of Orthopaedics 28 Shri Nandlal Tantia (Upto October 2019) 16. Department of Paediatrics 29 Shri Mani Sankar Mukherjee 17. Postpartum Unit 30 Shri Nirendranath Sarkar 18. RNTCP Programme 32 Shri Dipankar Chatterjee 19. Department of Radiodiagnosis 32 20. Department of Transfusion Medicine (Blood Bank) 32 Shri Subhrendu Chowdhury 21. Department of Laboratory Medicine 33 Swami Purneshananda Vital Statistics 43 Swami Shaktipradananda School of Nursing 44 Ma Sarada College of Nursing 45 Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences 46 Community Health Service 48 The Dy. Secretary, Dept. of Health Representing Gangasagar Mela 49 & Family Welfare (PHP Branch) Govt. of Voluntary Blood Donors, Gifts in Kind, Grants-in-aid & Donations The Jt. Director of Health Services West Bengal for 2019-2020 50 - 78 (PH & CD) Statement of Accounts (2019-2020) 79 - 133 Addresses of R.K.Math & Mission Centres 134 - 162 Shri Neelmadhab Roy Representing Kumar P. N. Aims & Objects 163 Obituary 164 Shri Benimadhab Roy Roy Public Charitable Trust Donation Form 165 1 Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan Echo Cardiography Unit : Dr. Abhijit Biswas, MBBS, MD, DM MEDICAL STAFF 2019-2020 Dr. Kaustabh Kumar Biswas, MBBS, DTCD [All Names are in Alphabetical Order] Dr. Pranita Dhole (Nandy), MBBS, MD Dr. Rajat Subhra Ghose, MBBS, Dip. Card, MD DEPARTMENT OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY Dr. Sulagna Banerjee, MBBS Dr. Abhik Ghosh, MBBS, MD, FCA (RCSI) Dr. Suparna Mukhopadhyay, MBBS, DSASMS Dr. Arindam Chattopadhyay, MBBS, MD Dr. Asish Patra, MBBS DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOTHORACIC & VASCULAR SURGERY Dr. Bablu Rani Ghosh, MBBS, MD Dr. Bhabatosh Biswas, MBBS, MS, MCH, DNB, FRCS, LLB, LLM, MBA, Dr. Bikash Kumar Basu, MBBS, MD MSW, MA (Education) Dr. Chitra Dutta, MBBS, DA, MD Dr. Bhaskar Das, MBBS, MS. MCH (CTVS), DNB (CTS) Dr. Debjani Gupta, MBBS, MD Dr. Rajarshi Basu, MBBS, MS, MCh Dr. Indira Sarkar, MBBS, DA DEPARTMENT OF CHEMOTHERAPY Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya, MBBS, MD, DTM&H (HOD) Dr. Sanjib Roy, MBBS, DMRT Dr. Keya Chakraborty, MBBS, DNB Dr. Krishnendu Chanda, MBBS, MD DEPARTMENT OF DENTISTRY Dr. Monoswita Biswas, MBBS, MD Dr. Abhik Sen, MDS Dr. Rita Paul, MBBS, DGO, DA Dr. Pranab Kumar Banerjee, BDS Dr. Samir Kumar Ghosh, MBBS, DA Dr. Priyadeep Banerjee, MDS Dr. Swarbhanu Porel, MBBS, DNB Dr. Sujit Batabyal, BDS Dr. T. K. Dutta, MBBS, DA, MD Dr. Saptarshi Dutta, BDS (HOD) Dr. Tulsi Nag, MBBS, DGO, DA, MD Dr. Siddhartha Sinha Roy, BDS Dr. Sudipta Dutta, BDS Pain Clinic : Dr. Krishna Poddar, MBBS, MD DEPARTMENT OF ENDOCRINOLOGY Dr. Sayanee Mukherjee, DNB (Anaes.) Dr. Ajitesh Roy, MD, DM (Endo) DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY Dr. Debasish Maji, MBBS, MD, DM (HOD) Dr. Rinini Dastidar, M.Sc. Ph.D Dr. Debmalya Sanyal, MBBS, DTM&H, MD, DM, MRCP Dr. Jayanta Chakraborty, MBBS, MD DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY Dr. Sutapa Das MBBS, Ph.D. Dr. Anil Kumar Singhi, MBBS, MD (Paed.), FNB (Paed. Card.) Dr. Samar K. Bandyopadhyay, MBBS, MD Dr. Anjanlal Dutta, MBBS, MD, DM, FCCP Dr. Semanti Chakraborty, MBBS, MD, DM Dr. Arunangshu Ganguly, MBBS, MD, DNB Dr. Sudip Chatterjee, MBBS, MNAMS, FRCP (UK), FACP Dr. Biswarup Sarkar, MBBS, MD, DM Dr. Chanchal Kr. Kundu, MBBS, MD, DM DEPARTMENT OF ENT Dr. Manojit Lodha, MBBS, MD, DM Dr. A. K. Chatterjee, MBBS, MS, FICS, FACS, FIAO Dr. Nirmalya Chakraborty, MBBS, MD, DM Dr. Amitabha Roy Chowdhury, MBBS, DLO, DNB, DLO (UK) (HOD) Dr. Santanu De, MBBS, DM Dr. Barin Kr. Roychowdhury, MBBS, DLO, MS (AIIMS) Dr. Saumitra Roy, MBBS, MD, MRCP, FRSM Dr. Jnanabrata Roy Chowdhury, MBBS, DLO, FRCS Dr. Soumitra Kumar, MBBS, MD, DM (HOD) Dr. K. Mondal, MBBS, MS Dr. Soubhik Kanjilal, MBBS, MD, DM Dr. Paritosh Sengupta, MBBS, DLO Dr. Sudeshna Majumder, MBBS, DGO, MD, DM Dr. Pinaki Mazumder, MBBS, DLO 2 3 Dr. Ranjan Roychowdhury, MBBS, MS, FRCS Dr. Parthajit Das, MBBS, MD, MRCP Dr. Saibal Das, MBBS, MS, DNB Dr. Pinaki Banerjee, MBBS, MD Dr. Sabyasachi Gon, MBBS, DLO, DNB Dr. Prabuddha Mukherjee, MBBS, DNB Dr. Soumitra Ghosh, MBBS, DLO, DNB Dr. Pradeep Kumar Chakraborty, MBBS, MD (HOD) Dr. Pranab Das, MBBS, DTM & H, Dip. Card., MD DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS Dr. S. K. Bardhan, MBBS Dr. Ajanta Halder, MSc., Ph.D Dr. Samarendra Nath Roy, MBBS, MD, Dip. 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Gangopadhyay, MBBS, DVD, MD Dr. Joydeep Chakraborty, MBBS, MRCP, FRCPath, CCT Dr. Biman Bhattacharya, MBBS, DVD Dr. Nidhi Dikshit, MBBS, MD Dr. Ishad Aggrawal, MBBS, MD Dr. Sharmila Chandra (Bhaduri), MBBS, MD Dr. Jayanta Das, MBBS, MD Nephrology : Dr. Raghubir Bandyopadhyay, MBBS, MD Dr. Avinandan Banerjee, MBBS, MD (Med.), DM Dr. Rajib Malakar, MBBS, MD Dr. Sandipan Halder, MBBS, MD (G. Med.), DM Dr. Siddhartha Das, MBBS, DVD, MD Dr. Subrata Kr. Bhowmik, MBBS, MD, (PGI), DM+DNB, (SGPGT) FCCP Dr. (Brig) S. P. Chattopadhyay, MBBS, MD Psychiatry : Dr. Swati Worah, MBBS Dr. Abhoy De, MBBS, MD Gastroentrology : Dr. Heena Barat Roy, DPM (Cal) Dr. Ashokananda Konar, MBBS, MD, MRCP (UK) Dr. Jyotirmoy Roychowdhury, MBBS, MD, DLORCS (UK), FRCS Dr. Dilip Todi, MBBS, MD, MRCP Dr. Rajashree Roy MBBS, MD Dr. Partha Pratim Basu, MBBS, MD, DM Dr. Sabyasachi Nandi, MBBS, DPM, MD Dr. Parimal Bikash Chowdhury, MBBS Dr. Sarmistha Chakraborty, MBBS, DPM, MRCP Dr. Sudipta Ghosh, MBBS, MD, MRCP Dr. Uday Chowdhury, MBBS, MD, DNB (MNAMS), DPM Dr. Subhrasri Bhattacharjee, MBBS DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY Dr. Sujit Chowdhury, MBBS, MD, Dip in Cardio, DM (Gastro) Dr. Ambar Chakravarty, MBBS, MD, FRCP (UK), FICP, FICA, FIAMS, FRCP General Medicine : Dr. Amit Haldar, MBBS, MD, DM Dr. Amitava Mazumdar, MBBS, MD Dr. Angshuman Mukherjee, MBBS, MD, DM (HOD) Dr. Arjun Bose, MBBS, MD Dr. Ansu Sen, MBBS, MD, DM Dr. Binod Binaykia, MBBS, DTM & H, MD Dr. Arabinda Mukherjee, MBBS, MD, DM Dr. Biswanath Patra, MBBS, MD Dr. Barun Kumar Sen, MBBS, MD, DM Dr. Biswarup Sen, MBBS, DTM & H, MD Dr. Debasish Roy, MBBS, MD, DNB, DM Dr. Dilip Kr. 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    1 TheVedanta Kesari March 2020 1 Bengaluru’s Cover Story Floral Tribute to Swami Vivekananda page 11 The Vedanta Kesari The Vedanta A Cultural and Spiritual Monthly 1 `15 March of the Ramakrishna Order since 1914 2020 2 Vivekananda Navaratri, 2020 in Vivekananda House, Chennai Swami Vivekananda’s 9-day stay in Castle Kernan, Chennai, now known as Vivekananda House is celebrated every year as Vivekananda Navaratri by Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai Regd. Off. & Fact. : Plot No.88 & 89, Phase - II, Sipcot Industrial Complex, Ranipet - 632 403, Editor: SWAMI MAHAMEDHANANDA Tamil Nadu. PRIVATE LIMITED Published by SWAMI VIMURTANANDA, Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai - 600 004 and Phone : 04172 - 244820, 651507, (Manufacturers of Active Pharmaceutical Printed by B. Rajkumar, Chennai - 600 014 on behalf of Sri Ramakrishna Math Trust, Chennai - 600 004 and Ingredients and Intermediates) Tele Fax : 04172 - 244820 Printed at M/s. Rasi Graphics Pvt. Limited, No.40, Peters Road, Royapettah, Chennai - 600014. E-mail : [email protected] Web Site : www.svisslabss.net Website: www.chennaimath.org E-mail: [email protected] Ph: 6374213070 3 THE VEDANTA KESARI A Cultural and Spiritual Monthly of The Ramakrishna Order Vol. 107, No. 3 ISSN 0042-2983 107th YEAR OF PUBLICATION CONTENTS MARCH 2020 tory er ov C 11S Bengaluru’s Floral Tribute to Swami Vivekananda Suresh Moona 49 16 Should India Be a FEATURES Allama Prabhu Wholly Secular State? Shivanand Shahapur 8 Atmarpanastuti Swami Madhavananda 9 Yugavani Sri Ramakrishna and the 10 Editorial Swami Vivekananda’s Pilgrimage Mindset 14 Reminiscences First Chicago Speech in Swami Chidekananda 27 Vivekananda Way Major Local Newspapers 33 Pocket Tales Asim Chaudhuri 52 Pariprasna 53 The Order on the March 45 20 Sri Yogananda-Dashakam Poorva: Magic, Miracles Swami Japasiddhananda and the Mystical Twelve Lakshmi Devnath 36 31 Editor: SWAMI MAHAMEDHANANDA Published by SWAMI VIMURTANANDA, Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai - 600 004 and Printed by B.
  • Government of India Honours YSS by Releasing a Commemorative

    Government of India Honours YSS by Releasing a Commemorative

    Government of India Honours YSS by Releasing a Commemorative Postage Stamp For a YSS devotee, March 7 is associated with several sacred events that are close to his heart. Sixty-ve years ago, on this very day in 1952, Paramahansa Yogananda had entered Mahasamadhi, speaking of God and his beloved India. In 1977, the Government of India had honoured Guruji by releasing a commemorative stamp on this day, thus formally recognizing his tremendous contributions to the spiritual wealth of the world. And this year on March 7, the Prime Minister of India, Sri Narendra Modi, paid a tting tribute to the organization founded by the Premavatar by re- leasing a commemorative stamp in honour of Yogoda Satsanga Society of India at a special cer- emony held at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. Over 1,800 YSS dev- otees attended the programme. Several monks from YSS including the Board of Directors participated in this historic event. e Prime Minister was cordially greeted by Swamis Vishwananda and Smaranananda at the entrance and escorted to the hall. e pro- gramme began with the Prime Minister, Sri Narendra Modi, along with the YSS Board of Directors, lighting the lamp. Swami Vishwananda wel- comed the Prime Minister by presenting him with a bouquet of owers, and Swami Smaranananda presented a shawl to the esteemed guest as a mark of honour. Swami Smaranananda began his address by quoting a shloka from the Bhagavad Gita which states that in every yuga, avatars come to protect vir- tue and destroy evil. However, Swamiji added that there are some avatars 64 Y S whose mission is to help devotees annihilate the demons of maya within; and that our beloved Gurudeva was one such avatar who came to guide deluded humanity towards divine wisdom.
  • 03-Vision-Dec-2012

    03-Vision-Dec-2012

    VOL. 80 DECEMBER 2012 No.03 PLAY OF LOVE I am the Cosmos and beyond. I am the supreme God of gods. Friend, you are also He, that splendrous Being. You are I and I am yourself. I talk and write for my joy. There is none but I — the Divine. When I love you, I love myself. When you love me, you love yourself. What joy and ecstasy in this play of Love! - Swami Ramdas VOL.80 DECEMBER 2012 No.03 CONTENTS Way to Divine Love and Peace - Swami Ramdas 67 Words of Beloved Papa Swami Ramdas - 71 Words of Pujya Mataji Krishnabai - 74 Words of Pujya Swami Satchidanandaji - 76 The Goal - Sri Aurobindo 77 Dear Children - 79 Art of Tanscendence - 83 Some Facets of Meditation - Swami Swahananda 86 From the Leaves of the Back Issues - 90 Divinity in Your Mind and Heart - Swami Chidananda 92 Epistles of Swami Ramdas - 94 Anandashram News - 95 From the Editor - 95 THE VISION A Monthly Magazine Anandashram PO Anandashram 671531, Kanhangad, Kerala, India Phone: (0467) 2203036, 2209477, 2207403 Web: www.anandashram.org Email: [email protected] [email protected] For free edition of “THE VISION” on the web, please visit: www.anandashram.org 67 Dec 2012 WAY TO DIVINE LOVE AND PEACE By Swami Ramdas Love is the expression of God. To realise love is to realise God. God is all- pervading and is seated in the hearts of all beings, creatures and things. To love all is to be in tune with God, i.e. to become conscious of our perfect oneness with every form of manifestation in the universe.