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THE BACKGROUND

Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, the twin organizations started by Swami Vivekananda in 1897 have 163 branches worldwide with the Headquarters located at the Belur Math in the Howrah district of West Bengal. In Andhra Pradesh, there are 5 branches viz., Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, and Kadapa.

There are about 100 Sri Ramakrishna Seva Samitis in Andhra Pradesh which are members of the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Bhava Prachar Parishat ( A.P.) which was formed in 1991 under the aegis of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. The Sri Ramakrishna Seva Samitis in A.P. state are prominently working for the cause of the dissemination of the spiritual fervour and teachings of the Holy Trinity, Bhagwan Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Holy Mother Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda. They  motivate the youth to undertake selfless service and aim at liberation of the troubles of man and for the welfare of the world following Swami Vivekananda’s mission and vision.

Sri Ramakrishna Seva Samiti (Regd.) Nellore (SRKSSN) was established on 28 Jan 1968 when it was inaugurated by Padma Vibhushan Dr.T.M.P. Mahadevan (the disciple of Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan) , Madras in the holy presence of Pujyasri Srimat Swami Nandananda Maharaj, Ramakrishna Mission.  The inauguration ceremony in the Town Hall, Nellore was adorned  on the dais by the other dignitaries such as Sri.A.Madhava Rao, M.L.A. and the Samavesakartha Sri.S.V. Narasimha Rao (Sarada Kumar), the founder secretary.

Until 1995, regular activities and the daily Aratrikam were held in the rent-free tiled-roof residence (penkutillu), Sadasiva Vedanta Mandiram in Kasukhela Vari (K.V.) Agraharam. Smt.Chandravalamma, Rtd. Lecturer, D.K.W. College used to render discourses on Bhagavatam regularly. Later, the site was handed over to the SRKSSN. The site donors were the management of Poorva Sadasiva Vedantamandiram. In Oct 1995, Pujyasri  Swami Thanmayananda Maharaj, Secretary, R.K. Mission, Coimbatore laid the foundation stone for the Samiti building. A two-storeyed building was constructed with the contributions from the devotees and the philanthropists. On 16 Aug 2000, Sri Ramakrishna Archamurthy Prathishtapan consecration ceremony  was done by Pujyasri Swami Amritananada Maharaj, President, R.K. Mission Ashrama, Vizag whereas Sri Venkateswara Library was inaugurated by Pujya Sri Swami Paramarthananda Maharaj, President, R.K. Math,  Hyderabad.