Vivekananda College
Vivekananda College, named after Swami Vivekananda, was founded in the late 1940s and is located in the centre of Madras, in Mylapore on 20 acres (81,000 m²). It is affiliated to the University of Madras and provides Arts, Science and Commerce courses at the Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral levels. It is an affiliated branch centre of Ramakrishna Mission. Always known for the Tibetian monks found studying sanskrit in its esteemed halls, it formed part of the famous quartet of colleges in Madras, Presidency, Pachaiappas, Loyola and Vivekananda. In fact students from these institutions were known as: The Lords of Presidency The Rogues of Pachaiappas The Slaves of Loyola The Swamis of Vivekananda The college has recently attained "Autonomous" status.
Vivekananda College is the name of an autonomous college of Art and Sciences in Thiruvedagam in Madurai district. It was founded during the early seventies by Swami Chidbhavananda and is managed by Ramakrishna Tapovanam. It is by far the only registered Gurukula institute of Life training in modern India. It has been accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council with a rating of 'A'.
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