Shree Ramakrishna Shanti Ashram acknowledged orphan children as a distinct group of individuals whose concers needed to be addresed separately....the goal....Helping orphan young to grow into healthy educated self-reliant and socially responsible individual of tomorrow...

Shree Ramkrishna Shanti Ashram is an organization based on ideology of Swami Vivekananda providing with health care services, medical check-up, medical treatment and medicine with the active participation of a team of Doctors and physicians within the area of 20 villages in Barkagaun block and adjacent to the locality of Hazaribagh District. Beside above, the Ashram is caring for orphans and undertaking preventive measures which include immunization programme and promotion of good hygiene in villages. It also runs mobile dispensary in and around the area of ten Panchayats and organises medical camps for eye treatment, pulse polio programmes etc. Shree Ramkrishna Shanti Ashram is continuing its activities for the last 60 years. In the year 1944, Srimat Swami Himansu Maharaj, one direct disciple of Holy Mother Sarada Devi, came to Hazaribag to deliver speech and lesson of Sree Ramakrishna Paramahansa, Sri Ma Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda and he breoke his journey on a spot suitable for Puja Archana & Dhyan which further shaped in the form of Shree Ramkrishna Shanti Ashram. Later on, Swamiji started welfare work for poor villagers, tribals & others without considering any cast & creed. In the year 1971, on the assignment of His Holy Mortal, Swami Muktanandji took the mantle and spreaded the activities to more and more sectors. In the year 2003, Swami Muktananda Maharaj passed away and Prabrajika Shakti Prana became the president to regulate & direct Ashram & still continuing. The present activity of Ashram is to continue

1. Treatment in Homeopathic and Allopathic in Charitable Dispensary.
2. Eye Clinic : Time to time local Doctors help in regulating seminar & sivir for free treatment to poor.
3. Free supply to poor patient: Food, Fruits, Milk, Medicine & Clothes.
4. Library

5. Child and Women Welfare
6. Matri Ashram
7. School for Children

Presently poor boys who had been departed from their family are continuing their education and livelihood in the Ashram. Moreover Ashram has started one ambulance service as mobile medical unit just one movable dispensary to serve medical facility to poor in different places.

STUDENTS' HOME FOR THE ORPHANS

A students home was begun in 1995. At present, there are 18 boys and 15 girls in the three Centres of the Ashram. Most of the children staying here are orphans or those with parental problems who would have otherwise gone without education and wasted their childhood. The Ashram has ensured that they get good education, get exposed to the ideals of Ramakrishna-Vivekananda from a tender age and turn out to be responsible members of the society.The Ashram's Eduction Programme ensure that all adopted children develop competencies appropriate to their age level. Apart from supporting the residential facility, clothing, nutrition and medical care, the Ashram bears their cost of education at local eminent public schools. The nuns of the Ashram look after the children with motherly affection and care.

CULTURAL PROGRAMMES

Art sessions are held to add a tinge of colour to the lives of children for whom hues are not so bright. These are supplemented with sit and draw competitions to culminate the interest in children having a flair for drawing and painting where not only inmates but children from around Hazaribag also participate. Cultural programmes are held where children organize skits, plays and dance recitals.

PROGRAMMES FOR THE ADOLESCENT

The programmes for the adolescent, aimed at developing each young (12 - 19 years) into an independent, self-reliant and socially conscious adult has had much achievement. The objective of the programme is to identify talented children and explore their potential and strengthen their skills. For this, competency development programmes are held.

The Ashram has gone into its second area of focus - Healthcare - and is trying to increase its activities to serve more of the poor and needy. It has opened a charitable Outdoor Clinic in its campus and operating a Mobile Dispensary and organizing Eye Camps. Immunization programmes against Polio are being conducted successfully.

Besides, the Ashram conducts a number of programmes for COMMUNITY WELFARE (see the "Community Welfare" page for details).

The presence of Sangha-Janani (or Mother Superior) is a blessing for the Ashram. Her kind supervision ensures that the inmates of the Ashram as well as guests do not face any difficulty and can carry on their work and worship peacefully.

Durga Puja is held every year. Devotees of the Ashram gather from Hazaribagh as well as other stations to celebrate this ocassion with pomp and grandeur. Other tithi-pujas celebrated are Birth Anniversaries of Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother Sarada Devi, Swami Vivekananda and Himansu Maharaj.

LIBRARY

The Vivekananda Library & Reading Room is motivating young generations for an ideal life with good characters.

Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation (Established by the Dept. of Culture, Govt. of India), Kolkata, is constantly assisting for development of Ashram's Library.

THE GUEST HOUSE

The Ashram has a guest house where devotees can come and stay.

The calm and serene atmosphere of the Ashram and the area around ensure a retreat far from the madding crowd. The devotees can join the morning and evening prayers and the other activites of the Ashram carried out by the nuns and the children.