About Viveka Mandira
Swami Vivekananda wanted a center to be established in each Indian village through which knowledge is disseminated to the villagers and by virtue of which their eyes will be opened to the World. With this vision in mind, we have established one such center in Chindegowdana Koppalu village in Mandya District and we are gradually looking to expand.
Swami Vivekananda's thoughts on rural development
- Education for the masses – “Educate and raise the masses, and thus alone a nation is possible.”
- Empower the Poor – “The solution is not by bringing down the higher, but by raising the lower up to the level of the higher.”
- Create Employment – “Material civilization, nay, even luxury, is necessary to create work for the poor.”
- Moral and Intellectual Education – “All the wealth of the world cannot help one little Indian village if the people are not taught to help themselves. Our work should be mainly educational, both moral and intellectual.”
- General Awareness – “By means of lectures and the like, the village people must be taught religion, history, and such other subjects—specially history.”