Swami Vivekananda established Ramakrishna Mission in the year ______.

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Answer 1

The correct answer is 1897.

Key Points

Ramakrishna Mission was founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1897.
The headquarters of Ramakrishna Mission is located at Belur Math in West Bengal.
The mission is named after and inspired by the Indian saint Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.
- Ramakrishna Paramahamsa was the guru (teacher) of Swami Vivekananda.
"Atmano mokshartham Jagat Hitaya cha" is the motto of Ramakrishna Mission.
Ramakrishna Mission helps with the installation of photovoltaic (PV) lighting systems in the Sundarbans region of West Bengal.

Additional Information

Swami Vivekananda was born on 12th January 1863.
- His birthday is celebrated as national youth day in India.
- Narendranath Datta is the original name of Swami Vivekananda.
- He is considered the patriotic saint of India.
- "Go back to Gita" is a famous slogan raised by Swami Vivekananda.
- He attended the parliament of religions held in Chicago on 11th September 1893.
- He died on 4th July 1902 at the age of 39.