Vivekananda Kendra VidyalayaVivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya or VKV is the academic wing of Vivekananda Kendra (an organization based on Swami Vivekananda's preachings of life–reforming principles), operating a chain of schools under the project Vivekananda Kendra Siksha Prasar Vibhag (VKSPV). Vidyalaya is a sanskrit word meaning school. The corporate headquarters of the organization is at Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu in southern India. The ideology of Gyan – Yagna, meaning Knowledge Worship, started by Ekanathji Ranade led to the inception of VKV. The school teachings are inspired by the Vivekananda's philosophy of Man – Making & Nation Building. SchoolsThere are a total of 64 VKVs providing education to approximately 20,000 students in the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Nagaland and Tamil Nadu, besides the Andaman Islands.[citation needed] The schools are guided by their corporate values inspired by the general philosophies of Swami Vivekananda, such as Education is the manifestation of perfection already in man, If the poor boy can't come to education, education must go to him etc. The first VKV was started at Sher in Arunachal Pradesh. Most of these schools are fully residential and focus on the holistic growth of their students.
In Arunachal PradeshThe schools in Arunachal Pradesh are run and managed under Vivekananda Kendra Arunachal Pradesh Trust (VKAPT) of Vivekananda Kendra headquartered at Dibrugarh in Assam.
In AssamThe schools in Assam are run and managed under Vivekananda Kendra Shiksha Prasar Vibhag (VKSPV) of Vivekananda Kendra headquartered at Guwahati in Assam.
17. VKPV Jengraimukh Majuli 2012 Primary 18. VKV Borojalenga Cachar 2014 Secondary 19. VKV Sadiya Tinsukia 2014 Secondary 20. VKV Tumpreng West Karbi Anglong 2015 Secondary 21. VKV Sissiborgaon Dhemaji 2016 Primary 22. VKV Bokakhat Golaghat 2018 Primary 23. VKV Khatkhati ( Khatkhati, Bokajan, Karbi Anglong) 2018 Primary 24. VKV Mangaldai Darrang 2018 Secondary In NagalandThe schools in Nagaland are run and managed under Vivekananda Kendra Shiksha Prasar Vibhag (VKSPV) of Vivekananda Kendra headquartered at Guwahati in Assam.[citation needed]
In AndamanTen schools are run in Andaman of which VKV, PortBlair situated in the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is one among the oldest schools in the islands.
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