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On 1st December 1983, on the request of Swami Omkarananda, a
powerful Yajna was conducted by the Sannyasis of Omkarananda
Ashram Himalayas, which marked the foundation of the first
English Medium School in this area, with the name
"Omkarananda Saraswati Nilayam". Already one year later, the
demand for admission of more children became so much, that a
bus was needed to bring the children to and fro. Today four
buses are covering Rishikesh, Lakshmanjhula and IDPL areas.
Within no time the school became very popular due to its
excellent facilities. There is always a heavy rush of new
students, seeking admission.
The grand reputation, due to the hard work by Swamiji,
providing a very good educational setup for Omkarananda
Saraswati Nilayam, spread like a fire in the hilly area of
Garhwal. From many places in the villages the demand for
opening more Omkarananda Schools became more and more
urgent.
A delegation of parents, in the year of 1989, brought the
request for opening a school in Agrakhal, which is situated
around 1.5 hours from Rishikesh, on the New Tehri Road. After
considering this request the school was adopted, established
and finally with a nice celebration inaugurated, on 21st
September 1989, and named as "Omkarananda Kunja Shishu
Niketan".
This school made the very beginning of schooling in the
interior of the Himalayas. Omkarananda Kunja Shishu Niketan
became like a role model. Within a short span of time
endless requests for opening more Omkarananda Schools poured
in and were accepted as far as it was possible by Swamiji's
kind-heartedness for providing more essential facilities,
even in places, where one has to go on foot or travel on
horse more than 12 kilometres, in a stony hilly area.
 Omkarananda
Schools, as they are known in the Hills, became a matter of
good quality teaching. In many occasions students of these
schools stood in the forefront. Thanks to the facility of
providing buildings or schooling materials, many a young
talent had a chance to come forward and be successful in
life.
The pressure of opening more schools increased day by day.
Today over 174 applications for opening Omkarananda Schools
in different villages are waiting for the blessings of Swami
Omkarananda.
To give students the possibility for higher studies, Gurudev
made it possible to establish an excellent "Omkarananda
Institute of Management & Technology". It is the only one in
the Rishikesh area, which is having MBA facilities. Besides
MBA, BBA, BCA and B.Ed. courses are available in this Institute.
The Management is trying very hard to make it possible for
the advanced students to be placed in good industries so
that they can use the skills, which they learned in our
Institute.
The cultural activities in
India are very very dominant, interesting and full of
enthusiasm. Swamiji has requested Kumari Somashekhari to
establish the "Omkarananda Saraswati Natya Kala Academy", an
Institute for Indian Classical Dance and Music, which got
recognition and affiliation from Prayag Sangit Samiti,
Allahabad. Children of all sections have the chance to learn
various arts in different dance styles and music.
The most wonderful aspect is the fact, that numerous
students, who have studied in one or the other School or
Institute of Swami Omkarananda, have got the great touch of
His blessings, and could make use out of the educational
facilities given to them and now have established themselves
in admirable and fit positions.
Every success of each individual is a glorious flower to the
Holy Feet of Shri Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati, who
selflessly, tirelessly made everything possible for a young
generation to get a beautiful future.
VISION
It was Swami Omkarananda's wish to establish beautiful
temples in this area and many, many educational
institutions. His vision was, that every village in the
Garhwal Himalayas should be blessed with an Omkarananda
School.
The name "Omkarananda" stands for high class quality. We do
not only want our students to excel as brilliant students,
but we also want to make them morally and spiritually sound
with the help of the teachings and blessings of Shri Swami
Omkarananda, so that they may shine as exceptionally capable
and divine leaders in their field, all over the world, for
the benefit of the whole world.
MISSION
Swami Omkarananda says:
"I will not stop the activity of my being, not rest
idle, until every creature in Creation and all of the
Creation itself, is touched with the Light Eternal, until
every individual entity gains in living experience the Love,
the Peace, the Happiness and the fulfilment of the infinite
One."
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all
started in a very humble way, when three students were
admitted and made the beginning of an educational journey,
which today has grown up to over 60 Schools, Colleges and
Learning Centres spread over the entire Garhwal-Hills in
Uttarakhand and having more than 5000 students. It was
through His blessings and His wishes for excellent
educational facilities, and because of the long standing
requests of the people in this holy area, that Paramahamsa
Omkarananda Saraswati provided everything for the
establishment of all these educational Centres.