(The Educational Agency that runs Sri Sarada Niketan College of Science for Women)
“The only service to be done is to give that education by which character is formed, strength of mind is increased, the intellectual is expanded and by which one can stand on one’s own legs,” so goes the emphatic message of Swami Vivekananda.
Inspired by this ideal, Swami Chidbhavananda, the great saint, seer and savant widely known for the power and depth of his spirituality, founded Sri Ramakrishna Tapovanam, Thirupparaithurai near Tiruchirappalli. Propagation of spiritual and moral values among the public and the promotion of education, especially among women, are the objectives to be carried out by the sannyasi members of the Tapovanam.
The nucleus of the Tapovanam has spread all over Tamil Nadu, 14 branches which are dedicated to service and spirituality, as embodied in the lives and teachings of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda. These branches of Tapovanam manage 40 schools and 7 colleges, besides a Community College.
It is of particular note that the famous Gurukula was founded by the great Tamil savant and freedom fighter V.V.S. Iyer at Cheranmahadevi, Tirunelveli District, and the Holy samadhi of Saint Thayumanavar at Ramanathapuram as well as Bhaskara Vijiyam, the palace at Rameswaram consecrated by the stay of Swami Vivekananda during his triumphant return from America in 1897, have been entrusted to the protective care of the Tapovanam.
Among the seven colleges run by Ramakrishna Tapovanam, Sri Sarada Niketan College of Science for women, Karur, was handed the right in 1987 to cater to the educational needs of the women of Tamilnadu. It is a Self-financing College affiliated to Bharathidasan University. Character building and culture inculcation are the basis upon which the Superstructure of modern education is raised here. The educational vision and mission of the college are reflected in the motto of the college. “The Harmonious Development of the Hand, the Heart and the Head”.