Ancestral House Swami Vivekananda Kolkata

Kolkata is the breeding ground of intellectuals, and great men. With five Nobel laureates hailing from this wonderful city, Kolkata boasts, and rightly so, of being a city that belongs to the old-fashioned, the intellectual, the spiritual; leader, the great scholar and the progressive thinker- indeed, of anyone with an enormous zest for life. This ‘City of Joy’ is also referred to as the ‘intellectual capital’ of the country, and has given us such great men and women as Rabindranath Tagore, Satyajit Ray, and has been the home of such great people as Mother Teresa. One great thinker, philosopher and leader of this city, was Swami Vivekananda, and the Ancestral House Swami Vivekananda, Kolkata, is one of the frequently visited tourist destinations.

Located at 3 Gourmohan Mukherjee Street, in North Kolkata, the Ancestral House Swami Vivekananda, Kolkata, was the residence of the patriot monk, and the great intellectual beacon of India who spread the message of peace worldwide. As, Swamiji was one of the foremost disciples of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa, the Ancestral House Swami Vivekananda, Kolkata, is one of the most priceless locations, and one of the most important attractions in Kolkata.

The 18th century structure of the Ancestral House Swami Vivekananda, Kolkata, was falling to pieces condition, worsening by the day. The Ramakrishna Mission acquired it, and after five years of restoration work, restored it, without changing any of its original features. The Ancestral House Swami Vivekananda, Kolkata, is now a memorial-cum-museum, which also has a newly constructed research and cultural center, a textbook library and a social and philanthropy building.

The Ancestral House Swami Vivekananda, Kolkata, houses Swamiji’s birthplace, with the chamber where Swami Vivekananda was born turned into a place of worship with a photograph of Swamiji. The house also has a museum, where some of the articles used by Swamiji, his parents, and his brothers are conserved. That Swamiji was not just an erudite scholar, and was also an excellent musician is proven by a room that contains classical music instruments like Tabla, Tanpura and Khol which were used by Swamiji.

Truly, a trip to the Ancestral House Swami Vivekananda, Kolkata, is a must-do, for it reveals the true personality of this great man, and speaks volume about him. The Ancestral House Swami Vivekananda, Kolkata, is open from 9:00 am to 12:00 Noon, and from 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm.