Swami Vivekananda’s 150th birth anniversary year is January 2013—January 2014. The event will no doubt be celebrated by many organizations and lakhs of people all over India and in many other parts of the world. The Government of India itself may make it a national celebration. The celebration organized by Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, however, has certain unique features. In the first place, we have planned a series of service programmes as a prelude to the actual birth anniversary celebration. We are taking up, from 2010 itself, certain important service projects which were dear to the heart of Swami Vivekananda...........