About sri narayana guru trust

Sree Narayana Gurukulam Charitable Trust was  formed to carry forward the teachings and philosophy of “Sree Narayana Guru” the Hindu philosopher, saint and social reformer. Under the  trust various missions are functioning, aimed at social and educational upliftment of the community.

These missions are doing yeomen service to the community in Kerala in manifold ways. There are lots of educational institutuions under its aegis including one Engineering College and one upcoming Medical College and Hospital. The Engineering College is functioning near Kolencherry, in Ernakulam District.

Indian spiritual leader and social reformer (1856–1928)

For the 1986 Indian Malayalam film, see Sree Narayana Guru (film).

SreeNarayana Guru (IPA:[nɑːrɑːjɐɳɐguˈru]) (20 August 1856 – 20 September 1928) was a philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer in India. He led a reform movement against the injustice in the caste-ridden society of Kerala in order to promote spiritual enlightenment and social equality. A quote of his that defined his movement was "one caste, one religion, and one god for all human beings." He is the author of the Advaita poem Daiva Dasakam, which is one of the most used poem in Kerala for community prayer.

Biography

Narayanan, né Nanu, was born on 20 August 1856 to Madan Asan and Kuttiyamma in an Ezhava family of ayurvedic physicians, in the village of Chempazhanthy near Thiruvananthapuram, in the erstwhile state of Travancore. Unlike other Ezhavas who confined their Sanskrit reading to ayurvedic works, Narayana guru studied religious texts as well. His early education was in the gurukula way under Chempazhanthi Mootha Pillai during which time his mother died when he was 15. At the age of 21, he went to central Travancore to learn from Raman Pillai Asan, a Sanskrit scholar who taught him Vedas, Upanishads and the literature and logical rhetoric of Sanskrit. A year later, he married Kaliamma but soon disassociated himself from the marriage to commence his public life as a social reformer. He returned to his village in 1881, when his father was seriously ill, and started a village school where he taught local children which earned him the name Nanu Asan.

Leaving home, he traveled through Kerala and Tamil Nadu and it was during these journeys, he met Chattampi Swamikal, a social and religious reformer, who introduced Guru

SREE NARAYANA TRUST [S.N. TRUST]

Sree Narayana Trust was formed in 1952. R.Sankar was the first General Secretary of the S.N Trust.  Under his stewardship, S.N Trust functioned effectively and efficiently, main intention behind the formation of S.N Trust to manage the educational institutions under S.N.D.P Yogam.

After the independence Sir C.P Ramaswami Iyer (Diwan of Travancore) invited Mannath Padmanabhan and R.Sankar and gave permission to start one collage each. R. Sankar started Sree Narayana Collage, Kollam in 1948 under the guidance of SNDP Yogam and Mannath Padmanabhan started Mahatma Gandhi Collage Thiruvananthapuram under Nair Service Society. After that many schools, collages, technical schools & hospitals started under S.N Trust.

S.N TRUST AND MAJOR INSTITUTIONS UNDER S.N TRUST

Sree Narayana Trust opened schools from Trivandrum to Kannur with the inspiration of Guru’s word “Vidyakondu Prabuddaravuka” means enlightened through education, most of the institutions started at the time of R.Sankar.   Before education was in the hands of few sections and lower classes and poor people can’t imagine higher education, for a certain extend these can be solved by S.N educational institutions under the supreme guidance of R.Sankar.

There are main fourteen collages and more than 50 educational institutions are working under S.N Trust major institutions are

Sree Narayana Collage Kollam (1948)

Sree Narayana Women’s Collage Kollam (1951)

Sree Narayana Collage Kannur (1960)

T.K.M Collage Nangayarkulangara  (1964)

Sree Narayana Collage Chempazhanthi (1964)

Sree Narayana Collage Cherthala (1964)

Sree Narayana Collage Varkala (1964)

Sree Narayana Collage Punalur (1965)

Sree Narayana Collage Nattika (1967)

Sree Narayana Collage Chelannur (1968)

Sree Narayana Collage Alathur (1968)

Sree Narayana Collage Chathannur (1981)

Sree Narayana Collage C

SREE NARAYANA DARMA SANGAM

Sree Narayana Dharma Sangham
Sree Narayana Dharma Sangham formed in 1926 and incorporated in 1928
Head office Sivagiri Mutt
Founder President Swamy Bodhananda
Founder Secretary Swamy Dharma Theerthar

Sree Narayana Dharma Sangham was an organization established by Gurudevan to propagate his concept of “One Caste One Religion and One God for man” . Sree Narayana Gurudevan was not happy with the functioning of SNDP Yogam, to fulfill his belief and thought of World Community of the human family and train the young talents to dispose the abilities and bringing as Sanyasin’s and send them all around the World to spread the humanitarian work, Brahma Vidyalayam or Center for teaching of Religion was its nucleus. Gurudeva had the intention of spiritual and cultural regeneration of the people and to create a world community of humanity.

SREE NARAYANA DARMA SANGAM

Gurudevan wrote his will in the name of Darma Sangham in 1926 and registered in 1928 in the name of Swami Bodananda who is the successor of Gurudeva.
Sree Narayana Dharma Sangham was started with 12 members; Swami Bodananda was the First President and Swamy Dharma Theerthar as secretary

When the organization was registered the following people were the members

1. Swami Bodananda
2. Govindananda Swami
3. Mambalam Vidyananda