Vivek Tirtha

Vivek Tirtha
Vivek Tirtha
Alternative names	Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centre for Human Excellence and Social Sciences
General information
Status	Under construction
Address	Action Area II, New Town, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700 156
Country	India
Coordinates	22°35′36″N 88°28′21″E / 22.5933°N 88.4726°E
Groundbreaking	11 November 2014; 10 years ago
Construction started	3 March 2016; 8 years ago
Cost	₹160 crore (equivalent to ₹188 crore or US$23 million in 2023)
Grounds	5 acres (220,000 sq ft)
Other information
Public transit access	Eco Park metro station
Website
	belurmath.org/ramakrishna-mission-new-town-viveka-tirtha

Vivek Tirtha (in English: Vivek Pilgrimage) or Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centre for Human Excellence and Social Sciences is an upcoming cultural and education centre dedicated to Swami Vivekananda in New Town, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee laid the foundation stone of Vivek Tirtha on 11 November 2014. It is being built with an aim to help people to live a life of peace and happiness.^[1]

^ Bureau, M. Post (4 March 2016). "Construction work of Vivek Tirtha begins". millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 11 November 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[:1-1] Bureau, M. Post (4 March 2016). "Construction work of Vivek Tirtha begins". millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 11 November 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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