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Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Block -1921

1952 - YTM Raja Muda of Selangor at the Opening of The "Vivekananda Block" at Vivekananda Tamil School Kuala Lumpur

May 1954 - Sir Gerard Templer and Lady visiting Vivekananda Tamil School KL

YTM Tunku Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister of Malaya opening the Vivekananda Tamil Secondary School on 13.1.1958

1958 - Mr WFG La Bailly, Administrator of Petaling Jaya Authority at the Official Opening of Vivekananda Tamil School Petaling Jaya

1965 - Minister of Education, Encik Mohd Khir Johari, visited SMK Vivekananda KL

In 1988, the Sabha organised for TVAKL Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shanker’s sitar performance in Kuala Lumpur under the Chairmanship of the late Tan Sri C Selvarajah. The performance, held at the Putra World Trade Centre, was patronised by Prime Minister YABhg Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammed.




Y.B Dato Seri Dr. S. Samy Vellu, Minister for Energy, Telecommunications and Post, as Chief Guest at the Pesta Ria organised by SJK (Tamil) Vivekananda, Petaling Jaya on 10 May 1991

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Deputy Prime Minister / Education Minister of Malaysia at the opening of the new school block of Vivekananda PJ School on 28th June 2012





Celebrating Swami Vivekananda's 155th Birth Anniversary - May 2018
- Lecture by Dr Shashi Tharoor
- CD Launch of Mrs Santha Devi Balasingham's Nama Sankeertanam by H.E. Mr Mirdul Kumar, High Commissioner of India to Malaysia








The Vivekananda Ashrama and the Sangeetha Abivirithi Sabha Buildings.


On 23 January 1955, Kunrakuddi Tirukailaya Parambarai Tiruannamali Aathinam Srilasri Daivasigamani Arunachala Thesiga Paramacharuya Swamigal, “Kunrakuddi Adigalar” bestowed the title of “Kalaivalarkum Nammbi” on Mr S Kandiah for his services as the Manager of the Vivekananda schools and his involvement in the activities of the Sabha.




5th July 1975 - The Ashrama celebrated its Platinum Jubilee. YB Tan Sri Yaacob bin Dr Abdul Latiff, Datuk Bandar of Kuala Lumpur was the chief guest.



In 1989 the Ashrama, in its effort to promote Tamil studies, introduced the “Vivekananda Gold Medal “ award. In 1991 and 1993 the award was presented to Mr Rajenthiran and Ms Alli Nadarajan respectively. Both students, graduates of University of Malaya, excelled in Tamil Studies. This function held in 1989 was held in the Ashrama with the Indian High Commissioner as its chief guest.




Pictures of the Ashrama’s Committee of Management and Board of Management of the schools from 1950 to 1980.


Religious Discourse by Prof Dr Nallsivam in August 2019


Religious Conferences and Talks in the 1940s.




In the 1950s and 1960s and later in the 1980s, His Holiness Thirumuruga Kirupanandha Variyar, a Shaivite spiritual teachers and an ardent Murugan devotee from India visited Malaysia and had religious lectures in the Ashrama .


In 1971 His Holiness Swami Shantananda Saraswati arrived in Kuala Lumpur for the first time. Although he was hosted by a family all his lectures were initially held in the Ashrama premises. In 1981 he established the Temple of Fine Arts in Brickfields.




In September 1993 the Centenary Celebrations of Swami Vivekananda was celebrated with the installation of Swami Vivekananda’s statue in front of the Ashrama building.




Thiruvasagam lectures by Prof So So Meenakshi Sundram "Thiruvasagam Ennum Thean" held at the Kandiah Hall from 16 to 25 March 2018


172nd Thyagaraja Aradhana at Appudurai Hall in January 2019




In February 2018, The Ashrama in collaboration with Chinmaya Devotees Society KL conducted Living Skills and education workshops by Swami Anukoolananda , Resident Director, Chinmaya International Residential School, India. The workshops included a session for students at SJK (T) Thamboosamy Pillai School