List of Sree Narayana Institutions

Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) founded schools and colleges in the independent India. Previously the only private colleges were those managed by the Church. The movement started with SN College, Kollam. Many educational institutions were started under leadership of SNDP yogam. But soon it became quite difficult to maintain many such institutions by the yogam whose main objective was prophesy of guru's vision among the masses. Under such circumstances, under the leadership of late CM of kerala Mr R. Sankar, Sree Narayana Trust was started. There are many such educational trusts in kerala and other part of the country which manages a large number of institutes.

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Asan Memorial Association, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Owners are A.K.Gopalan & Shyamala JayaPrakash

Association was established in 1965 as a tribute to the memory of Mahakavi Kumaran Asan, the late poet laureate from Kerala and disciple Of Sree Narayana Guru.

Chandrika Educational Trust, Thrissur

Owner is C.K.Revi Irinjalakuda

This trust was established by Late Shri C.R. Keshavan Vaidyar, follower of Narayana Guru and former President of SNDP yogam. The trust manages many institutions like:

Gurudeva Trust; North Paravur, Ernakulam

The main objective of the Gurudeva Trust is to establish centers of excellence in education and charitable institutions based on ideas and preaching of Sree Narayana Guru.

Narayanaguru International Institute of Science and Technology Trust, Tamil Nadu

Chairman is Gokulam Gopalan

Sree Bhakthi Samvardhini Yogam, Kannur

The Sree Bhakthi Samvardhini Yogam was constituted in 1907 with the blessings of Sree Narayana Guru, the saint, philosopher and reformer of Kerala. The committee is committed to his ideals and comprises a group with outstanding leadership qualities, foresight and a penchant for innovation and taking up challenging assignments. The Yogam manages the Sundareswara temple, Kannur, established by Gurudevan. Sree Sundareswara Temple Inspired by the ideals of the Guru, Shri. Varathur Kaniyil Kunhikannan took the initiative with his friends Choyi Butler, Kariyan Govindan Gurukkal, Manikkoth Govindan Bhagavathar, Chamakkali Kannan Mestri, Poovadan Krishnan, Chandroth Anandan Mesthri, Oyitti Krishnan Vakkeel etc. to form a ‘Sabha’ to make a temple for the down-trodden sections of Kannur district. In 1907 Swamiji visited several places to find a suitable location and identified the apt place at Talap. At that time he remarked about the location that ‘This is the most suitable place for a temple’. The ‘Kuttiyadikkal’ function was held on 17-01-1909 and the foundation stone was laid by Swamiji himself on 24-01-1909. Guru authorized the renowned Vasthu Shilpi Divyasree Chaithanya Swamy to construct the temple as per his guidelines. On 22-04-1910 ‘Shadadhara Prathishta’ was solemnized by Divyasree Chaithanya Swamikal. After completing the construction of the Sreekovil and Namaskkara Mandapam, the Guru himself consecrated the temple on 11-04-1916 in the presence of a huge gathering of devotees. At that time Guru remarked that the people of Kannur are beautiful and the sculpture work was marvelous hence Sree Sundareswara was the apt name for the temple. The Guru’s Statue was consecrated in 1938 and the Dwajastambam and Deepastambam were also consecrated in 1938. The other milestones in the development of the temple are the consecration of the Balikkappura in 1939, the Gajamandapam in 1943, the Temple Pond in 1946, Nalambalam with Upadevatha (Ganapathi, Subramanyam, Parvathi, Ayyappan & Navagraham) on 22nd March 1999. The Annual Temple Festival is celebrated every year on Pooyam Naal of the Meenam Month for eight days. The other important celebrations conducted in the Temple by the Yogam are the Sree Narayana Jayanthi and Samadhi, the Mahashivarathri, the Navarathri and Mandala Pooja celebrations. In addition to this Divyasree Chaithanya Swamikal in divine fervor devoted his mind and body for the construction of Jaganatha Temple at Thalassery and Sreekandeswara Temple at Kozhikode. Divyasree Chaithanya Swamikal attained Mahasamadhi on 02-12-1953 at Kannur and his mortal remains were laid to rest in the property of Sree Bhakthi Samvardhini Yogam near Sree Sundareswara Temple. A Samadhi Mandapam with his statue is there in the premises of the Temple Sree Bhakthi Samvardhini Yogam upholds Guru’s vision for up lifting the people both spiritually and culturally.Sree Bhakthi Samvardhini Yogam is involved in variety of socio-economic and education activities and launched following educational intuitions and shelter

The yogam embarked on a noble project an engineering college for the people of kannur in 2003 to fulfill the Guru’s Vision of prospect for the people and nation in technical field The college was named after the great saint and social reformer Sree Narayana Guru as a tribute of yogam The College is situated in a village at Korom which is 5 kms towards north east of the town of Payyanur that is known as second Bardolli, where the father of nation Mahatma Gandhi started an important phase of the freedom struggle the "uppu sathyagraha". The sprawling campus of the college has a panoramic vision of the hills and greenery around it. The campus has state of the art facilities and infrastructure in addition to ambiance that is conducive to academic pursuits including practical training. The college has its deserving reputation as an institution of engineering and technology committed to train its students in the field of Engineering for acquiring competence of national global standards. The college has the state of the art infrastructure facilities including laboratories and libraries for the 5 branches of engineering namely ME, EEE, ECE, CE and CSE in which the institution is offering 4 year B.Tech Programs of the Kannur University. We have a team of experienced Faculty Members with very good academic track records. Hostel facilities are provided for boys and girls separately. The college is offering ample transport facilities for commuting students and staff and offers a lot of facilities for the extra curricular activities of students including career development, training and placement. The college is approved by A.I.C.T.E New Delhi and is affiliated to Kannur University. The faculty consists of highly motivated and experienced team, and supporting staff members to keep abreast of the latest developments in their chosen field, they are encouraged to acquire higher qualifications and in-depth knowledge by attending seminars/conferences/as well as industrial training camps. To supplement the university syllabus, guest lecturers in relevant topics of interest are organized for the benefit of students. Strict discipline is maintained while an academic atmosphere conducive to serious technological study is provided at the campus. The tutorial system is followed and group tutors are assigned to each class and interactive sessions with parents are held regularly to help to promote academic improvement and excellence, based on the directions of the Head of the Department and the The management has established a Placement and training Unit which enables the students to get placement support at different reputed organizations. The unit is functioning under the guidance and advice of academic and industrial experts and organizes innovative programs like communication skills, training, group discussions, mock interviews etc. Emphasis is placed on personality development and improving communication skills of students to enable them to perform better and get placements through campus recruitment. Regarding our academic performance, we are proud to state that we secured good results with University ranks in all branches and majority of them were well placed in different establishments in and out of India. Also our college secured very good place in Kannur University arts festival and inter collegiate tournaments. The college is a self financing institution promoted by Sree Bhakthi Samvardhini Yogam and managed by its committee consisting of industrialists, professionals, administrators and organizers who are noted for the leadership qualities, ability to mobilize resources, experience in setting up new ventures and taking up changeling assignments.

Sree Dharma Paripalana Yogam, Kochi

The Sree Dharma Paripalana Yogam (SDPY) was founded in 1904 with the guidance and blessings of Sree Narayana Guru. The SDPY is a charitable society working for the spiritual and educational uplift of the Ezhava community

Sree Kanteswara Kshetra Yogam, Kozhikode

Sree Kanteswara temple was established by Sree Narayana Guru. Temple Administration Committee (Sree Kanteswara Kshetra Yogam) is a trust responsible for various cultural, divine and social activities are conducted in establishments owned by the temple, of which some are given below:

SNDP yogam

Present elected secretary is Vellapally Natesan

SNDP founded schools and colleges in the independent India. Previously the only private colleges were those managed by the Church. The movement started with SN College, Kollam

SN Trust

Sree Narayana Trust, kollam has been one of the pioneer educational agencies in the field of higher education in Kerala since 1940. Some of the educational institutions under the trust are

S.N Trust Central School, Shoranur

Sree Narayana Educational & Cultural Trust, Chentrappinni, Thrissur

Chairman is T.D.Rajan

Inspired by the Sree Narayana Guru‘s teachings, Sree Narayana followers of Chentrappinni formed a Public Charitable Trust in 1977.

Sree Narayana Educational Institutions, Okkal,Perumbavoor,Ernakulam

The present Manager is T B Ravi,Thoombayil House,Okkal This educational trust is run by S.N.D.P. Yogam Branch No. 856, Okkal, Ernakulam

Sree Narayana Educational Society, Kollam

Sree Narayana Educational Society was organized in 1985 as a charitable society devoted to educational and cultural activities, as per the Sree Narayana Guru's vision.

Sree Narayana Gurukulam Trust

This trust is run by Kunnathunadu SNDP Union, Ernakulam

Sree Narayana Mandira Samiti, Mumbai

Sree Narayana Mission, Gokulam Gopalan & T.D. Rajan

Sree Narayana Vallabha Educational Society, Poothotta, Ernakulam

This Educational Society run by SNDP Yogam branch Poothotta and is associated with Poothotta Sree Narayana Vallabha Temple. It was the third temple which Sree Narayana Guru consecrated. There is a chain of educational institutions around the temple namely

Swami Swaswatheekananda trust for charity and education, Thengumkavu, Pathanamthitta

Vidya International Charitable Trust

This Educational Society is run by the followers of Narayana Guru and his ideals. The main institutions under this Charitable Trust are:

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