Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Kanpur

Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama is the Kanpur branch of the Ramakrishna Mission. The Ashram runs a charitable hospital, a senior secondary boy's high school, a library beside other charitable works.
History.
The founder of kanpur "Ramakrishna seva sadan" (off late known as Ram Krishna mission Ashram) was, "Nepal maharaj", Popularly known as "Nepalda" alias "Master moshai".He was a revolutionary too. His family name was " Shri. Nepaleshwar Banerjee". He settled in Kanpur along with his two younger brothers, "Gangadhar Banerjee" a renounced architect and civil engineer, (very popularly known as Gangada. And the youngest brother "Shri. Khagendra Nath Banerjee (a technocrat) popularly known as Khagen babu.
At a stone throw distance to the R.K.Mission ashram at R.K.Nagar Kanpur, Gangadhar babu constructed their residential house at 110/204, G.T.Road, R.K.Nagar.
Nepal maharaja was the only founder of Kanpur Ram Krishna Seva sadan and he was the founder Secretary of Kanpur Ram Krishna mission and no one else as claimed by some other people.
The Ashrama at Kanpur started modestly at Raja Manzil, Birana Road, in the 1920s. The Ashrama was called ‘Ramakrishna Seva Sadan’ and Srimat Swami Vijnanananda, a direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, first visited this group. With the increase of activities, Ramakrishna Seva Sadan was moved to a new address at Aga Kothi, Ram Narayan Bazar, and was affiliated to the Headquarters at Belur Math in 1931. The Ashrama was now officially ‘Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama’.
Location.
The Ashrama was transferred then to a new place in Raja Manjil of Ram Narayan Bazar. In 1931, it got affiliation to Belur Math. Owing to financial constraints, the Ashrama was shifted first to Anwarganj, and, then to the present site on 13 August 1937 in Gumti No. 5 on the piece of land measuring 1.5 acres, donated by Kanpur Improvement Trust. The locality in which Ashrama is situated, was later on named ‘Ramakrishna Nagar’.