Why in news? 125th Anniversary celebrations of Sri Ramakrishna Math  Chennai, Tamil Nadu held

Highlights:

About Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai

• Believed to be branch of Ramakrishna mission
• Followers of Ramakrishna (1836–1886), a 19th-century saint of Bengal
• Established by Swami Ramakrishnananda, one of the direct disciples of Ramakrishna in 1897
• MOTTO : “For one’s own salvation, and for the welfare of the world”.
• Started ‘The Madras Math’ is the largest publication house