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'''Swami Vipulananda''' ({{lang-ta|சுவாமி விபுலாநந்தர்}}) (1892 – July 20, 1947), also known as '''Vipulananda Adigal''', was a [[Sri Lankan Tamil]] [[Hinduism|Hindu]] social reformer, literary critic, author, poet, teacher and [[asceticism|ascetic]] from the Eastern Province of [[Sri Lanka]]. Vipulanada was an early pioneer associated with the [[India]]n-based [[Ramakrishna Mission]] in Sri Lanka. Along with other reformers, Vipulanada was instrumental in the revival of the Hindu religion and native traditions in Sri Lanka after a long period of dormancy and decline during the previous 500 years of [[Colonial India|colonial]] rule by various [[Europe]]an powers.<ref name=DCS>{{cite book | '''Swami Vipulananda''' ({{lang-ta|சுவாமி விபுலாநந்தர்}}) (1892 – July 20, 1947), also known as '''Vipulananda Adigal''', was a [[Sri Lankan Tamil]] [[Hinduism|Hindu]] social reformer, literary critic, author, poet, teacher and [[asceticism|ascetic]] from the Eastern Province of [[Sri Lanka]]. Vipulanada was an early pioneer associated with the [[India]]n-based [[Ramakrishna Mission]] in Sri Lanka. Along with other reformers, Vipulanada was instrumental in the revival of the Hindu religion and native traditions in Sri Lanka after a long period of dormancy and decline during the previous 500 years of [[Colonial India|colonial]] rule by various [[Europe]]an powers.<ref name=DCS>{{cite book | ||
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Founded in 1897 by [[Swami Vivekananda]], the disciple of [[Ramakrishna]], the Ramakrishna Mission is a unique order of ascetics and volunteers dedicated to service to community, irrespective of [[Religion in Sri Lanka|religious]], [[caste]], [[creed]] or [[Languages of Sri Lanka|language]] differences. The mission, while promoting spiritual development, does not believe in religious conversion. The mission's charitable and philanthropic activities focus mainly on the provision of educational and medical services to the weaker segment of the population through schools, hospitals and orphanages run by the mission. It became a counter weight to [[Christian missionary]]-run charitable organizations throughout [[South Asia]]. | Founded in 1897 by [[Swami Vivekananda]], the disciple of [[Ramakrishna]], the Ramakrishna Mission is a unique order of ascetics and volunteers dedicated to service to community, irrespective of [[Religion in Sri Lanka|religious]], [[caste]], [[creed]] or [[Languages of Sri Lanka|language]] differences. The mission, while promoting spiritual development, does not believe in religious conversion. The mission's charitable and philanthropic activities focus mainly on the provision of educational and medical services to the weaker segment of the population through schools, hospitals and orphanages run by the mission. It became a counter weight to [[Christian missionary]]-run charitable organizations throughout [[South Asia]]. | ||
Vipulananda initially met the head of the [[Mylapore]] Ramakrishna Mission, Swami Sarvananda,<ref>[https:// | Vipulananda initially met the head of the [[Mylapore]] Ramakrishna Mission, Swami Sarvananda,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090829063538/http://geocities.com/rkmissiondel/Swami_Sarvananda.html Swami Sarvananda] RKM Bio (English)</ref> in [[Colombo]] in 1916. This was followed up with another visit in [[Jaffna]] in 1917. He entered the Mylapore Ramakrishna Math in 1922 for his monastic training. On completion of the training in 1924, he was given the name Vipulananda. After his ordination he dedicated his life to educational and spiritual pursuits and service to the community in Sri Lanka and India. | ||
In 1925 Vipulanada became an administrator of Ramakrishna Mission (RKM) schools in Sri Lanka. He was instrumental in founding new RKM schools in [[Jaffna]], Batticalao, Trincomalee and in many villages. He also founded orphanages – two for boys at [[Vaitheeswara Vidyalayam]], Jaffna and Sivananda Vidyalayam in [[Batticaloa]], and one for girls in Karativu. Thereafter, a number of RKM schools were opened in several remote villages in the North and East of Sri Lanka. This provided an alternative to the natives to go to schools and orphanages that were not associated with western [[Christian missionaries]].<ref name=DCS /><ref name=BV /> He also helped his lifelong friend [[A. M. A. Azeez]], a pioneering Sri Lankan [[Muslim]] educator and [[civil servant]], to establish charitable organizations to help poor Muslims in the east of the country.<ref name=Island>{{cite news | In 1925 Vipulanada became an administrator of Ramakrishna Mission (RKM) schools in Sri Lanka. He was instrumental in founding new RKM schools in [[Jaffna]], Batticalao, Trincomalee and in many villages. He also founded orphanages – two for boys at [[Vaitheeswara Vidyalayam]], Jaffna and Sivananda Vidyalayam in [[Batticaloa]], and one for girls in Karativu. Thereafter, a number of RKM schools were opened in several remote villages in the North and East of Sri Lanka. This provided an alternative to the natives to go to schools and orphanages that were not associated with western [[Christian missionaries]].<ref name=DCS /><ref name=BV /> He also helped his lifelong friend [[A. M. A. Azeez]], a pioneering Sri Lankan [[Muslim]] educator and [[civil servant]], to establish charitable organizations to help poor Muslims in the east of the country.<ref name=Island>{{cite news | ||