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Ved Vignan Mahavidyapeeth Research Centre
This pioneer project is inspired by His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the founder of Art of Living. The Seva Work wing of this global organization has a mission of rescuing individuals from the maladies of alcohol and drug addiction. The Ved Vignan Mahavidyapeeth Research Centre was formed in this light to fight gainst the problems of addiction by:
- Creating awareness
- Providing effective treatment and adopting measures against relapse
- Counseling to addicts and their family members
- Instilling s sense of spirituality in the minds of the addicts through practice of Sudarshan Kriya
- Devising means of social integration for recovered addicts
- Widening scope to help and support victims of chemical abuse by increasing capacity and through larger activity
- Campaigning against spread of HIV / AIDS
The Centre drew up plans to set up an Alcohol & Drug De-addiction Research Center near Kolkata (India) under the aegis of VED VIGNAN MAHAVIDYAPEETH (VVM).
Sasthitala, a quiet locale amidst the rustic ambience of rural West Bengal was chosen as the location for the De-addiction Centre. It is conviniently located in the Howrah district, very near to Kolkata city.
The Center, catering to male patients only, was named "Geeta Bhavan" and inaugurated on 9th November, 2003, by the Hon’ble State Health Minister of West Bengal, Sri Surya Kanta Mishra, and started functioning with the objectives of:
- A physical, therapeutic and spiritual treatment in achieving de-addiction and abstinence from drugs and alcohol.
- Helping patients to develop a positive attitude to take appropriate decisions independently.
- Helping them to rehabilitate socially and for gainful employment.
- Assist family members to understand the dynamics of drug and alcohol dependant individuals.
- To conduct research and training to handle the problem more effectively and also to bring awareness to the community.
The treatment programme is a residential multi-disciplinary therapeutic programme and spiritual treatment conducted by a team of a psychiatrist, physician, psychologist, social workers, counselor, nursing staff and spiritual teacher.
This Seva Project of Art of Living operates upon a strong foundation with its new approach towards treating addiction. It is a well managed organization with strong ethical values and a group of dedicated staff with large commitment towards the service of mankind
With patients having been regularly admitted since 1st December 2003, the Centre already has several successful cases of treatment to its credit. In its short existence, more than 575 patients have been treated here so far for alcohol and drugs addiction. The Centre’s recovery rate today is 36 - 37%, which is much better than the global average.
Recently, with the opening of a Ayurveda Treatment Centre in Kolkata under the aegis of Ved Vignan Mahavidyapeeth De-addiction Research Centre, the patients are also given the Panchakarma treatment which helps them in the cleansing process of their bodies.
Alcohol and Drug Abuse is is truly a curse to society. We should all come forward to tackle this menace to the best of our abilities.
Art Of Living Foundation
The Art of Living Foundation is the largest volunteer based Non-Governmental Organization in the world. The Foundation's service projects, programs on yoga, meditation and stress elimination have benefited over 300 million people around the globe, representing all walks of life, religions, cultures and traditions.
Active in over 140 countries the Art of Living Foundation offers unique programs that eliminate stress and help individuals develop their highest potential. The Art of Living reinforces human values and brings people from varied social, economic, geographic, cultural and religious backgrounds together in a spirit of Service and Celebration.
The Art of Living Foundation:
• Is an educational and humanitarian foundation, registered in the
US as a tax-exempt and non-profit organization (established in 1982)
• Is not a religious organisation, but adheres to the basic spiritual
principles of love, kindness and unconditional service
• Carries out numerous charitable, educational and humanitarian programmes
throughout the world on the basis of donations.
• Works in special consultative status with the Economic and Social
Council (ECOSOC) of the UN, and as such it has accredited representatives
at the UN in New York, Geneva and Vienna. It also works in formal consultation
with the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The Foundation has offered complete support in setting up the Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre in accordance with its established philosophy of cutting across social barriers and anomalies to connect with each other through love, which it has successfully implemented in the various institutions and homes that it runs.