NANDAKUMARPUR is a small hamlet in South 24 Parganas (West Bengal) located about 80 km from Kolkata and 7 km from the town of Raidighi. It is in close proximity to the Sundarbans, an area of mangrove forests, which has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

The people of this area are poor even as they are simple, hardworking, and God-fearing. Life is a constant struggle against the elements of nature as a large number of rivers, canals, and streams that crisscross the region tend to overflow their banks in the monsoon season. Coupled with this, thunderstorms and devastating cyclones arising in the Bay of Bengal regularly lash this coastal area ravaging the land and destroying homes, livestock, humans, and wildlife. The major cyclones that have recently hit this area are Ayela, Phani, Bulbul and Amphan in May, 2020 – the most destructive of them all.

Keeping in mind the needs of the financially-challenged people of the area, a group of well-wishers have come together to create the “Ramakrishna Maa Sarada Seva Trust” with the aim to look after the physical, mental, and spiritual well-being of communities living in the area and develop the region, economically and environmentally.

The TRUST campus is currently spread over 2 acres of land on a riverfront with two waterbodies and a profusion of greenery within its precincts. The following initiatives are envisaged :

• MATRI - KANYA SADAN : Home for Elderly Women, Widows & Orphan Girls.
• DEVALAYA : Temple Complex, Nat-mandir (Prayer Hall) and Fruit & Flower Garden.
• YATRI NIWAS + ANNA KSHETRA : Traveller's Lodge, Community Kitchen & Community Hall.
• MAHILA UNNAYAN KENDRA : Centre for Women's Empowerment and Vocational Training.
• PRATHAMIK SHIKSHA KENDRA EVAM KRIDANGAN : Primary School, Playground and Recreation Centre for Children.
• AROGYA NIKETAN : Dispensary and First Aid Centre.
• DAKHYATA UNNAYAN KENDRA : Skill Development Centre.
• SARADA AWAS YOJNA : Low-cost Housing for families affected by natural calamities.
• PARIVESH UNNAYAN YOJNA : Eco-friendly projects.