Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral House
স্বামী বিবেকানন্দের পৈতৃক বাড়ি
The restored house where Narendranath Datta was born in 1863.
About Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral House
Swami Vivekananda was born as Narendranath in this house on Gour Mohan Mukherjee Street. The building had fallen into ruin and was divided among many occupants; the Ramakrishna Mission acquired and restored it and opened it in 2004 as a museum and cultural centre, with the birth spot marked as a shrine and galleries on his life.
Why visit
A carefully restored old Calcutta mansion and the story of the city’s most famous monk.
What to see and do
- The shrine at his birthplace
- The restored courtyard and thakurdalan
- The museum galleries
Plan your visit
- Area
- Jorasanko & Chitpur, North Kolkata
- Nearest landmark
- Vivekananda Road crossing on Bidhan Sarani
- Best time
- Morning or afternoon. October to March is the most comfortable time of year.
- Time needed
- About 1 hour
- Cost
- Usually under ₹100 a head
- Entry
- Open to the public with a ticket. A public museum run by the Ramakrishna Mission. Opening days, hours and ticket are not currently verified.
- Metro
- Girish Park (Blue Line), about 8 minutes’ walk
- Walking
- Little walking
- Photography
- Photography is restricted.
Nearby and related places
- Jorasanko Thakur Bari: The house where Rabindranath Tagore was born and died.
- Girish Chandra Dey & Nakur Chandra Nandy: Sandesh specialists since 1844, sold through a grille in a side lane.
- Thanthania Kalibari: A small, very old Kali temple on Bidhan Sarani.
- Marble Palace: A merchant prince’s mansion crammed with European art.
- Nakhoda Masjid: The city’s principal mosque, in red sandstone.
- Zakaria Street: The kebab-and-haleem street beside Nakhoda Masjid.
Walks that include it
- Bengal Renaissance Trail: Tagore, Vivekananda and the streets that shaped modern Bengal
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Last checked on 2026-10-02. Each place was checked to exist and its position confirmed. Timings, closing days and ticket prices are shown only where known and can change: confirm before you travel.