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History
After
the
death
of
his
father
(Vishwanath
Datta)
in
1884,
Narendranath's
aunt,
who
was
living
with
them
in
that
house,
claimed
full
possession
of
the
property.
She
filed
a
lawsuit
against
Narendranath's
mother
(Bhuvaneswari
Devi)
and
her
family. Vivekananda
won
the
case
in
the
lower
court,
but
the
case
was
appealed
to
a
higher
court.The
case
continued
for
many
years
in
higher
courts.
It
concluded
only
a
few
days
before
Vivekananda's
death
in
1902.
According
to
the
final
ruling
in
the
case,
Vivekananda
was
awarded
full
legal
possession
of
his
ancestral
house.
Renovation
Over
time,
the
ancestral
house
of
Vivekananda
became
dilapidated.
In
1962, Ramakrishna
Mission authorities
decided
to
acquire
the
property
and
turn
it
into
a
museum.
In
May
1999,
the
Ramakrishna
Mission
acquired
the
land
and
the
adjacent
plot
through
the Government
of
West
Bengal.
A
committee
was
set
up
for
this
project.
The
committee
managed
to
amass
a
fund
of ₹200
million (US$2.8 million)
from
Central
Government,
State
Government,
and
public
donations
of
which ₹99
million (US$1.4 million)
were
granted
by
the
Central
Government. In
2004,
after
renovation,
the
house
was
turned
into
a
museum
and
cultural
centre.
Currently,
Vivekananda's
ancestral
home
is
spread
over
22,000
square
feet
and
houses
a
museum,
a
research
centre,
a
memorial
shrine,
a
library,
an
English
centre,
a
computer
training
centre,
and
a
charitable
dispensary.
Seminars
and
conventions
are
also
regularly
organised
here.There
is
a Shiva
Lingam located
at
the
premises.
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