Dr.Kiran Bedi, IPS, recipient of Magsasay Award visited Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Memorial, Vadodara (sanctified by the stay of Swami Vivekananda in 1892) on 12 th August, 2010 and addressed a gathering of educationists, teachers and dignitaries present at its premises on ‘Value Education’ and stressed on the importance of encouraging the students to read story books on Value Education. She showed special interest in visiting the Book-Sale Section containing books of Swami Vivekananda , and Value Education. She spent moments of silence in the Meditation Hall before leaving the premises.

Earlier, Swami Nikhileswarananda, the Head of Ramakrishna Mission, Vadodara gave details of long association of Dr.Kiran Bedi with the Ramakrishna Mission in his address of welcome.