[1][2] Ramakrishna Mission Home of Service was created in 1900 by a group of young men at Varanasi, inspired by the teachings of Swami Vivekananda, in a very modest way with 4 annas (0,25 rupees) as capital which they got by begging.

On 13 June 1900, Jamini Ranjan nursed an old lady pilgrim who was left to die on the wayside and begged food to feed her.

[3] The group searched for suffering and helpless people on the streets and roads of Varanasi, and their principle was to serve them as God, in line with the philosophy propounded by Swami Vivekananda.

[4] Swami Vivekananda, when he visited Varanasi in February 1902, was immensely impressed to see the dedicated service of those poor but determined youth and wrote an appeal for funds.

[5] Swami Shivananda, who established the Adviata Ashrama in Benares, adjacent to the Home of Service was also a great source of inspiration.

Today this multi-dimensional institution of service (a 230 bedded General Hospital) sprawls into an area of 13 acres (53,000 m2) and specially caters to the needs of the rural poor and underprivileged patients.