112-year-old Vivekananda Ashram is now a heritage site

The Vivekananda Ashram received preservation status on June 16 and is now offcially a heritage site. — filepic

ONE of Brickfields iconic buildings, which has been part of the area’s historical scene, has finally been designated a national heritage site.

The 112-year-old Vivekananda Ashram, with its bronze statue of prominent spiritual leader Swami Vivekananda, has been given official heritage status by the National Heritage Department (JWN).