At Kanyakumari - a unique symbol of unity and purity - is the Memorial of Swami Vivekananda, another symbol of the united aspiration of Nation. In the Memorial, there is a happy and harmonious blend of all the architectural beauty of the country. It is a symbol of unity because the whole nation wished, worked and contributed for it. Person from all states participated in its inauguration.
"An aggregate or a congregation of men does not make a nation, nor do the geographical area and duration of time qualify a society to be known as a nation. A government formed on such a basis can be called a state, but not a nation. It is common goal or mission that makes a nation. All the constituents strive collectively for something noble. Service with spiritual orientation results in man-making which invariably and inseparably connected with nation building." It is the core of all the thoughts behind Vivekananda Kendra.
Second Phase of Vivekananda Rock Memorial was parallel when Rock Memorial was taking shape. As Eknathji used to say "To put up a Cement and Concrete structure is not the work for which I am born, I am to erect a living and dynamic monument which will be worthy of Swami Vivekananda and which will be capable of bringing into fruition his grand vision of future India."
The Committee's spacious stone-dressing yard with several work-sheds on the Kanyakumari shore.
Another immediate work was to procure necessary skilled labour. The number fo skilled artisans capable of working on granite stone is very limited in our cournty adn all such artisans are from teh south. Sthapati, Shri S. K. Achari, was of great help to the Committee in overcoming this difficulty. Though the number of such artisans was only six when the stone-dressing work was inaugurated on 6th November 1964, the number soon rose to two hundred and, subsequently, to four hundred by the time the construction work caught momentum, through the efforts of Shri S.K. Achari.