Swami Omkaranandaji Maharaj is remembered in the Ramakrishna Order as an erudite scholar, a forceful speaker, and an expert in ritualistic performances. Birth and Early Life He was born in …
Swami Sukhadananda (Barada Maharaj)
Barada received his mantra-diksha from Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi and joined the Ramakrishna Order at Habiganj Ashrama in 1932. Swami Virajanandaji gave him sannyasa-diksha in 1940. He served as the …
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Swami Shankarananda
Swami Shankarananda, the seventh President of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, was born on Tuesday, 9 March 1880 at his material uncle’s house at Baje Pratappur in Hooghly district of …
Swami Purushottamananda
Ramachandra received mantra-diksha from Swami Yatiswaranandaji and joined the Order at Bangalore Math in 1960. Swami Vireswaranandaji gave him sannyasa-diksha in 1969. After serving in the Bangalore …
Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda, known in his pre-monastic life as Narendra Nath Datta, was born in an affluent family in Kolkata on 12 January 1863. His father, Vishwanath Datta, was a …
Swami Anamayananda
When young Saroj Bhattacharya became a member of the Library run in a small centre in Berhampur by the Sargachhi Ashrama, he slowly came into close contact with the swamis of the Ashrama. His orthodox …