Mylvaganam, hailing from a small village in Ampara, district of Eastern Sri Lanka, was a teacher who inspired by Swami Vivekananda’s message would visit slum children to teach them. He received …
Swami Adiswarananda
Swami Adiswarananda (1925-2007) was born in West Bengal, India. He received his undergraduate degree and Master's degree from the University of Calcutta. During his student days he was inspired by …
Swami Chinmayananda
Swami Chinmayananda was born in Cochin, India. Not satisfied with degrees in literature and law or with otherworldly aspirations, he pursued the spiritual path in the Himalayas under the guidance of …
Swami Bhaskareswarananda (Vipradas Maharaj)
Vipradas joined the Order in 1922 at the Bhubaneswar Math. Swami Shivanandaji, the 2nd President of the Ramakrishna Order gave him mantra-diksha and later in 1923 the sannyasa-diksha. After serving in …
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Swami Ishwarananda
An initiated disciple of Swami Shivanandaji, he joined the Order in 1920 and received sannyasadiksha from his guru in 1923. Besides serving in many centres, he was head of Kanchipuram, Mysuru, …
Swami Abhayananda (Bharat Maharaj)
Swami Abhayananda (1890-1989) - Pre-monastic name Atulchandra Guha. Born in Majkhara village of Dhaka district. Left school to join Anushilan Samiti, a secret association of revolutionaries. Joined …