Early Life Swami Vijnanananda, before he took orders, was known by the name of Hariprasanna Chattopadhyaya. He was born on 30 October 1868, in a respectable family of Belgharia, which is …
Swami Trigunatitananda
Early Life The family name of Swami Trigunatitananda was Sarada Prasanna Mitra. He was born in an aristocratic family of 24 Parganas on 30 January 1865. His parents believed that Sarada …
Swami Siddheswarananda (Gopal Maharaj)
Born at Thrissur in the state of Cochin (Kerala) in 1898, son of the second Crown Prince of Cochin state. Graduated from Presidency College, Madras, initiated by Swami Brahmananda (1917). Joined the …
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Swami Niramayananda
Swami Niramayananda (12.3.1911 - 26.11.1984): Born Bibhutibhushan Banerjee at Nilphamary in Rangpur district. Renounced the world before completing M.Sc. studies. Initiated by Swami Akhandananda at …
Swami Saradeshananda (Gopesh Maharaj)
Pre-monastic name Gopesh Chandra Chakravarty, born in the village of Daspara in Dulali sub-division of Sylhet. In his youth, Gopesh Chandra Chakravorty became close to Indradayal Bhattacharya, later …
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Swami Sarvagatananda
Narayan, hailing from Andhra Pradesh, joined the Order in 1934 and received his mantra-diksha from Swami Akhandanandaji in 1936. Akhandanandaji challenged Narayan to walk a thousand miles to the …