Swami Ritajananda grew up in Mylapore, Madras and at the age of 25 joined the Order at Belur Math in 1932 and received mantra-diksha from Shivanandaji. He was given sannyasa-diksha by Swami …
Swami Akhandananda
Early Life Swami Akhandananda, or Gangadhar Ghatak, as he was called in his pre-monastic life, was born on 30 September 1864, in Calcutta. Even from his boyhood he was of a deeply …
Swami Shantananda
He was born in 1883 in a respectable family at Howrah, and was known as Khagendranath Mullick in his pre-monastic life. Of a quiet nature he used to be seen meditating in lonely corners even as a boy. …
Swami Aparnananda
An initiated disciple of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, he joined the Order in 1917 and received his sannyasa-diksha from Swami Brahmananda Maharaj in 1922. Besides serving at Mayavati and Bombay …
Swami Saradananda
Early Life One day at Dakshineswar Sri Ramakrishna in a state of ecstasy sat on the lap of a young man and said afterwards, ‘I was testing how much weight he could bear.’ The young man was none …