A. K. Mozumdar

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A. K. Mozumdar
Portrait of A.K. Mozumdar in 1908
BornJuly 15, 1881
Kolkata, India
DiedMarch 9, 1953
San Diego, California, US
Occupation(s)minister and author
Known forUniversal Truth Teachings
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Akhay Kumar Mozumdar (July 15, 1881 – March 9, 1953) was an

New Thought Movement in the United States. He became a naturalized American in 1913 and in 1923, following United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind, Mozumdar was the first Indian after Bhagat Singh Thind to have his United States citizenship taken away.[1]

Biography

The son of an attorney, Mozumdar was born in a small village about twenty miles north of

New Thought Movement in the United States during the first half of 20th century. He exhibited a deep knowledge of God and taught what he called, the "Creative Principle."[3] After leaving his family home, he spent time traveling throughout India, and said that he traveled to Bethlehem to learn about Christianity. He spent several years in China and Japan and decided to teach in America.[4]

Mozumdar immigrated to the United States, arriving in

Seattle, Washington, in 1904. In 1905 Jennie and Charles Clark, leaders in Seattle's Queen City Theosophical Society, reported in the Theosophical Quarterly Magazine that Mozumdar, 'a Hindu Brother ... has spoken for us for several weeks to full houses.' The Clarks wrote that Mozumdar "calls his teachings 'universal truth.[5]

Mozumdar delivered lectures primarily in Washington State, Oregon, and California, based on his teachings that combined Christianity, Hinduism which he referred to as "Christian yoga."[6]

U.S. immigration law

In 1913, Mozumdar became a U.S. citizen after having convinced the Spokane

Asiatic Barred Zone Act
. Along with many other undesirables it banned Asians from immigrating to the United States.

Ten years after being granted citizenship, however, as a result of the

Science of Mind" was a close friend and admirer. Holmes officiated at Mozumdar's large and well attended memorial service.[10]

Major works

  • The Triumphant Spirit
  • The Conquering Man (also translated into Swedish by Eric O.G. Olson, Den segrande människan)
  • The Mystery of the Kingdom
  • The Commanding Life
  • "Christ on the Road of Today
  • Key to the New Messianic World Message
  • Christ Speaketh
  • Today and Tomorrow
  • Open Door to Heaven
  • The Life and the Way

See also

References

  1. ISBN 9789350292617
    . Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  2. ISBN 9780813584034
    .
  3. ^ Howard, David (2006). "A.K. Mozumdar". mozumdar.org. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "A.K. MOZUMDAR". www.mozumdar.org. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  5. ^ Howard, David H. "Yesterday's Evangelist From India". mozumdar.org. The Universal Message. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  6. ISBN 9780813584034
    .
  7. ^ "Hindu of High Caste Eligible for Citizenship". San Francisco Call. May 4, 1913.
  8. ^ In re Mozumdar, 207 F. 115 (E.D. Wash. 1913); United States v. Akhay Kumar Mozumdar, 296 F. 173 (1923); and Akhay Kumar Mozumdar v. United States, 299 F. 240 (1924)
  9. ^ Martell, Francesca (1981), "A New Mozumdar Chapter" (PDF), Valley Wide Resorter, 22 (45)
  10. ^ "A.k. Mozumdar".

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