Mahanambrata Brahmachari
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Mahanambrata Brahmachari | |
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British India | |
Died | 18 October 1999 | (aged 94)
Known for | Spiritual guru |
Parent(s) | Kalidas Dasgupta (father) Kaminisundari Devi (mother) |
Website | mahanam |
Mahanambrata Brahmachari (25 December 1904 – 18 October 1999; pre-ashramite name Bankim Dasgupta
Early life
He was born in a
Asceticism
His father died in 1922. After the funeral he went to
Mahendraji as President of Mahanam Sampradaya received an invitation from the President of World Fellowship of Faiths, Chicago, U.S. to send a delegate to its conferences. He sent Mahanambrata Brahmachari to represent the sampraday in the U.S. Brahmachari obtained a PhD in Vaishnava Theology from the University of Chicago. While there he had many discussions with religious thinker Thomas Merton. Merton was surprised when Brahmachari directed Merton to explore his own Christian tradition and spiritual roots rather than learn more about Hinduism.[3] Merton acknowledged the role of Brahmachari in making him discover Catholicism.[4]
Partition of India and beyond
After the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, he remained in the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), in order to safeguard and protect the religion and culture of minority Hindus of his motherland. After the atrocities Hindus faced at the hand of the Pakistani Army, he set up Devasthali Samskar Samity to raise funds for reconstruction of temples and reinstallation of deities. He was present during reinstallation at many places like Dhaka, Narayangonj, Brahmanbaria, Sylhet, Sunamganj, Faridpur and Chattagram. In 1975 he founded Bangladesh Sanatan Dharma Mahamondal to look after the religious and cultural interests and heritages of Hindus, being its founder President.[5]
He was a very renowned spiritual teacher of Bengal. His disciples worship his idol even to this date as shown in the image.
References
- ^ a b c "Dr. Mahanambrata Brahmachari and First World Fellowship of Faiths at Chicago - 1933".
- ^ "Institutions of Dr Mahanam". ICBS. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ Stagnaro, Angelo (22 January 2010). "Thomas Merton in the city". National Catholic Reporter.
- ^ McCombs, Phil (1 December 1999). "Luck Varies by Definition". The Herald News - Joliet (IL). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ "Brief life sketch of Dr Mahanambrata Bramhachari". Mahanam Sampraday. Retrieved 18 August 2012.