Ramakrishna Sarada Math

Ramakrishna Sarada Math is a religious monastic order, considered part of the Hindu reform movements. It was established in 1929 at Bagbazar, Kolkata.^[1]^[2]

History

In 1929, an internal dispute arose within the ranks of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. The then manager of the Udbodhan Office, Bramhachari Ganendranath, had been accused of financial irregularities by the Mission authorities. Those charges were never established. ^{[citation needed]}

Ganendranath was an ardent 'sevak' of the Holy Mother, Sri Sarada Devi. It can be seen in the biographies of the Holy Mother how deeply the Mother loved Ganendranath. Most of the photographs of the Mother were taken by him. Ganendranath was also an associate of Sister Nivedita. ^{[citation needed]}

Kiran Chandra Dutt was one of the leading figures in

Sri Ramakrishna, contributed much in the initial days of the Ramakrishna Order. ^{[citation needed}

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Kiran Chandra and other lay devotees of the Math and Mission including Shyamadas Bachaspati, an

chartered accountant, were opposed by the Belur Math administration during a general assembly session of the Mission in March 1929. ^{[citation needed}

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Owing to difference of opinion with the then Belur Math authorities, 22 monks and 107 householder devotees of the order decided to form a new Math at a meeting at the legendary house of Pasupatinath Bose at Baghbazar to carry on the works on their own, based on the ideals of Sri Ramakrishna, the Holy Mother and Swamiji. The Math was named Sri Ramakrishna Sarada Math and the philanthropic Mission was named 'Vivekananda Mission'. The Math and Mission were registered according to government regulations on 13 December 1929. ^{[citation needed]}

By 1931 the Math and Mission had moved to its own house at 10, Ramakrishna Lane, Baghbazar.

Presidents

The first president of the Math was

1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. ^{[citation needed}

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After the demise of Tulsi Maharaj in 1938, Swami Amritananda, a disciple of the Holy Mother, became its president till his death in 1941. Then Swami Chandreswarananda, a disciple of the Holy Mother and a brilliant orator, became the president till he died in 1946. Swami Asitananda, a disciple of the Holy Mother, was the next president, and he led the organisation till 1951. ^[citation needed]

Swami Tripurananda, a disciple of Swami Bramhananda, became the fifth president. He died in 1978. His disciple, Swami Vishnudevananda is the current president. ^{[citation needed]}

This Math used to publish a weekly magazine, 'Bharat'. Saralabala Sarkar, a leading Bengali writer, was associated with it and 'Sanjeevani' was the monthly organ. The first editor of 'Bharat' was Swami Chandreswarananda and the first editor of 'Sanjeevani' was Bramhachari Ganendranath. Swami Bhumananda published his famous biography of the Mother in the pages of 'Sanjeevani'. ^{[citation needed]}

References

^ History of Ramakrishna Math and Mission- Swami Gambhirananda
^ Swami Nirmalananda- His Life and Mission – Ottapalam Ramakrishna Ashrama.

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