ॐ नमो भगवते श्रीरामकृष्णाय·Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramakrishnaya
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Paul Brunton was born Raphael Hurst and later changed his name to Brunton Paul and then Paul Brunton. He was a British Philosopher, mystic, traveller and guru. He left a journalistic career to live among yogis, mystics and holymen and studied a wide variety of Eastern and Western esoteric teachings. His two important works : In Search of Secret…
ReadPhilip Glass has had an extraordinary and unprecedented impact upon the musical and intellectual life of his time. The operas—‘Einstein on the Beach’, ‘Satyagraha’, ‘Akhnaten’ and ‘The Voyage’ among others—play throughout the world’s leading houses, and rarely to an empty seat. Born in Baltimore, he began his musical studies at the age of eight. Glass has always gone his own…
ReadPitirim A. Sorokin was a Russian-American Sociologist. Academic and Political Activist in Russia, he immigrated from Russia to the United States in 1923. He founded the Department of Sociology at Harvard University. He is best known for his contribution to the social cycle theory. A successful growth of Sri Ramakrishna and of the Vedanta movements in the West…
ReadProfessor Pramathanath Tarkabhusan was basically a Sanskrit Scholar. Later on he became a Professor in Indology. In 1858, he joined the Sanskrit College to teach Smrti. When Sanskrit was introduced in the Postgraduate classes at Calcutta University, he was associated with the department. After his retirement from Sanskrit College in 1922 he went to Benaras Hindu University. He wanted to…
ReadProtap Chandra Mozoomdar was a member of the Hindu reform movement of the Brahmo Samaj, and a close associate of Keshub Chandra Sen. He is best known for his research into the Oriental aspects of the teachings of Jesus. He also wrote a biography of Sri Ramakrishna of whom he expressed deep admiration. My mind is still floating in…
ReadRabindranath Tagore was a renowned literateur, philosopher and educationist. First Asian to be awarded the Nobel Prize for literature (1913). He resigned the Knighthood in protest against military atrocities at Jalianwallabagh (1919). To the Paramahansa Ramakrishna Deva Diverse courses of worship from varied springs of fulfilment have mingled in your meditation. The manifold revelation of the joy of…
ReadProfessor Radhakumud Mukerjee had a very distinguished academic career. He passed the BA Honours in two subjects in 1901 and he completed even his post graduation in history in the same year. This was indeed a record in the annals of Calcutta University. In 1902 he again passed the MA examination in English. In 1905, he was a recipient…
ReadA noted historian and academic, he was the Vice-President of the International Committee for publishing History of Mankind : Cultural and Scientific Development. Hony. D. Litt. from Calcutta University, Rabindra Bharati University and Jadavpur University. His publications include the 11 vols. History and Culture of the Indian People; History of Freedom Movement in India (3 vols.); Ancient Indian Colonies in far-East;…
ReadRichard Schiffman lived in India for a number of years and studied Hindu spirituality under several spiritual Masters. He is the author of Sri Ramakrishna—A Prophet for the New Age. He has an open mind and he is also knowledgeable. He examines Sri Ramakrishna’s mystic experiences. If Krisna was enough for Mira, and Jesus sufficient for Saint…
ReadRomain Rolland was a French man of letters. Received 1915 Nobel Prize for literature. His works included Jean Christophe (1904-1912) and pacifist manifestos collected in An-dessus d, lamelee (1915), second novel cycle L’ame-enchante, (1922-1933); historical and philosophical plays collected in Le Theatre de la revolution and Les Tragedies de la foi (1913); biographies Beethoven (1903), Michel-Angelo (1905), Tolstoi (1911), and…
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