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ॐ नमो भगवते श्रीरामकृष्णाय·Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramakrishnaya

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

M. K. Gandhi was an Indian nationalist, popularly known as ‘Bapuji—the Father of the Nation. Studied Law in London (1888-1891), practised in India (1893). Championed the cause of the blacks in South Africa (1893). Presided over the Indian National Congress (1925-1934). Author of Hind Swaraj (1909), The Story of My Experiments with Truth, etc. The story of Ramakrishna Paramahansa’s…

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Mahendranath Sircar

Dr Mahendranath Sircar first taught is Sanskrit College, Calcutta and then became the Professor of Philosophy in Presidency College and the University of Calcutta respectively. He presided over the Indian Philosophical Congress held in Kasi Viswavidyalaya (1947). He had a lot of books in his credit: Upanisader Alo; Tantrer Alo; Yoga Paricaya; System of Vedantic Thought and Culture; Hindu Mysticism;…

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Mohitlal Majumdar

Mohitlal Majumdar was an eminent poet, critic and teacher. He was known for his outspokenness. He was a regular contributor to Sanibarer Cithi. His poems were published in monthly magazines like Bharati etc. He even edited and published Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s magazine, Bangadarsan. His poetical and critical works include viz. : Vismarani., Swapan Pasari, Kavyamanjusa, Sahitya Vitan, Adhunik Bangala Sahitya, Vividha…

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Muhammad Daud Rahbar

Professor Muhammad Daud was born in Lahore, Pakistan. Rahbar, meaning ‘Guide’, is a pen-name adopted by him. From his great-grandfather to his father, all were teachers of Arabic and Persian literature. Even at the age of 16, he prepared and read a research paper at an All India Oriental Conference in Benaras. He had his education at the Government…

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Muhammad Sahidullah

Muhammad Sahidullah was an illustrious figure in the cultural domain of Bengal. Md. Sahidullah studied comparative Linguistics from the said University and later did his PhD in Linguistics from Paris University.Professor Sahidullah knew several languages and had a boundless love for his own mother language Bengali. He distinguished himself as a great authority on linguistics. He had written several…

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Nicholas K. Roerich

Born in October 1874 in St. Petersburg, Russia, his original name was Nikolay Konstantinovich Ryorikh. Once a scenic designer for Sergey Paviovich Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, he became an archaeologist, landscape painter and popular mystic. Roerich immigrated to the US in 1920, where he became a reputed painter, seer, guru and peacenik. His more than seven thousand paintings have now their…

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Paul Brunton

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…

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Philip Glass

Philip 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…

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Pitirim Alexandrovitch Sorokin

Pitirim 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…

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Pramathanath Tarkabhusan

Professor 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…

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