Gambhirananda


Swami Gambhirananda, born Jatindranath Datta, was a Hindu sanyasi who served as the 11th President of the Ramakrishna Mission.

Biography

He was born at Sadhuhati in today's Bangladesh. He graduated from Scottish [Church College], Calcutta.
He joined the Ramakrishna Mission in May, 1923. He was initiated to Sannyasa by Swami Shivananda in 1928. Due to his excellent work, he was made the Secretary of Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith, Deoghar in the year 1926 and continued till 1935. From 1953-1963, he served as the President of Advaita Ashrama, Mayavati. He became Vice President of the Order in 1979, and was elected as the 11th President in 1985, serving until his death in 1988.
He died on 27 December 1988, at 7:27 pm at Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan from severe lung-infection and cardiac problems.

Works

Translations

He translated Adi Shankaracharya's major commentaries into English, namely the Brahma Sutra, ten Major Upanishads, and the Bhagavad Gita, and numerous other works related to Vedanta and Ramakrishna-Vivekananda literature.

  • Other English works

  • The apostles of Shri Ramakrishna, Advaita Ashrama, 2nd ed. 1972

  • Bengali

  • Hindi

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