SWAMI RANGANATHANANDA READER

Category Philosophy & Religion
Format Paperback
Imprint Rupa
Price 395

ISBN: 9.79E+12
Pages: 476 pages
Date: 2009

ABOUT THIS BOOK

Born in the village of Trikkur, Kerala, on 15 December 1908, SWAMI RANGANATHANANDA joined the Ramakrishna Order, the international spiritual and cultural movement founded by Swami Vivekananda. He was formally initiated into sannyasa by Swami Shivananda, one of the eminent disciples of Sri Ramakrishna and the second president of the Order. Swami Ranganathananda was the 13th president of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. He was an internationally acclaimed speaker whose stirring eloquence captivated thousands of people in India and abroad. In 1986 he was awarded the first Indira Award for National Integration.

AUTHOR OF THE BOOK

Rajiv Mehrotra is Trustee and Secretary of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and has been closely associated with the Tibetan community in exile in India for many years. He is also an award-winning documentary film-maker and the author of several books. He is currently Managing Trustee of the Public Service Broadcasting Trust in Delhi.