Guest guest Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 KOLKATA, INDIA, November 4, 2007: Swami Gahanananda, 14th president of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, passed away today after a prolonged illness. He was 91. Swami Gahanananda, who was admitted to the Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratisthan hospital here on September 4 with old age problems, breathed his last at 5.35 p.m., hospital sources said. His body would be taken to the Belur Math Headquarters Sunday evening where his cremation would take place on November 5, Math and Mission sources said. He was elected president of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission in May 2005. Born in Paharpurvilage in Sylhet district (now in Bangladesh) in October, 1916, he joined the Ramakrishna Order in Bhubaneswar in January 1939 at the age of 22. He became the general secretary of the Math and Mission in 1989 and continued in that post for three years till 1992 when he became vice-president of the Order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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