Background
He was born in 1919 at Sabajpur, near Dhaka.
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Swami Atmasthananda
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Career
He received mantra diksha (spiritual initiation) from Swami Vijnanananda (a monastic disciple of Ramakrishna) in 1938 and joined the Ramakrishna Order at Belur Mathematics on 3 January 1941 at the age of 22 years. In 1945, Swami Virajananda, the then President of the Order, gave him Brahmacharya vows, and in 1949 Sannyasa vows and the name Atmasthananda. He spent several years in his holy company in the solitude of Shyamla Tal in the Himalayas.
In 1952, he was posted to Ranchi Tuberculosis Sanatorium branch as an Assistant Secretary.
He worked hard to expand its services in many ways. He was sent to Rangoon (Yangon) Sevashrama as its Secretary in 1958.
He developed the Sevashrama hospital and it soon became the best hospital of Burma (Myanmar) at that time. When military rulers took over Rangoon Sevashrama, he returned to India in 1965.
He was posted to Rajkot branch as its head in 1966.
The beautiful temple of Sri Ramakrishna at Rajkot Ashrama was built on his initiative. In 1975, he was appointed an Assistant Secretary of the twin organizations. He was also appointed Secretary of the relief operations of the Mathematics and Mission.
Under his stewardship, the Mathematics and Mission conducted massive relief and rehabilitation operations in various parts of India, Nepal and Bangladesh.
He became the General Secretary of the Mathematics and Mission in 1992 and continued to be in that post for five years till 1997 when he became a Vice-President of the Order. As a Vice-President of the Mathematics and Mission, he travelled extensively in various parts of the country and visited many branches of the Order and some unaffiliated centres.
In 1998, he visited various places in United States, Canada, Japan and Singapore. He also went to Malaysia, Fiji, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at different times.
He is the 15th President of the Order.
In earlier days of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he wanted to become a monk. However, it is said that Swami Atmasthananda advised him otherwise and declined his proposal. Thus Narendra Modi came into politics.
