Welcoming the New President

On the 16th July, 2024, Ulto Rath festival day, Pravrajika Premaprana took the Chair as the 6th President of Sri Sarada Math and Ramakrishna Sarada Mission.

Born in 1940, her pre-monastic name was Rupali. A disciple of Pravrajika Bharatipranaji she joined the Order at the Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Matribhavan in 1964. Later, she came to the headquarters and after completing two years training there, was sent again to Matribhavan. However, soon after she was recalled to the headquarters to serve Revered Pravrajika Bharatipranaji (a disciple & attendant of the Holy Mother and first President of Sri Sarada Math). She received Brahmacharya in 1968 from Revered Pravrajika Bharatipranaji and was invested into sannyasa in 1973 by Pravrajika Mokshapranaji. Thereafter, she worked in the headquarters’ office. She was transferred to the newly started Mission centre at Gangarampur in 1990 and was appointed Secretary of the centre in 1993, where she remained till date. Appointed a Trustee of Sri Sarada Math and a member of the Governing Body of Ramakrishna Sarada Mission in 2017, she was elected Vice President in April 2024.

On this sacred occasion, many sannyasinis and devotees came to the Math to offer their pranams and prayers to Sri Thakur, Ma and Swamiji for the wellbeing of the new President.