Personalia

Revered President Mataji returned from Dirang on 5th October, 2024 and again left for Kantanagar on the 18th. During her stay at Ramakrishna Sarada Mission, Kantanagar she went to the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Sargachi where she was warmly received. From Kantanagar she left for Ramakrishna Sarada Mission, Balurghat on the 23rd. In both the centres she gave mantradiksha and returned to the headquarters on the 28th. She is keeping well.

News from Headquarters

Sri Sri Jagaddhatri Puja was observed at the headquarters.

Devi Sri Sri Jagaddhatri was worshipped in the Image on 10th November, 2024. Many devotees came to the Math and took prasad on the day.

Sri Sri Kali Puja was observed at the headquarters.

Mother Kali was worshipped in the Image on 31st October at the headquarters. The Puja was live streamed on the YouTube channel of Sri Sarada Math.

Sri Sri Lakshmi Puja was observed at the headquarters.

On 16th October, Sri Sri Lakshmi Puja was observed duly at the headquarters.

Durga Puja was observed at the headquarters.

Durga Puja was observed at the headquarters between 7th and 9th October with Chandipath, Pushpanjali, Bhajans etc. Mahashtami day was celebrated with special Puja and Homa on 8th October. Many devotees came to the Math and partook of Prasad.

News from Branch Centres

Ramakrishna Sarada Mission, Dirang (Arunachal Pradesh)

Revered President Mataji dedicated the new Prayer Hall at Ramakrishna Sarada Mission, Dirang on 3rd October, 2024 with special Puja, Chandipath, Homa etc. Pravrajika Atandraprana, General Secretary and senior sannyasinis from other centres were present.

Ramakrishna Sarada Mission, Pangot, Nainital (Uttarakhand)

The newly constructed multipurpose hall was inaugurated on 21st October, 2024 at Ramakrishna Sarada Mission, Pangot by Pravrajika Atandraprana, General Secretary and Pravrajika Vivekapranaji, founder of the centre with due solemnity in the presence of a few sannyasinis, villagers and guests from Delhi, Nainital, Guntur and Hyderabad. There was Puja and Homa followed by devotional songs by village women. Prasad was served to all.

News from Abroad

Pravrajika Divyanandaprana left for Thailand on 1st October, 2024, invited by the Vedanta Society of Thailand and Indian embassy based Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre of Bangkok to deliver lectures, hold classes etc. which were attended by many Thai nationals and devotees. She also delivered a talk on Self Knowledge at Shilpakorn University as well as conducted Satsangs in Bangkok and Phuket where she mainly spoke on the life of Holy Mother. She returned to India on 15th October, 2024.

Obituaries

With deep sorrow, we record the passing away of three senior sannyasinis:

Pravrajika Ramaprana

Pravrajika Ramaprana (Seetha), age 96, passed away at the Chennai Math premises on 13th October 2024 at 9:45 am due to viral fever and other complications leading to cardio-respiratory failure. She was conscious and the end was peaceful.

A disciple of Swami Shankarananda, she joined the Order at Nivedita School in 1955. From there she was transferred to the headquarters where she stayed till 1958. She was sent to the Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama, Varanasi along with others to work in the women’s section. She returned to the headquarters in February 1961 and was sent to Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Vivekananda Vidyabhavan where she served for three years. From November 1963 she stayed at the headquarters for about a year and went to Madras as a worker in November 1964. She received brahmacharya in 1959 and was invested into sannyasa in 1966 by Pravrajika Bharatiprana. She served Madras Math all along from its inception. In 2000, she was appointed President of Sri Sarada Math, Chennai and in 2009 was appointed a Trustee of Sri Sarada Math and Member of the Governing Body of Ramakrishna Sarada Mission.

In 2012, she took up the rural development project on the land allotted by Tamil Nadu government in Salur, Kanchipuram district. She went out of the way to promote education, provide shelter and spread value oriented ideas among the local tribal women and children. She arranged to construct 70 houses for these people and also started a hostel for girl-students studying in nearby colleges.

Austere by habit, active, perfect in all work, she will remain an example of Swamiji’s idea of dedication to work as worship. May her soul rest in peace!

Pravrajika Satyaprana

Pravrajika Satyaprana (Atreyee), age 88, passed away on 20th October at the Ramakrishna Mission Sevapratishthan at 8:13 am due to multi-organ failure.

A disciple of Pravrajika Bharatipranaji, she joined the Order in 1963 at the Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Ashrama at Entally. After completing her stay at the headquarters, she was sent to Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Shiksha Mandir as a worker. Initiated into brahmacharya in 1968 by Pravrajika Bharatipranaji, she received sannyasa in 1973 from Pravrajika Mokshapranaji. In 1980, a proposal came to start some work in Thakurnagar village, Dist. Purba Medinipur. Under the inspiration and guidance from Revered Pravrajika Muktipranaji, the first General Secretary, she readily took up the challenge. Endowed with artistic sense she started weaving and tailoring classes in two rooms of a school at Thakurnagar. Travelling from Kolkata to Thakurnagar was extremely difficult at that time. She had to face many hardships till in 1983 some local devotees donated land to the Mission. Gradually a few rooms were constructed where she could shift her work. In September 1983, the Thakurnagar centre became a full-fledged branch of the Ramakrishna Sarada Mission and she was appointed Secretary. The quality of her work attracted the devotees from Kolkata and other places. About 15-20 village girls started to come to get training in weaving and tailoring after which they would get a certificate. In due course more land was acquired to cope with the expansion of the work. She left no stone unturned to develop the centre.

Endowed with a strong will power, perfectionist, uncompromising, she served the people of Thakurnagar and nearby villages in many ways for which she will be remembered. May her soul rest in peace!

Pravrajika Maheshaprana

We are sorry to inform the sudden demise of Pravrajika Maheshaprana (Amita), age 80, at the Matribhavan on 1st November, 2024 at 9:20 pm due to sudden cardiac arrest following other complications. The end was peaceful.

A disciple of Pravrajika Bharatiprana, she joined the Order in 1971 at Sarada Math. She was transferred to Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Matribhavan in 1973 where she served in different capacities. Initiated into brahmacharya in 1978, she received sannyasa in 1982 from Pravrajika Mokshaprana. In addition to her other responsibilities in Matribhavan, she used to conduct scriptural and other classes in and around Matribhavan. While she was a strict disciplinarian, people often confided their personal struggles to her and found comfort in her guidance.

Soft spoken, motherly, she earned the affection and respect of both devotees and inmates. May her soul rest in peace!