Baburam Maharaj (Swami Premananda)

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Premananda
Premananda (Baburam Maharaj), direct disciple of Ramakrishna and one of the founder monks of Ramakrishna Mission
Personal
Born	Baburam Ghosh (1861-12-10)10 December 1861 Antpur, Hooghly District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	30 July 1918(1918-07-30) (aged 56) Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Religion	Hinduism
Organization
Philosophy	Advaita Vedanta
Religious career
Guru	Ramakrishna Paramahansa

Baburam Maharaj (Swami Premananda) (Bengali: বাবুরাম মহারাজ; 10 December 1861 – 30 July 1918) was a direct disciple of Ramakrishna, the 19th-century saint and mystic from Bengal, India. He was born in Antpur in the Hoogly district of Bengal in the year 1861. Baburam, as he was called in his pre monastic days, was also related to Balaram Bose, a leading householder disciple of Ramakrishna. He was given the name of Premananda or "joy of divine love" by his brother disciple Vivekananda.^[1] He had a notable contribution during the initial days of Ramakrishna Mission as he managed the whole affairs of Belur Math from 1902 to 1916. He also mentored young spiritual aspirants.