Akshay Kumar Sen | |
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 Akshay Kumar Sen, an important disciple of Sri Ramakrishna and author of Sri Ramakrishna Punthi, a source of valuable information on Sri Ramakrishna's life | |
| Born | 1854 Maynapur village, Bankura district, Bengal, British India |
| Died | 7 December 1923 (aged 68–69) Calcutta, Bengal, British India |
| Occupation | Author, Disciple of Sri Ramakrishna |
| Language | Bengali |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Literary movement | Bengal Renaissance, Ramakrishna |
| Notable work | Sri Ramakrishna Punthi |
Akshay Kumar Sen was one of the lay disciples of Sri Ramakrishna, the 19th century Bengali mystic and saint. He was the author of the book Sri Ramkrishna Punthi, a long narrative poem on the life and teachings of one of the most illustrious figures of 19th-century India. After reading the work, Swami Vivekananda wrote from the United States to a brother monk in India, "Give Akshaya a hundred thousand hearty embraces from me. Through his pen Sri Ramakrishna is manifesting himself. Blessed is Akshaya."[1]