Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar

Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
Born(1921-05-21)21 May 1921
Jamalpur, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India
Died21 October 1990(1990-10-21) (aged 69)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materVidyasagar College
University of Calcutta
Occupation(s)Spiritual Guru, philosopher, social reformer, linguist, author and composer
Known forFounder of Ananda Marga, Progressive Utilization Theory, Amra Bangali, Prabhat Samgiita, Ananda Marga Universal Relief Teams

Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar[1] (21 May 1921 – 21 October 1990), also known by his spiritual name Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrti (Ánanda Múrti = "Bliss Embodiment"), and known as Bábá ("Father") to his disciples, was a spiritual guru, philosopher,[2] social reformer, linguist, author and composer of 5,018 songs mostly in the Bengali language.[3][4] He founded Ananda Marga (the Path of Bliss) in 1955 as a spiritual and social organisation that continues to offer instruction in meditation and yoga.[4][5][6] and runs numerous social service and disaster relief projects throughout the world.

Sarkar developed his system of spiritual practice as a synthesis of Vedic and Tantric philosophies.[7] He denounced religious dogmas, casteism, materialism and capitalism, considering all of these as impediments to social harmony, progress and spiritual growth. He described the universe as a manifestation of consciousness coming under the bondage of its own nature, resulting in creation. His spiritual and social philosophies embraced diversity as the law of nature; a result of Singular Consciousness expressing itself in numerous forms. Sarkar advocated for the welfare of humans and the planet through his socio-economic philosophy of PROUT, which is rooted in the idea of Neohumanism, a worldview based on inter-connectedness of all beings.

  1. ^ Ánanda Márga spelling: Prabhát Rainjan Sarkár.
  2. ^ "महान दार्शनिक प्रभात रंजन सरकार काे किया याद". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 26 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. ^ Chatterjee, Gita. Bengal's Swadeshi Samgit. Published in Banerjee, Jayasri (ed.), The Music of Bengal. Baroda: Indian Musicological Society, 1987.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Inayatullah 2002.
  6. ^ Jones & Ryan 2007, pp. 34–35.
  7. ^ Ishwaran 1999, p. 9.