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The '''organizational''' side of AMPS consists of elected organizational positions and some elected top-level boards. There are also advisory committees and boards (ACBs) for various departments as well as some executive committees and boards, all of which are typically constituted by an elected officeholder. For example, the Purodha Pramukha (the highest authority in AMPS), the Purodha Board, and the Central Committee are all elected by the body of all recognized [[purodha]]s (purodhas in good organizational standing). The Purodha Pramukha is the ex-officio ''chairperson'' of the Purodha Board and also the ex-officio ''president'' of the  Central Committee (often referred to as the ''president'' of Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha). As president of the Central Committee, the Purodha Pramukha has the duty and authority to form the Central Executive.<ref name=CC1>{{cite book|ref=harv|last=Anandamurti|first=Shrii Shrii|title=Caryacarya Part 1|year=1995|ISBN=81-7252-028-X}}</ref> The chairperson of the Central Executive Commitee is the General Secretary of AMPS. The General Secretary has broad administrative and judicial powers.<ref name=CC1/>

| '''1958''' || On January 25, at Trimuhan (Bhagalpur district, Bihar, India), Renaissance Universal (RU)<ref group=note>RU was the first of the 35 boards of AMPS.</ref>. "Renaissance Artists and Writers Association" (RAWA) boards were also founded.<ref group=note>RAWA was founded during a ''Dharma Maha Chakra'' (DMC) held in Bhagalpur (at the house of Aniruddha Prasad, one of Sarkar's disciples).</ref>

| '''1973''' || Approximately 100 local centers teaching yoga, meditation, spiritual and social philosophies in many countries of the world had been established.{{sfn|Ng, F.|1995}}{{sfn|Miller|1999}}.

On February 12, Sarkar was poisoned in Bankipur Central Jail, Patna.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,907243,00.html|title=Religion: Violent Bliss|publisher=Time Magazine|date=May 14, 1973|accessdate=March 26, 2012}}</ref>{{sfn|Ghista|2011}}. After coming out of a coma and recovering from other poisoning symptoms (including temporary blindness), Sarkar demanded a judicial investigation into his poisoning.<ref group=note>The poisoning causes serious health problems to the leader, partially damaging his sight.</ref> On April 1, with his demand unanswered, Sarkar started a protest fast, subsisting on no more than a daily cup of yoghurt mixed with water. Sarkar continued his fast for five years, four months, and two days. He broke his fast only after his acquittal and subsequent release from prison on August 2 of 1978.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.proutglobe.org/2011/09/40-years-since-sarkar-was-jailed-poisoned/|title=40 Years Since Sarkar Was Jailed, Poisoned|publisher=Prout Global|date=January 2011|accessdate=March 26, 2012}}</ref>

| '''1979''' || May: Sarkar took two world tours, visiting much of Europe<ref group=note>In Italy Sarkar lands at the Milan airport but due to visa problems he was not allowed to enter the country.</ref>, Jamaica, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Greece, Turkey, Israel. Sarkar was not granted a visa to the United States, and he was not allowed entry into Italy and the Philippines (despite having a valid visa for the latter country).{{sfn|Vijayananda|1994|p=80}}<ref group=note>On April, Sarkar did not receive a visa for the USA due to his problems with the Indian government. (See MacDougall, C. D., 1983).</ref>