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'''Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar''' (1921 May 21 – 1990 October 21), also known by his spiritual name, '''Shrii Shrii Anandamurti''' and known as '''Baba''' to his disciples, was an [[Indian philosopher]], author, social revolutionary, poet, composer, and linguist. Sarkar was the founder of ''[[Ananda Marga]]'' (''the Path of Bliss'') in 1955, a spiritual and social organisation that offers instruction in meditation and [[yoga]]. | '''Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar''' (1921 May 21 – 1990 October 21), also known by his spiritual name, '''Shrii Shrii Anandamurti''' and known as '''Baba''' to his disciples, was an [[Indian philosopher]], author, social revolutionary, poet, composer, and linguist. Sarkar was the founder of ''[[Ananda Marga]]'' (''the Path of Bliss'') in 1955, a spiritual and social organisation that offers instruction in meditation and [[yoga]]. Giani Zail Singh, seventh President of India, has said about Sarkar: "Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar was one of the greatest modern philosophers of India."<ref>[[Sohail Inayatullah|Inayatullah, Sohail]]. (2002) [http://books.google.co.nz/books/about/Understanding_Sarkar.html?id=B3rXAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y ''Understanding Sarkar: The Indian Episteme, Macrohistory and Transformative Knowledge'']. Leiden: [[Brill Publishers|Brill]], ISBN 9004121935, [http://www.metafuture.org/Books/Understanding_Sarkar_Brill.htm authors book page].</ref> | ||
Sarkar's system of spiritual practice has been described as a practical synthesis of | Sarkar's system of spiritual practice has been described as a practical synthesis of Vedic and Tantric philosophies.{{sfn|Ishwaran|1999|p=9}} He denounced materialism and capitalism, and described the [[universe]] as a result of macropsychic [[conation]] – the entire universe exists within the cosmic mind, which itself is the first expression of consciousness coming under the bondage of its own nature. | ||
Sarkar was a prolific author and produced an extensive body of works that includes theories aimed at increasing human welfare such as the [[Law of Social Cycle]], the [[Progressive Utilization Theory]], the Theory of Microvitum, as well as the philosophy of [[Neohumanism]]. | Sarkar was a prolific author and produced an extensive body of works that includes theories aimed at increasing human welfare such as the [[Law of Social Cycle]], the [[Progressive Utilization Theory]], the Theory of Microvitum, as well as the philosophy of [[Neohumanism]]. | ||
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=== Life at Jamalpur === | === Life at Jamalpur === | ||
In 1939 Sarkar left Jamalpur for Kolkata to attend | In 1939 Sarkar left Jamalpur for Kolkata to attend Vidyasagar College of the University of Calcutta.{{sfn|Joshi|2009|p=91}} Sarkar had to quit his studies to support his family after the death of his father, and from 1944 until the early 1950s, Sarkar worked as an accountant at the Indian railways headquarters in Jamalpur, Bihar.{{sfn|Ghista|2011|p=1}} He taught the techniques of ancient Tantra meditation to a select number of his colleagues and gradually more and more people were drawn to the spiritual practices he taught. | ||
=== Foundation of Ananda Marga === | === Foundation of Ananda Marga === | ||