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'''Pranakrsnananda Avadhuta'''<ref>'''Pranakrsnananda''' is the spiritual name and ''Dada'' (or ''Dadaji'', when intended with more respect), means ''elder brother'' in several Indian languages and means grandfather in hindi. While 'dada' is used in everyday life by people to address grandfather or elder brother.</ref> is a yogic monk of [[Ananda Marga]] since 1971 and a social activist in New York City, where he also teaches | '''Pranakrsnananda Avadhuta'''<ref>'''Pranakrsnananda''' is the spiritual name and ''Dada'' (or ''Dadaji'', when intended with more respect), means ''elder brother'' in several Indian languages and means grandfather in hindi. While 'dada' is used in everyday life by people to address grandfather or elder brother.</ref> is a yogic monk of [[Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha]] since 1971 and a social activist in New York City, where he also teaches Raja Yoga or Astaunga yoga meditation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pmc-mag.com/2011/07/dada-pranakrsnananda|title=Interview with Dada Pranakrsnananda|publisher=PMc Magazine|date=July, 2011|accessdate=December 21, 2011}}</ref> While participating in the [[Occupy Wall Street]] protests, he became one of the first to be arrested on [[Brooklyn Bridge]] on October 1, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/nov/16/interview-yogic-monk-occupy-cif-video|title=Interview with a yogic monk arrested at Occupy Wall Street – video|publisher= | ||
guardian.co.uk|date=November 16, 2011|accessdate=January 12, 2012}}</ref> | guardian.co.uk|date=November 16, 2011|accessdate=January 12, 2012}}</ref> | ||
Pranakrsnanada was personally initiated by [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]] aka Shrii Shrii Anandamurti into the order of [[avadhuta]], a monk or nun of an order close to the tradition of [[Shaivism|Shaeva Tantra]]. | Pranakrsnanada was personally initiated by [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]] aka Shrii Shrii Anandamurti into the order of [[avadhuta]], a monk or nun of an order close to the tradition of [[:wikipedia:Shaivism|Shaeva Tantra]]. | ||
==OWS movement== | ==OWS movement== | ||