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January 9: Sarkar officially inaugurated ''Ananda Marga Pracharaka Samgha''. The aim of the organization was the two-fold ideal: Self-liberation and all-round service.{{sfn|Dharmavedananda|1999|p=13 to 23}} | January 9: Sarkar officially inaugurated ''Ananda Marga Pracharaka Samgha''. The aim of the organization was the two-fold ideal: Self-liberation and all-round service.{{sfn|Dharmavedananda|1999|p=13 to 23}} | ||
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| '''1956''' || The first edition of Sarkar's ''Caryacarya Part 1'' (social code for Ananda Marga) came out with several chapters detailing elements of the organizational side of | | '''1956''' || The first edition of Sarkar's ''Caryacarya Part 1'' (social code for Ananda Marga) came out with several chapters detailing elements of the organizational side of Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha. [[Ananda Marga College]] was also founded at [[Anandanagar]]. | ||
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| '''1958''' || 25 January: at [[Trimuhan]] ([[Bhagalpur]] district, [[Bihar]], India) "Renaissance Universal" (RU)<ref group=note>RU | | '''1958''' || 25 January: at [[Trimuhan]] ([[Bhagalpur]] district, [[Bihar]], India) "Renaissance Universal" (RU)<ref group=note>RU was the first of the 35 boards of the organization.</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). | ||
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| ''' | | '''1962''' || Sarkar founded his order of [[renunciate]]s.<ref group=note>These ''ácáryas'' are full-time workers and fully ordained ministers. The juniors, known as ''brahmachariis'' and ''brahmacariniis'' for male and female respectively, are dressed up in a saffron-coloured top and a white bottom, while the seniors, known as ''avadhutas'' and ''avadhutikas'', are dressed in full saffron attire.</ref> | ||
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| ''' | | '''1963''' || The Education, Relief, and Welfare Section (ERAWS) of AMPS was founded.{{sfn|Bussey|2010|p=79}} The service activities, such as schools, orphanages, and emergency relief work that had begun from the inception of AMPS henceforth were managed by ERAWS. AMPS registered its headquarters at [[Anandanagar]], West Bengal. | ||
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| ''' | | '''1964''' || The Ananda Marga Board of Education was formed. | ||
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| ''' | | '''1965''' || Women’s Welfare Department (WWD) and Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT) were started. | ||
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| ''' | | '''1967''' || The first acaryas left the Indian [[subcontinent]] to propagate worldwide the spiritual philosophy and practices of ''Ananda Marga''.{{sfn|Ng|1995}}{{sfn|Miller|1999}} | ||
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| ''' | | '''1969''' || The first AMPS "Sectorial office" was created in "New York Sector" (whose jurisdiction is North and Central America as well as the Caribbean. The office was in Carbondale, Illinois, USA.{{sfn|Ng|1995}}{{sfn|Miller|1999}} | ||
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| ''' | | '''1971''' || On December 29, Sarkar was arrested and imprisoned on charges of conspiracy to murder. | ||
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| '''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}}. | |||
| '''1973''' || Approximately 100 local centers teaching yoga, meditation, spiritual and social philosophies in many countries of the world | |||
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> | |||
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| '''1975''' to '''1977''' || | | '''1975''' to '''1977''' || Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (Ladies), AMURTEL, was started. | ||
June 26: under the [[The Emergency (India)|state of emergency]] (which will last until March 21, 1977) imposed by the Indian government of [[Indira Gandhi]] most of his opponents, including ''Ananda Marga'', are outlawed and arrested. Over 400 of its schools in India are closed down, and numerous ministers and adherents are imprisoned with false charges. This situation, together with the arbitrary detention and the alleged poisoning of Sarkar, leads to a global campaign of protests by many followers of ''Ananda Marga''. As a desperate form of protest a few members of ''Ananda Marga'', against the will of their master, committed [[self-immolation]] in the late 1970s.{{sfn|Prins|2005|p=251}}{{sfn|Barker|1989|p=168 and 54-5}} In the wake of protests three members of the organization assault and injure an employee of the Indian Government in London.<ref group=note>They were sentenced to a total of 12 years on 1978 (see Birmingham Evening Mail, Saturday, November 4, 1978).</ref> | June 26: under the [[The Emergency (India)|state of emergency]] (which will last until March 21, 1977) imposed by the Indian government of [[Indira Gandhi]] most of his opponents, including ''Ananda Marga'', are outlawed and arrested. Over 400 of its schools in India are closed down, and numerous ministers and adherents are imprisoned with false charges. This situation, together with the arbitrary detention and the alleged poisoning of Sarkar, leads to a global campaign of protests by many followers of ''Ananda Marga''. As a desperate form of protest a few members of ''Ananda Marga'', against the will of their master, committed [[self-immolation]] in the late 1970s.{{sfn|Prins|2005|p=251}}{{sfn|Barker|1989|p=168 and 54-5}} In the wake of protests three members of the organization assault and injure an employee of the Indian Government in London.<ref group=note>They were sentenced to a total of 12 years on 1978 (see Birmingham Evening Mail, Saturday, November 4, 1978).</ref> |