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== Location and details == | == Location and details == | ||
Jamalpur is a small town of Munger district of Bihar, India. The word Jamalpur literally means beautiful town (Jamal=beautiful, pur=town). | Jamalpur is a small town of Munger district of Bihar, India. The word Jamalpur literally means beautiful town (Jamal=beautiful, pur=town). | ||
[[File:Jamalpur Satellite view.png|center|500px|thumb|Jamalpur satellite view]] | |||
== Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar and Jamalpur == | == Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar and Jamalpur == | ||
In 1921 Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar was born in Jamalpur and spent first 18 years of his life. In 1939 Sarkar left Jamalpur for Kolkata to attend Vidyasagar College of the University of Calcutta. 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.<ref name=Ghista2011 /> | In 1921 Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar was born in Jamalpur and spent first 18 years of his life. In 1939 Sarkar left Jamalpur for Kolkata to attend Vidyasagar College of the University of Calcutta. 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.<ref name=Ghista2011 /><ref name="Joshi2009">{{cite book|author=Naveen Joshi|title=My Baba|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=pL03AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA91|date=4 December 2009|publisher=AuthorHouse|isbn=978-1-4490-3643-0|pages=91–}}</ref> | ||
In 1955, Shrii Sarkar founded Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha at Jamalpur.<ref name="Garg1992">{{cite book|author=Ganga Ram Garg|title=Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=WjDcd0cTFxQC&pg=PA410|year=1992|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=978-81-7022-375-7|pages=410–}}</ref><ref name="Tmh2007">{{cite book|author=Tmh|title=Tmh General Knowledge Manual|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=nFqw4J3YzccC&pg=RA1-PA151|date=1 March 2007|publisher=Tata McGraw-Hill Education|isbn=978-0-07-061999-9|pages=1–}}</ref> | In 1955, Shrii Sarkar founded Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha at Jamalpur.<ref name="Garg1992">{{cite book|author=Ganga Ram Garg|title=Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=WjDcd0cTFxQC&pg=PA410|year=1992|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=978-81-7022-375-7|pages=410–}}</ref><ref name="Tmh2007">{{cite book|author=Tmh|title=Tmh General Knowledge Manual|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=nFqw4J3YzccC&pg=RA1-PA151|date=1 March 2007|publisher=Tata McGraw-Hill Education|isbn=978-0-07-061999-9|pages=1–}}</ref><ref name="Walker2007">{{cite book|author=James K. Walker|title=The Concise Guide to Today's Religions and Spirituality|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=AMUpn_AK8iQC&pg=PA31|year=2007|publisher=Harvest House Publishers|isbn=978-0-7369-2011-7|pages=31–}}</ref> | ||
== Ananda Marga Pracaraka | == Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha at Jamalpur == | ||
There is a centre of Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha at Jamalpur. | There is a centre of Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha at Jamalpur. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:30, 1 August 2014
Jamalpur is a suburb (small town) of Munger and a Municipality in Munger district in the Indian state of Bihar.[1][2] It is the place where Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha founder Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar was born and spent many years of his life.[3]
Location and details
Jamalpur is a small town of Munger district of Bihar, India. The word Jamalpur literally means beautiful town (Jamal=beautiful, pur=town).
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar and Jamalpur
In 1921 Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar was born in Jamalpur and spent first 18 years of his life. In 1939 Sarkar left Jamalpur for Kolkata to attend Vidyasagar College of the University of Calcutta. 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.[3][4]
In 1955, Shrii Sarkar founded Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha at Jamalpur.[5][6][7]
Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha at Jamalpur
There is a centre of Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha at Jamalpur.
References
- ^ "Jamalpur Map — Satellite Images of Jamalpur" Map of India retrieved 1 August 2014
- ^ "How to reach Jamalpur" MakeMyTrip retrieved 1 August 2014
- ^ a b Garda Ghista (28 January 2011) Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar: Beacon of Hope for Suffering Humanity AuthorHouse pp. 1– ISBN 978-1-4567-1530-4
- ^ Naveen Joshi (4 December 2009) My Baba AuthorHouse pp. 91– ISBN 978-1-4490-3643-0
- ^ Ganga Ram Garg (1992) Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World Concept Publishing Company pp. 410– ISBN 978-81-7022-375-7
- ^ Tmh (1 March 2007) Tmh General Knowledge Manual Tata McGraw-Hill Education pp. 1– ISBN 978-0-07-061999-9
- ^ James K. Walker (2007) The Concise Guide to Today's Religions and Spirituality Harvest House Publishers pp. 31– ISBN 978-0-7369-2011-7