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'''Kalikananda''' was the first initiate of [[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]].

== History ==
In 1939, [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]] was still a youth (18 years old) and studying at the [[:wikipedia:Vidyasagar College|Vidyasagar College]] in [[:wikipedia:Kolkata|Kolkata]]. From childhood, Sarkar was in the habit of taking a walk at night in some lonely place. On the night of Shrávańii Púrnima (full-moon day of the month of [[:wikipedia:Shraavana|Shrávań]]), Sarkar was walking near the [[:wikipedia:Kashi Mitra Ghat crematorium|Kashi Mitra Ghat]] along the banks of the [[:wikipedia:Hooghly River|Bhagirathi River]]. That night he was accosted by a much-feared bandit, Kalicharan Bandyopadhyay. Sarkar quickly won Kalicharan over and transformed his life.<ref name="AFPS">{{cite book|last=Sarkar|first=Prabhat Ranjan|title=A Few Problems Solved Part 5|location=Kolkata|year=1980|chapter=Shrávańii Púrńimá|publisher=Ananda Marga Publications|editor=|language=English|isbn=}}</ref> 

After initiation, Kalicharan became known as Kalikananda. Little is known about him after that. It is understood that he renounced his former life and took to a life of devout spiritual practice.

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