Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (1921–1939)

Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar was born on 1921 May 21, at 6:07 am at Jamalpur. From his early childhood he showed exceptional talents and showed interest in spirituality and meditation. In 1939 he left Jamalpur for Kolkata to attend Vidyasagar College of the University of Calcutta.

Birth

Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar was born on 1921 May 21, at 6:07 am at Jamalpur. His parents were Lakshmi Narayan Sarkar (father) and Aabharani Devi (mother). Lakshmi Narayan Sarkar was a renowned Homepathic physician and Aabharani Devi was a housewife. As Prabhat Ranjan was born in dawn, initially he was named Arun. When he became four years old, he was given a new name "Prabhat Ranjan".