Sarkarverse:Draft:Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha major events timeline
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| 1955 | January 5 (Jamalpur): Sarkar founded the Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha.
January 9: Sarkar officially inaugurated the Samgha. The aim of the organization was two-fold: self-liberation and all-round service.[1] |
| 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. |
| 1958 | On January 25, at Trimuhan (Bhagalpur district, Bihar, India), Renaissance Universal (RU).[note 1] "Renaissance Artists and Writers Association" (RAWA) boards were also founded.[note 2] |
| 1962 | Sarkar founded his order of renunciates. |
| 1963 | Education, Relief, and Welfare Section (ERAWS) of AMPS was founded.[2] 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. |
| 1964 | The Ananda Marga Board of Education was formed. |
| 1965 | Women’s Welfare Department (WWD) and Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT) were started. |
| 1967 | The first acaryas left the Indian subcontinent to propagate worldwide the spiritual philosophy and practices of Ananda Marga.[3][4] |
| 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.[3][4] |
| 1971 | On December 29, Sarkar was arrested and imprisoned on charges of conspiracy to murder. |
| 1973 | Approximately 100 local centers teaching yoga, meditation, spiritual and social philosophies in many countries of the world had been established.[5][4]
On February 12, Sarkar was poisoned in Bankipur Central Jail, Patna.[6][7] After coming out of a coma and recovering from other poisoning symptoms (including temporary blindness), Sarkar demanded a judicial investigation into his poisoning.[note 3] 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.[8] |
| 1975 to 1977 | Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (Ladies), AMURTEL, was started.
1975 June 26: Under the state of emergency imposed by the Indian government of Indira Gandhi, Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha and numerous affiliated organizations were outlawed. Over 400 AMPS schools in India were closed down, and numerous AMPS workers and general members were imprisoned. This situation, together with the ongoing protest fast of Sarkar, led to a global campaign of protests by members of AMPS. During this period, several members of AMPS, committed self-immolation in protest.[9][10] In the wake of those protests, three members of AMPS assaulted and injured an employee of the Indian Government in London.[note 4] The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Plants (PCAP) department was founded.[11] |
| 1978 | February 13 and June 15: Some members of AMPS in Australia were alleged to have been involved in violent acts to protest against the unjust detention and poisoning of Sarkar.[note 5]
July 4: Sarkar was acquitted on appeal.</ref>[12] August 2: Sarkar was released from prison. |
| 1979 | May: Sarkar took two world tours, visiting much of Europe,[note 6] Jamaica, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Greece, Turkey, Israel. Sarkar was not granted a visa to the United States, and he was not allowed entry into Italy and the Philippines (despite having a valid visa for the latter country).[13][note 7] |
| 1990 | September 7: Sarkar founded Ananda Marga Gurukula.
October 21: Sarkar died at 3:10 pm. Acarya Shraddhananda Avadhuta was elected as the next Purodha Pramukha of AMPS.[note 8] |
| 1991 | Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team received recognition as an NGO by the United Nations. |
| 1996 | The Supreme Court of India lifted the ban on government employees being members of AMPS and affirmed the legal status of the organization. |
References
- ^ Dharmavedananda 1999, p. 13 to 23.
- ^ Bussey 2010, p. 79.
- ^ a b Ng 1995.
- ^ a b c Miller 1999.
- ^ Ng, F. 1995.
- ^ "Religion: Violent Bliss" Time Magazine May 14, 1973 retrieved March 26, 2012
- ^ Ghista 2011.
- ^ "40 Years Since Sarkar Was Jailed, Poisoned" Prout Global January 2011 retrieved March 26, 2012
- ^ Prins 2005, p. 251.
- ^ Barker 1989, p. 168 and 54-5.
- ^ Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Plants (PCAP) (Retrieved 24 November 2012).
- ^ Melton 2010, p. 105.
- ^ Vijayananda 1994, p. 80.
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