Sarkarverse:Draft:Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha major events timeline
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1955 | January 5 (Jamalpur): Prabhat Ranjan 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
Citations
- ^ 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.
Notes
- ^ RU was the first of the 35 boards of AMPS.
- ^ RAWA was founded during a Dharma Maha Chakra (DMC) held in Bhagalpur (at the house of Aniruddha Prasad, one of Sarkar's disciples).
- ^ The poisoning causes serious health problems to the leader, partially damaging his sight.
- ^ They were sentenced to a total of 12 years on 1978 (see Birmingham Evening Mail, Saturday, November 4, 1978).
- ^ The accusations: 1)Bombing of the Sydney Hilton hotel during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Regional Meeting in Australia (on February 13) and, 2)Conspiracy to murder the leader of the Australian National Front, Robert Cameron (on June 15). Evidence subsequently produced in court showed that AMPS had been closely watched by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) since the movement arrived in Australia in the early 1970s. This included telephone taps, and other surveillance methods. Subsequent to the appeal to the High Court, a judicial inquiry in New South Wales cast doubt over police informer, Richard Seary, a prosecution witness, on whose affidavits the prosecution was primarily based (Responding to Custody Levels – Compensation for Miscarriage of Justice). After a long judicial history the main prosecution witness was recognized as unreliable and the AMPS members were acquitted (1-Alister v R ("Hilton Bombing case") (1984) HCA 85., 2-Alister v R ("Hilton Bombing case") per Murphy J (2) para 2 (1984) HCA 85., 3-Alister v R ("Hilton Bombing case") per Wilson & Dawson JJ para 17 (1984) HCA 85., 4-Parliament Hansard: Hilton Hotel Bombing, Government of New South Wales, December 9, 1991, accessdate=2008-03-13 (First motion for an inquiry), 5-Pip Wilson (February 13, 2003). Lies, spies and the Sydney Hilton bombing, (accessdate=2008-03-16, archived from the original on 3 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-16), 6-Ben Hills. The Hilton Fiasco. SMH 12 February 1998, p.11 (accessed 6 September 2010)). The perpertrators have never been found. Evidence that Australian security forces may have been responsible led to the New South Wales parliament unanimously calling for an inquiry in 1991[1] and 1995.[2] The Government of Australia vetoed any inquiry.
- ^ In Italy Sarkar lands at the Milan airport but due to visa problems he was not allowed to enter the country.
- ^ On April, Sarkar did not receive a visa for the USA due to his problems with the Indian government. (See MacDougall, C. D., 1983).
- ^ He served in that capacity until his death in 2008.