Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar’s Birthday
By Premasagar. 23rd May, 2005Categories: Art & Creativity, Language, Politics, Science, Society, Spiritual, Thoughts of PR Sarkar
Today is the first full moon in May, a traditionally auspicious day known as “Ananda Purnima” (the blissful full-moon). On this day in 1921, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar was born in Jamalpur, India.
His early work as a railway clerk betrayed little of the storm that was soon to occur around him…
Sarkar started teaching yogic meditation to a growing band of followers, later forming the socio-spiritual organisation Ananda Marga. He became known by his spiritual name Shrii Shrii Anandamurti.
In 1959, he propounded a humanistic socio-economic theory, Prout, to challenge both Capitalism and Communism. I remember hearing his comment that society had been unable to fully accept humanism until it had witnessed the horrors of World War Two.
He formed a relief organisation, AMURT, which was the first global NGO founded in the Third World. AMURT has recently been working in the Tsunami region.
Sarkar went on to form a global cultural organisation, RAWA, for the realignment of the arts with the spirit of service and mysticism. And just to show how it was done, he composed a staggering 5018 songs in the last eight years of his life, before passing away in 1990. His collection of songs is called Prabhata Samgiita.
He went on to propound a new concept in science and psychology, called Microvita, and a holistic system of education based on his principles of Neo-Humanism.
Sarkar was a fountain of wisdom on ecology, womens’ issues, linguistics, history, farming and just about everything else that I can think of!
A strict moralist, and a tireless exposer of corruption, he fell on the wrong side of Indira Gandhi’s increasingly authoritarian government. Refusing to keep quiet about social exploitation and his Prout theory, he spent seven years as a political prisoner and survived a poisoning attempt while in jail.
By the time he re-emerged, his ideas had spread throughout the world, and continue to do so today.
So much in one lifetime…
I’ll be thinking of you today. Happy Birthday!
23rd May, 2005
Parama Pita Baba ki JAI!
Happy Birthday, indeed, to Shrii Sarkar, arguably the greatest of India’s spiritual masters and social activists of modern times…
29th October, 2005
I really like your site. You can know a great man by his face and it is a face unlike any other!
It seems to me, a composite of all humanity as one shining face. g
14th October, 2006
Shri shri anand murti ji ki jai happy birthday Modern writer, philosopher, scientist, social theorist, and spiritual leader, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar has attracted a following in more than 130 countries. His books have been translated into all the world’s major languages, and his unique blend of historical perspective and social commentary has been the inspiration for social activists seeking progressive alternatives to capitalism and communism.
28th April, 2007
I so love Baba.
2nd May, 2007
TARAK BRAMA BABA ki JAI
MAHASAMBUTHI BABA ki JAI
PARAM PITA BABA ki JAI
SHRI SHRI ANANDAMURTIJI ki JAI
WE WILL ESTABLISH OUR BABA PHILOSOPHY….
THE VICTORY GOES TO OUR BELOVED BABA.
2nd May, 2007
Happy Birthday, Baba!
18th July, 2007
Please i want know about Didi Ananda Chandra Shekhara and Didi Ananda Sumantrita,can give this massege to then .thanks
Please may can she write me in my email.
2nd February, 2008
This is wonderful!!
2nd March, 2008
param pita baba ki jai…………………….
u can contect me through this email address
we r in the m.p.
27th March, 2008
dada. i m very old sadhak . but now i m in pune and my acharya is ac. nirmohanand avt. i want fasting date schadule. so plez send me at my web add.
27th March, 2008
@abhinav - you can find fasting dates at http://www.skillcase.com/fasting/ :)
28th March, 2008
I love you, father!!!!
30th March, 2008
Yogeshwar SRI SRI Anand Murtee Ji ki jai,I LOVE BABA. “BABA NAM KEVAKAM” is a mahamantra, so always remember this mantra and chant this,no any problems can come in life because BABA(GOD) is there to take care of everyone.thanks
30th March, 2008
can any one send me DMS photos please email me-prashantin@aol.in.
30th March, 2008
Pranav - I’m not sure which DMS you mean, but there are photos of several DMS conferences here: http://flickr.com/groups/dms/pool/tags/dms
19th May, 2008
happy birth day to my baba…i cant forget this auspicious day as it is day on which advent of lord anandamurtii was taken place….
19th May, 2008
When the the greatest personality is born, everyone is blessed. So it is true for the animate and inanimate world also.
How fortunate it is to live and breathe, when he walks the earth.
How fortunate still are those who have heard Him and seen Him.
But those who follow His wishes..the path of bliss and righteousness..they are by far the wisest and most fortunate of all.
When He was casually asked by Vikasha:
“How are you feeling BABA!”
BABA replied “When someone asks how you are feeling you should say..
“I am filled with energy and dancing in ecstacy!”
3rd June, 2008
Baba Nam Kevalam….
Guru Brahmaa gurur Vishnur
Gurur devo Maheshvarah,
Guru saakshaat param Brahma.
Tasmai shree guruve namah
Baba Take my pranam from core heart.
11th August, 2008
Parampita Babancha vijay aso
14th August, 2008
I love u my faivrout baba babanamkevlem