Advaita Ashrama

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Advaita Ashrama, Mayavati, is a branch of the Ramakrishna Math, founded in 1899 at the behest of Swami Vivekananda by his disciples Captain Henry Sevier and Mrs Charlotte Sevier. It is located in the Champawat district of Uttarakhand, near the town of Lohaghat. Advaita Ashrama is a major publication centre of the Ramakrishna Order for books in English and Hindi, mainly through its branch in Kolkata, and also maintains a charitable hospital at Mayavati. Among its important publications are The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda in English and as well as a Hindi translation, The Life of Swami Vivekananda, and English translations of important Hindu scriptures.

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[edit] History

[edit] Publications

Advaita Ashrama publishes many important books in English and Hindi, as well as the English journal Prabuddha Bharata. A list of its most well-known publications follows.

  • The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
    • Other works of Swami Vivekananda, like:
      • Jnana Yoga
      • Bhakti Yoga
      • Karma Yoga
      • Raja Yoga
      • Letters of Swami Vivekananda
  • The Life of Swami Vivekananda by His Eastern and Western Disciples
  • Srimad Bhagavad Gita translated by Swami Swarupananda
  • Eight Upanishads with the commentary of Shankaracharya, translated by Swami Gambhirananda


[edit] Presidents of Advaita Ashrama

The first three presidents of Advaita Ashrama were also editors of the Prabuddha Bharata. Thereafter, the president and editor were different persons. From 1959, the ashrama president was also called the editor of Prabuddha Bharata, and the actual editor called the “joint editor”. From September 1993, the ashrama president is known as the managing editor, and the editor is again known as the editor.


Presidents of Advaita Ashrama
× Period Name of the Editor
1 1899 to 1906 Swami Swarupananda
2 1906 to 1913 Swami Virajananda
3 1914 to 1918 Swami Prajnananda
4 1918 to 1927 Swami Madhavananda
5 1927 to 1937 Swami Vireswarananda
6 1937 to 1947 Swami Pavitrananda
7 1948 to 1953 Swami Yogeswarananda
8 1953 to 1963 Swami Gambhirananda
9 1964 to 1968 Swami Chidatmananda
10 1969 to 1976 Swami Budhananda
11 1976 to 1977 Swami Vandanananda
12 1977 to 1978 Swami Tadrupananda
13 1978 to 1988 Swami Ananyananda
14 1988 to 1990 Swami Swananda
15 1991 to 2006 Swami Mumukshananda
16 2006 to present Swami Bodhasarananda

[edit] External Links

Advaita Ashrama website

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