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Swami Smaranananda
Indian monk (1929–2024)
Swami Smaranananda (25 December 1929 – 26 March 2024) was an Indian senior Hindu monk of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, and its 16th president.[2][3][4][5] He joined the organization in 1952, and was elected president on 17 July 2017.[6][7][8]
Early life and education
Smaranananda was born in 1929 in the village of Andami, in the Tanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India, to a Tamil Hindu family with joint identity.
He was raised by his aunt, and finished secondary school in Chennai in 1946.[9]
Religious career
Smaranananda received initiation from Swami Shankarananda in 1952, and joined the Ramakrishna Order that same year at its Mumbai centre.
He was granted vows of Brahmacharya in 1956 and Sannyasa in 1960, both by Swami Shankarananda.[6]
In 1958, he was posted to Advaita Ashrama in Kolkata, and served there for 18 years i