P.R. Sarkar
| Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar | |
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Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
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| Born |
21 May 1921 Jamalpur, Bihar, British Raj |
| Died | 21 October 1990 (aged 69) Culcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Philosopher, Author, Social Revolutionary, Writer, Poet, Composer, Intellectual, linguist and Spiritual Teacher |
| Known for | Founder of Ananda Marga, Progressive Utilization Theory, Amra Bangalee |
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (21 May 1921 – 21 October 1990) (Bengali: শ্রী প্রভাত রঞ্জন সরকার), also known by his spiritual name, Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrti (Ánanda Múrti="Bliss Embodiment"), and known as Bábá ("Father") to his disciples, was an Indian philosopher, yogi, author, social revolutionary, poet, composer, and linguist. Sarkar was the founder of Ananda Marga (the Path of Bliss) in 1955, a spiritual and social organisation that offers instruction in meditation and yoga. Giani Zail Singh, seventh President of India, has said about Sarkar: "Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar was one of the greatest modern philosophers of India."
Sarkar's system of spiritual practice has been described as a practical synthesis of Vedic and Tantric philosophies. He denounced materialism and capitalism, and described the universe as a result of macropsychic conation – the entire universe exists within the cosmic mind, which itself is the first expression of consciousness coming under the bondage of its own nature.
Sarkar was a prolific author and produced an extensive body of works that includes theories aimed at increasing human welfare such as the Law of Social Cycle, the Progressive Utilization Theory, the Theory of Microvitum, as well as the philosophy of Neohumanism.
Sarkar was born during the full moon of the Indian month of Vaeshakh (Buddha Purnima), on 21 May 1921 (at 6:07 in the morning) to Lakshmi Narayan Sarkar, a homoeopathic doctor of considerable renown. His family hailed from Bamunpara (Brahmanpara), Burdwan District in West Bengal. Sarkar was known as an exceptionally bright child in his youth, practising meditation by himself at an early age and displaying great knowledge of various languages and various topics; knowledge which was reportedly not gained in school, reading books, nor listening to teachers or any other outer source.
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