Question- Swami Atmasthanand Maharaj, who passed away recently, was associated with …
(a) Narayana Seva Sansthan
(b) Ramkrishna Math
(c) Isha Foundation
(d) Gayatri Parivar
Ans: (b)
Related facts:-
- On June 18, 2017, Ramkrishna Math and Mission’s Chief Swami Atmasthanand Maharaj passed away. He was 99 years old.
- Swami Atmasthananda was, born in May, 1919, at Sabajpur, near Dhaka, now in Bangladesh, had received “mantra diksha” from Swami Vijnananandaji Maharaj (a monastic disciple of Ramakrishna) in 1938 and joined the Ramakrishna Order at Belur Math in January, 1941 at the age of 22.
- As a young boy, Modi had visited the Belur Math to join the Order, but his request was turned down and he was told that his calling was elsewhere.
- Later, he got spiritual guidance from Swami Atmasthananda in Rajkot, Gujarat.
Related Links:-
http://www.jagran.com/news/national-spiritual-guru-of-pm-modi-swami-swasthandhand-maharaj-dies-16224760.html
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/swami-atmasthanandaji-maharaj-dead-pm-says-personal-loss/1/981888.html