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Brahmananda Sivayogi was born on 26 August 1852 at Kollankode, a small village in Palakkad district of Kerala. He was the ninth son of Nani Amma of "Karatt" family and Kunhikrishna Menon of Kunnath Ravunnyarath at Vallengi. He had nine brothers and one sister. In his childhood, Brahmananda Sivayogi was called Govindankutty.
Brahmananda may refer to: Brahmananda Panda (1949–2010), Indian politician; Brahmananda Saraswati (1871–1953), Indian gurudeva and monk; Brahmanand Swami (1772–1832), Hindu saint from India; Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi (1852–1929), Indian writer and social reformer; Swami Brahmananda (1863–1922), disciple of Sri Ramakrishna
Listed by date of first initiation: . Kirtanananda Swami – (1937–2011) initiated 1966; Mukunda Goswami* – initiated 1966; Gopal Krishna Goswami - initiated 1968; Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami* – initiated 1966
The foundations of social change in Kerala can be traced back to the 16th century. The emergence of the Bhakti movement and the development of the modern Malayalam language and the influence of figures like Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan led to the breaking of Brahmin dominance over literature and knowledge.
Rao Sahib Ayyathan Gopalan (3 March 1861 – 2 May 1948), popularly known as Darsarji and Darsar Sahib ("Darsar" means "doctor", derived from Latin word "docere" for doctor), was an Indian doctor, surgeon, professor, writer, philanthropist, social reformer, and Renaissance leader from Kerala.
The first Indian woman to join the community was Gayatri Devi (1906–1995), who was brought by Paramananda in 1926 to be trained as one of his assistants. She became the spiritual leader of the ashramas upon Paramananda's death in 1940 and was the first Indian woman to be ordained a teacher in America.
Swami Brahmananda Swami Brahmananda. Swami Brahmananda (1863–1922), whose original name was Rakhal Chandra Ghosh, was son of a zemindar in the Basirhat area. He was born on 21 January 1863 at Sikra Kulingram, 36 miles to the northwest of Kolkata. [1] Rakhal was devoted to God and used to practice meditation even in boyhood.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (born Mahesh Prasad Varma, 12 January 191? [Note 1] – 5 February 2008) was the creator of Transcendental Meditation (TM) and leader of the worldwide organization that has been characterized in multiple ways, including as a new religious movement and as non-religious.