Swami Samarpanananda

Swami Samarpanananda is an author and a monk of the Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math.

Swami Samarpanananda
Swami Samarpanananda at Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Belur Math.
Pen nameSamarpan
OccupationMonk Writer and Teacher
NationalityIndian
GenreFiction, Philosophy
SubjectSpirituality
Notable worksTiya-A Parrot's Journey Home, Param, Junglezen Sheru, Carving a Sky, The World of Religions, Living Hinduism, The Hindu Way

Early life

He came in contact with the monks of the Ramakrishna Order as a young student. Inspired by them, he joined the organization in 1980 at the age of twenty and became sannyasin (monk) at the age of thirty, as per the norm of the Ramakrishna Mission.

Career

Since his joining the order as a monk, he has worked at various centres of the Ramakrishna Mission, viz. Deoghar, Advaita Ashrama, Alo (Arunachal Pradesh), Narendrapur, Kanpur, Chapra (Bihar). He was Principal of Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith, Deoghar, and was the head of Ramakrishna Mission, Chapra, Bihar. Presently he teaches ancient and modern scriptures at Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute.[1][2]

His work experience ranges from teaching to management through a lot of other responsibilities.[3][4] He writes regularly for newspapers, journals and magazines like Prabuddha Bharata and Vedanta Kesari.[5][6] He has been invited as guest lecturer at various institutions like IITs and IIMs.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13] He is well known as an author[14] and a speaker.[15][16][17][18][19]

His first book, Tiya-A Parrot's Journey Home,[20] was published in 2009. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam highly appreciated the book, and recommended it freely as one of the top five must-read books.[21][22][23][19] It is a suggested read for English for Class XI-XII under CBSE Curriculum. ( Circular No.03/2012, CBSE/ACAD/DIR (TRG)/2012 dated 11.04.2012 ).[24] It is also available in Hindi, Bengali,Bhasa Indonesian and as an audio book.

His other books have also been well received in India and abroad.

The prime focus of his works is one's growth against all odds through struggle.[25][26][27][28]

Bibliography
  • Tiya-A Parrot's Journey Home (Harper Collins, 2009. English Print, Ebook)
  • Param (Harper Element, 2012. English Print, Ebook)[29]
  • Junglezen Sheru (Pan Macmillan, 2014. English Print, Ebook)
  • Carving a Sky-A Perspective on Life (Harper Element, 2016, English Print, EBook)
  • Living Hinduism-Scriptures Philosophy Practices[30][31] (Niyogi Books, 2018. English Print, Ebook)
  • The World of Religions[32][33] (Niyogi Books, 2018. English Print, Ebook )
  • The Hindu Way-Freedom to Oneness[33] (Pan Macmillan, 2019 English Print, Ebook)
  • Kratu-A Novel (Pan Macmillan, 2021)

References
  1. "Seminars". www.vidyamandira.ac.in. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  2. "Certificate Courses in Indian Spiritual and Cultural Heritage". Certificate Courses in Indian Spiritual and Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. Anup Mohan (25 April 2015). "IMPLICATIONS OF BHAGAVAD GITA IN MANAGEMENT". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Some good Discourses in Hindi Language | News @ Ramakrishna Mission, Khetri". www.rkmissionkhetri.org. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  5. "Ramakrishna Math Media Gallery | Magazines - Chennaimath.Org". imedia.chennaimath.org. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  6. "Advaita Ashrama: A Publication Centre of Ramakrishna Math & Mission". www.advaitaashrama.org. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  7. "Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University". Rkmvu.ac.in. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  8. "Ramakrishna Math & Mission, Lucknow". Ramakrishnalucknow.org. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  9. "RKMVU Sanskrit Dept". Sanskrit.rkmvu.ac.in. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  10. "Campus Roundup". The Financial Express. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  11. Sengupta, Hindol. "BOOM | Many Critiques Of Hinduism Have Never Even Studied It: Swami Samarpanananda". Boomlive.in. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  12. "Archive". Archive.indianexpress.com. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  13. SiliconIndia. "IITians and IIM grads seek career in spiritualism". siliconindia. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  14. Samarpan (11 May 2018). Living Hinduism : scriptures, philosophy, practices. New Delhi, India. ISBN 9789385285806. OCLC 1005136718.
  15. Samarpanananda, Swami (2010–2011). "Annual report". Annual Report , IIM Indore: 53.
  16. "Forests for Humans and Beasts: Othering, Mothering and Smothering". old.thebookreviewindia.org. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  17. "'Junglezen Sheru' by Samarpan is a delightful read". News18. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  18. "Book Review: Junglezen Sheru | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  19. "TOI Crest - QUICK REVIEW - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  20. "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Metro | Timeout". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  21. "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Opinion | Paperback Pickings". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  22. "Bihar Science Conference : Former President Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam speech at Gaya". www.biharbrains.org. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  23. "Be unique: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam to youth | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  24. "CBSE | Academics Unit : Latest Circulars". www.cbseacademic.in. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  25. Samarpanananda, Swami (October 2008). "Frames and their fills". Prabuddha Bharata. 113 , No.10: 547–550.
  26. Samarpanananda, Swami (January–March 2013). "Perspective-Swami Vivekananda, bridging the cartesian divide of science and religion". IMJ. 4 , Issue 4: 40–46.
  27. Samarpanananda, Swami (January 2014). "Vivekananda's new religion : The Yoga of Virat Worship". Prabuddha Bharata. 119 , No.1: 57–64.
  28. Samarpanananda, Swami (April 2010). "The Tantras : An overview". Prabuddha Bharata. 115 , No.4: 269–275.
  29. Devgan, Kavita (25 May 2014). "Book Review: Junglezen Sheru". DNA India. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  30. Samarpan. Living Hinduism : scriptures, philosophy, practices. New Delhi, India. ISBN 978-93-85285-80-6. OCLC 1005136718.
  31. IANS (29 December 2017). "A bit of philosophy and some love (IANS Books This Weekend)". Business Standard India. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  32. Samarpan. The world of religions. Sengupta, Jayalakshmi. New Delhi, India. ISBN 978-93-86906-46-5. OCLC 1046613732.
  33. Thursday, IANS; PM, 06 September 2018 12:00:14 (6 September 2018). "'Don't blame religion, blame materialism, for today's ills'". www.newsheads.in. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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