1. Achalananda initially worked as a policeman, but was then influenced by the ideology of Vivekananda.
19 Facts About Achalananda
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Achalananda lost his mother in early childhood and was brought up under the care and guidance of his grandfather, Ramachandra Moulik.
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Achalananda used to beg his food from an alms house and spent two and half months in solitude.
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Achalananda met Saradananda, the writer of the magnum opus Ramakrishna, the Great Master, and a direct disciple of Ramakrishna in the house of Balaram Bose.
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Achalananda met Mahendranath Gupta or M, the chronicler of The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna.
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Achalananda stayed in Belur Math in the company of Vivekananda for about nine months.
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Achalananda gave the amount to Swami Shivananda and Swami Achalananda to start an Ashrama in Varanasi in June 1902.
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In 1904 Swami Achalananda was sent to the Ramakrishna Math in Madras to work under Swami Ramakrishnananda.
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Achalananda worked there for eleven months and then returned to Benares.
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Achalananda was in Kothar, in company of the holy mother Sri Sarada Devi.
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Achalananda stayed in Puri in company of Swami Brahmananda and in 1912 he visited Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama Kankhal.
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On 24 August 1910, Achalananda was elected as one of the trustees of Ramakrishna Order.
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Achalananda's health was shattered by severe austerities, despite the instructions of Swami Brahmananda to the contrary.
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In November 1938 Swami Achalananda became the vice president of Ramakrishna Math and Mission.
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Achalananda was respected as a great spiritual figure among the devotees and monks, and he guided them towards spiritual life.
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Achalananda entreated young men to dedicate their lives for living the ideals of Swami Vivekananda.
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Achalananda emphasized on spirituality as the life force of Ramakrishna Order and therefore strongly urged the monks to follow serious spiritual practices along with the regular work.
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Achalananda suffered much from physical ailments during his last few years.
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Achalananda developed asthma and other ailments, and died in Benares on 11 March 1947.