1. Golap Ma was a direct householder disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, the 19th-century mystic and saint, and a foremost companion of Sri Sarada Devi, his spiritual consort and the Holy Mother of Ramakrishna Order, along with her other companion, Yogin Ma.
Golap Ma was referred to as a "grief-stricken Brahmani" in the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna.
Golap Ma played a very important role in the early development of the Sri Ramakrishna movement and stayed, until her death, in Udbodhan, the house where the Holy Mother stayed in Calcutta.
Golap Ma was popular as Golap Ma among the devotees of the Ramakrishna Order.
Golap Ma was married and had a son, and a daughter named Chandi.
Golap Ma was brought to Sri Ramakrishna by Yogin Ma, who was her neighbour.
Golap Ma met Sri Ramakrishna in 1885 in a grief-stricken state.
Golap Ma assuaged her grief and introduced her to Sri Sarada Devi.
Golap Ma soon became an intimate companion of the latter.
Golap Ma was one of the major women disciples of Ramakrishna and could render him personal service through carrying his food and cleaning his room.
Golap Ma stayed with Sarada Devi whenever the latter stayed in Calcutta and later accompanied her to Puri, Rameswaram, Madras and other places.
Subsequently, when the Udbodhan house was constructed for the Holy Mother, by Swami Saradananda, Golap Ma came to stay there permanently.
Golap Ma was described as kind and charitable, and during her last years, she was preoccupied with her spiritual practices.
Golap Ma was literate and could study the scriptures like Mahabharata and the Bhagavad Gita.