Pravrajika Shraddhaprana was a Sannyasini in the Sri Sarada Math.
11 Facts About Pravrajika Shraddhaprana
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Pravrajika Shraddhaprana was the third president of Sri Sarada Math.
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The name Pravrajika means a "mendicant nun" or Sannyasini and the suffix prana to her name Shraddha followed means "one whose is devoted to" spirituality.
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Pravrajika Shraddhaprana was born in Patna on 19 October 1918 to parents Mathuranath Sinha and Sushila Sinha.
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Pravrajika Shraddhaprana's maiden name was Lakshmi as she was born on Kojagari Lakshmi Puja.
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Pravrajika Shraddhaprana was initiated into spiritual life by Swami Virajananda in 1941 who was the sixth president of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission.
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Pravrajika Shraddhaprana started her career as a lecturer in the Annie Besant College, Varanasi prior to working in the Sister Nivedita Girls' School in 1948 and she worked there until 1955 as the Assistant Headmistress Assistant Secretary.
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Pravrajika Shraddhaprana became the head Mistress in the same school up to 1968 and then served as Secretary till 1986.
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Pravrajika Shraddhaprana was ordained as sannyasini by Swami Shankarananda in 1959 who was the then president of the Belur Math at the time; she was among the first batch of eight sannyasinis who had taken the oath.
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Pravrajika Shraddhaprana was General Secretary of Sri Sarada Math from 1994 to 1999.
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Pravrajika Shraddhaprana died on 3 February 2009 At Dakshineswar, Kolkata.