29 Facts About Swami Yatiswarananda

Swami Yatiswarananda was a vice-president of Ramakrishna Order, whose headquarter is in Belur Math.

Swami Yatiswarananda was a disciple of Swami Brahmananda, who was a brother disciple of Swami Vivekananda and a direct disciple and spiritual son of Ramakrishna.

Swami Yatiswarananda served in Philadelphia propagating the message of Vedanta.

Swami Yatiswarananda was the president of Bangalore centre of Ramakrishna Math.

Swami Yatiswarananda joined the Ramakrishna Order in Belur Math and got initiation from Swami Brahmananda, a direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna the first president of the Ramakrishna Order.

Swami Yatiswarananda went to preach Vedanta in Europe and stayed in Wiesbaden in Germany.

Swami Yatiswarananda spread the message of Vedanta in Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Scandinavia, France and other European nations.

Swami Yatiswarananda set up the Vedanta Centre of Philadelphia and worked as it's in charge for seven years.

In 1951 after the death of Tyagishananda, the president of Bangalore Ramakrishna Math, Swami Yatiswarananda became the president of Bangalore Ashrama.

Swami Yatiswarananda was instrumental in setting up the Vivekananda Balaka Sangha, an institution devoted to education of young students.

In 1965 upon the demise of President Madhavananda, Swami Yatiswarananda was offered the president ship which he refused on account of his ill health.

Swami Yatiswarananda took a very active role in organizing the Vivekananda Centenary Celebrations in 1963.

Swami Yatiswarananda died in the Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratisthan in Kolkata in 1966.

Swami Yatiswarananda was born on 16 January 1889 in Nandanpur, district Pabna of East Bengal.

Swami Yatiswarananda had his early education in Jalpaigudi and Bogra and he passed entrance examination from a school in Rangpur in Bangladesh.

Swami Yatiswarananda studied in Rajshahi and cooch Behar colleges and then from Bangabasi college in Kolkata.

Swami Yatiswarananda did his Bachelor of Arts from Presidency College in Kolkata.

Swami Yatiswarananda secured a gold medal for being the first in Sanskrit in Calcutta University.

Swami Yatiswarananda continued post graduate study in Chemistry but did not complete it.

Swami Yatiswarananda joined the Ramakrishna Order in 1911 at the age of 22 and came in contact with eminent monks and direct disciples of Sri Ramakrishna, like Swami Brahmananda, Baburam Maharaj and Swami Shivananda.

Swami Yatiswarananda was initiated into Sannyasa in 1917 by Swami Brahmananda in Madras.

Swami Yatiswarananda remained the president of Sri Ramakrishna Math at Mylapore, Madras, between 1926 and 1933.

Swami Yatiswarananda stayed in Wiesbaden and toured to St Moris, Geneva and other places of Switzerland between 1935 and 1938.

Swami Yatiswarananda extended his activities to Europe and preached Vedanta as propounded by Vivekananda and Ramakrishna in London, Paris, the Hague, and in Scandinavia.

Swami Yatiswarananda continued as the minister in charge of the Philadelphia centre till 1949 and then returned to India via Europe in 1950.

Swami Yatiswarananda continued as the head of Bangalore centre and traveled to Madras, Bombay, Rangoon, Malaysia, New Delhi, Nagpur and various other places where he initiated many people.

Swami Yatiswarananda established the Vivekananda Balaka Sangha in Banaglore Ashrama and actively encouraged a group of women devotees to join Sri Sarada Math.

The notable women disciple of Swami Yatiswarananda Yatishwaranandaji are Pravrajika Amalaprana Mataji, the general secretary of Sri Sarada Math and Ramakrishna Sarada Mission, Pravrajika Devaprana Mataji, secretary of Ramkrishna Sarada Mission, Sister Nibedita Girls High School and Pravrajika Saradaprana Mataji.

Swami Yatiswarananda himself died in Belur Math on 27 January 1966.