Sri Ananda Acharya - A Forgotten Son of Mother India

Download or read book Sri Ananda Acharya - A Forgotten Son of Mother India written by Bjørn Pettersen and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-25 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SWAMI SRI ANANDA ACHARYA (1881-1945), was one of the most remarkable persons living in the previous century - spending the first half of his life in India and the second half in North Europe. Still his life and work is almost entirely unknown to the world.The incredible story of his dramatic life is hereby published as a complete narration for the very first time. This is his and his three nearest disciples' own story - in their own words - about his life in India, in England and in Norway.The book contains both a biography and an anthology. Most of his published works are presented with excerpts where we get samples of a huge and varied literary production. His poems, when they were published, reaped the highest recognition and placed him among the greatest poets of all times.The life and work of Sri Ananda Acharya has had a crucial influence on our life and being, and only now by this book it is being known to the public. This forgotten son of Mother India deserves to be widely known and to have his rightful place in the collective memory of humankind.