Vijnanananda
Swami Vijnanananda (28 October 1868 - 25 April 1938) was born in Belgharia, Kolkota as Hariprasanna Chattopadhyaya. He was a direct disciple of Shri Ramakrishna. He was an engineer and worked as the District Engineer in the erstwhile State of United Provinces, India. He was a great scholar of Sanskrit with expertise in religo-philosophical works, astronomy, civil engineering etc. He spent considerable time in Allahabad (Prayag) centre of Ramakrishna Math. He became the President of Ramakrishna Mission in 1937. Underhis presidentship the temple of Shri Ramakrishna at Belur was consecrated.
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