Ramakrishna Math

Srimat Swami Nityasthananda ji Maharaj

Swami Nityasthanandaji is the Adhyaksha of Ramakrishna Math Bangalore. Swamiji joined the Ramakrishna order in the year 1972, at Ramakrishna Ashrama, Mysuru. He is the initiated disciple of revered Swami Vireshwaranandaji Maharaj. Swamiji had sanyasa Diksha in the year 1982. Before taking charge of the Bangalore branch, he served Mysuru Ashrama as president, as Acharya in Training Centre, Belur math and as Secretary of Ramakrishna mission, Davanagere.

He is an erudite scholar and has authored many books in Kannada;

1. ಶ್ರೀಮಾತೆ ಶಾರದಾದೇವಿ

2. ಸೋದರಿ ನಿವೇದಿತಾ

3. ಸಾಧನ ಪಂಚಕ

4. ಏಕಾಗ್ರತೆಯ ಕಲೆ

5. ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವದ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ

6. ಪ್ರಾಥನೆ, ಜಪ ಮತ್ತು ಧ್ಯಾನ

7. ಜೀವನದ ಮೌಲ್ಯಗಳು

8. ಕ್ರಿಯಾ ಕೌಶಲ್ಯ

9. ಸುಖದ ಅನ್ವೇಷಣೆ

10. ರಾಮಕೃಷ್ಣ ಮಹಾಸಂಘ

11. ಪರಿಪೂರ್ಣ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವ


He has also translated many books to Kannada from English, like

1. Great Master

2. Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

3. Swami Vivekananda Divya Smriti


His learned articles have appeared in leading journals both in Kannada and English. Apart from this, he was the first editor of the order’s Kannada magazine Viveka Prabha. His editorials received unprecedented appreciation. He has special groundings in Indian and Western Philosophy and Psychology.

Lectures

Previous Adhyakshas


SriyuthsTenure FromTo
Swami AtmanandaAugust 1904February 1905
Swami BodhanandaFebruary 1905March 1906
Swami VimalanandaMarch 1906May 1906
Swami AtmanandaMay 1906March 1909
Swami NirmalanandaMay 1909May 1935
Swami SiddheswaranandaMay 1935July 1937
Swami RanganathanandaJuly 1937February 1938
Swami TyagishanandaFebruary 1938August 1951
Swami YatiswaranandaSeptember 1951January 1966
Swami PrabuddhanandaFebruary 1966May 1970
Swami AdidevanandaMay 1970June 1983
Swami ChidanandaJune 1983May 1989
Swami HarshanandaMay 1989January 2021