Ram Dass Ram Dass (born Richard Alpert; April 6, 1931 – December 22, 2019), also known as Baba Ram Dass, was an American spiritual teacher, guru of modern yoga, psychologist, and writer. His best-selling 1971 book '' Be Here Now'', which has been d ...

(1931–2019) was a contemporary American spiritual teacher and former academic who wrote the 1971 bestseller ''Be Here Now''. Ramdass, Ram Dass or Ram Das may also refer to:

People

Swami Ramdas Swami Ramdas (; , born Vittal Rao (10 April 1884 to 25 July 1963) was an Indian saint, philosopher, philanthropist and pilgrim. Swami Ramdas became a wandering ascetic in his late 30s and after attaining moksha while still alive establishe ...

(born Vittal Rao) (1884–1963), Indian saint, philosopher, philanthropist, and pilgrim *

Guru Ram Das Guru Ram Das (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਰਾਮ ਦਾਸ, pronunciation: ; 24 September 1534 – 1 September 1581), sometimes spelled as Guru Ramdas, was the fourth of the ten Sikh gurus. He was born to a family based in Lahore, who ...

(1534–1581), fourth of the ten founding Gurus of Sikhism *

Samarth Ramdas Ramdas (c. 1608 – c. 1682), also known as Samarth Ramdas Swami or Ramdas Swami, was an Indian Hindu saint, philosopher, poet, writer and spiritual master. He was a devotee of the Hindu deities Rama and Hanuman. Early life Ramdas or previous ...

or Samartha Ramdas Swami, 17th century Indian Hindu saint, philosopher, writer and spiritual master *

Kancherla Gopanna Kancharla Gopanna () ( – 1688), popularly known as Bhakta Ramadasu or Bhadrachala Ramadasu (), was a 17th-century devotee of the Hindu god Rama, a saint-poet and a composer of Carnatic music. He is a famous ''Vaggeyakara'' (classical compo ...

or Bhakta Ramadasu (1620–1680), Indian devotee of Lord Rama and composer of Carnatic music *

Ramdas Rupla Gavit Ramdas Rupla Gavit was a member of the 13th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Dhule constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and ...

, Indian politician * S. A. Ramadas, Indian politician

Fictional

* Ram Dass, a character in the 1888 book ''

A Little Princess ''A Little Princess'' is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, first published as a book in 1905. It is an expanded version of the short story "Sara Crewe: or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's", which was serialized in '' St. Nicholas ...

'' by

Frances Hodgson Burnett Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 – 29 October 1924) was a British-American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' (1886), ''A Little Princess'' (1905), a ...

, and several adaptations of it * Ram-Dass, a fictional mecha in the 2006 anime '' Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry'' * Ramadasa and Vijayan, fictional characters in a series of Indian films

Other uses

* 1947 ''Ramdas'' ship disaster, when SS ''Ramdas'' sank off the coast of Mumbai *

Ramdass Ramdass is a city, near Amritsar city and a municipal council in Amritsar district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is situated on the bank of Ravi river. It is a border area. It is an ancient holy city. It is nearly 50 K.M. far from Amritsar ...

, a city and municipal council in Amritsar district in the Indian state of Punjab * Ramdaspur, historic name of

Amritsar Amritsar, also known as Ambarsar, is the second-List of cities in Punjab, India by population, largest city in the India, Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab, after Ludhiana. Located in the Majha region, it is a major cultural, transportatio ...

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