''Udbodhan'' is the only

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publication of the

Ramakrishna Math Ramakrishna Math is the administrative legal organization of the Ramakrishna Order, considered part of the Hindu reform movements. It was set up by sanyasin disciples of Ramakrishna Paramhansa headed by Swami Vivekananda at Baranagar Math in ...

and

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, started by

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in January 1899, with

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as its founding editor Over the years, it also grew into a publishing house, and remained one of the leading publishers of literature of

Ramakrishna Ramakrishna Paramahansa ( bn, রামকৃষ্ণ পরমহংস, Ramôkṛṣṇo Pôromohôṅso; , 18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886),——— — also spelled Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, born Gadadhar Chattopadhyaya,, was an In ...

and Vivekananda. Library facilities, reading and lending books are available at Udbodhan office. The collection varies from history, culture, the Vedas, the Upanishads to adventures.

History

Before the publication of ''Udbodhan'', the ''Brahmavadin'' and ''

Prabuddha Bharata ''Prabuddha Bharata'' () is an English-language monthly journal of the Ramakrishna Order, in publication since July 1896. It carries articles and translations by monks, scholars, and other writers on humanities and social sciences including reli ...

'' were being published from

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under Vivekananda's inspiration, but these were not the official journals of the Ramakrishna Order. It was only later that the ''Prabuddha Bharata'' was taken over by Ramakrishna Mission and published first from

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, then from Mayavati, and now from

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern ba ...

. The construction of the present building was started by Saradananda, the then editor, in 1907, subsequently, the magazine shifted to the ground floor of the building while Sarada Devi, wife of Ramakrishna lived on upper floor

Editors

, founding editor * Saradananda * Ritananda * Swami krishnanathananda- Present editor

Publications

* ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''

Mukti Ebang Tahar Sadhan Mukti Ebang Tahar Sadhan or Mukti Ebam Tahar Sadhan is a Bengali spiritual book compiled by Bipin Bihari Ghoshal. The book was first published in 1288 Bengali year. Ramakrishna used to recommend young devotees to read this book. In 1986 Udbodha ...

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References

External links

Official websiteOfficial Website of the Belur Math
{{Swami Vivekananda Ramakrishna Mission Hindu magazines Bengali-language magazines Magazines established in 1899 Mass media in Kolkata Hindu newspapers 1899 establishments in India Magazines about spirituality