Swami Chidbhavananda

Swami Chidbhavananda
Srimat Swami Chidbhavananda
Born	11 March 1898(1898-03-11) Pollachi in Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India
Died	11 March 1898(1898-03-11) (aged -88) Thirupparaithurai in Tiruchirapalli District, Tamil Nadu, India
Birth name	Chinnu
Guru	Swami Brahmananda and Swami Sivananda.
Philosophy	Vedanta
Quotation	Self-perfection is the goal of life.

Swami Chidbhavananda (March 11, 1898 - November 16, 1985) was born in Senguttaipalayam near Pollachi in Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India. His parents named him 'Chinnu'. He studied in Stanes School, Coimbatore. He was one of the two Indians in his class, the rest being British. His parents wanted him to go to England after completing his degree in Presidency College, Chennai.

While making arrangements for his travel abroad, he came across a book about Swami Vivekananda's philosophy. The book had a profound impact on his mind. He started visiting Ramakrishna Matt in Mylapore often and had discussions with Swamijis. Finally, he decided to become a sanyasi and went to Ramakrishna Mission in Belur, West Bengal. His guru was Swami Shivananda who was a direct disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.

As per the wish and advice of Swami Sivananda, he returned to Tamil Nadu and established an Ashram near Ooty. In the late forties, he established the Ramakrishna Tapovanam in Tiruparaithurai, Tiruchi district.^[1]. Since then, Tapovanam has established several educational institutions^[2] in Tamil Nadu and propagates the ideals of Ramakrishna and Vivekananda through religious and social activities such as book publishing.

Swami Chidbhavananda has authored more than a hundred books in Tamil and English. His books address a variety of topics ranging from deep philosophical enquiry to contemporary social life.

He has written a lot of dramas based on ancient Hindu scriptures that are performed by students. His commentary on the Gita in English and Tamil has been praised^{[citation needed]}. He established Vivekananda College, Madurai, a Gurukula Institute of Life-training in 1971, the only college of its type in the whole of India. It has been reaccredited by NAAC with A Grade (CGPA 3.57 out of 4.00

C. Subramaniam,^[3][4] was his nephew. He died in 1985.

References

1. ^ ::: Welcome to Sarada College :::
2. ^ Sri Ramakrishna Tapovanam
3. ^ The Hindu : My father and I
4. ^ C.S - From Death to Immortality

Website

• Sri Ramakrishna Tapovanam Website
• Vivekananda College Website

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Name	Chidbhavananda, Swami
Alternative names	Chinnu
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Date of birth	11 March 1898
Place of birth
Date of death	16 November 1985
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