Akshay Kumar Sen
Akshay Kumar Sen was one of the lay disciples of Sri Ramakrishna, the 19th century Bengali mystic and saint. He was the author of the book Sri Ramkrishna Punthi, a long narrative poem on the life and teachings of one of the most illustrious figures of 19th-century India. After reading the work, Swami Vivekananda wrote from the United States to a brother monk in India, "Give Akshaya a hundred thousand hearty embraces from me. Through his pen Sri Ramakrishna is manifesting himself. Blessed is Akshaya."
Akshay Kumar Sen | |
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Akshay Kumar Sen, an important disciple of Sri Ramakrishna and author of Sri Ramakrishna Punthi, a source of valuable information on Sri Ramakrishna's life | |
| Born | 1854 Maynapur village, Bankura district, Bengal, British India |
| Died | 7 December 1923 (aged 68–69) Calcutta, Bengal, British India |
| Occupation | Author, Disciple of Sri Ramakrishna |
| Language | Bengali |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Literary movement | Bengal Renaissance, Ramakrishna |
| Notable work | Sri Ramakrishna Punthi |
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