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Anandamayi Ma

1896 - 1982

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Anandamayi Ma (born Nirmala Sundari; 30 April 1896 – 27 August 1982) was an Indian saint, teacher, and mystic. She was revered as an incarnation of Hindu goddess Durga. She was described by Sivananda Saraswati (of the Divine Life Society) as "la fleur la plus parfaite que le sol de l'Inde ait produite" [the most perfect flower the Indian soil has produced]. Her life was suffused in Bhakti Yoga and she was considered an epitome of "divine grace" that inspired the societal cultural milieu to lead the path of service, love and constant remembrance of the divine. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anandamayi Ma is the 863rd most popular philosopher (down from 819th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Bangladesh (up from 18th in 2019) and the most popular Bangladeshi Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Anandamayi Ma ranks 863 out of 1,267. Before her are Ervin László, John Major, Metrodorus of Chios, Denis Pétau, Claude Lefort, and Charles Kay Ogden. After her are Timon of Athens, Julius Pollux, Myson of Chenae, James Mark Baldwin, Frederick Copleston, and August Böckh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Anandamayi Ma ranks 126. Before her are Jacques Duclos, Marguerite Laugier, André Hunebelle, Máté Zalka, Jessie Royce Landis, and Na Hye-sok. After her are Eduardo Lonardi, Salim Ali, Ieronim Uborevich, Ivan Yefimovich Petrov, Dmitry Dmitrievich Maksutov, and Ira Gershwin. Among people deceased in 1982, Anandamayi Ma ranks 113. Before her are Jakov Gotovac, Patrick Magee, Eduard Tubin, Bauyrzhan Momyshuly, Hironori Ōtsuka, and Abba P. Lerner. After her are Albert Soboul, Taisen Deshimaru, Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, Giorgio Abetti, Georg Konrad Morgen, and Lauri Virtanen.

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In Bangladesh

Among people born in Bangladesh, Anandamayi Ma ranks 17 out of 74. Before her are Zillur Rahman (1929), William Beveridge (1879), Fazlur Rahman Khan (1929), Sri Chinmoy (1931), Ziaur Rahman (1936), and Iajuddin Ahmed (1931). After her are Khawaja Nazimuddin (1894), Meghnad Saha (1893), Mahasweta Devi (1926), Radhabinod Pal (1886), Begum Rokeya (1880), and Patrick D'Rozario (1943).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Bangladesh

Among philosophers born in Bangladesh, Anandamayi Ma ranks 1. After her are Pritilata Waddedar (1911).

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