Nikhilananda
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Swami Nikhilananda (1895-1973), was an initiated disciple of Sri Sarada Devi. In 1933, he founded the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York, a branch of Ramakrishna Mission, and remained its head until his death in 1973.
An accomplished writer and thinker, Swami's greatest contribution was the translation of Ramakrishna Kathamrita from Bengali into English published under the title The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna (1942).
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- Bhagavad Gita - Swami Nikhilananda ISBN 0-911206-09-4
- Hinduism : Its Meaning for the Liberation of the Spirit - Swami Nikhilananda ISBN 0-911206-26-4
- Holy Mother : life of Holy mother Sri Sarada Devi - Swami Nikhilananda ISBN 0-911206-20-5
- Vivekananda: A Biography - Swami Nikhilananda ISBN 0-911206-25-6
- The Principal Upanishads - Swami Nikhilananda ISBN 0-486-42717-X
- Man in Search of Immortality: Testimonials from the Hindu Scriptures - Swami Nikhilananda ISBN 0-911206-27-2
- Self-Knowledge: Sankara's "Atmabodha" - Swami Nikhilananda ISBN 0-911206-11-6
- Sri Ramakrishna - Swami Nikhilananda
[edit] Translations
- Gupta, Mahendranath. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna (1942) (translation from Bengali by Swami Nikhilananda; Joseph Campbell and Margaret Woodrow Wilson, translation assistants - see preface; foreword by Aldous Huxley)
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