Mahendranath Gupta

Mahendranath Gupta , , was a disciple of Ramakrishnaa 19thcentury mystic and the author of Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita, a Bengali classic. He was also a teacher to Paramahansa Yogananda, a famous 20th century yogi, guru and philosopher.

Mahendranath was born to Madhusudan Gupta and Swarnamayi Devi in a VaidyaBrahmin family in the Shimuliya section of Calcutta of West Bengal. After elementary education at the Hare School, he attended Presidency College, receiving his B.A. in 1874. Gupta was a gifted student and performed consistently well until 1874 till he graduated from Presidency College. In 1874 he was married to Nikunja Devi, daughter of Thakur Charan Sen and a relative of Keshub Chunder Sen, a Brahmo Samaj leader. After some time working for the government and a merchant house, he began teaching English, Psychology, and Economics at various colleges. Eventually he became headmaster of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagars high school, where he was called Master Mahashayjust as he was often addressed in Ramakrishnas circle and later by Yogananda.

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