Monks of International Vedanta Society

Swami Keshavananda is a spiritual master who has devoted his life to spread the Love and message of BHAGAVAN. He is the organisational head of International Vedanta Society(IVS) holding the responsibility as President.

Swami Prajnanananda Puri is the Vice President of the organisation. He is also the Chief Editor who is responsible of the publications of IVS. He has written the Biography of Bhagavan. He is also the Chairperson of Bhagavan Spirituality Research Center.

Swami Sacchidananda Puri used to be a very closed associate of BHAGAVAN and has written a Bengali book named 'Bacanamrita' and is the Convenor of the organisation.

Swami Probuddhananda Puri is the soul of IVS Varanasi and working relentesly to spread the message of Bhagavan to whole of India and abroad. He has made many spiritual tour to USA, Brasile & Europe. He has written a spiritual book 'With Love Swami Probuddhananda' & was the Co-Writer of the biography of Bhagavan "The Living God".

Swami Sankarananda, the General Secretary (Administration) of IVS, is one of the first six disciples of Bhagavan to embrace sannyasa. Swamiji first met Bhagavan at the tender age of seventeen and was a constant companion to him for 35 years. He has had the privilege of accompanying Bhagavan on two European tours. As a renowned exponent of Vedanta, Swamiji has delivered lectures at numerous prestigious universities in India and Europe, spreading the message of Vedanta and Bhagavan. Additionally, he has authored several books on Vedanta, which have been translated into multiple international languages.

Swami Bhaskarananda, the General Secretary (Public Relations) of the International Vedanta Society, has been associated with the organization since its inception in 1989. He is currently in charge of the Guwahati City Centre (branch) and oversees various activities such as organizing sittings, meditation programs for students, and carrying out Jeevo Narayan Seva in and around Guwahati.

A devotee of Bhagavan got inspired coming in close contact with Him and is working hard to spread the divine love Bhagavan to the masses. He is the Treasurer and Ashram In-Charge of VEDANTA, Kolkata. He has written few books on Vedanta and spirituality.

Swami Gangananda Puri is a quiet personality. A true devotee of Bhagavan and holding the responsibility of running IVS Head-Quater. He is also the Assistant Secretary (Administration) of IVS.

Swami Swarupananda Puri at a very young age came to Bhagavan and practiced Vedanta and started to preach the same to the different parts of India. Currently he is working in the North-East part of India. He is working as the personal assistant of President Maharajji and also the Joint Secretary (Administration) of IVS.

Swami Prahladananda Puri, a very lovely humble personality who knows how to love everyone, came in contact with Bhagavan at a very young age and is the Joint Secretary (Organisation) along with the additional responsibility of Ashram-In-Charge of Haltu, Kolkata.

Swami Sadananda Puri came to Bhagavan at a young age and later became a monk and now he is the Ashram-In-Charge of Advaita Bhavan, Kolkata.

Swami Bodhananda Puri was a professional fine art artist. After meeting Bhagavan he dedicated his life to IVS. He has designed the five templates of IVS. Now he is the In-Charge of Neel Madhav, Puri.

Swami Shivananda Puri in his early life, he use to live in a remote village of Assam where amenities of life was minimum but his were devotional in nature. That devotion and quest for God brought him to Bhagavan. He then sacrificed his life in the mission of IVS. Now he lives in City Centre ashram, Guwahati.

Swami Ramananda who is a natural singer but trained with Indian Classical singing and her can play tabla and other musical instruments. He came to Bhagavan in the year 1998 and later her embraced sannyasa in 2003. Now he is Ashram In-charge of Vaidic Ashram, New Bongaigaon. He is also the Cultural Secretary of IVS.

Swami Premananda Puri is a singer and a devotee who came to Bhagavan and became a monk. His beautiful personality and his music skill is an asset to the organisation. He is the Cultural Secretary of IVS and stays at Advaita Bhavan, Kolkata.

Swami Abhyananda Puri is a native of the holy city Varanasi and a true devotee of Bhagavan working at Varanasi ashram as a senior monk.

Swami Madhavananda Puri is a simple person and a devotee of Bhagavan lives with the basic principles of monkhood.

Swami Bishuddhananda Puri with a quiet humble personality with spiritual quest came to Bhagavan and dedicated his life in IVS. Now he is living in Haltu Ashram, Kolkata.

Tejomoyee Maa came to Bhagavan in her school days and has always been very close to Bhagavan. Bhagavan used to say, she has transformed and became a monk just by loving God. Yes, she is a devotee who inspires many souls across the country. She is also the General Secretary (Female Wing) and stays at Maitryee Bhavan, Kolkata.

Veer Mataji in her early life was a maths teacher and lived a pious life always. Later came to Bhagavan and became a spiritual person and embraced sanyasa. She has donated her house to the Society which is now the female ashram of IVS at Varanasi.

Joshoda Ma came to Bhagavan for spirituality and Bhagavan initiated her into monkhood. She is a spiritual scholer lives in Siliguri.

Snehamoyee Maa, all her life searched for peace and she found that when she met Bhagavan. That changed her life. She became a monk and now works from Maitryee Bhavan, Kolkata which is the female center of IVS. She is also the Treasurer (Female Wing) & Ashram-In-Charge of Maitryee Bhavan.

Vedaprana Mata came to Bhagavan with her parents when she was in 1st standered of school. She was groomed always being with Bhagavan. To her Bhagavan is the ideology, philosophy and life. After her graduation she became a sannyasini of IVS and now lives in Maitreyi Bhavan, New Barrackpure, Kolkata-131. She is the Convenor of the Female Wing of IVS.

Bhaktiprana Maa is sister of Muktiprana Maa and lives in Saradeswari Topovan, Varanasi, is a true devotee of Bhagavan and is working to spread the message of divine love of Bhagavan to the different parts of India.

Muktiprana Maa along with her sister came to Bhagavan in their teens. She is Assistant Secretary(Female Wing) of IVS and lives in Saradeswari Topovan, Varanasi.

Sradhyaprana Ma is a devotee of Bhagavan and now is a Hindu Monk of IVS working in Indonesia and established the Bali ashram of IVS which is working as a global spiritual center of International Vedanta Society.

Anjali Ma is a native of the Netherlands, who came to Bhagavan in search of peace. Later embraced ashramic life and established the first center of Europe of IVS in the Netherlands. Bhagavan has visited her center a couple of times.

Prava Ma is a world traveler who came to Bhagavan and then dedicated her life for the mission of IVS to spread the message of love to the world. Now lives in the Netherlands.

Janhavi Ma is a devotee who came to Bhagavan and her life was transformed. She has taken up the mission to spread the message of Bhagavan to the whole of Europe and Australia.

Bappa is a scholar who worked in different univercities of the world. After meeting Bhagavan he has taken up the mission to spread the message of Upanishads to the world and now lives at Varanasi.