Secretary General of the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha
In office 1977 – November 16, 2019
Dharmacharya
Pt. Dr. Rampersad Parasram (5 May 2019-16 November 2019)[3] Pt. Uttam Maharaj (30 April 2005-d. 29 November 2018)[4][5] Pt. Krishna Maharaj (1986-2003)[6] Pt. Sahadeo Persad Dubay Sharma (d. 1986)[7][8]
Upadharmacharya
Pt. Ganpat Maharaj[9]
President General
Pt. Krishna Rambally (2018-16 November 2019) Pt. Uttam Maharaj (30 April 2005-d. 29 November 2018) D. Omah Maharajh Thirbhowan Seegobin
Vice Secretary
Vijay Maharaj[10]
Preceded by
Simbhoonath Capildeo[1]
Succeeded by
Vijay Maharaj (acting)[2]
Trustee of the Central Vishva Hindu Parishad
In office 26 January 2011[11] – 26 January 2014
Assistant Secretary of the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha
In office 1972[12]–1977
President of the Caroni East Indian Association Youth Arm
Personal details
Born
Satnarayan Maharaj
(1931-04-17)April 17, 1931 [13] Chandernagore Village, Chaguanas, Caroni County, Trinidad and Tobago
Died
November 16, 2019(2019-11-16) (aged 88) Saint Joseph, Tunapuna–Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago[14][15]
Bhadase Sagan Maraj (father-in-law) Deolatia Maharaj (paternal grandmother)[18] Pt. Changa Maharaj (paternal grandfather) Pt. Rampartap Misir (maternal grandfather)
Residence(s)
Champ Fleurs, San Juan–Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago
Education
Caroni Canadian Mission School
San Juan Canadian Mission School
Biche Canadian Mission School
Plum Road Canadian Mission School
Holborn College
Nickname(s)
Sat Maharaj Hanuman ji of Trinidad The Bengal Tiger[19] The Big Boss
Personal
Religion
Hinduism
Sect
Sanātanī
Religious career
Guru
Pt. Krishna Maharaj
Awards
Chaconia Medal
Satnarayan MaharajCM, also known as Sat Maharaj, (pronounced[sət̪ənɑːrɑːjəɳəməɦɑːrɑːɟə]; April 17, 1931 – November 16, 2019)[20] was a Trinidadian and Tobagonian Hindu religious leader, educationalist, and civil rights activist in Trinidad and Tobago. He was the Secretary-General of the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha, a major Hindu organisation in Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caribbean.[21]
The Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha operates 150 mandirs and over 50 schools in Trinidad and Tobago. It was formed in 1952 when Bhadase Sagan Maraj, the father-in-law of Satnarayan Maharaj, engineered the merger of the Satanan Dharma Association and the Sanatan Dharma Board of Control. An affiliated group, the Pundits' Parishad, has 200 affiliated pundits. The organisation's headquarters are located in St. Augustine.
Under the Secretary General Satnarayan Maharaj, the Maha Sabha has modernised all 42 schools and built 5 secondary schools as well as 12 early childhood educational centres. Maharaj has also revived the observance of Phagwah and was instrumental in the creation of the Indian Arrival Day holiday and annual celebrations. The Maha Sabha also introduced a Children's Cultural Festival - Baal Vikaas Vihar.[22]
^"Satnarayan Maharaj – Founder of the Indian Caribbean Museum of Trinidad & Tobago". 2018-07-17.
^"Son to succeed Sat in SDMS". 15 November 2019.
^"New Dharmacharya congratulated". 2019-05-05.
^"Maha Sabha loses its Spiritual Head". 2018-11-30.
^"Pundit Uttam Maharaj is new Dharmachaya". 2005-05-03.
^"Death of a Guru". 2003-10-21.
^"Pt. Bhisham Persad » » About Me".
^"Rare Photos of Pandits of Trinidad".
^Mahase, Radica. "Reflections on Divali in Trinidad and Tobago".
^"Son to succeed Sat in SDMS". 15 November 2019.
^"Sat Maharaj appointed trustee of Central Vishwa Hindu Parishad". 2011-04-26.
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