The cover of the 2018 edition of Swami Ramdas autobiography, IN QUEST OF GOD, describing his spiritual search. This book was first published in 1925.
Born
(1884-04-10)10 April 1884
Kanhangad, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Kerala, India)
Died
25 July 1963(1963-07-25) (aged 79)
Swami Ramdas ([sʋaːmiːraːmdaːs]; Sanskrit: स्वामी रामदास, romanized: Svāmī Rāmadāsa, born Vittal Rao (10 April 1884 to 25 July 1963) was an Indian saint, philosopher, philanthropist and pilgrim.
Swami Ramdas became a wandering ascetic in his late 30s and after attaining moksha while still alive established Anandashram in Kanhangad, Kerala. He is the author of several books, of which the spiritual autobiography In Quest of God (1925) is his known work.
SwamiRamdas ([sʋaːmiː raːmdaːs]; Sanskrit: स्वामी रामदास, romanized: Svāmī Rāmadāsa, born Vittal Rao (10 April 1884 to 25 July 1963) was an Indian saint...
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