Life story of Thakur Anukulchandra

Thakur Anukulchandra is a great spiritual person. He was born on 14 September 1888 (Bangla 30th Bhadra, 1295). In a small village called Himaitpur in the Pabna district of the eastern zone of Bengal (the then undivided India) which is now in Bangladesh. He was born to Sri. Shibchandra Chakravarty (Shandilya Gotra, Kanyakubja Brahmin) and Manmohini Devi. His father was a sincere devoted Brahmin. He was disciple of Sri Sri Hujur Maharaj of North India. Both his parents were extremely devoted to God. It is said that His mother Manomohini Devi received initiation in her dream when she was sleeping at the age of five.

Sri Sri Thakur Anukulchandra was extremely devoted to his parents. He was a bit mother centric, from his early life. His mother remained his guru throughout his life. He was lover of the mankind. Anukulchandra took his initiation (called 'Dikhsha') from his mother on behalf of Huzur Maharaj. Huzur Maharaj was from Radhaswami Satsang, Dayalbagh, Agra. From the very beginning, Anukulchandra had been showing tremendous spiritual signs. He always used to do 'Kirton'/Naam-Kirton ("Hare Rama- Hare Krishna") with his friends and followers. Regularly he was getting into trance which was sometimes remaining even for more than 6 hours. He used to utter something during these trances and these are recorded and known as "messages". These were later collected and published in Punyapunthi. All these around him made him to be addressed as "Thakur".

Anukulchandra set up an Ashram( like hermitage ) at Pabna (later it was named Satsang). At Deoghar in India 1946 for fostering spiritual development a new Ashram had been set up by him. Eventually Satsang ashram at Deoghar became a major place of attraction in Deoghar of all kind of people in the society. Satsang is set up on its four ideals which are education, agriculture, industry, and good marriage. As a matter of fact he did not 'set up' any organization or institution. The organization started to be evolved around Thakur Anukulchandra. Charitable hospitals, a publishing house, engineering workshops, a printing press and schools came up over there to help the organization to be strong. Through-out his life he never wrote any book except one - 'Satyanusaran' (The Pursuit of Truth), which was only a letter to one of his friend Atulchandra. Conversations of various people with Sri Sri Thakur was recorded and published latter. And his direct sayings were compiled. This gave birth to the huge literature of his sayings. Among all these Satyanusaran, Anushruti, Punyapunthi, Pritibinayak, Chalar Sathi, Adarsh Binayak, Shashvati, Alochana Prasange series, Deeprakkhi series, Vigayn Vibhuti .

Mother Monmohini Devi was deeply inclined towards spiritualism, mainly towards prayer and meditation to The Almighty. She had the initiation from Huzurji Maharaj. The spiritualism consolidated within her was initiated by Huzurji Maharaj. In 1946 Thakur went to Deoghar in Bihar. And Deoghar ashram came up there as well. He proclaimed that until the marriage system in the human society does not take place as per the rules of Varnashram, there will be no peace and harmony in the world. All development work will happen to be futile.

To his devotees and followers, He was an 'avataar' who used to impart, manage and elongate existential becoming.He was the guide and the goad of life, towards existential proficiency with concentric zeal. He passed away on 27 January of 1969. Though He is no longer in the world but his followers are still patronizing his words, messages in many parts of India and Bangladesh.