SWAMI ISHATMANANDA
Swami Ishatmananda, a monk of the Ramakrishna Mission, got associated with the holy order at the Ramakrishna Mission, Cherrapunji, Meghalaya. The 10th President of the Order, Srimat Swami Vireshwaranandaji Maharaj blessed him by initiation. He was attached with Advaita Ashrama (Kolkata) an English publication center of the Ramakrishna order for 12 years and was bestowed with Sanyasa in 1986 by Srimat Swami Gambhiranandaji Maharaj, the 11th President of the Order. He has worked at the well-known educational institution of the Ramakrishna Mission in Purulia, West-Bengal. He has redered his services at time of natural calamities in Assam, West Bengal, and Orissa. Swamiji is the Founder Secretary of the Ramakrishna Mission, Port Blair, Andaman Islands, where he built a home for the destitute and orphans. He constructed two huge buildings, Jnana Mandir and Karma Mandir, housing a national-level competitive examination coaching center and a vocational center, respectively.