Obituary

Born on 5th October 1929 in Aschaffenburg, about seventy kilometres from Heidelberg, Germany, Maya was the daughter of Aurobindo Bose (spelled “Aravind” in the Ashram

Born to ardent Ramana devotees, Smt. Griddaluru Venkata Subbamma and Sri Griddaluru Satyanarayana Rao, Smt. Maddali Bala Saraswathi—lovingly called “Bala” by Bhagavan—was one of four

Sri Sundararajan, poet and scholar of Tamil literature, was deeply devoted to Sri Bhagavan. In his early years, he drew inspiration from the Vedas, the

Devotees will remember Smt. G. Muniamah as a quiet, soft-spoken presence who sat each evening at 6 pm in Bhagavan’s Old Hall. For many years

Sri Seenappa was born on 10th October 1957 into a family that had been closely associated with Bhagavan for three generations. He studied at the

Born just after the war, on 16 August 1945 in Ulm, Germany, Helmtraud Komarek was the daughter of German-speaking parents expelled from Czechoslovakia at the

Many will remember Markus Horlacher as the Ashram beekeeper, a quiet and devoted presence who cared for the Ashram’s beehives for nearly twenty years. But

Smt. Shweta Pandey was known among devotees for her quiet devotion, visiting the Ashram twice daily with her young son, Guru, and performing regular pradakshina

Smt. Sakkubhai Sreenivasan was born in 1936 into a family deeply connected with Sri Bhagavan.

We mourn the passing of Dr. G. Swaminathan, President of Guru Devi Sri Janaki Matha Ashram, Thanjavur, who passed away in February at the age

Elsa van den Muyzenberg was a devoted and regular visitor to Sri Ramanasramam over several decades. During her stays, she participated actively in Ashram life,

Smt. Vijaya Nagaraj was born on 8th May 1971 in Cholavandan, Madurai, and grew up with her two elder brothers, Giridaran and Shekar.

Sri R. Venkatakrishnan, son of Manavasi “Saranagati” Ramaswamy Iyer and long-time servant of Bhagavan, attained Bhagavan’s Feet on 11th October 2025, at 7:20 am, aged