About the Book:

The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is an English Rendition of the Bengali Original Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita by Mahendranath Gupta who hid himself behind his penname ‘M’ . The Bengali title Kathamrita verily sums up the essence of the book. In the ancient Indian mythology the gods and the demons had churned the ocean in search of amrita, which could confer eternity. Sri Ramakrishna who needs no introduction today, has churned the Ocean of Life and has come up with some vibrant ideas which are eternally relevant and can confer immortal strength, infinite inspiration and never ending joy to one and all akin to the mythical amrita. Thus the words or Kathain Kathamrita remains deathless and guides one to a life of immortal enlightenment.

The present book explores how the snow-white glow of the Gospel Reveals itself as a rainbow of varied ideas and inspirations when passed through the prism of the wise brains. The current effort was to focus on the relevance of The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna in Diverse field of human interest and activity ranging from to humanism. The book will definitely intrigue a newer interest into the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna as a Universal Treasure and for many a gist unopened which can make a fisherman a better fisherman, a student a better student and a lawyer a better lawyer a better lawyer as envisioned by Swami Vivekananda.

About the Editors:

Dr. Projit Kumar Palit is working as a Professor& Head of the Department of History, Assam University, (A Central University), Silchar, Assam. He obtained his PhD degree from Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal. He specializes in various aspects of Art and Religion History of North East India. He is engaged in teaching and research of this field for twenty years. He has published more than 63 research papers and book reviews in peer-reviewed journals in India and Abroad. His authorship books are - History of Religion in Tripura, Manuscript and Manuscriptology in India, Vivekananda and National Integration, Religion and Literature: Indian Perspectives and Manuscript and Indian culture. He was also associated with the editorial work of Art Volume VII and Modern India Volume-VIII of the Cultural Heritage of India,(an Encyclopaedia of Culture History of India), the most prestigious publications of Rama Krishna Mission Institute of Culture, Kolkata. Presently he is Director, Centre for Indological Studies, Department of History, Assam University, Silchar.

Swami Kamalasthananda, is working as a Principal, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College (College with Potential for Excellent), Kolkata. He specializes in various aspects of Religion, Ramakrishna literature and Environment history. He is engaged in teaching and research of this field for fifteen years.