SWAMI VIJNANANANDA

Hari Prasanna Chattopadhyaya, 1868-1938, was a monastic disciple of Sri Ramakrishna.  Hari Prasanna went to Dakshineswar in 1883.  He was a district engineer in the Indian government before he joined the brotherhood at Alambazar in 1896.

The Swami supervised the construction of buildings of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission at Belur and Varanasi, and he established a Mission center at Allahabad.  In 1934, he became vice president of the Order, and in 1937, president.