Vishuddhananda

Swami Vishuddhananda
Born	Jitendranath Rai 1882 (1882) Gudap, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Hooghly district, West Bengal)
Died	16 June 1962(1962-06-16) (aged 79–80) Belur Math, West Bengal, India
Order	Ramakrishna Mission
Guru	Swami Brahmananda

Swami Vishuddhananda, born Jitendranath Rai, was the eighth president of the Ramakrishna Mission, a Hindu reformist organisation adhering to the Vedanta philosophy.

References

Rama Krishna Math and Mission: President's site - Vishuddhananda (archived 16 January 2008)

Presidents of Ramakrishna Order

Swami Brahmananda (1901–1922) Swami Shivananda (1922–1934) Swami Akhandananda (1934–1937) Swami Vijnanananda (1937–1938) Swami Shuddhananda (1938) Swami Virajananda (1938–1951) Swami Shankarananda (1951–1962) Swami Vishuddhananda (1962) Swami Madhavananda (1962–1965) Swami Vireshwarananda (1966–1985) Swami Gambhirananda (1985–1988) Swami Bhuteshananda (1989–1998) Swami Ranganathananda (1998–2005) Swami Gahanananda (2005–2007) Swami Atmasthananda (2007–)

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