Prabhupada Sri Sri Radha Raman Goswami ( Annada Chakraborty - Childhood name) was born in the year of 1915, in the village Singur of Baramchal, located in Sylhet district of undivided India, and present Bangladesh. Soon after his birth he lost his mother and father died when he was seven years old. His step mother used to look after him. During Childhood days he was very very naughty,and fond of N
ama Sankirtana.He used to consider lord Krishna and Balarama as his Childhood friends and named them as Dhani Rama and Akuta Rama. As the time passed on he became more and more devoted towards worship of lord Krishna.Though he was admitted by a family relative Sri Bipin Chakraborty in a local traditional school of that time under supervision of Kula Guru Vedanta Bhushan Ji, he had no interest in material knowledge. At the age of 11 years he left his house and got initiation in Vaishnavism from Sri Ramani Mohan Goswami Ji. At the age of 14 years he was forcefully married to a 6-7 years old girl, Radha Rani Devi but on the night of marriage itself he left his house and got engaged in deep meditation. He stayed alone in the hill of Ita (Present Bangladesh ) for the period of next five years and discovered himself dissolved in the world of transcendental knowledge and devotion. After that period, he re-entered in the human society and started his mission to remove darkness from the heart of each and every individual by cleansing effect of Hari Nama Sankirtana. His family members tried to take him back home but failed. He took Sanyasa Deeksha, in a place located in Panishail, Sylhet district under guidence of Sri Sri Govinda Charan Goswami ji and Guru Bharati Gosain Ji. After Sanyasa only, he became Radha Raman Goswami Ji from Annada Chakraborty .He was against caste, class classification of the society and always stressed on pure devotion and Nama Sankirtana.People observed many miracles from his part but he was beyond any desire to get public identification. He tried to remove the everlasting fight of Vaisnvism, Shakta and Shaiva sects. As soon as Gurudev Govinda Charan Goswami Ji, left his material body, his disciples requested him to become Mohanta of of Panishail Math. He stayed there for few days as Mohanta but as he was fully free from any kind of desire left the place and started roaming in the name of Sri Hari. It was 1947, the eclipse of partition caused darkness in the new born nation. East Bengal became East Pakistan. There was an environment of riot everywhere. Finally, in 1950 , Radha Raman Goswami Ji, entered in Karimganj Dist. , Assam with his disciples. In Maina Gram of Karimganj, he met with Sri Satyendra Kumar Das , who was resident of Barai gram. It was the time when prabhupada ji was in search of a new Ashram in this newly partitioned nation, beloved India for his Lord Krishna "Vinodray". Satyendra Das informed him about a left temple of Govinda Ji, in Barai gram . The committee of Govinda Ji temple requested him to stay there as there was no body to look after Govinda Ji. In this way, Govinda Ji's temple became "Govinda Ji- Vinodray" temple or Ashram. Being well connected by Railway and road way, that ashram became a center of devotion. A center of Vaishnavism where mother Shakti is always given equal importance. A place where, Durga puja , Manasa Puja and many more were celebrated like Janmastami with same enthusiasm. Prabhupada Ji, lived a life of pure devotion and left his material boy in the year 1971 in the house of his disciple Sri Nalini Barman,Silchar, Assam. It was the auspicious day of Jagannatha Ratha Yatra when he left his body. Prabhupada's disciples and devotes beyond caste-creed and language bar payed their last homage in tearful eyes and divine love in heart . Today Radha raman Goswami Ji , is remembered as the respected religious Guru, and his disciples have established many temples (Ashramas) in his memory across the region .
