Welcome to Ánanda Nagar
‘Ánanda Nagar Is the Beacon Light for the Universe’.It is a land without time, a place where it’s sweet and mystic beauty stands as a witness for the human drama of existence. With their roots deep in a remote past, the people of ÁNANDA Nagar struggle to find their place in the present world.
The ÁNANDA Nagar project is in fact an attempt to build an oasis in the midst of this desert caused by human neglect and non-caring mentality and is meant to constitute a pioneering approach to tribal cultural renaissance and socio-economic development. Ánanda Nagar is a unique rural development project. Located in one of the poorest and most backward areas of India, Purulia district in West Bengal, the area around Ananda Nagar is inhabited by indigent tribal villagers and exemplifies, in fact, most of the problems which rural people face: lack of education and literacy, chronic disease especially leprosy, widespread nutrition verging on starvation, total absence of any source of energy life electricity, non-productive agriculture on arid and non-irrigated lands, and lack of any type of industrial development.
The projects of Ánanda Nagar are designed to address all of these challenges, and transform a depressed area into a vibrant example of sustainable development. This website, which is still under construction, will be a comprehensive guide to all of the activities at Ánanda Nagar.
ÁNANDA NAGAR MISSION :
We have come again to Ánanda Nagar after a long time. Ánanda Nagar is the nucleus of this universe. It is not merely the physical Ánanda Nagar; it is also the Ánanda Nagar of our inner heart. We will have to build it in all possible ways, we will have to take all steps for its rapid development so that it can show light to the entire universe.
But why should this be done so rapidly? Because human beings do not live by material objects alone; they also have their práńa dharma (their vital inner essence). Even if they are provided with all their material needs – their food, clothes, and all necessary requirements, they will die an inglorious death if they are detached from their práńa dharma. Ánanda Nagar will provide that ancient eternal vital force. Thus it must be developed in all respects. This brooks no delay: to delay means to impair the cultural progress of the entire human society. We will not allow this to happen. Thus we must build Ánanda Nagar in all ways.
Ánanda Nagar has a unique glory, and that glory has developed out of the great sacrifice of many noble souls. Let Ánanda nagar provide guidance to the entire universe in spiritual practice, service, sacrifice, renunciation, and culture. This is what we should pray for, and this is the reason that we should build Ánanda Nagar and help it radiate light to the universal humanity. This is what I want.
After a long, long time, we have assembled here together again. What can be more joyful than this? When I entered Ánanda Nagar, I was overwhelmed with joy. When I was looking at you, I could hardly restrain myself – I felt so happy, and I think that you, too, felt the same, because we have been able to again come and sit together here. What can be more delightful than this?
Each of the objects in the world has a vehicle, a medium. Let Ánanda Nagar be the medium of our cultural progress; let us try to build Ánanda Nagar and its adjoining villages in all respects – economically, socially and culturally. Any work which is difficult for one person to accomplish is not difficult for many people to perform. A bundle of sticks is a burden if one person carries it, but if it is divided amongst many, it becomes only a light load. Similarly if we all work together unitedly, it will not be difficult to establish Ánanda Nagar as an ideal cultural and spiritual centre. Let us dedicate ourselves to this noble task from this very moment.