Draft:Swami Swarupananda Paramhansa Dev

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{{Short description|Bengali Hindu saint}}

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{{Infobox religious biography

| religion = Hinduism

| name = Akhandamandadeshwar Sri Sri Swami Swarupananda Paramhansa Dev

| image = Babamani.jpg

| birth_date = 27 December 1887

| birth_place = Chandpur, Cumilla, British India

| death_date = 21st April 1984

| death_place = Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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Akhandamandaleshwar Sri Sri Swami Swarupananda Paramhansa Dev (1887–1984), born Bankim Chandra Gangopadhyay and affectionately known as "Babamani," was a prominent 20th-century Hindu guru and social reformer in India.{{Cite journal |last=Mukhopadhyay |first=Asok K |date=January 2008 |title=On the Landscape of Human Possibilities-Tendencies of Homo Sapiens to Become Homo Spiritualis |url=https://www.akmukhopadhyayconsciousness.com/pdf/the-Landscape-of-Human-Possibilities.pdf |journal=Science and Spiritual Quest |pages=69–87}}{{Cite book |last=Moore |first=Virginia |url=https://archive.org/details/wholeworldstrang010227mbp/page/n181/mode/2up |title=The Whole World Stranger |date=1957 |publisher=The Macmillan Company |pages=167–173}}{{Cite book |last=Brahmachari |first=Yugal |title=Sriguru-CharanChinho (Bengali: শ্রীগুরু-চরণচিহ্ন) |pages=1 |language=Bengali |trans-title=Sri Guru Footprints}}{{Cite web |title=Ayachak Ashram |url=https://ayachakashram.com |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=ayachakashram.com}} He is also known for initiating the Character Building Movement and establishing Morality Campaign Day. {{Cite news |date=Dec 29, 2010 |title=Morality campaign day on Jan 1 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-167917 |work=The Daily Star}}{{Cite web |date=2017-02-06 |title=চরিত্র গঠন আন্দোলনের মাধ্যমে দেশের শান্তি অগ্রগতি সম্ভব |url=https://www.banglanews24.com/daily-chittagong/news/bd/552179.details |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=banglanews24.com |language=bn}}