We record with sorrow the passing away of two of our brother-monks.
Swami Rajeshananda ji (Ishwar Maharaj) passed away on 1 January at 1 pm at Apollo Hospital,
Madurai. He was 68. He had undergone open heart surgery at the hospital on 28 December and
was gradually recovering. But his condition deteriorated rapidly from the night of 31 December, and
the end came rather unexpectedly on the following day. Initiated by Swami Vireshwarananda ji
Maharaj, he joined the Order in 1970 at Salem Ashrama and received sannyasa diksha from his guru
in 1979. He served as an assistant in Salem and Ooty centres, and later as the head of Ooty centre
for about two years. After relinquishing the headship, he was serving as an assistant in Madurai
centre for the last 13 years. The Swami was austere and unassuming by nature.
& Swami Swatantrananda.
