Swami Tapanananda ji (Mihir Maharaj), aged 85, passed away on 12 October at 8.05 am at Seva Pratishthan, Kolkata, due to pneumonia. He was initiated by Swami Virajananda ji. He joinedthe Ramakrishna Mission in 1954 at Shillong centre and had Sannyasa from Swami Madhavananda ji in 1964. He had lived and served at BelurMath, Jamshedpur, Ranchi Sanatorium, Seva Pratishthan, and Ramharipur centres. He led a retired life for the last fourteen years, mainly at Varanasi Sevashrama and Belur Math. He worked meticulously and was specially interested in tribal welfare activities. He was a proficient musician, and he knew well the great musical traditions of the Sangha.
