We record with sorrow the passing away of Swami Amritalokananda (Gaurishankar) at Seva
Pratishthan, Kolkata, on 16 February at 8.05 am. He was 59 and had been suffering from diabetes
and chronic liver disease for some years. Initiated by Swami Bhuteshananda ji Maharaj, he joined
the order at Belur Math in 1989 and received sannyasa diksha from his guru in 1998. He served at
Belur Math, Advaita Ashrama (Kolkata), Saradapitha (Belur), Nagpur, Cherrapunjee, Garbeta,
Kanpur and Ranchi Morabadi centres. He also participated in the flood relief operations at
Balurghat, West Bengal, in 1995. The Swami was jovial and amiable by nature.
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