Ramana Maharshi Devotee Prof. K. Swaminathan

K. Swaminathan enjoyed a long and active life marked by many sided achievements.After studying in Madras and at Oxford, he taught English literature in Sri Meenakshi College, (later Annamalai University) in Chidambaram. He then worked in Presidency College,Madras. He was also the Principal of Government Arts College,Madras.

After retirement in 1959, he was given the monumental task of editing the Complete Works of Mahatma Gandhi (100 Volumes) in New Delhi.

He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1972.

K. Swaminathan visited Sri Ramanasramam in 1940. It was a turning point in his life. He spent many weekends in Asramam after that.He was associated with Asramam till his death in the ripe age of 98.

It seems he used to go to Bhagawan on every sunday and on seeing him Bhagawan used to say jocularly "Oh Sunday came".

Swaminathan was associated with editing of The Mountain Path for many years and after which, he became the Editor in Chief of The Mountain Path for many years in 1980s. He has translated 1254 verses of Guru Vachaka Kovai, of Muruganar titled The Garland of Guru's Sayings. He has also translated 470 verses of Sri Ramana Sannidhi Murai, titled The Holy Presence of Sri Ramana. He has written a biography of Sri Ramana which was published by National Book Trust, New Delhi.

He started the Ramana Bhakta Sabha in Madras. He was also responsible for establishing Sri Ramana Kendra, Delhi. There were weekly satsanghs in these Kendras, where he actively participated. Sri Ramana Jnana Bodham, a 9 volume work of Sri Muruganar was published by Sri Ramana Kendra, Delhi.

He was also instrumental in the government bringing out postage stamp of Bhagavan Ramana in 1971. He was also a moving spriit in successful Ramana Maharshi centenary celebrations and seminar held in New Delhi in 1980.

Some of the articles written by him have been published by Sri Ramanasramam, Tiruvannamalai, under the title Sri Ramana, the Self Supreme, in 1997.

Source: Sri Ramana the Self Supreme, K. Swaminathan. Sri Ramanasramam, Tiruvannamalai.