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From 2010 to 2019, I published under the name “Ayon Maharaj.” In February 2020, I became a sannyåsin of the Ramakrishna Order and received the name “Swami Medhananda”.
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Medhananda, S. Introduction. Hindu Studies 25, 193–198 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11407-021-09303-w
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