Social & Historical Movements by Jagadguru Swami Sathyananda Saraswathi
- Excellent student, competent teacher, gifted poet, orator par excellence and social activist
- Summoned to the ashram by Gurupadar. The Guru-Shishya relationship between them was a living experience and expression of the classical definition in Guru Geetha.
- Guru spoke very little and communicated through symbolism and eye movements; the ever-attentive disciple fulfilled every duty in an impeccable manner.
- Took the reigns of a humble institution and single-handily built it into an organization
of international significance. - Observed extreme hardship and penance for fourteen years and realized the Divine Mother
- At Her Divine command stepped out of the ashram to spearhead the Dharma samara against conversion, false propaganda and distortion of truth by the proselytizing religion and the communists.
- A unique confluence of the four paths, namely, Jana Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Raja Yoga and
Karma Yoga. A Veritable treasure of spiritual wisdom and ecstatic devotee of the Divine Mother, a yogi par excellence and the greatest Karma Yogi to uphold Sanathana Dharma since Swami Vivekananda
- Undaunted by extreme obstacles continued his campaign for more than 35 years to unify the fragmented Hindu society
- Restored numerous old temples and consecrated new ones across the globe
- Consecrated 11 feet high Kodanta Rama Vigraha at Jadayu Paara, Chadayamangalam in 1973.
- In 1978 led a state-wide procession taking the Vigrahas broken by the antisocial elements at Palukachimala – a holy place
mentioned in the Puranas and obtained the right of the land from the Government for protection of its sanctity in 1983 - Founder of more than 14 institutions in India and abroad
- Organized Acharya Sameeksha in 1980
- Led Kshetra Bharana Vimochana Samara on November 4, 1982 and conducted an Acharya Sameeksha demanding the Government to hand over the temple administration to a board comprising Saints
- Organized Jyotiprayana in 1985
- Led the Dharma Samara to peacefully resolve the Nilackal Issue by successfully reclaiming the land encroached by the Christian administration to build a church at Nilackal, one of the 18 hills of Sabarimala Sree Ayyappa
- Founded Sree Ramanavami Rathayatra covering three southern states Sree Rama Navami Hindu Maha Sammelan
at Thiruvananthapuram in 1991 and fostered them for decade-and-a-half
- Founder Chairman, Hindu Aikya Vedi (Hindu Unity Forum), Kerala
- Executive member Kendra Marg Darshak Mandal and
Rama Janmabhoomi Nyas Manch - Progenitor of the Harivarasanam Project at Sabarimala
- The visionary behind Punnyabhoomi International Sanathana Daily (A World Hindu Newspaper)
- Conducted hitherto unparalleled Sathakoti Archana(1 Billion chants of Sree Lalitambika) in 2000 to commemorate the centenary of Brahmasree
Neelakanta Gurupadar. - Inspiration, guidance and protection for the successful conduct of Dwi-Sathakoti Archana(2 Billion chants) at Sri Kshetra, Narayanpur, near Pune.
- Delivered the keynote address at the World Hindu Conference at Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, in August 2000.
- Led the Indian delegates in the sessions on Elimination of Poverty at the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and
Spiritual Leaders at the United Nations, in August 2000. - Inspired the formation of Kerala Hindus of North America (KHNA) by uniting the Hindus and Hindu organizations across
North America - Inaugurated the First, Second and Third biennial National Conventions of KHNA at Dallas (2001), Houston
(2003) and Chicago - Attained Maha Samadhi on November 24, 2006