Ananda Marga is an international organisation that teaches yoga and meditation for personal development and runs a variety of social service projects globally. It was founded in 1955 by the late Prabhat Rainjin Sarkar (1921-1990). PR Sarkar developed a progressive utilisation theory (PROUT) which advocates the maximum utilisation and rational distribution of all resources and potentialities of the world.
Ananda Marga’s educational services and activities include:
- preschools
- day care centres
- kindergartens
- primary schools
- high schools
- agricultural colleges
- medical colleges
- alternative medicine colleges
- women’s health and welfare
- music and dance institutes
- vegetarian cooking classes
For more information on yoga, meditation, publications, music CDs or vegetarian cooking books, please contact the office. For further information about Ananda Marga, visit the following websites:
- www.anandamarga.org.au – information about Ananda Marga’s services and philosophy
- www.anandamela.org.au – website for the Ananda Mela Festival, held at the Ananda Palli community in Stanthorpe, Queensland
- Vistara Primary School in Richmond Hill, NSW
- Ananda Marga River School in Maleny, Queensland
- Ananda Marga Junior High School in Jaunpur, India
- Ananda Marga Gurukula, an international educational network of schools and institutes
