Person

Ānanda Āchārya

1881-1945

Ānanda Āchārya was born on December 29, 1881.

He was an Indian mystic, poet, philosopher, pacifist, and professor known as “the sage on Mt. Tron.” In 1917, he settled in a hut on Mt. Tron, Alvdal, Norway, where he meditated and wrote most of his books. Ānanda Āchārya was the first Indian yogi and sannyasi with an academic background who came to the Nordic countries to present Indian philosophy to the Western World. He wrote more than thirty titles, covering a variety of themes and genres, including lyrics, songs, dramas, allegories, specialist literature dealing with philosophy and spirituality, and a cookery book. He wrote mostly in English, though some works were published in Norwegian and Swedish. He addressed much of his writing to the general reader rather than the specialist. His most prominent idea, which he carried with him from India, is about the University of Peace.

He died on May 8, 1945, in Alvdal Municipality, Norway.