Adhar Sen

He was also an accomplished writer at this period, having written two books of Bengali poems, published in 1874 when he was only nineteen years old - Lalita Sundari and Menaka.

He went to Sitakunda (now in Bangladesh) and was inspired by the serenity and solitude of the place to write a paper on its spiritual significance, which he read in 1881 in a meeting of the Royal Asiatic Society.

He was told by Sri Ramakrishna, You have your position through the grace of God, do not forget Him, we stay in the world only for a couple of days.

[2] Adhar invited Sri Ramakrishna to his house and arranged for festivals including sankirtans or devotional songs.

Under Sri Ramakrishna's instruction, he engaged the famous devotional singer of the time Baishnabcharan for recitals in his house on a daily basis.

[citation needed] He used to often go to Dakshineswar in a hired carriage, spending a lot of money to meet Sri Ramakrishna and listen to his teachings.

He expressed to Sri Ramakrishna his earnest desire to become the vice chairman of the Calcutta municipal corporation, for which he was considered.

Although the master advised him to be satisfied with what he had got, Sri Ramakrishna nevertheless requested to one of his influential devotees for considering Adhar for the position.

[citation needed] Sri Ramakrishna also went to Adhar's house as part of the Durga Puja celebrations.

[4] On 6 December 1884 Sri Ramakrishna met Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the famous Bengali writer and composer of the national song of India, Vande Mataram, in Adhar's house.