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{{Anushilan Samiti}}
'''Channa''' is a village located in [[Galsi II]] CD Block in [[Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision]] of [[Purba Bardhaman district]] in [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It is famous for the [[ashram]] of [[Niralamba Swami]], a famous [[saint]].

==Geography==
Channa is located in Khano Panchayat area of [[Galsi II (community development block)|Galsi - II Block]]. It falls within the jurisdiction of [[Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision]] of [[Bardhaman district]].<ref>http://209.85.175.104/search?q=cache:kqwMUm1hOaoJ:www.wbphed.gov.in/applications/Phedweb/Block2Villpdf.php%3FState_Cd%3D19%26Dist_Cd%3D09%26Blk_Cd%3D0022+palitpur,burdwan&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=in {{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbphed.gov.in/applications/Map_Mnt/search.php?dist%3D09%26blk%3D0021%26pan%3D05%26vill%3D01377800%26catagory%3D16 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-11-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719181516/http://www.wbphed.gov.in/applications/Map_Mnt/search.php?dist=09&blk=0021&pan=05&vill=01377800&catagory=16 |archivedate=2011-07-19 }}</ref>

It is a village with an area of 556.12 Ha or 5.56 km<sup>2</sup> approximately.<ref name="209.85.175.104">http://209.85.175.104/search?q=cache:_NEF7Q32xwMJ:www.wbphed.gov.in/applications/Phedweb/Subd2Villpdf.php%3FState_Cd%3D19%26Dist_Cd%3D09%26Subd_Cd%3D03+channa+village,burdwan&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=in {{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

== Demographics ==
As per the [[2011 Census of India]] Channa had a total population of 2,465 of which 1,209 (49%) were males and 1,256 (51%) were females. Population below 6 years was 327. The total number of literates in Channa was 1,083 (50.65% of the population over 6 years).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables|title=Census tables | publisher=Government of India|access-date=2024-02-03}}</ref>

{{As of|2001}} India [[census]], Channa had a population of 2,152.Out of this, male population was 1,090 and female population was 1,062.Out of the total population, the [[Scheduled Caste]] population was 641 and [[Scheduled Tribe]] population was 1041.<ref name="209.85.175.104" /><ref>http://ourvillageindia.org/Place.aspx?PID=620656 {{Dead link|date=May 2022}}</ref>

==Education==
According to 7th All India School Education Survey - 2003 and National Informatics Centre (Burdwan District Unit), Department of Information Technology, there are two Primary Schools in the village. These schools are Channa Charakdanga Adibasi F.P. School and Channa F.P.School.

==History==

===Niralamba Swami===
[[File:Niralamba Swami.jpg|left|thumb|Niralamba Swami,the great yogi and freedom fighter]]
Channa village is famous for Jatindra Nath Banerjee (19 November 1877 – 5 September 1930)<ref>Sen, Siba Pada, "Dictionary of national biography", Institute of Historical Studies, India (edition 1972). p.114. Page available: [http://www.google.co.in/books?spell=1&lr=&q=channa,burdwan&btnG=Search+Books]</ref><ref name="google.co.in">Mukherjee, Uma, "Two great Indian revolutionaries: Rash Behari Bose & Jyotindra Nath Mukherjee", Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay. (edition 1966). p. 101. Page available: [https://books.google.com/books?id=8rQ9AAAAMAAJ&q=channa,burdwan]</ref> rechristened [[Niralamba Swami]]. Jatindra Nath Banerjee was a resident of this village.<ref name="google.co.in"/><ref>University of Burdwan Dept. of History, "History: journal of the Department of History", University of Burdwan, India. (edition 1998). p. 85. Page available: [https://books.google.com/books?id=A-ptAAAAMAAJ&q=channa,burdwan]</ref><ref>Chakravorty, Subodh, "Bharater Sadhak – Sadhika", India: Kamini Publication, 115, Akhil Mistry Lane, Kolkata – 700 009 (1997.Bengali calendar year – 1404), Volume 1, p.500</ref> He was a disciple of [[Soham Swami]].<ref name="Chakravorty, Subodh 1997. p. 475">Chakravorty, Subodh, "Bharater Sadhak – Sadhika", India: Kamini Publication, 115, Akhil Mistry Lane, Kolkata – 700 009 (1997.Bengali calendar year – 1404), Volume 1, p. 475</ref>

Before becoming a famous [[Yogi]] and a popular [[Guru]], Jatindra Nath Banerjee (later Niralamba Swami) took an active part in the Freedom Struggle movement of India. He passed FA from Burdwan College.<ref>Durga Das Pvt. Ltd, "Eminent Indians who was who, 1900-1980, also annual diary of events", Durga Das Pvt. Ltd., India. (edition 1985). p.25. Page available: [https://books.google.com/books?id=bLEZAAAAYAAJ&q=channa,burdwan]</ref> In 1897,he joined Baroda army<ref name="google.co.in"/> and became an associate of Aurobindo.<ref>Chakravorty, Subodh, "Bharater Sadhak – Sadhika", India: Kamini Publication, 115, Akhil Mistry Lane, Kolkata – 700 009 (1997.Bengali calendar year – 1404), Volume 1, p. 502</ref> He was the first to preach the adoption of revolutionary methods for attaining Independence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bardhaman.gov.in/histandback.html |title=History & Background : Burdwan District |publisher=Bardhaman.gov.in |date=1923-03-18 |accessdate=2022-05-03}}</ref> When [[Anushilan Samiti]] was established in 1902, he became one of its earliest members.

The repression of revolutionary activities in Bengal by the British Government and family pressure diverted his attention from political activities to spiritual matters. He left home and became a monk in search of knowledge of God. In [[Nainital]] he met [[Soham Swami]], a great [[Yogi]] and [[Guru]].<ref>Chakravorty, Subodh, "Bharater Sadhak – Sadhika", India: Kamini Publication, 115, Akhil Mistry Lane, Kolkata – 700 009 (1997.Bengali calendar year – 1404), Volume 1, p. 509</ref> [[Soham Swami]] was a disciple of Tibbetibaba, a great [[saint]] of [[India]].<ref>Ghosh, Sudhanshu Ranjan, "Bharater Sadhak O Sadhika", India: Tuli Kalam Publication, 1, College Row, Kolkata – 700 009 (1992.Bengali calendar year – 1399), p. 340</ref>

Jyotindranath Banerjee became an ascetic in 1907. He established an 'Ashram' at Channa, and lived there till his death on 5 September 1930. It was under [[Soham Swami]], Jatindra Nath Banerjee reached great heights of spirituality.<ref name="Chakravorty, Subodh 1997. p. 475"/> He was rechristened as [[Niralamba Swami]] and went on establish an [[Ashram]] at Channa.<ref>Chakravorty, Subodh, "Bharater Sadhak – Sadhika", India: Kamini Publication, 115, Akhil Mistry Lane, Kolkata – 700 009 (1997.Bengali calendar year – 1404), Volume 1, p. 515</ref> He became a very popular [[Guru]] and [[yogi]] of India. He was visited in his [[Ashram]] at Channa by the great saint Tibbetibaba and was taught some new spiritual practices by Tibbetibaba.<ref>Ghosh, Sudhanshu Ranjan, "Bharater Sadhak O Sadhika", India: Tuli Kalam Publication, 1, College Row, Kolkata – 700 009 (1992.Bengali calendar year – 1399), p. 337</ref>

===Dharmadas Rai===
Dharmadas Rai, an important disciple of Tibbetibaba was a resident of this village. He had accompanied Tibbetibaba in his visit to Southern India.<ref>Chakravorty, Subodh, "Bharater Sadhak – Sadhika", India: Kamini Publication, 115, Akhil Mistry Lane, Kolkata – 700 009 (1997.Bengali calendar year – 1404), Volume 1, p. 500</ref>

===Prajnanapada===
Another famous person related with Channa village was [[Prajnanapada]]. He was popularly known as '''Swami Prajnanapada''' (1891–1974)<ref>

"Bhavan's journal, Volume 25, Part 1", PublisherBharatiya Vidya Bhavan (edition 1978). p.70. Page available: [https://books.google.com/books?id=ee8DAAAAMAAJ&q=Swami+Prajnanapada]</ref>
of Channa [[Ashram]] (located at Channa village), was one of the eminent disciples of [[Niralamba Swami]], the great [[yogi]] and [[Guru]] of India. He was born on 8 February 1891.<ref name="books.google.co.in">Prajnanapada, Ramanuja Srinivasan, "Talks with Swami Prajnanapada", Vidya Bhavan, India (edition 1977). Page available: [https://books.google.com/books?id=bwQKAQAAIAAJ&q=CHANNA,BURDWAN]</ref> He entered the life of [[Sannyasa]] and became [[Niralamba Swami]]'s disciple in 1924-25 at Channa ashram.<ref name="books.google.co.in"/>
He was devoted follower of [[Advaita Vedanta]] philosophy and taught attainment of Self-knowledge using [[Jñāna]] [[Yoga]] method (the path of self-realisation using knowledge).{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}

A unique method of teaching of Swami Prajnanapada was his establishment of one-to-one contact with his disciples and devotees instead of giving religious discourses.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}

===Kamalakanta Bhattacharya===

Another famous person of Channa was [[Kamalakanta Bhattacharya (West Bengal)]] ( Sadhak Kamalakanta) (c. 1769 - 1821). He was a famous devotee of goddess Kali( Bishalakshi). During his time there used to be regular kirtans( devotional songs) of Kali in Channa Bishalakshi temple located in the old burning ghat of the village.<ref>Shastri, Ramakrishna, ″Bhagyakantha″, 15, Ghatak Road, Kanchrapara, Kolkata - 743145. (ed. 14 October 2013)</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* Ghosh, Sudhanshu Ranjan, "Bharater Sadhak O Sadhika"(Bengali edition), India: Tuli Kalam Publication, 1, College Row, Kolkata – 700 009 (1992.Bengali calendar year – 1399), pp. 318–343
* Chakravorty, Subodh, "Bharater Sadhak – Sadhika"(Bengali edition), India: Kamini Publication, 115, Akhil Mistry Lane, Kolkata – 700 009 (1997.Bengali calendar year – 1404), Volume 1, pp. 450–478 and 500-522
* Hornby, A S, "Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English" (5th ed.), UK: Oxford University Press (1998). {{ISBN|0-19-431445-6}}, pp. 1433–1475.
*Indian Bibliographic Centre. Research Wing, Indian Bibliographic Centre, "Dictionary of Indian biography", Indian Bibliographic Centre (edition 2000). {{ISBN|81-85131-15-5}}, {{ISBN|978-81-85131-15-3}}. p. 32. Page available: [https://books.google.com/books?id=VCFuAAAAMAAJ&q=channa,burdwan]
*Durga Das Pvt. Ltd, "Eminent Indians who was who, 1900-1980, also annual diary of events", Durga Das Pvt. Ltd., India. (edition 1985). p. 25. Page available: [https://books.google.com/books?id=bLEZAAAAYAAJ&q=channa,burdwan]
*Sen, Siba Pada, "Dictionary of national biography", Institute of Historical Studies, India (edition 1972). p. 114. Page available: [http://www.google.co.in/books?spell=1&lr=&q=channa,burdwan&btnG=Search+Books]
*Mukherjee, Uma, "Two great Indian revolutionaries: Rash Behari Bose & Jyotindra Nath Mukherjee", Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay. (edition 1966). p. 101. Page available: [https://books.google.com/books?id=8rQ9AAAAMAAJ&q=channa,burdwan]
*University of Burdwan Dept. of History, "History: journal of the Department of History", University of Burdwan, India. (edition 1998). p. 85. Page available: [https://books.google.com/books?id=A-ptAAAAMAAJ&q=channa,burdwan]

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