An Extensive Series of Lectures

Under the chairmanship of H.H. Sayaji Rao Gaekwad of Baroda, a lecture was delivered on the foundation of the Sanskrit Academy at Bangalore.

Maharaja remarked: “I had the pleasure of visiting the Sanskrit Academy this morning, and heard a most eloquent and instructive address (on the Upanishads) from Prof. Ranade of Fergusson College, Poona. I trust the addresses delivered here will be printed in English, and the Vernaculars, and distributed broadcast, so that the knowledge imparted may be made widely available.”

Under the chairmanship of Shrimant Pratapsheth, a lecture was delivered on the foundation of ‘Tatwadnyan Mandir’ at Ammalner.

An address lecture took place at Fergusson College.

A lecture on the Bhagavad-Gita was delivered under the chairmanship of Theosophist Dr. Gore.

Dr. Gore remarked: “Mind you, it was not Prof. Ranade who just gave a lecture on Gita; it felt like Lord Krishna himself appeared and elucidated the meaning of Gita.”

Varkari Shikshana Sanstha, Alandi, hosted a lecture on the Upanishads under the chairmanship of Shri Vishnubuva Jog Maharaj.

He remarked: “रामभाऊ, उपनिषदे आजवर अनेक वेळा वाचली अनेकजणांकडून ऐकली. पण तुम्ही आज काही औरच सांगितलेत. फार आनंद झाला.” (Rambhau, I have read Upanishads several times, have listened to them many times too, but what you explained today was something extraordinary; I am so delighted.)

A lecture was delivered at Dharwad College.

A lecture was delivered at the Nagpur Philosophical Society on 16 February 1924.

Under the chairmanship of Dr. Rabindranath Tagore, Nobel Laureate, a sectional presidential address was delivered at the 1st Indian Philosophical Congress, Calcutta.

“Antinomies in the Bhagavad-Gita”

“The Categorical Imperative in the Bhagavad-Gita”

“The Nature of the Sublime in the Bhagavad-Gita”

Three Rao Bahadur Kinkhede lectures were delivered on the auspicious occasion of Nagpur University on 3rd, 4th, and 5th December 1928.

Three Basu Malik lectures were delivered on the auspicious occasion of Calcutta University.

Under the chairmanship of His Excellency Sir Hyde Clarendon Gowan, Governor of C.P., a presidential address was delivered at the 13th Indian Philosophical Congress, Nagpur.

“Kabir and Dnyaneshwar”

“Dnyaneshwar, Guru Nanak, Meerabai and Suradas”

Under the chairmanship of Shri B. G. Kher, Chief Minister, two lectures were delivered on the auspices of Kaushik Vyakhyan Mala at S. P. College, Poona on 6th and 7th April 1947.

Shri B. G. Kher remarked: “I shared with Prof. Ranade the Sanskrit prize at the University examination. What a great good fortune would it be if I were to share his spiritual prize as well!”

“The Spiritual life of Mahatma Gandhi and Hindi Saints”

“The Spiritual mission before the new India”

“How all Humanity could be made one”

Under the chairmanship of Shri G. V. Mavlankar, President of the Gujarat Vidya Sabha, three lectures were delivered on the auspices of Gujarat Vidya Sabha at Ahmedabad on 6th, 7th, and 8th August 1947.

Under the chairmanship of Shri R. A. Jahagirdar, Vice-Chancellor, a lecture was delivered at Karnatak University on 26 August 1950.

The lectures were presented at All India Radio, Allahabad.

The Leader magazine published these lectures on 25 February, 4 March, and 15 April 1951.

Under the chairmanship of Shri B. G. Kher, a lecture was delivered at Lingaraj College, Belgaum on 24th and 25th November 1951.

Under the chairmanship of Shri Dattopant Belavi, a lecture was delivered at R.P.D. College, Belgaum on 26th November 1951.

In response to Shri Gangadharrao Deshpande’s speech at Malbungalow in Sangli on 18th December 1951, Shri Gurudev delivered a short address.

Two lectures were delivered at Constitution Club, New Delhi on 3rd March, under the chairmanship of Shri Chandra Shekhar Iyer, Justice of the Supreme Court, and on 4th March 1952, under the chairmanship of Shri R. R. Diwakar, Minister for Broadcasting & Information.

Under the chairmanship of President Dr. Rajendra Prasad, a lecture was delivered at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi on 5th March 1952.

A series of four lectures was delivered at Allahabad University.

Under the chairmanship of Justice Sapre, two lectures were delivered at Pt. M. M. Malaviya College, Allahabad on 14th and 28th March 1954.

“The Sublime in the Mystical Literature”

“The Philosophy of Bhagavad-Gita and the Philosophy of Kant – a comparative view”

Under the chairmanship of President Dr. Rajendra Prasad, a lecture was delivered at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi on 16th April 1954.

Dr. Rajendra Prasad remarked: “Prof. Ranade’s special field of work, in which he has studied not only the old Sanskrit philosophy, but also the philosophy of the West, and the philosophy that has been taught by people who have practical experience in their own life. So, the philosophy which we have inherited from the past, now lives in him.”

Under the chairmanship of Shri B. N. Datar, Minister of State in the Home Ministry, a lecture was delivered at Constitution Club, New Delhi on 17th April 1954.

An inaugural address was delivered at Bijapur’s Sarva Dharma Parishad. Speech recorded by the Radio Department.

Three lectures were delivered at Dharwad on the following topics: Nature of God, Incentives and their consummation, and Moral preparation for Mystical life, on 23rd, 24th, and 25th February 1955.

Under the chairmanship of Wrangler D. C. Pavate, Vice-Chancellor, two lectures were delivered at Vijay College, Bijapur on 6th and 7th November 1955.

During the celebration of Shri Gurudev’s 70th birthday in Jamkhandi, under the chairmanship of the Dowager Ranisaheb of Jamkhandi, Gurudev delivered a brief speech in Kannada.

“Characteristics of Saints”

“Relation of Saints to God”

“Morphic, Photic, Phonic and other experiences”

Under the chairmanship of Wrangler D. C. Pavate, Vice-Chancellor, three lectures were delivered on the auspices of Karnataka University at Municipal Hall, Dharwad on 25th, 26th, and 27th December 1956.

Dr. V. K. Gokak presided at the lecture on 27th December 1956.

There were still six lectures remaining from the twenty lectures at the university, but they could not be completed.

On 28 December 1956, Shri Gurudev gave his last public talk in Kannada at Swamiji’s Math, Gadag, under the chairmanship of His Holiness Shivanand Swamiji.

This lecture contains an exposition of “इदे ब्रह्मज्ञान नोडिको” (“Behold, this is the real knowledge of Brahman”), by the famous Kannada poet-saint Sharif Saheb.