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{{Short description|Hindu monk (1859-1935)}}
{{Infobox Hindu leader
| religion = [[Hinduism]]
| name = Santa Das Kathiababa
| birth_name = Tarakishore Sharma Chowdhury
| birth_place = [[Sylhet]], [[Habiganj]], Bamai, [[Bangladesh]].
| education = [[Bachelor of Laws]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1859|6|10|df=y}}
| image = Santa Das Kathiababa in 1906.jpg
| caption = Santa Das Kathiababa at Vrindavan
| father = Shri Harkishore Chowdhury
| mother = Srigirijasundari Devi
| website = {{URL | https://srikathiababa.org}}
| nationality = [[India]]n
| guru = [[Ramdas Kathiababa]]
| post = [[Prayag Kumbh Mela]] President Pradhan Mahant
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1935|11|8|1859|6|10|df=y}}
Kathiababa ka sthan, Gurukul Road, [[Vrindavan]].
| predecessor =
| honorific prefix =
}}

'''Santa Das Kathiababa''' (10 June 1859 – 1935; pre-ashram name Tarakishore Sharma Chowdhury) was a Hindu monk [[Nimbarka Sampradaya]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Janmashtami at ashram |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/janmashtami-at-ashram/cid/158750 |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref> who is the former prime minister of the present [[Prayag Kumbh Mela]]. A [[yogi]] and monk of the order of [[Ramdas Kathiababa]], the first [[mahant]] of Bengal, he was a [[Philosophy|philosopher]], writer and 18th-century Hindu guru.
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| quote = Katharatna Malika
"Goddesses like Kali, Durga etc. bowed down as Narayani. Vaishnava's Ishta Vishnu is all-pervading. Goddess Kali is not different from him. All manifest forms are forms of Vishnu. All will be punished with this wisdom. Goddess Kalika herself is Visvodari, what is her food? He is capable, therefore he has no problem in taking flesh and blood. Vaishnavas will not despise him because he eats meat. You can take prasad of other fruits.
Don't forget to chant Nitya Bhagwat Naam. Be that as it may, chant the mantra every day. In that all your wrongdoings will be destroyed"
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==Early life==
Tara Kishore Chowdhury's father, Zamindar Harkishore Chowdhury, was a prominent zamindar of [[Habiganj]] in Greater Sylhet. 7-year-old Tara Kishore Chowdhury was admitted to an English school built by the [[Zamindar|zamindar's]] father, Harkishore Chowdhury. At an early age, the motherless teenager used to listen to the stories of [[Ramayana]], [[Mahabharata]] and Puranas from his grandmother every evening and his love for [[scriptures]] was evident from childhood. After completing his primary education, Kishore Chowdhury secured the first position in the entire Assam province in the entrance examination in 1874 from the Sylhet Government High School. The British Government awarded him the gold medal. 20 rupees scholarship from Assam government for good result in entrance exam. Later Tarakishore Chowdhury joined Calcutta Presidency College for higher education. From there he passed BA in first class. Graduated from [[University of Calcutta|Calcutta University]] in 1885 with an [[Master of Arts|MA]] in [[Philosophy]] and a [[Law|degree in Law]]. In 1885 he returned to his native Sylhet<ref>{{Cite web |title=SRI SRI 108 SWAMI SANTADASJI KATHIABABAJI MAHARAJ – Spiritual |url=https://spiritualdarshan.in/sri-sri-108-swami-santadasji-kathiababaji-maharaj/ |access-date=2023-09-04 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=লাখাই উপজেলার উল্লেখযোগ্য ব্যক্তিত্ব কারা? - theballpen |url=https://theballpen.com/%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE- |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=theballpen.com}}</ref>

==Innings==
Joined the [[Sylhet Division|Sylhet Bar]] to [[practice law]]. After staying in Sylhet for four years, he returned to Kolkata. Joined [[Calcutta High Court|Kolkata High Court]] to practice law. His fame spread in Kolkata High Court. After [[Rash Behari Ghosh|Sir Rasbihari Ghosh]] the best lawyer of the Kolkata High Court, lawyer Tarakishore Chowdhury's place was. [[Narayan Sanyal|Narayan's]] daily service was held at the Calcutta home. Needy students and other relatives of Sylhet district used to get shelter in his house. He used to arrange [[employment]], [[business]], [[lodging]], [[Tuition payments|tuition]] for the people of Sylhet district in Kolkata city.<ref>{{Citation |title=সন্তদাস কাঠিয়াবাবা |date=2023-07-03 |url=https://bn.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE&oldid=6722838 |work=উইকিপিডিয়া |access-date=2023-09-03 |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=amaderbharat.com |date=2023-01-18 |title=পূর্ববঙ্গে হিন্দুদের স্মৃতি (৫২) শ্রীশ্রী সন্তদাস কাঠিয়াবাবা মহারাজের জন্মভূমি |url=https://www.amaderbharat.com/memories-of-hindus-in-east-bengal-52-birthplace-of-sri-sri-santadas-kathiababa-maharaj/ |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=AmaderBharat.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Asceticism==
On August 24, 1894, he went to [[Vrindavan]] with his wife and returned from there to [[Devota|devote]] himself to religious work. On June 12, 1897, he established Jandi in Vrindavan. Tara Kishore Chowdhury wrote many scriptures. In 1912, the British Government appointed him as Attorney General of Calcutta High Court He is the first Bengali [[Attorney general|Attorney General]] of Calcutta High Court. He used to send all the money he received to Vrindavan.

==Monasticism==
Appointed as Judge of Calcutta High Court in August 1915. He did not join the post of judge. In 1915, he abandoned the profession of thirty years of advocacy and left for Vrindavan. He donated all the houses and wealth of the city of Calcutta to the people. Many debtors pay off their debts. From Calcutta city to Vrindavan the train fare was not even.

==End of life==
Janmabhoomi donated all his properties to temples and schools and colleges in Habiganj, Bangladesh. After becoming a monk in Vrindavan, his name was Santadas Babaji. After Maharaj came to Vrindavan, no one ever saw him sleep, he was always in a state of meditation. He died on November 8, 1935

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{YouTube|id=Kathia Baba Charitable Trust Vrindavan|name=Kathia Baba Charitable Trust Vrindavan}}

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[[Category:Nonduality teachers]]
[[Category:People considered avatars by their followers]]
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[[Category:Deaths from cancer in India]]
[[Category:Bengali Hindu saints]]

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