health, Sarkar began fasting in support of a demand for an investigation into his poisoning. That demand was never met. So he continued his fast for the next five years, four months, and two days, until 2 August 1978 when he was released from jail after having been proved innocent of all charges. See also Ananda Nagar, Purulia Jamalpur, Bihar List of new religious movements References Footnotes Citations Secondary sources Hatley, Shaman; Inayatullah, Sohail (1999), "Karma Samnyasa: Sarkar’s reconceptualization of Indian ascetism", in K. Ishwaran, ed., Ascetic culture: renunciation and worldly engagement. Leiden, Brill, Vol. 73, International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology. pp. 139–152. Primary sources Anandamurti, Shrii Shrii (1988). Ananda Marga ideology and way of life in a nutshell. Calcutta: Ānanda Mārga Pracāraka Saṁgha. Nandita & Devadatta (1971). Path of bliss: Ananda Marga yoga. Wichita, Kansas: Ananda Marga Publishers. Tarak (1990). Ananda Marga, social and spiritual practices. Calcutta: Ananda Marga Publications. External links Ananda Marga.org https://www.yogapedia.com/definition/10553/ananda-marga Spiritual organizations Yoga organizations Modern Denominational Yoga Shaiva sects Universities and colleges affiliated with the Ananda Marga Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar Tantra Jamalpur, Bihar Organisations based in Bihar Organizations established in 1955 1955 establishments in Bihar