reinterprets the general concept of culture by inserting it into a new universalistic outlook. As described by Antonello Maggipinto: Works Although Sarkar spent only seventeen years of his life working full-time for his organisations (1966–1971 & 1978–1990), he left behind a vast legacy, including over 250 books written on a wide variety of topics. Many of this books are compilations or collections of speeches given by him during spiritual or social meetings. He is primarily known as the spiritual teacher behind Ananda Marga, but Sarkar wrote over 1500 pages on his socio-politico-economic Progressive Utilization Theory (PROUT), with several thousand more pages dedicated to linguistics and the study of languages; Sarkar's writings on linguistics included, among other works, Shabda Cayanika ("A Collection of Words"), an unfinished, twenty-six volume dictated encyclopaedia on the Bengali language. Beyond this, he wrote books on sociology, agriculture, history, literature, education, medicine, cosmology, and philosophy, also notably founding the philosophy of Neohumanism in 1982 and the Theory of Microvita in 1986. In his Theory of Microvita, Sarkar "believed that the atoms and the subatomic particles throughout the boundless universe are imbued with life." Music In 1982 Sarkar started composing songs. In eight years, until the date of his death, He completed the composition of 5018 songs in multiple languages. His collection of songs is called Prabhat Samgiita ("Songs of the New Dawn"). See also List of founders of religious traditions List of Hindu gurus and sants List of philosophers Music of Bengal List of political parties in India List of Bengalis List of Indian writers Hindu reform movements Kaosikii dance References Bibliography Inayatullah, Sohail, "Sarkar's spiritual-dialectics: an unconventional view of the future". Futures, February 1988, retrieved June 2013. authors book page. External links Sarkar, Prabhatranjan Banglapedia Sarkar Interview Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar – Sarkarverse Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar – PSSM (India) Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar – Veethi Works by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar A Brief Biography of Shri Anandamurti or P R Sarkar https://thinkindiaquarterly.org/index.php/think-india/article/view/18106 20th-century Hindu religious leaders 20th-century Hindu philosophers and theologians 20th-century Indian philosophers Founders of new religious movements Hindu mystics Indian Hindu spiritual teachers Indian humanists Modern yoga gurus Bengali Hindus Bengali Hindu saints 20th-century Indian writers Indian writers Indian composers Indian political philosophers Vidyasagar College alumni University of Calcutta alumni 1921 births 1990 deaths Scholars from Kolkata Indian social reformers