Succession
The Purodha Pramukha — chairperson of the Purodha Board and President of the organisation, elected for life by the body of purodhas.
First Purodha Pramukha
1955 – 1990
Founder of Ánanda Márga and its permanent Márga Guru. The Purodha Pramukha is the chairperson of the Purodha Board and ex-officio President of the organisation, elected by the body of purodhas and holding office for life.
Second Purodha Pramukha
31 October 1990 – 15 October 2008
Born June 1919; initiated by the founder in 1954, avadhúta from 1964. Edited the organisation’s magazines for two decades before leading it for eighteen years. Author of "The Sixteen Points: Our Fundamental Duty" and "My Spiritual Life with Baba".
A wiki navigation template gives "1991–2010"; the article text and the dated death announcement (15 Oct 2008) say otherwise, and the dated source wins.
Third — current Purodha Pramukha
2008 – present
Directly initiated by the founder in 1954, of the same early cohort as his predecessor. Elected after Shraddhánanda’s passing; his tours and discourses appear in the organisation’s official coverage through 2026.
One wiki page dates the election "October 2010"; the sector’s own site and multiple sources say 2008, which is printed.
Note for the record: the organisation has experienced administrative litigation since the early 2000s. The succession shown here follows the sources cited on each entry; the governing administration this platform represents is a decision recorded in the launch checklist, not one this page takes silently.