The first English biography of Sri Ma Anandamayee entited From The Life of Sri Ma Anandamayi was published in 1964 It was written by Bithika Mukerji at the request of Atmanandaji (Miss Blanca Schlamm), the first editor fo the quarterly magazine Ananda Varta, begun in 1952. Atmanandaji was very concerned about de votees who did not speak Bengali. She herself acquired Hindi and Bengali very quickly and undertook the task of rendering Sri Ma's words into English. She always worked in close collaboration with Bithika Mukerji because it was her considered opinion that Bithikaji had a feel and flair for the nuances of meanings of Sri Ma's words. (NEW BOOK)