Why do you spell Paramhansa Yoganandas name differently than most people?
We’ve chosen to honor the way Yogananda himself wrote his name. Some years after his passing, editors decided to change the spelling of his name by adding an extra ‘a’, turning it into ‘Paramahansa’. According to some pundits in India, the extra ‘a’ makes the spelling a proper translation from the original Sanskrit. Other noted Sanskrit scholars say the way Yogananda wrote his name is the correct way. Ananda chooses to respect the way that Sri Yukteswar (who gave Yogananda the title ‘Paramhansa’) and Yogananda spelled it. You can see Yogananda’s original signature in the first edition, reproduced on the title page, just as he wrote it.
