Swami Bhaskarananda spent perhaps a couple of hours with Swami Chidananda at Shanti Nivas, Dehra Dun on 8th April 2004. Swami Chidananda sang a couple of kirtans from the samyam saptah that he would attend at Sri Ma Anandamyi's Ashram most years. He also recollected Ram Nam sang by Papa Ramdas of Anandashram, Kerala an ashram he would also visit regularly.