Shakuntala D. Pandey examines the figure known as 'M' — Mahendranath Gupta, compiler of the Sri Ramakrishna Vachanamrita — in वचनामृतकार श्री. 'म' (Vachanamritkar Shri. 'M'), a Marathi-language study published by Ramakrishna Math, Nagpur. The work traces the life and contribution of the devotee who preserved Ramakrishna's teachings in recorded dialogue.