Sri Madhava Ashish | |
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Born | 23 February 1920 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Died | April 13, 1997 Mirtola, Uttarakhand, India | (aged 77)
Nationality | Scottish (former) Indian |
Other names | Alexander Phipps |
Occupation(s) | Agriculturist Spiritualist Mystic writer |
Known for | Spiritualism Agriculture |
Awards | Padma Shri |
Sri Madhava Ashish (1920–1997) was a Scottish-born naturalised Indian spiritualist, mystic, writer and agriculturist, known for his services to Indian agriculture.[1] He was the head of the Mirtola Ashram located in the village of same name, near Almora, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.[2] He published several articles on the topics of agriculture and ecology of India.[3] He was also the author of four books, What is Man?,[4] Man, The Measure of All Things,[5] Man, Son of Man[6] and An Open Window.[7] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 1992 for his contributions to the agriculture sector in India.[8]