Hans Maharaj

Hans Rām Singh Rawat
Born(1900-11-08)8 November 1900
Gadh-ki-Sedhia, British India (in present-day Uttarakhand, India)
Died19 July 1966(1966-07-19) (aged 65)
Delhi, India
Spouse(s)Sinduri Devi (1st)
Rajeshwari Devi (2nd, concurrent)
ChildrenWith Sinduri Devi: Savitri
With Rajeshwari Devi: Satpal, Mahi Pal, Dharam Pal, Prem Pal
Parent(s)Ranjit Singh Rawat and Kalindi Devi
RelativesAmrita Rawat (daughter-in-law)
Navi Rawat (granddaughter)

Hans Rām Singh Rawat,[1] called Shrī Hans Jī Mahārāj and by various other honorifics (8 November 1900 – 19 July 1966), was an Indian religious leader.

He was born in Gadh-ki-Sedhia, north-east of Haridwar in present-day Uttarakhand, India. His parents were Ranjit Singh Rawat and Kalindi Devi.[2] He was considered a Satguru by his students who called him affectionately "Shri Maharaj ji" or just "Guru Maharaj ji."[3]

He had a daughter from his first wife Sinduri Devi, and four sons from his second wife Rajeshwari Devi, later known among followers as "Mata Ji"[4] and "Shri Mata Ji".[5]

  1. ^ Hans Ji Maharaj, Ram Navami (Basaki) Festival, Sarojini Nagar, New Delhi, April 1965.
    "My name is Hans Ram Singh"
  2. ^ Hans Jayanti (2000), pp.24–37. DUO, New Delhi, Book published in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Hans Ram Rawat's birth.
  3. ^ Current Biography Yearbook (1974), p.225, H.W. Wilson Company
  4. ^ Mangalwadi, Vishal (1987). The World of Gurus. Vikas Publishing House. p. 218.
  5. ^ "MOTHER OUSTS 'PLAYBOY' GURU", Los Angeles Times 2 April 1975, pg. 6A