Ravi Shankar (spiritual leader)

For other people named Ravi Shankar, see Ravi Shankar (disambiguation).

Ravi Shankar
Shankar in 2018
Born
Ravi Shankar

(1956-05-13) 13 May 1956 (age 68)
Papanasam, Thanjavur district, Madras State (now Tamil Nadu), India
WorksCelebrating Silence, An Intimate Note to the Sincere Seeker, God Loves Fun, "Astavakra Gita(Commentary)", "Commentary on Narada Bhakti Sutra"
HonorsPadma Vibhushan
WebsiteOfficial Website
Pranab Mukherjee, presenting the Padma Vibhushan to Shankar at the Rashtrapati Bhavan

Ravi Shankar (born 13 May 1956) is an Indian guru[1] and spiritual leader. He is also referred to as Sri Sri or Gurudev.[2][3] From around the mid 1970s, he worked as an apprentice under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the founder of Transcendental Meditation. In 1981, he founded the Art of Living foundation.[4]

  1. ^ Suar, Swati Snigdha (18 June 2015). "Meet India's 10 most renowned yoga gurus". Rediff.com.
  2. ^ "'Day before Chandrayaan-3 landing…': Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in US". Hindustan Times. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ^ Salkin, Allen (28 August 2007). "Emperor of Air". Yoga Journal. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. ^ Jacobs, Stephen (2015). The Art of Living Foundation. USA: Ashgate. p. 68. ISBN 9781472412683.