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Lahiri Mahasaya

1828 - 1895

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Shyama Charan Lahiri (30 September 1828 – 26 September 1895), best known as Lahiri Mahasaya, was an Indian yogi and guru who founded the Kriya Yoga school. He was a disciple of Mahavatar Babaji. Lahiri Mahasaya's life was described in Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi as a demonstration of the spiritual attainment that could be achieved by a householder "living fully in the world". A part of Lahiri Mahasaya's face is pictured on the cover of The Beatles' 1967 album Sgt. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lahiri Mahasaya is the 10,935th most popular politician (down from 10,265th in 2019), the 400th most popular biography from India (down from 362nd in 2019) and the 130th most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lahiri Mahasaya ranks 10,935 out of 19,576. Before him are Charibert of Laon, Zeng Qinghong, José Giral, Aulus Cornelius Palma Frontonianus, Óscar R. Benavides, and Aemilia Lepida. After him are Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern, Magas of Cyrene, Mizengo Pinda, Eric IV, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, Zurab Zhvania, and Nikolay Raevsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1828, Lahiri Mahasaya ranks 39. Before him are Charles Floquet, Antoinette de Mérode, Mór Than, Władysław Czartoryski, Charles Foster, and Rainilaiarivony. After him are Andrew Taylor Still, Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry, Maria Deraismes, Josephine Butler, Heinrich von Ferstel, and Leonardo Murialdo. Among people deceased in 1895, Lahiri Mahasaya ranks 49. Before him are Benjamin Godard, Henri Ernest Baillon, Daniel Kirkwood, Władysław Podkowiński, Grand Duke Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia, and Knud Knudsen. After him are Tomoji Tanabe, George Newbold Lawrence, Eugen Langen, Viktor Rydberg, Felix Hoppe-Seyler, and Princess Elisabeth Anna of Prussia.

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In India

Among people born in India, Lahiri Mahasaya ranks 400 out of 1,861. Before him are Subramania Bharati (1882), Abdul-Qādir Bedil (1642), K. Kamaraj (1903), Nasir-ud-Daulah (1794), Jaimini (-390), and Filipe Neri Ferrão (1953). After him are Mir Jafar (1691), Hansa Jivraj Mehta (1897), P. Chidambaram (1945), Suriya (1975), Asaf-ud-Daula (1748), and M. Karunanidhi (1924).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Lahiri Mahasaya ranks 130. Before him are Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918), Madan Mohan Malaviya (1861), Guru Hargobind (1595), Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1930), K. Kamaraj (1903), and Nasir-ud-Daulah (1794). After him are Mir Jafar (1691), P. Chidambaram (1945), Asaf-ud-Daula (1748), Tarun Gogoi (1936), Sucheta Kriplani (1908), and Rana Sanga (1482).

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