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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

1918 - 2008

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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (born Mahesh Prasad Varma, 12 January 191? – 5 February 2008) was the creator of Transcendental Meditation (TM) and leader of the worldwide organization that has been characterized in multiple ways, including as a new religious movement and as non-religious. He became known as Maharishi (meaning "great seer") and Yogi as an adult. After earning a degree in physics at Allahabad University in 1942, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi became an assistant and disciple of Swami Brahmananda Saraswati (also known as Guru Dev), the Shankaracharya (spiritual leader) of the Jyotir Math in the Indian Himalayas. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is the 969th most popular religious figure (down from 888th in 2019), the 174th most popular biography from India (down from 131st in 2019) and the 20th most popular Indian Religious Figure.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is most famous for being the founder of Transcendental Meditation.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ranks 969 out of 3,187. Before him are Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha, Mesud II, Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, Keith O'Brien, William Miller, and Karmapa. After him are Francis Arinze, Antipope John VIII, Safi-ad-din Ardabili, Ninian, Antipope Victor IV, and Patrick Allen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ranks 62. Before him are André Bazin, Lila Kedrova, João Figueiredo, Anna Mani, Günther Rall, and Patricio Aylwin. After him are Yigal Allon, Edwin G. Krebs, Rosemary Kennedy, Sam Walton, Robert Aldrich, and Ahmed Deedat. Among people deceased in 2008, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ranks 56. Before him are Tassos Papadopoulos, Masanobu Fukuoka, Phil Hill, Dino Risi, Dražan Jerković, and Robert Rauschenberg. After him are Chiara Lubich, Horst Tappert, Bernardin Gantin, Ivan Rebroff, George Carlin, and Dorothy Vaughan.

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In India

Among people born in India, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ranks 174 out of 1,861. Before him are Julia Margaret Cameron (1815), Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (1703), Mukesh (1923), Anthony de Mello (1931), Mahboob Ali Khan (1866), and Sarojini Naidu (1879). After him are Jyotirao Phule (1827), Lakshmi Mittal (1950), Engelbert Humperdinck (1936), Mata Amritanandamayi (1953), Tukaram (1608), and Nana Sahib (1824).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ranks 20. Before him are Sadhu Sundar Singh (1889), Guru Arjan (1563), Guru Angad (1504), Ravi Shankar (1956), George Alencherry (1945), and Anthony de Mello (1931). After him are Mata Amritanandamayi (1953), Mahavatar Babaji (1900), Nirmala Joshi (1934), Parshvanatha (-872), Sai Baba of Shirdi (1835), and Jayadeva (1170).

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