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Mata Amritanandamayi

1953 - Today

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Sri Mātā Amritānandamayī Devi (born Sudhamani Idamannel; 27 September 1953), often known as Amma ("Mother"), is an Indian Hindu spiritual leader, guru and humanitarian, who is revered as 'the hugging saint' by her followers. She is the chancellor of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, a multi-campus research university. In 2018, she was felicitated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making the largest contribution to the Government of India's Clean India Campaign Swachh Bharat Mission. She was the first recipient of Vishwaratna Puraskar (Gem of the World Award) by Indian Parliament. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mata Amritanandamayi is the 988th most popular religious figure (down from 866th in 2019), the 178th most popular biography from India (down from 127th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Indian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Mata Amritanandamayi ranks 988 out of 3,187. Before her are Alfredo Ottaviani, Itzhak Stern, Antonio Quarracino, Humbert of Silva Candida, Saint Margaret of Scotland, and Severinus of Noricum. After her are Antipope Clement VIII, Zita, Methodios I of Constantinople, Walter Kasper, Bernardin Gantin, and Benedict the Moor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Mata Amritanandamayi ranks 58. Before her are Gaetano Scirea, Michael J. Sandel, Felix Magath, John Zorn, Tess Gerritsen, and Roberto Bolaño. After her are Ron Jeremy, Tony Shalhoub, José María Aznar, Aleksandr Akimov, András Schiff, and Armen Sarkissian.

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In India

Among people born in India, Mata Amritanandamayi ranks 178 out of 1,861. Before her are Mahboob Ali Khan (1866), Sarojini Naidu (1879), Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918), Jyotirao Phule (1827), Lakshmi Mittal (1950), and Engelbert Humperdinck (1936). After her are Tukaram (1608), Nana Sahib (1824), Shantideva (685), I. I. Chundrigar (1897), Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899), and Mahesh Bhatt (1948).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Mata Amritanandamayi ranks 21. Before her are Guru Arjan (1563), Guru Angad (1504), Ravi Shankar (1956), George Alencherry (1945), Anthony de Mello (1931), and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918). After her are Mahavatar Babaji (1900), Nirmala Joshi (1934), Parshvanatha (-872), Sai Baba of Shirdi (1835), Jayadeva (1170), and Śāntarakṣita (725).

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