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Ravi Shankar

1956 - Today

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Ravi Shankar (born 13 May 1956) is an Indian guru and spiritual leader. He is also referred to as Sri Sri or Gurudev. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ravi Shankar is the 924th most popular religious figure (down from 850th in 2019), the 164th most popular biography from India (down from 124th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Indian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ravi Shankar ranks 924 out of 3,187. Before him are Patriarch Nikon of Moscow, Killing of Peter Fechter, Sasan, Peter Chrysologus, Charalambos, and Guru Angad. After him are Angela of Foligno, Raniero Cantalamessa, Lucian of Antioch, Hélder Câmara, Angelo Amato, and George Alencherry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Ravi Shankar ranks 43. Before him are Leslie Cheung, Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Gina Haspel, David M. Brown, Kim Cattrall, and Eric Roberts. After him are Zbigniew Boniek, Danny Boyle, Joe Satriani, David Caruso, Aileen Wuornos, and Afric Simone.

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In India

Among people born in India, Ravi Shankar ranks 164 out of 1,861. Before him are Bindusara (-320), Abdul Qadeer Khan (1936), Wilfred Bion (1897), Ashok Kumar (1911), Guru Angad (1504), and Vikramaditya (-102). After him are George Alencherry (1945), Anna Mani (1918), Jayalalithaa (1948), Julia Margaret Cameron (1815), Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (1703), and Mukesh (1923).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Ravi Shankar ranks 17. Before him are Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835), Radha (null), Mahinda (-285), Sadhu Sundar Singh (1889), Guru Arjan (1563), and Guru Angad (1504). After him are George Alencherry (1945), Anthony de Mello (1931), Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918), Mata Amritanandamayi (1953), Mahavatar Babaji (1900), and Nirmala Joshi (1934).

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