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Sri Chinmoy

1931 - 2007

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Chinmoy Kumar Ghose (27 August 1931 – 11 October 2007), better known as Sri Chinmoy, was an Indian spiritual leader who taught meditation in the United States after moving to New York City in 1964. Chinmoy established his first meditation center in Queens, New York, and eventually had seven thousand students in 60 countries. He was an author, artist, poet, and musician; he also held public events such as concerts and meditations on the theme of inner peace. Chinmoy advocated a spiritual path to God through prayer and meditation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sri Chinmoy is the 1,753rd most popular writer (down from 692nd in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Bangladesh (down from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Bangladeshi Writer.

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Among writers, Sri Chinmoy ranks 1,753 out of 7,302. Before him are Stanisław Wyspiański, Rick Riordan, Ivan Klíma, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Eustathius of Thessalonica, and Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger. After him are Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Mário de Andrade, Bob Woodward, Mór Jókai, Adalberon, and Antonio Skármeta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Sri Chinmoy ranks 119. Before him are Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Samir Amin, Camillo Ruini, James Tolkan, Morris Chang, and Ivan Klíma. After him are Viliam Schrojf, Yao Wenyuan, Ole-Johan Dahl, Augusto Boal, Ermanno Olmi, and Masaaki Hatsumi. Among people deceased in 2007, Sri Chinmoy ranks 96. Before him are E. Howard Hunt, Sol LeWitt, Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, Denny Doherty, Luigi Comencini, and André Gorz. After him are Pierre Messmer, Viliam Schrojf, Floyd Westerman, Gianfranco Ferré, Julien Gracq, and Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark.

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In Bangladesh

Among people born in Bangladesh, Sri Chinmoy ranks 14 out of 74. Before him are Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920), Mohammad Ali Bogra (1909), Matsyendranatha (901), Zillur Rahman (1929), William Beveridge (1879), and Fazlur Rahman Khan (1929). After him are Ziaur Rahman (1936), Iajuddin Ahmed (1931), Anandamayi Ma (1896), Khawaja Nazimuddin (1894), Meghnad Saha (1893), and Mahasweta Devi (1926).

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Among WRITERS In Bangladesh

Among writers born in Bangladesh, Sri Chinmoy ranks 1. After him are Mahasweta Devi (1926), Begum Rokeya (1880), Chittaranjan Das (1869), Taslima Nasrin (1962), Kamini Roy (1864), Humayun Ahmed (1948), Ahmed Sofa (1943), Sufia Kamal (1911), Shankha Ghosh (1932), Avijit Roy (1972), and Mamunul Haque (1973).

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