Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (Tamil: ஸ்ரீ ஸ்ரீ ரவிஶங்கர் ; Kannada: ಶ್ರೀ ಶ್ರೀ ರವಿಶಂಕರ್) is a spiritual and humanitarian leader. He was born on May 13, 1956 in Tamil Nadu, India. He is often referred to by the double-honorific "Sri Sri", Guruji or Gurudeva. He is the founder of the international Art of Living Foundation which aims to relieve stress at an individual level, and to relieve disease and violence at a societal level.
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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (Tamil: ஸ்ரீ ஸ்ரீ ரவிஶங்கர் ; Kannada: ಶ್ರೀ ಶ್ರೀ ರವಿಶಂಕರ್) is a spiritual and humanitarian leader. He was born on May 13, 1956 in Tamil Nadu, India. He is often referred to by the double-honorific "Sri Sri", Guruji or Gurudeva. He is the founder of the international Art of Living Foundation which aims to relieve stress at an individual level, and to relieve disease and violence at a societal level.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is also a driving force behind the charitable organization, International Association for Human Values, which conducts the "5H" program.
Sri Sri was born to Venkat Ratnam, a businessman in the automobile industry, and Vishalakshi. His parents named him Shankar since his birthday matched that of the 8th century CE Hindu saint, Adi Shankara. According to his biographies, at the age of four he could recite verses from the Bhagavad Gita. Sri Sri received an advanced degree in physics at the age of 17..
Shankar is a former disciple of Maharishi Mahesh...
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