Chinmayananda
(1916-1993)
Indian spiritual teacher
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Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati, commonly referred to as Swami Chinmayananda, (born Balakrishna Menon; 8 May 1916 – 3 August 1993) was a Hindu spiritual leader and a teacher who inspired the formation of Chinmaya Mission, a worldwide nonprofit organisation, to spread the knowledge of Advaita Vedanta, the Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, and other ancient Hindu scriptures. From 1951 onward, he spearheaded a global Hindu spiritual and cultural renaissance that popularised the religion's esoteric scriptural texts, teaching them in English all across India and abroad.
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8 May 1916 Ernakulam, Kerala, Kochi, India
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| Died |
4 August 1993 (aged 77) Resting place: Sidhbari
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| Zodiac | Taurus |
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