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Literature Review: Baba Ramdev

Baba Ramdev was born as Ram Krishn to Gulab Devi and Ram Nivas Yadav in thevillage Saiyad AliPur of Mahendragarh district in Haryana

His childhood inspiration had been the freedom fighters Ram Prasad Bismil andSubhas Chandra Bose. Baba Ramdev has said that on reading a biography of RamPrasad Bismil, his mind was totally cleansed

Baba Ramdev completed his eighth grade from Shahbajpar, Haryana and joinedAarsh (Arya) Gurukul, Khanpur. It was here that Ramdev was first exposed toSanskrit and Yoga

He spent several years at Haridwar studying ancient Indian scriptures at GurukulKangri Vishwavidyalaya

Baba Ramdev shot into prominence when he started the Divya Yog Mandir Trustwith Acharya Bal Krishna

In 2003, Aastha TV, a popular spirituality channel began featuring him in itsmorning yoga slot

Today, the flagship project of Baba Ramdev is Patanjali Yog Peeth (a registeredTrust inaugurated on August 6, 2006 by Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Vice Presidentof India).

The primary aim of this institution is to build India the world's largest centre forAyurveda & Yoga

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Literature Review: Spiritual GurusShri Asharam Ji Bapu wasborn on April 17, 1941. He IS also endearingly called "Bapu", is a self-

realized Hindu Spiritual Guru. Bapu preaches the existence of One Supreme Conscious in every human beingand represents a confluence of Bhakti yoga, Gnana yoga & Karma yoga. Under his guidance, an Ashram was

started in 1971 at Ahmedabad on the historically significant place where sage Sandipani (Guru of Lord Krishnaused to do Yagya. As of now, the number of Ashrams have surpassed 350.

Osho, born Chandra Mohan Jain was also known as Acharya & as Osho from 1989, was an Indian mystic guru,and spiritual teacher who garnered an international following. A professor of philosophy, he travelled

throughout India in the 1960s as a public speaker. His outspoken criticism of socialism, Mahatma Gandhi andinstitutionalized religions made him controversial. He also advocated a more open attitude towards sexuality: astance that earned him the sobriquet "sex guru" in the Indian and later international press.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a humanitarian leader, spiritual teacher and an ambassador of peace. His vision ofa stress-free, violence-free society has united millions of people the world over through service projects and thecourses of The Art of Living. He also established in 1997 a Geneva-based charity, along with the 14th Dalai

Lama, the International Association for Human Values, an NGO that engages in relief work and rural

development and aims to foster shared global values. In 2010 Sri Sri was named by Forbes Magazine as the fifthmost influential person in India.

Sri Sathya Sai Baba born as Sathyanarayana Raju was an Indian, spiritual figure, mystic, philanthropist, and

educator. His followers believed him to be the reincarnation of Sai Baba of Shirdi, a spiritual saint and miracleworker who died in 1918 and whose teachings were an eclectic blend of Hindu and Muslim beliefs.The

materializations ofvibhutiand other small objects such as rings & necklaces by Sathya Sai Baba were a source ofboth fame and controversy; devotees considered them signs of divinity, while skeptics viewed them as simpleconjuring tricks. His photographs are displayed in millions of homes and on the dashboards of cars, and lockets

bearing his photo are worn by many as a symbol of good luck