Sri Sri Ravi Shankar,
was Born on 13 May 1956. Ravi Shankar was born to Smt. Vishalakshi Ratnam and
R. S. Venkat Ratnam, He was named "Ravi"
because his birth was on a Sunday and
"Shankar" after the 8th century Hindu saint Adi Shankara, with whom
he shares the birthday. He is a
spiritual leader and founder of the Art of Living Foundation founded in 1982,
which aims to relieve individual stress, societal problems and violence. It is
an NGO. In 1997 he established a Geneva-based charity, 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 RaviShankar
was named by Forbes Magazine as the fifth most influential person in India.
He was involved in the movement demanding a strong lokpal bill.
He completed his
studies for Bachelor in Science at the age of 17 at St. Joseph College at
Bangalore University, culminating into the degree which he received on 7
December 1975 (at the age of 18) from Bangalore University.At 17.He felt that
the whole world was his family. And this is the starting of his journey to
different countries.
