Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Indian Spiritual Leader, Meditation Teacher
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	12/01/1917
Age	108 years
Birthplace	Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

Bio/Wiki

Birth name	Mahesh Prasad Varma
Nickname(s)	Maharishi or The Maharishi The Giggling Guru The Flying Yogi

Physical Stats & More

Height	163 cm (5’ 4”)
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black and White

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University	Allahabad University
Educational Qualification	A Master's degree in Mathematics and Physics

Personal Life

Date of Death	05/02/2008
Place of Death	Dutch town of Vlodrop, The Netherlands
Zodiac sign	Capricorn

Relationships & More

Marital Status (at the time of death)	Unmarried

Family

Father	Sri Ram Prasad
Mother	Name not known
Spouse	N/A
Children	N/A

Career

Publication(s)	1963: The Science of Being and Art of Living 1965: Completed English translation and commentary on the Bhagavad-Gita 1968: Meditations of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Awards, Honours	1970: Man of Hope Award by the City of Hope Foundation in Los Angeles, US 1973: Golden Medal of the city of Delphi, Greece 1975: Appeared on the cover of Time magazine 2019: Honoured with Commemorative Stamp by the Indian Government

Some Lesser Known Facts

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi did not smoke.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi did not drink alcohol.
He was an Indian spiritual leader and meditation teacher, renowned for introducing Transcendental Meditation to the West with around 6 million followers.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is famously known as "The Beatles' Guru."
He was among the early spiritual leaders to gather a devoted following, including many celebrities.
His father was from the Kayastha caste and served as a tax official in Uttar Pradesh, India.