Famous People with Name Swami

Swami Chidvilasananda            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Swami Chidvilasananda: Swami Chidvilasananda met her guru Swami Muktananda at a very early age and became one of his devotees. Muktananda soon made her his official English language translator and she accompanied him on his three world tours. Chidvilasananda, (literally, "bliss of the play of consciousness") is her formal name.

Swami Chinmayananda            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Swami Chinmayananda: was born Balakrishna Menon (Balan) in Ernakulam, Kerala in a devout Hindu noble family called "Poothampalli". Graduating from Lucknow University, he entered the field of journalism where he felt he could influence political, economic and social reform in India. But his life was changed when he met Swami Sivananda at Rishikesh and became interested in the Hindu spiritual path.

Swami Keshwanand            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Swami Keshwanand: was an Indian freedom fighter and social reformer.When Birama was five, his family left Magluna for the nearby town of Ratangarh. Thakarsi, who used to escort prosperous Seths (Businessman) from Ratangarh to Delhi on his camel, died in 1890 when Birama was seven. This put paid to Birama's already slim chances of gaining an education; it is said that for a prolonged period, his mother had perforce to move from place to place in search of shelter and fodder for her animals. Mother and son finally settled at village Kelania in present-day Sri Ganganagar district in 1897

Swami Sahajanand Saraswati            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Swami Sahajanand Saraswati: was born in a Jijhoutia Bhumihar Brahmin[1] family of Gazipur of Uttar Pradesh state of India, was an ascetic (Dandi sanyasi) of Dashnami Order (Dasanami Sannyasi order) of Adi Shankara Sampradaya (a monastic post which only Brahmins can hold) as well as a nationalist and peasant leader of India. Although he was born in Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), his social and political activities centered mostly in Bihar in the initial days, and gradually spread to the rest of India with the formation of All India Kisan Sabha

Swami Chinmayanand            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Swami Chinmayanand: a former union minister state of India. He was minister of state for internal affairs in Third Vajpayee Ministry. He was elected to Lok Sabha from Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate. He was born in Gonda district in 1947 in a royal family of Avadh, but renounced royalty as a young man inspired by the teachings of Buddha and Mahavir. He completed MA from Lucknow University.He is unmarried. His interests include tantra, philosophy, yoga and Hindu mythology. He also completed doctorate. He has written some books in Hindi namely;

Shri Purohit Swami            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Shri Purohit Swami: was a Hindu teacher from Maharashtra, India.As a child he became proficient in Marathi, English, and Sanskrit. He was well educated, obtaining a B.A. in philosophy at Calcutta University in 1903 and a law degree from Deccan College and Bombay University.As a teenager, he decided to be celibate, but in 1908 he accommodated his parents' wishes and married Godu Bai. After the birth of daughters in 1910 and 1914 and a son in 1915, he resumed his vow of celibacy.