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Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

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Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi is the founder of Sahaja Yoga, which she established in 1970. Since then she has given thousands of lectures, and has taught millions how to practice the technique. Shri Mataji was born to Christian parents in 1923, into one of India’s most reputed royal families. She studied medicine until she became a student activist in Gandhi’s Free India movement.  In 1949 she married Sir C.P. Srivastava, a distinguished diplomat who later came to serve as Secretary General of the UN International Maritime Organization for a record term of 16 years. Sir C.P. Srivastava is himself distinguished not only as India’s most decorated civil servant but also as the first Indian to be knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to the United Nations.


NGOs created by Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

Shri Mataji has been able to create a number of NGOs (Non Governmental Organisations) in the last 25 years. To mention a few: 

An international hospital in Mumbai to help patients all over the world to get a chance to cure themselves through Sahaja Yoga methods. This hospital has been producing quite successful results in curing a number of incurable diseases like cancer, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis etc. 

An international cancer research centre in Mumbai in order to study the effects of Sahaja Yoga methods on curing various illnesses, including psychosomatic diseases.

An international music school in Nagpur to promote classical music. 

A charity house for the poor people in Delhi, to provide shelter to destitute and homeless people. 


International acclaim

New York, 1989-1994: 
Invited  by the United Nations Sahaja Yoga Organization for four consecutive years to  speak on ways to achieve world peace.

105th Congress, 1997 and 106th Congress,  2000: 
Honorarium read into Congressional Record byCongressman Eliot Engle commending Shri Mataji for her dedicated and  tireless work for humanity.

 "Shri Mataji's discovery brings  genuine hope to humanity." 
Claes Nobel, (grand nephew of Alfred Nobel, Nobel Peace Prize Foundation) Chairman of the United  Earth Organization.

 Romania, 1995, Awarded  PhD in Cognitive Science from the Ecological University of Bucarest

 China, 1995, Official  guest speaker at the Women's Conference in Beijing as a guest of the Chinese  Government

 Brazil, 1994, Presented with the key to the City of Brasilia following official sponsorship  of the series of Sahaja Yoga programs in the country

 St. Petersburg, URS 1993, Invited  to inaugurate the now annual International Conference on Medicine and  Self-Knowledge.

 Moscow, 1989, Government sponsorship of Sahaja Yoga research granted after meeting between  Shri Mataji and the Russian Minister of Health at that time.

 Italy, 1989, Named  Personality of the Year by the Italian Government. 

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