Rishi Prabhakar
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Sri Rishi Prabhakar | |
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 Guruji Rishi Prabhakar | |
| Born | Raghavendra Rao Prabhakar 30th August 1948 Karnataka, India |
| Died | 16th February 2014 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Spiritual Leader |
| Years active | 40 years |
| Organisation(s) | Rishi Samskruthi Vidya Kendra (RSVK), Founder |
| Spouse | Arundhati Rishi Prabhakar |
| Children | Siddhant Rishi Prabhakar |
| Mother | Ramadevi |
Sri Rishi Prabhakar was the founder of Rishi Samskruthi Vidya Kendra a Public Charitable Trust. Guruji has developed many programs such as Siddha Samadhi Yoga(SSY), Kaya Kalpa Kriya(KKK), Advance Meditation Course(AMC), Bhava Samadhi Training(BST), Hundred Percent Memory(HMP, also known as RCRT), Infant Siddha Program(ISP) and Inspirational Leadership in Rural Development(ILRD) for the well being of humanity. And made many spiritual teachers across the country . [1]
Career
Prabhakar oversaw an organization with 100 ashrams in 20 cities. SSY's headquarters are located at a 32-acre campus in Rishi Tapokshetra which is "a yoga finishing school of sorts for a three-day advanced course".[1] Gurujis organization has a cancer research center whose goal is to eliminate cancer through yoga and healthy eating.[citation needed] He was on the Board of World Religious Leaders for the Elijah Interfaith Institute.[2]
According to Prabakhar's web site, he received his spiritual training from his guru, Bhagwan Visweswaraiah and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.[citation needed]
Personal life
Guruji Rishi Prabhakar was born on 1948 in independent India and lived along with his family in the developing city of Bangalore.
Guruji pursued his graduation in Aeronautical Engineering at Bangalore University and further pursued his masters in management at Western Ontario University, Ottawa, Canada on a full scholarship, where he acquired Canadian Citizenship. He was also a Computer scientist.
In 1999, Guruji married Smita Ubale (later to be known as Arundhati Ma) and were married for a span of 15 years until Guruji's demise in 2014.
Guruji and Arundhati Ma have a son, Siddhant, born in the year 2000 who is currently pursuing his higher education.
After the demise of Guruji, Arundhati Ma, Siddhant, Guruji's mother, Srimati Ramadevi and his disciple Manoj Lekhi play an active role in Guruji Rishi Prabhakar's organisation 'RSVK'.
References
- ^ a b Venkatesha Babu; Rahul Sachitanand (March 26, 2006) Bangalore's Spiritual Boulevard A stretch of road in rural Bangalore houses three major ashrams, attracting thousands of mainly young, well-to-do techie followers who are looking to de-stress. Venkatesha Babu and Rahul Sachitanand tried to do so as well, Business Today, retrieved Oct 3, 2012
- ^ "Leaders of Religions of India". Elijah Interfaith. 2007-05-18. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
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