Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Founder

Named one of the "Seven Most Powerful People in India," by Forbes, his world-renowned meditation techniques helped end the 60-year conflict in Colombia. He has been credited with bringing opposing parties together to facilitate meditation and peace talks in Iraq, Cote d'Ivoire, and India.

Founder of the Art of Living Foundation and International Association for Human Values, Sri Sri is leading the way toward peace and tolerance through meditation and humanitarian efforts. The Art of Living is a non-profit organisation founded in 1981. The International Association for Human Values was created in Geneva in 1997 by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar as a global platform for humanitarian initiatives that solve problems by uplifting human values. Over 35 years, his programmes and initiatives have touched the lives of over 800 million people in over 180 countries.

One World Family

Mission

Through his life and work, Sri Sri has inspired millions around the world with a vision of a stress-free, violence-free world. He has designed programmes that provide techniques and tools to live a deeper, more joyous life.

Sri Sri's mission is to show the world that through achieving inner peace, we will be able to see our human interconnectedness and become a One World Family.