Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was the creator of Transcendental Meditation (TM) and leader of the worldwide organization that has been characterized in multiple ways,including as a new religious movement and as non-religious. He became known as Maharishi and Yogi as an adult.
The Biju Janata Dal is an Indian regional political party with significant influence in the state of Odisha. It was founded by the former minister of mines and minerals of the Republic of India Naveen Patnaik on 26 December 1997 as a breakaway faction from the Janata Dal. The BJD is led by its founder as president of the party. The headquarters of the party is located in Forest Park,Bhubaneswar.
Swami Brahmananda Saraswati,also known as Guru Dev,was the Shankaracharya of the Jyotir Math monastery in India. Born into a Saryupareen Brahmin family,he left home at the age of nine in search of a spiritual master. At age fourteen,he became a disciple of SvāmīKṛṣṇānanda Sarasvatī. At the age of 34,he was initiated into the order of Sannyas and became the Śaṅkarācārya of Jyotir Math in 1941 at age 70,the first person to hold that office in 150 years. His disciples included Swami Shantanand Saraswati,Transcendental Meditation founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi,SvāmīSwarūpānanda Sarasvatīand Swami Karpatri. According to the partisans of Shantānand Saraswati,Brahmānanda made a will five months before his death in 1953,naming Shantānand as his successor.
Ganjam district is a district in the Indian state of Odisha. Ganjam's total area is 8,206 km²(3,168 mi²). The district headquarters is Chhatrapur. Ganjam is divided into three sub-divisions Chhatrapur,Berhampur,and Bhanjanagar. The Imperial Gazetteer of India 1908 lists Ganjam,along with the Thanjavur and South Canara districts,as the three districts of the Madras Presidency where Brahmins were most numerous. As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Odisha.
Naveen Patnaik is an Indian politician who served as the 14th Chief Minister of Odisha from 5 March 2000 to 12 June 2024. His 24-year reign is the second longest for a chief minister of any Indian state,after Pawan Kumar Chamling of Sikkim. He is the first president of the Biju Janata Dal since 1997. He served as the Union Minister of Steel and Mines from 1998 to 2000 and a member of the Lok Sabha from Aska from 1997 to 2000.
Bijayananda Patnaik was an Indian politician and aviator. He served as the 3rd Chief Minister of the State of Odisha from 1961 to 1963 and from 1990 to 1995. He was also the 14th Steel and mines and 1st Coal Union Minister of India from 1979 to 1980 and from 1977 to 1979 and a member of Lok Sabha from Kendrapara from 1977 to 1985. He is the father of Naveen Patnaik,who was the CM of Odisha.
Hariharananda Giri,was an Indian yogi and guru who taught in India as well as in western countries. He was born as Rabindranath Bhattacharya in Nadia district,West Bengal. He was the head of the Kriya Yoga Institute,United States,and founder worldwide Kriya Yoga Centers. According to some sources,Hariharananda was a direct disciple of Yukteswar Giri.
Bhadrak is a city of Odisha state in eastern India. The city is the district headquarters of Bhadrak district. According to legend,the city derives its name from the Goddess Bhadrakali,whose temple is on the banks of the Salandi River.
Nandini Satpathy was an Indian politician and author. She was the Chief Minister of Odisha from June 1972 to December 1976.
Prasanna Acharya is an Indian politician from Odisha,India. He is a former member of parliament in the Rajya Sabha. He is a member of the Biju Janata Dal.
The politics of Odisha are part of India's federal parliamentary representative democracy,where the union government exercises sovereign rights. Certain powers are reserved to the states,including Odisha. The state has a multi-party system,in which the two main parties are the nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the regional,socialist Biju Janata Dal (BJD). The Indian National Congress (INC) has also significant presence.
Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) Constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.
The History of Transcendental Meditation (TM) and the Transcendental Meditation movement originated with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi,founder of the organization,and continues beyond his death (2008). In 1955,the Maharishi began publicly teaching a traditional meditation technique learned from his master Brahmananda Saraswati,which he called Transcendental Deep Meditation,and later renamed Transcendental Meditation.
Shashi Bhusan Behera is an Indian politician from the Biju Janata Dal party. He is the Finance and excise minister of Odisha State. He was a former member of Rajya Sabha and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Odisha. Former General Secretary and Vice–President of State Yuva Biju Janata Dal,President Orissa Dalit Sena,Vice President Samatamancha,State Executive Member H.M.S.,General Secretary All Orissa Kaibarta Mahasangha,Founder Secretary of Cuttack Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital. Elected Member of National Telephone Advisory Committee in 2001 to 2002.
Kantabanji is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balangir district,Odisha.
Khurda-Tangi is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Khordha district,Odisha,India.
Bhubaneswar North (Uttar) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Khordha district,Odisha,India.
Bhubaneswar Central (Madhya) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Khordha district,Odisha,India.
Ekamra-Bhubaneswar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Khordha district,Odisha,India.
Jagannath Mallick was an Indian politician and the member of parliament. He initially served as the member of Odisha Legislative Assembly and the Agriculture and co-operation minister in the state or Odisha.
