Rishis, Gurus & modern charlatans.

We have moved far away from the original concept of the rishi, the muni and the guru.

The Maharishi in Rishikesh

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was probably amongst the first of India’s new-age godmen to burst on the international scene in the 1960s. Born in 1911 CE as Mahesh Prasad Varma, he studied physics and later rebranded himself as Maharishi and Yogi. He created the practice known as Transcendental Meditation and became famous for his assoc…