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Founders of new religious movements

  • Maharishi Mahesh YogiMaharishi Mahesh Yogi was born Mahesh Prasad Varma on the 12th of January 1911, though some sources suggest 1917 or 1918.
  • Helena BlavatskyHelena Petrovna Blavatsky was born on the 12th of August 1831 in Yekaterinoslav, a town within the Russian Empire that is now known as Dnipro.
  • Thích Nhất HạnhNguyễn Xuân Bảo was born on the 11th of October 1926 in Huế, the ancient capital of central Vietnam. He belonged to the 15th generation of the Nguyễn Đình…
  • B. R. AmbedkarIn the town of Mhow, a young boy named Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar sat on a gunny sack during school hours. He could not sit inside the classroom like other…