| Author Info | - The current Shankaracharya of Puri Peeth, Swami Sri Nischalananda Saraswati-ji Maharaj was born on 30th June 1943 in a village called Haripur Bakshi Tol in the Madhubani district of Bihar. His father was Pandit Sri Lalvamshi Jha and his mother was Smt Gita Devi. His father was a high-ranking scholar of Sanskrit in the Mithila tradition and was a court vidwan of the then king of Mithila (Darbhanga Kingdom). From 1976 to 1981, he scrupulously studied the works of Prasthanatrayi, Panchadasi, Vedanta Paribhasha, Nyaya Mimamsa, Tantra and Advaita Siddhi from his Gurudev. From 1982 to 1987, he studied Khandanakhanda Khadya and the Yajur Veda with special emphasis from the then Shankaracharya of Puri Peetha Swami Sri Niranjanadev Tirtha ji Maharaj. He spent five Chaturmasas with him. Impressed by Swami Sri Nischalananda Saraswati-ji’s talents, brilliance, dedication towards sanatana dharma and utmost faith in his gurus, Shankaracharya Swami Sri Niranjanadev Tirtha ji Maharaj anointed him the 145th Shankaracharya of the Govardhana Peetha at Puri.
The Shankaracharya of Puri has been travelling far and wide across India like the first guru Adi Shankaracharya to protect sanatana dharma, its values and glories. He has been addressing concerns on unity of India, protection of its territories, cow protection, women empowerment, environment protection as well as on the context of multinational companies in India by his discourses. The intellectuals of this country have been associated with him. A wave of transformation that potentially provides a new direction to the nation has been triggered. He has also set up two organizations Aditya Vahini and Ananda Vahini under the aegis of ‘Peeth Parishad’ with the objectives of creating an intelligent, self-reliant society, protecting values, securing the nation and its unity. Through these two organizations, he is spearheading a nationwide campaign to protect the ancient culture of our country.
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