Maheish Girri

Maheish Girri is an Indian social activist and politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP. He was a member of parliament from the East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency.

Girri is an Art of Living faculty and a former International Director of the Art of Living Foundation. He is also the founder of the NGO Navbharat Sewa Samiti. He quit the India Against Corruption movement over differences with Arvind Kejriwal, and subsequently joined BJP, winning the 2014 General Elections from East Delhi.

Early life

Maheish Girri was born and brought up in Nashik. According to him, he left his home at the age of 17, after being drawn to spirituality. In 1999, he became a Peethadeesh (head of a peeth) in Junagadh, Gujarat. Subsequently, he met Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, and became an Art of Living teacher.

Social activism

In 2009, he launched the Mantranaad movement aimed at creating a "Corruption free, Terrorism free India". In 2010, as an Art of Living leader, he launched the organization's Meri Delhi, Meri Yamuna ("My Delhi, My Yamuna") campaign to clean up the Yamuna river. He has also helped organize over 108 medical camps and 151 free eye-and-ear check-up camps across slums of East Delhi.

Politics

In 2011, Girri joined India Against Corruption movement, but quit it after complaining about Arvind Kejriwals "autocratic ways".