Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari

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{{Infobox person
| name = Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari<br>"Chariji"
| image = Master-Chariji.png
| caption = Shri Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari, India, 2008.
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1927|07|24|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date|2014|12|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Vayalur near [[Trichy]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Shukal |first1=Om Prakash |title=Excellence in life |date=2008 |publisher=Gyan Pub. House |location=New Delhi |isbn=9788121209632 |page=90 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/_/BdtSEOuALzQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA90&dq=parthasarathi+Rajagopalachari+vayalur |access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref>
| spouse = Sulochana Rajagopalachari
| children = P. R. Krishna
| title = President of [[Shri Ram Chandra Mission]] (1983-2014), <br>Founder of Sahaj Marg Spirituality Foundation (2003), <br>Founder of Lalaji Memorial Omega International School (2005)
| predecessor = [[Ram Chandra (Babuji)|Shri Ram Chandra of Shahjahanpur]]
| organization = [[Shri Ram Chandra Mission]]
| notable_works = My Master, Yatra: India in the West & Sahaj Marg in Europe, Heart to Heart (5 Volumes), Down Memory Lane (2 Volumes), In His Footsteps (4 Volumes), Spider's Web (3 Volumes), Fruit of the Tree, What is Sahaj Marg?, Religion and Spirituality, Principles of Sahaj Marg, Love and Death, Guru and The Goal, Revealing the Personality, Role of the Master in Human Evolution, Sahaj Marg Meanderings, HeartSpeak Series (14 Volumes), Diaries of Chariji (1983–1985), वे कहते हैं (Ve Kehthe Hein, 4 Volumes in Hindi), Heart of the Lion, Messages Universal (Volume II) and Call of Spirituality (Volume I & II)
| website = [http://www.sahajmarg.org/chariji Chariji]
}}

Shri '''Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari''' (24 July 1927 – 20 December 2014) better known as Chariji,<ref name="sahajmarg-sundaytimes">{{Cite web|title = Sahaj Marg system of meditation|url = http://www.sundaytimes.lk/080803/Plus/sundaytimesplus_11.html|website = www.sundaytimes.lk|accessdate = 2016-03-27}}</ref> was the third in the line of [[Raja Yoga]] Masters in the [[Sahaj Marg]] System of Spiritual Practice of [[Shri Ram Chandra Mission|Shri Ram Chandra Mission (SRCM)]].

==Early life==
Chariji was born in a South Indian family. The eldest of four children, his father Shri C. A. Rajagopalachari served in the Indian Railways and his mother, Srimathi R. Janaki, was an amateur violinist who died when Chariji was only five years old.{{sfn|Vasu|2014|loc=The Brahmachari|pp=51–52}} He had two brothers Kothandraman and Srininvasan (Seena). He also had One Younger Sister named Vasantha.

== Education ==
Chariji Studied Bachelor's Degree in Science in [[Banaras]] Hindu University in [[Calcutta]].
During his time , Dr.Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan was the Vice Chancellor of the University.
He also Joined in U.O.T.C (University Officers' Training Corps). He was Admitted into 1st
UP Battalion UOTC..ITF as a Cadet{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}.

==Family life==
Chariji was Married to Smt. Sulochana and he had one son named P.R. Krishna{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}.
Krishna (Chariji's Son) was married to Smt. Priya and they had two Children named Bargav (Son) and Madhuri (Daughter).

==Professional life==
After graduating from [[Banaras Hindu University]] with a B.Sc., Chariji worked for Indian Plastics Ltd. and T.T. Krishnamachari & Co., retiring from employment in 1985 as a corporate executive director in the [[TTK Group]]{{sfn|Rajagopalachari|1999|p=ix–x|loc=About Chariji}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sebastian |first1=Shevlin |title=God is within you. Get in touch |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2019/feb/01/god-is-within-you-get-in-touch-1933022.html |access-date=26 January 2021 |work=The New Indian Express |date=1 February 2019}}</ref>

==Sahaj Marg and spirituality==
In 1964, Chariji met and became the disciple of [[Ram Chandra (Babuji)|Shri Ram Chandra of Shahjahanpur]], also known as Babuji, who was the founder President of the Shri Ram Chandra Mission.{{sfn|Rajagopalachari|1999|p=ix–x|loc=About Chariji}} As Babuji's health was deteriorating, he nominated Chariji as his successor, and after his death in 1983, Chariji became the President of the [[Shri Ram Chandra Mission]] and the third [[Raja Yoga]] Master of [[Sahaj Marg]]. He oversaw the growth and expansion of Sahaj Marg into more than 100 countries.<ref name="sahajmarg-sundaytimes"/> He founded the Lalaji Memorial Omega International School in Chennai.<ref name="lmois-founder">{{Cite web|title = The Founder|url = http://www.omegaschools.org/our-school/vision/the-founder|website = www.omegaschools.org|accessdate = 2016-03-27|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160318172132/http://www.omegaschools.org/our-school/vision/the-founder|archive-date = 18 March 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref> He traveled extensively around the world giving talks<ref name="huffpost-purnima">{{Cite web|title = Spreading Love, Peace and Unity This New Year
|url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/spreading-love-peace-and-unity-this-new-year_b_2361990.html?section=india |website = www.huffingtonpost.com|accessdate = 2016-03-27}}</ref>{{sfn|Hughes|2015|p=28}}{{sfn|Hughes|2014|p=45-46}} and conducting seminars on Raja Yoga up until 2008.

==Final years and death==
Chariji's health deteriorated from July 2012 until he died on 20 December 2014.<ref name="obituary">{{Cite web|title =Obituary – 21st December 2014|url = http://www.thehindu.com/obituary/21st-december-2014/article6716140.ece|website = www.thehindu.com|accessdate = 2015-11-30}}</ref> He was succeeded as president of the Shri Ram Chandra Mission by [[Kamlesh D. Patel|Kamlesh Patel]], also known as Daaji.<ref name="kamleshji">{{Cite web|title = Kamlesh D Patel |url = http://www.sahajmarg.org/kamleshji|website = www.sahajmarg.org|accessdate = 2016-03-27}}</ref>

==References==
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==Sources==
{{Refbegin|2}}
* {{Citation
| last = Rajagopalachari | first = Parthasarathi
| year = 2014
| title = Down Memory Lane
| volume = 1
| edition = Second
| isbn = 978-93-81281-06-2
| url =
}}
* {{Citation
| last = Rajagopalachari | first = Parthasarathi
| year = 1999
| title = Thus Speaks Chariji
| edition = Babuji Maharaj Birth Centenary
| isbn = 0-945242-46-8
| url =
}}
* {{Citation
| last = Vasu| first = Prashant
| year = 2014
| title = At the Feet of the Master - The becoming of a Disciple, A Biography of Shri Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari
| volume = 1
| edition = First
| isbn = 978-93-83516-89-6
| publisher = Spiritual Hierarchy Publication Trust
| url =
}}
* {{Citation
| last = Rajagopalachari | first = Parthasarathi
| year = 2010
| title = My Master
| edition = Second
| isbn = 978-93-80335-48-3
| url = https://books.google.com/books/about/My_master.html?id=zcBKAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y
}}
* {{Citation
| last = Hughes| first = Kim
| year = 2015
| title = Journey Beyond
| url =
| isbn = 978-0-9859480-0-9
}}
* {{Citation
| last = Hughes| first = Kim
| year = 2014
| title = The Journey Within
| url =
| isbn = 978-0-9863343-0-6
}}
* {{Citation
| last = Callahan | first = Daren
| year = 2007
| title = Yoga: An Annotated Bibliography of Works in English, 1981-2005
| edition = First
| isbn = 978-0-7864-3162-5
| publisher = McFarland
| url =
}}
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