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	Shri Ram Chandra Mission was registered in India in the year 1945 by [[Ram Chandra (Babuji)\|Shri Ram Chandra of Shahjahanpur]], U.P. India, affectionately known		Shri Ram Chandra Mission was registered in India in the year 1945 by [[Ram Chandra (Babuji)\|Shri Ram Chandra of Shahjahanpur]], U.P. India, affectionately known
	as [[Ram Chandra (Babuji)\|Babuji]] (1899–1983). The organization was named after the Adi Guru of the system [[~~Ram_Chandra_~~(Lalaji)\|Shri Ram Chandraji of Fatehgarh]], U.P. India (aka "Lalaji"). Babuji was succeeded as president and spiritual Master of SRCM by Shri [[Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari]], affectionately known as Chariji (1927–2014). Following the death of Chariji on 20 December 2014,<ref>{{cite news \|title=21st December 2014 \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/obituary/21st-december-2014/article6716140.ece \|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] \|date=22 December 2014 \|access-date=21 October 2018}}</ref> Shri [[Kamlesh D. Patel]] has become the third president of SRCM and the fourth spiritual Master of the Sahaj Marg system.<ref name="president-speech-2020"/> The organization was also registered as SRCM USA in California in 1997.		as [[Ram Chandra (Babuji)\|Babuji]] (1899–1983). The organization was named after the Adi Guru of the system [[Ram Chandra (Lalaji)\|Shri Ram Chandraji of Fatehgarh]], U.P. India (aka "Lalaji"). Babuji was succeeded as president and spiritual Master of SRCM by Shri [[Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari]], affectionately known as Chariji (1927–2014). Following the death of Chariji on 20 December 2014,<ref>{{cite news \|title=21st December 2014 \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/obituary/21st-december-2014/article6716140.ece \|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] \|date=22 December 2014 \|access-date=21 October 2018}}</ref> Shri [[Kamlesh D. Patel]] has become the third president of SRCM and the fourth spiritual Master of the Sahaj Marg system.<ref name="president-speech-2020"/> The organization was also registered as SRCM USA in California in 1997.

	Shri Ram Chandra Mission claims to have spread this system of meditation amongst millions of people across 160 countries worldwide.<ref>{{cite web \|title=TheWeek \|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2021/03/15/yoga-not-associated-with-any-religion--says-president-kovind.html \|website=The Week \|language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web \|title=IndianExpress \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/hyderabad/an-ashram-offers-meditation-form-president-kovind-pv-sindhu-practise-6258965/ \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en \|date=10 February 2020}}</ref> Books published by SRCM have been translated to over twenty languages and read widely across the world.<ref>{{cite journal \|title=Sahaj Marg system of meditation \|url=http://sundaytimes.lk/080803/Plus/sundaytimesplus_11.html \|journal=[[The Sunday Times]] \|date=3 August 2008 \|access-date=4 August 2010}}</ref> The Spiritual Hierarchy Publication Trust (SHPT) was registered on 8 April 2009, with its headquarters at Kolkata, India. The SHPT undertakes all publication activities under license from the Shri Ram Chandra Mission (SRCM) and the Sahaj Marg Spirituality Foundation (SMSF).<ref name="SHPT">[https://www.shpt.in/?route=information/information&information_id=4/ Spiritual Hierarchy Publication Trust]</ref>		Shri Ram Chandra Mission claims to have spread this system of meditation amongst millions of people across 160 countries worldwide.<ref>{{cite web \|title=TheWeek \|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2021/03/15/yoga-not-associated-with-any-religion--says-president-kovind.html \|website=The Week \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=IndianExpress \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/hyderabad/an-ashram-offers-meditation-form-president-kovind-pv-sindhu-practise-6258965/ \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en \|date=10 February 2020}}</ref> Books published by SRCM have been translated to over twenty languages and read widely across the world.<ref>{{cite journal \|title=Sahaj Marg system of meditation \|url=http://sundaytimes.lk/080803/Plus/sundaytimesplus_11.html \|journal=[[The Sunday Times]] \|date=3 August 2008 \|access-date=4 August 2010}}</ref> The Spiritual Hierarchy Publication Trust (SHPT) was registered on 8 April 2009, with its headquarters at Kolkata, India. The SHPT undertakes all publication activities under license from the Shri Ram Chandra Mission (SRCM) and the Sahaj Marg Spirituality Foundation (SMSF).<ref name="SHPT">[https://www.shpt.in/?route=information/information&information_id=4/ Spiritual Hierarchy Publication Trust]</ref>

	Shri Ram Chandra Mission is an [[NGO]] recognized by the [[United Nations Department of Public Information]] (UNDPI) as a "non-profit organization" in Denmark, the United States and India.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Department of Public Information – Non-governmental organizations \|url=https://esango.un.org/civilsociety/simpleSearch.do?method=search&searchTypeRedef=simpleSearch&sessionCheck=false&searchType=simpleSearch&organizationNamee=shri+ram+chandra+mission\|publisher=[[United Nations]] \|access-date=20 February 2018}}</ref>		Shri Ram Chandra Mission is an [[NGO]] recognized by the [[United Nations Department of Public Information]] (UNDPI) as a "non-profit organization" in Denmark, the United States and India.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Department of Public Information – Non-governmental organizations \|url=https://esango.un.org/civilsociety/simpleSearch.do?method=search&searchTypeRedef=simpleSearch&sessionCheck=false&searchType=simpleSearch&organizationNamee=shri+ram+chandra+mission\|publisher=[[United Nations]] \|access-date=20 February 2018}}</ref>
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	* [[Ram Chandra (Babuji)\|Shri Ram Chandra (Babuji)]]		* [[Ram Chandra (Babuji)\|Shri Ram Chandra (Babuji)]]
	* [[Kamlesh D. ~~Patel\|Kamlesh D.~~ Patel]]		* [[Kamlesh D. Patel]]
	* [[Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari]]		* [[Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari]]

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'''Shri Ram Chandra Mission''' ('''SRCM''') is a [[non-profit organization]] and a spiritual movement originating in India, which teaches the practice of "[[Sahaj Marg]]" or "Heartfulness Meditation". It was registered in 1945 by [[Ram Chandra (Babuji)|Ram Chandra]] of [[Shahjahanpur]], Uttar Pradesh. It has its current headquarters at Kanha Shanti Vanam, Kanha village, [[Ranga Reddy District]] near [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]].<ref name="president-speech-2020">{{cite web|title=Address by the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovid on the Occasion of Inaguration of the New Globlal Headquarters 'Kanha Shanti Vanam' of Shri Ram Chandra Mission|url=https://www.presidentofindia.gov.in/speeches-detail.htm?800|publisher=www.presidentofindia.gov.in|date=2020-02-02|access-date=2020-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=President inaugurates 1,400-acre HQ of Heartfulness Institute| url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/president-inaugurates-1400-acre-hq-of-heartfulness-institute/article30720282.ece
|publisher=The Hindu Business Line|date=2020-02-02|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Kovind visits ashram near Hyderabad, plants sapling |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/kovind-visits-ashram-near-hyderabad-plants-sapling-117122500591_1.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Be calm by positioning in the centre |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/be-calm-by-positioning-in-the-centre-says-kamlesh-desaibhai-patel/article25281534.ece}}</ref>

==Purpose and practice==
Shri Ram Chandra Mission teaches the "heart based" Raj Yoga meditation system known as [[Sahaj Marg]] or Heartfulness meditation.<ref>{{cite news| title=Spirituality India's precious gift to world: Kovind|url=https://telanganatoday.com/spirituality-indias-precious-gift-to-world-kovind|publisher=Telangana Today|date=2020-02-03|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref>

==Organization==
Shri Ram Chandra Mission was registered in India in the year 1945 by [[Ram Chandra (Babuji)|Shri Ram Chandra of Shahjahanpur]], U.P. India, affectionately known
as [[Ram Chandra (Babuji)|Babuji]] (1899–1983). The organization was named after the Adi Guru of the system [[Ram_Chandra_(Lalaji)|Shri Ram Chandraji of Fatehgarh]], U.P. India (aka "Lalaji"). Babuji was succeeded as president and spiritual Master of SRCM by Shri [[Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari]], affectionately known as Chariji (1927–2014). Following the death of Chariji on 20 December 2014,<ref>{{cite news |title=21st December 2014 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/obituary/21st-december-2014/article6716140.ece |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=22 December 2014 |access-date=21 October 2018}}</ref> Shri [[Kamlesh D. Patel]] has become the third president of SRCM and the fourth spiritual Master of the Sahaj Marg system.<ref name="president-speech-2020"/> The organization was also registered as SRCM USA in California in 1997.

Shri Ram Chandra Mission claims to have spread this system of meditation amongst millions of people across 160 countries worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |title=TheWeek |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2021/03/15/yoga-not-associated-with-any-religion--says-president-kovind.html |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |title=IndianExpress |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/hyderabad/an-ashram-offers-meditation-form-president-kovind-pv-sindhu-practise-6258965/ |website=The Indian Express |language=en |date=10 February 2020}}</ref> Books published by SRCM have been translated to over twenty languages and read widely across the world.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Sahaj Marg system of meditation |url=http://sundaytimes.lk/080803/Plus/sundaytimesplus_11.html |journal=[[The Sunday Times]] |date=3 August 2008 |access-date=4 August 2010}}</ref> The Spiritual Hierarchy Publication Trust (SHPT) was registered on 8 April 2009, with its headquarters at Kolkata, India. The SHPT undertakes all publication activities under license from the Shri Ram Chandra Mission (SRCM) and the Sahaj Marg Spirituality Foundation (SMSF).<ref name="SHPT">[https://www.shpt.in/?route=information/information&information_id=4/ Spiritual Hierarchy Publication Trust]</ref>

Shri Ram Chandra Mission is an [[NGO]] recognized by the [[United Nations Department of Public Information]] (UNDPI) as a "non-profit organization" in Denmark, the United States and India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Department of Public Information – Non-governmental organizations |url=https://esango.un.org/civilsociety/simpleSearch.do?method=search&searchTypeRedef=simpleSearch&sessionCheck=false&searchType=simpleSearch&organizationNamee=shri+ram+chandra+mission|publisher=[[United Nations]] |access-date=20 February 2018}}</ref>

==Activities==
[[File:Hon President of India unveils the World's largest meditation hall.jpg|thumb|right|Hon. President of India unveils the World's largest meditation hall at Kanha Shanti Vanam]]
In February 2020 [[Ram Nath Kovind]], the [[President of India]], visited Kanha Shanti Vanam, the global headquarters of Shri Ram Chandra Mission, and unveiled the meditation center, which the organization claims is the largest in the world.<ref>{{cite news|title=President inaugurates meditation centre|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/030220/president-inaugurates-meditation-centre.html|publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=2020-02-03|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref> In connection with the center there is a learning center for children between the ages of 3 and 13,<ref>{{cite press release|title=A Unique LEARNING CENTRE' inaugurated at Heartfulness Institute, Kanha Shanti Vanam, Hyderabad| url=https://www.apnnews.com/a-unique-learning-centre-inaugurated-at-heartfulness-institute-kanha-shanti-vanam-hyderabad|publisher=APN News|date=2019-04-30|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref> and a cricket stadium.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/rohit-sharma-stresses-on-meditation-for-positivity/articleshow/73087705.cms|title=Rohit Sharma stresses on meditation for positivity |date=3 January 2020|access-date=20 October 2020|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

SRCM in collaboration with the [[United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan]] hosts the "All India Essay Writing Event", an annual essay writing event for school and college students across India. Prizes are awarded for national and state level winners. In 2014, a total of 185,751 students from 11,857 schools and colleges across India took part in this annual contest.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/srikakulam-youth-shines-in-essay-contest/article6822459.ece | title= Srikakulam youth shines in essay contest | date=26 January 2015 | newspaper=The Hindu | access-date=9 November 2018 }}</ref>
In 2017, the event was hosted with participants writing essays in English, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu.

Shri Ram Chandra Mission, Kanha Shanti Vanam, was awarded the "Haritha Mitra" (Green Friend) Award by the Telangana government in 2016, in recognition of exemplary contribution to the greening movement undertaken by the Government of Telangana by Deputy Chief Minister Mahmood Ali of [[Telangana State]], India.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-telangana/award-for-green-commitment/article19506739.ece | title=Award for green commitment | date=17 August 2017 | newspaper=The Hindu | access-date=9 February 2020 }}</ref><ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/over-300-trees-uprooted-for-road-widening-get-new-lease-of-life-in-kanha-shantivanam/articleshow/60717887.cms Kanha Shanti Vanam's Green Initaitive]</ref>

In December 2017, [[Ram Nath Kovind]], the [[President of India]], [[E.S.L. Narasimhan]], [[Governor of Andhra Pradesh|Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana]], visited SRCM's Kanha Shanti Vanam Ashram and planted the 100,000th tree with [[Kamlesh D. Patel|Kamlesh Patel]] under the Green Kanha initiative.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kovind visits ashram near Hyderabad, plants sapling|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/kovind-visits-ashram-near-hyderabad-plants-sapling-117122500591_1.html|agency=IANS|publisher=[[Business Standard]]|date=2017-12-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Telangana: Green drive –18 crore more saplings planted than before|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/pets-and-environment/261217/telangana-green-drive-18-crore-more-saplings-planted-than-before.html|publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=2017-12-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Observing International Day of Peace|url=https://telanganatoday.com/observing-international-day-of-peace|publisher=[[Telangana Today]]|date=2017-09-26}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Sahaj Marg]]
* [[Kanha Shanti Vanam]]
* [[Ram Chandra (Babuji)|Shri Ram Chandra (Babuji)]]
* [[Kamlesh D. Patel|Kamlesh D. Patel]]
* [[Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.srcm.org SRCM (Official site)]
*[http://www.sahajmarg.org/homepage Sahaj Marg]
*[http://www.spiritualityfoundation.org/en-us SMSF]
*[https://kanha.sahajmarg.org/ Kanha Shanti Vanam]

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