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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1958|01|11}} |
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|birth_place = [[Papanasam]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] |
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|birth_name = Bhanumathi |
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|nationality = [[Indian People|Indian]] |
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|honors = Women of Decade in Community Leadership and Social Change.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.wef.org.in/brochure/Brochure_WEF_2012_2017.pdf|title=Women of Decade in Community Leadership and Social Change |date=9 December 2017 |newspaper=[[wef org page7]] |access-date=7 Sep 2018}}</ref> |
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'''Bhanumathi Narasimhan''' (born Jan 11, 1958) is the Director of WECCP (Women empowerment & child care programs) for The AOL (Art of Living),<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.neweurope.eu/article/restore-human-values-prevent-violence-against-women/ |title=Restore human values & prevent violence against women |date=19 January 2014 |newspaper=[[NewEurope]] |access-date=5 June 2018}}</ref> which is a volunteer-based, humanitarian and educational non-governmental organization (NGO.) <ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Meditation-like-charging-a-phone-Art-of-Living-exponent/articleshow/5558307.cms |title=Meditation like charging a phone: Art of Living exponent |date=11 February 2010 |newspaper=[[Times of India]] |access-date=5 June 2018}}</ref> She is also the sister of spiritual master Sri [[Ravi Shankar (spiritual_leader)]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Spirituality-competes-with-Super-Glue/articleshow/12133116.cms |title=Spirituality competes with Super Glue |date=4 March 2012 |newspaper=[[Times of India]] |access-date=10 June 2018}}</ref> |
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==Early Years== |
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Bhanumathi Narasimhan was born in [[Papanasam]], [[Tamil Nadu]], to Visalakshi Ratnam and R. S. Venkat Ratnam. Sri. Ratnam was a scholar in the field of Ayurveda and astrology. He inculcated values and ideals in his children through stories that he would tell them steeped in the traditions of India. Her mother Smt. Vishalakshi honouring traditions and nurtured the same in her children. |
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At a young age, Bhanumathi witnessed the disparity in society where schooling for the girl child was not considered important. She learnt singing and dance as a young girl, painting, cooking, gardening were other areas of her interest. Completing her schooling from Bangalore, she went on to obtain a Masters in Sanskrit literature.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: I can't afford to be apolitical|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/sunday-read/sri-sri-ravi-shankar-apolitical-interview-bangalore-mirror-bhanumathi-narasimhan-aolf-art-of-living/articleshow/35268558.cms|work=IndiaTimes |access-date=26 September 2018|date=17 May 2004}}</ref> |
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==Work== |
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Bhanumathi Narasimhan is involved in education and rural development programmes as a part of Art of Living foundation. She had initiated a free education and afternoon meals to approximately 2000 children from the neighbouring 45 villages and by arranging their pick-up and drop to their homes every day.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/a-passion-to-serve/article3204267.ece|title=A passion to serve |date=9 December 2006 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=5 June 2018}}</ref> |
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Bhanumathi also works on conducting programs such as Guru Puja Program that witnessed around 1,023 participants to embark on the journey of becoming a Guru Puja Pundit, and to be an instrument of expressing gratitude towards the entire Master tradition.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://twitter.com/BangaloreAshram/status/1057981715518554112 | title=1,023 participants of Guru Puja Program Phase 1 |date=1 November 2018 |socialmedia=[[Tweetter]] |access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref> |
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Bhanumathi Narasimhan had written a book which is a biography of her brother [[Sri Sri Ravi Shankar]], a spiritual leader and founder of [[The Art of Living Foundation]].<ref>{{cite news|last1= Vakkalanka|first1=Harshini |title=Like a flowing river|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/like-a-flowing-river/article22421265.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=11 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1= |first1=|title=Gurudev: On the Plateau of the Peak - TheWeek|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/leisure/on-the-plateau-of-the-peak-book-extracts.html|work=[[The Week (Indian magazine)]]|date=21 January 2018}}</ref> |
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==Awards== |
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In 2007, Bhanumathi received the [[Sadguru Gnanananda National Award]] (India)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.msdstrust.org/Profile-of-awardees.pdf|title=MSDS |date=9 December 2010 |newspaper=[[MSDS Trust]] |access-date=8 June 2018}}</ref> and Bhanumathi received the Vocational Excellence Award from the Rotary International District 3150 in February 2014 in recognition of her outstanding achievement as a Girl Child Education Promoter & for her work towards Women empowerment. <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/rotary-district-conference-begins-today/article5692117.ece|title=Rotary District Conference |date=15 February 2014 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=8 June 2018}}</ref> For her initiatives towards empowering women and society, she was conferred the Women Economic Forum 2017 Award of "Women of Decade in Community Leadership and Social Change." <ref>{{cite news |url=http://wefawards.org/bhanumathi-narasimhan/|title=Women of Decade in Community Leadership and Social Change |date=9 December 2017 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=8 June 2018}}</ref> The award was presented in Delhi at the Annual international Women Economic Forum conference where over 2000 inspiring women and supportive men from 150 countries joined over 6 days, making it the largest such diverse global event empowering women's leadership and networking. She has also been conferred with the [[Nari Shakti Award]] which is a lifetime achievement award in 2018. |
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== References == |
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