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{{Infobox Spiritual Teacher |
  name     = Shankar Ratnam |
  image          =  Sri_sri_ravi_shankar.jpg |
  altnames = Sri Sri, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar|
  dob = May 13, 1956 |
  tradition = [[Hinduism]] |
  methods = [[Yoga]], [[Kriyas]], Singing |
  hq = Bangalore, India |
  website = http://www.srisri.org |
  teacher = [[Mahesh Yogi]] |
  region = India, US, Western Europe |
  language  = English, Hindi, Tamil
}}

==Introduction==

A major Indian spiritual teacher with a following of millions, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is the head of the [[Art of Living Foundation]]. The foundation conducts workshops of varying durations for all age groups.

==Teachings==
* [[Sudarshan Kriya]], a kind of [[Pranayama]] supposed to bring harmony in oneself.

==Influence and Followers==
===Famous Followers===

==Controversies and Criticism==
* According to his various biographies, he was named "Shankar" by his parents because he shared the birth date with that of [[Adi Sankaracharya]].  However, even the birth ''year'' of Adi Sankaracharya is a matter of dispute<ref>http://www.hindu-blog.com/2008/02/year-of-birth-of-adi-shankaracharya-509.html</ref>.  Sankaracharya Jayanti, the festival of his birth, is celebrated in India on the fifth day of the bright half of the month of Vaisakha<ref>http://www.india9.com/i9show/Shankaracharya-Jayanti-72910.htm</ref>.  Hence, this is most probably a hagiographic detail added for marketing purposes.
* In the early 1990s, Shankar added the honorific ''Sri Sri'' to his own name after the renowned sitarist Ravi Shankar objected that the guru was capitalizing on the latter's fame.<ref>http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Sri-Sri-Ravi-Shankar</ref>
* Disciples of Sri Sri claim that Sri Sri is a physics graduate from St Joseph College Bangalore.  However, there is no record in the college files of his degree.
* His disciples claim he has earned a doctorate from a university.  However, all he has are honorary, not reseach, doctorates from various Indian institutions due to his spiritual influence.
* Extremely marketing-oriented, his organization floods Indian cities with posters and advertisements of any upcoming event.
* Various news reports at the Rick Ross website [http://rickross.com/groups/artofliving.html].


==Organizations and Websites==
* http://www.srisri.org
* http://www.artofliving.org
* http://www.5h.org
* http://www.iahv.org


==Works==

==Further Reading and Links==
===Audio and Video===
===Articles===
====Blog Posts====
* http://answeringaol.blogspot.com/2008/04/original-article-how-genuine-is-sri-sri.html
* http://shajiwriter.blogspot.com/2009/07/art-of-living-business.html
* http://churumuri.wordpress.com/2008/02/01/the-the-great-great-sri-sri-ngo-ngo-scam-scam
* http://sulochanosho.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/sri-sri-ravi-shankar-the-businessman-of-the-year/
* http://aolbasiccourse.wordpress.com/
====Forum and Discussion Threads====

==Notes==
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[[Category:Spiritual Teachers and Groups]]