North India Statesman
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IIT Baba: Every day interesting facts are coming in front of the countrymen regarding the ongoing Mahakumbh in Prayagraj. One of the surprising things is also about IIT Baba. Such youth who became engineers from prestigious institutes of the country like IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) but due to some reason left the world and became monks. Let us take a look at his interesting life story today.
The most famous Baba ‘Abhay Singh’
Abhay Singh was born in 1990 in Sasroli village of Haryana. Abhay Singh has become very famous because of social media. Abhay Singh, a graduate in Aeronautical Engineering from IIT Bombay, left a good job in Canada and took the path of retirement. The reason for his disillusionment with the world is said to be the violence he witnessed in his family during his childhood.
‘Gaurang Das Prabhu’ joins ISKCON to lead spiritual sect
Gauranga Das Prabhu is a famous spiritual guru. He did B.Tech in Metallurgical Engineering from IIT Bombay. He decided to follow the spiritual path by joining the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). He is a motivational speaker, environmental activist, social reformer, teacher and leadership consultant. He has also written many books.
‘The great MJ’ is a mathematics expert.
The 56-year-old ‘Great MJ’ is also known as Swami Vidyanathananda. He received a master’s degree in mathematics from IIT Kanpur in 1992. He is an Indian mathematician and monk of the Ramakrishna sect. He made important contributions to hyperbolic geometry and geometric group theory.
‘Sanket Parikh’, journey from atheist to theist
Gujarati youth Sanket Parikh has a degree in chemical engineering from IIT Bombay. He was doing a good job in America. At that time he was an atheist. Acharya Yug Bhushan Suri guided Sankata Parikh to become a Jain monk, after which he left his job and life of luxury at the age of 29 and took up Jain asceticism. For doing this he had to face a lot of opposition from family and friends.
Yoga Guru ‘Swami Mukundananda’
Swami Mukundanand has done B.Tech from IIT Delhi. He has also done MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kolkata. He is a yoga teacher and spiritual guru. He is an expert in the Vedas. He has written many books.
‘Aviral Jain’ who left a package worth crores and became a monk
Aviral Jain, a computer science graduate from IIT Bhubaneswar, was working at Walmart in America. Leaving his salary of Rs 30 lakh per month, he set out on the path of spirituality. He also adopted Jain asceticism.
