[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's real name?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If Allahabad University lists him as: > > "Sri M.C. Srivastava > (Universally known as Maharishi Mahesh Yogi)" > > and his passport lists him either as Prasad Varma or Bal Brahmachari > Mahesh Varma - anyone know his real name or why there is confusion > between his passport and his alumni listing? Is he a Varma or a > Srivastava? Or am I not understanding Indian names properly? > > JohnY I quote a relevant passage from my biography of MMY (or PV or MCS) 'Quite why Mahesh is known by two names, Mahesh Prasad Varma and M C Srivastava, is difficult to establish. But, maybe the rumour is correct which suggests that Mahesh left his family home early in life and, since he appears to have maintained close links with both his Uncle Raj R P Varma and his nephew Girish Chandra Varma, it might be speculated that it was with their family that he spent some of his childhood, perhaps temporarily assuming the family name?' To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's real name?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If Allahabad University lists him as: > > "Sri M.C. Srivastava > (Universally known as Maharishi Mahesh Yogi)" > > and his passport lists him either as Prasad Varma or Bal Brahmachari > Mahesh Varma - anyone know his real name or why there is confusion > between his passport and his alumni listing? Is he a Varma or a > Srivastava? Or am I not understanding Indian names properly? > > JohnY A passage from my biography of MMY (or MPV or MCS) Quite why Mahesh is known by two names, Mahesh Prasad Varma and M C Srivastava, is difficult to establish. But, maybe the rumour is correct which suggests that Mahesh left his family home early in life and, since he appears to have maintained close links with both his Uncle Raj R P Varma and Raj's son Girish Chandra Varma, it might be speculated that it was with their family that he spent some of his childhood, perhaps temporarily assuming the family name? To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's real name?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Premanand Paul Mason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > If Allahabad University lists him as: > > > > "Sri M.C. Srivastava > > (Universally known as Maharishi Mahesh Yogi)" > > > > and his passport lists him either as Prasad Varma or Bal Brahmachari > > Mahesh Varma - anyone know his real name or why there is confusion > > between his passport and his alumni listing? Is he a Varma or a > > Srivastava? Or am I not understanding Indian names properly? > > > > JohnY > > A passage from my biography of MMY (or MPV or MCS) > Quite why Mahesh is known by two names, Mahesh Prasad Varma and M C > Srivastava, is difficult to establish. But, maybe the rumour is > correct which suggests that Mahesh left his family home early in life > and, since he appears to have maintained close links with both his > Uncle Raj R P Varma and Raj's son Girish Chandra Varma, it might be > speculated that it was with their family that he spent some of his > childhood, perhaps temporarily assuming the family name? (Have and enjoyed your book), Paul: Wouldn't it be unusual to 'temporarly' assume a family name ? JohnY To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's real name?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Premanand Paul Mason" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > If Allahabad University lists him as: > > > > > > "Sri M.C. Srivastava > > > (Universally known as Maharishi Mahesh Yogi)" > > > > > > and his passport lists him either as Prasad Varma or Bal Brahmachari > > > Mahesh Varma - anyone know his real name or why there is confusion > > > between his passport and his alumni listing? Is he a Varma or a > > > Srivastava? Or am I not understanding Indian names properly? > > > > > > JohnY > > > > A passage from my biography of MMY (or MPV or MCS) > > Quite why Mahesh is known by two names, Mahesh Prasad Varma and M C > > Srivastava, is difficult to establish. But, maybe the rumour is > > correct which suggests that Mahesh left his family home early in life > > and, since he appears to have maintained close links with both his > > Uncle Raj R P Varma and Raj's son Girish Chandra Varma, it might be > > speculated that it was with their family that he spent some of his > > childhood, perhaps temporarily assuming the family name? > > (Have and enjoyed your book), Paul: > Wouldn't it be unusual to 'temporarly' assume a family name ? > > JohnY I'm glad you enjoyed the book which is now revised. It is said that MMY's eldest brother's name is J P Srivastava, and allegedly fell out with him. If he was living with Raj Varma's family (his maternal uncle?), it might have been convenient to allow himself to be called by the family name. (Interestingly, it is also said that he later explained that he 'did not resist it when he was called Maharshi'. So perhaps he treads the path of least resistence.) Perhaps someone will research this a little more closely, a good place to start would be his alleged birthplace, the village of Chichli, near Gadawara in Madhya Pradesh, some 150 kilometres east of Bhopal. (Chichli, 22.83°N 78.82°E) To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's real name?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 6/1/05 1:51 AM, jyouells2000 at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > If Allahabad University lists him as: > > > > "Sri M.C. Srivastava (Universally known as Maharishi Mahesh Yogi)" > > > > and his passport lists him either as Prasad Varma or Bal Brahmachari Mahesh > > Varma - anyone know his real name or why there is confusion between his > > passport and his alumni listing? Is he a Varma or a Srivastava? Or am I not > > understanding Indian names properly? > > > Shannon Dickson said: " His passport says Mahesh Varma born Jan 12, 1917 (at > least the one in 1972 did) His latest one probably says "His Royal Highness > Supreme Commander of the Universe" :-)! Shannon" thank you, Rick. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
