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Nisargadatta Maharaj

1897 - 1981

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Nisargadatta Maharaj (born Maruti Shivrampant Kambli; 17 April 1897 – 8 September 1981) was an Indian guru of nondualism, belonging to the Inchagiri Sampradaya, a lineage of teachers from the Navnath Sampradaya. The publication in 1973 of I Am That, an English translation of his talks in Marathi by Maurice Frydman, brought him worldwide recognition and followers, especially from North America and Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nisargadatta Maharaj has received more than 800,935 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Nisargadatta Maharaj is the 758th most popular philosopher (down from 688th in 2019), the 288th most popular biography from India (down from 237th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Indian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Nisargadatta Maharaj ranks 758 out of 1,267. Before him are Michael J. Sandel, Hayashi Razan, Nasr Abu Zayd, Hermann von Keyserling, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī, and Zaki al-Arsuzi. After him are Yeshayahu Leibowitz, Henry of Ghent, Wang Fuzhi, Jean Vanier, Luigi Guido Grandi, and Motoori Norinaga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Nisargadatta Maharaj ranks 119. Before him are Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley, J. P. Guilford, Husni al-Za'im, Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Eddie Eagan, and Agustín Lara. After him are Eric Knight, Emil Leon Post, Sergey Taboritsky, Elisabeth Bergner, Ngô Đình Thục, and Vaso Čubrilović. Among people deceased in 1981, Nisargadatta Maharaj ranks 75. Before him are Ziaur Rahman, Nelson Algren, Kirill Kondrashin, Franjo Šeper, Marcel Bezençon, and Yakov Pavlov. After him are Glauber Rocha, Alexander Kotov, Manuel Urrutia Lleó, Savitri, Harry Harlow, and Helmut Gröttrup.

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In India

Among people born in India, Nisargadatta Maharaj ranks 288 out of 1,861. Before him are Hemachandra (1089), Shakuntala Devi (1929), Bismillah Khan (1916), Margaret Murray (1863), P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921), and Alamgir II (1699). After him are Mohammed Rafi (1924), Madhava of Sangamagrama (1350), Rahul Sankrityayan (1893), Hyder Ali (1720), M. S. Subbulakshmi (1916), and Jaggi Vasudev (1957).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In India

Among philosophers born in India, Nisargadatta Maharaj ranks 32. Before him are Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (1703), Thiruvalluvar (350), Dignāga (480), Chandrakirti (600), Eknath (1533), and Hemachandra (1089). After him are Sarada Devi (1853), Vallabha (1479), Rishabhanatha (null), Rambhadracharya (1950), Kumārila Bhaṭṭa (700), and Ramananda (1400).

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