Assam, India
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar addressed the inaugural ceremony of the Gurudev Gnan Mandir, a free school, in Bhunbaneswarnagar, Kachar Dist, Assam. This schools will educate over 400 children for free.
The next day, Gurudev met children from two of Art of Living’s free school’s from Nalbari and Barduarbagan near Guwahati.

Citizens of Kolkata turned out in thousands to welcome the Art of Living Founder, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on April 8th, 2014. Gurudev interacted and addressed more than 10,000 enthusiastic volunteers that morning, in Netaji Indoor Stadium. They had worked dedicatedly for the Volunteer for Better India (VBI) Campaign with the aim of raising public awareness for exercising one’s vote.

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar speaks at the Interfaith Council in Vienna on March 26th. Convened by German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, the forum comprises former heads of nations and deliberates on current issues in the country.

Thousands gathered at the Art of Living International Center in Bangalore, India to join Gurudev in the traditional Shivaratri celebrations.

The World Forum for Ethics in Business conference was held in Nepal with the theme – Business Ethics for a Prosperous Nepal. Speaking at the event, Gurudev said; that only ethical practices provide happiness. Stating that wealth without happiness would do nothing, he urged people to change their mindset towards business.