Maheish Girri


Maheish Girri is an Indian social activist and politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party and currently the National Secretary of the party. He was a Member of Parliament from the East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency.
Girri is an Art of Living faculty and a former International Director of the Art of Living Foundation. He is also the founder of the NGO Navbharat Sewa Samiti. He quit the India Against Corruption movement over differences with Arvind Kejriwal, and subsequently joined BJP, winning the 2014 General Elections from East Delhi.

Early life

Maheish Girri was born and brought up in Nashik. According to him, he left his home at the age of 17, after being drawn to spirituality. In 1999, he became a Peethadeesh in Junagadh, Gujarat. Subsequently, he met Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, and became an Art of Living teacher.

Social activism

In 2009, he launched the Mantranaad movement aimed at creating a "Corruption free, Terrorism free India". In 2010, as an Art of Living leader, he launched the organization's Meri Delhi, Meri Yamuna campaign to clean up the Yamuna river. In 2010, he led the "Clean Delhi" movement ahead of the Commonwealth Games. He has also helped organize over 108 medical camps and 151 free eye-and-ear check-up camps across slums of East Delhi.

Politics

In 2011, Girri joined India Against Corruption movement, but quit it after complaining about Arvind Kejriwal's "autocratic ways". Subsequently, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a Member of Parliament for the Bhartiya Janata Party in 16th Lok Sabha from the East Delhi constituency.