Features

NEW YORK

Insights into Sri Chinmoy’s daily life in New York

TENNIS

Stories about Sri Chinmoy’s favourite game

JHARNA-KALA

Articles exploring the world of Sri Chinmoy’s Art

MEETINGS

Sri Chinmoy and
inspiring world figures

WEIGHTLIFTING

Stories about Sri Chinmoy’s
weightlifting feats

FAMILY TREE

Sri Chinmoy’s paternal
and maternal ancestry

UNITED NATIONS

Sri Chinmoy’s meditations at the UN in New York

EARLY YEARS

Essays on Sri Chinmoy’s
early life in India

PEACE CONCERTS

List of concerts
around the world

ORIGINAL WRITINGS

From the pen of the Master

PONDICHERRY

Sri Chinmoy’s formative years in India

GAMES PHOTOGRAPHS

Archive of photographs of 
Sri Chinmoy playing games

ATHLETIC RECORDS

Extensive records of all
Sri Chinmoy’s races

RARE PHOTOGRAPHS

Collections from our
photographic archives

FEATURED ARTICLES

Articles from writers
around the world

VIDEO OF THE MONTH

Sri Chinmoy interviewed
live on CNN International

Anniversaries

JHARNA-KALA

Sri Chinmoy created his first artwork in the West – Ottawa, Canada

WEIGHTLIFTING

Sri Chinmoy began serious weightlifting – Jamaica, New York

CELLO

Sri Chinmoy first played the cello – Puerto Rico

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

First newspaper article in the Daily News – New York

TENNIS

Sri Chinmoy started playing tennis – Jamaica, New York

PEACE RUN

The first Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run began – New York

PIPE ORGAN

Sri Chinmoy’s first organ performance – Zurich

TENNIS COURT

Sri Chinmoy inaugurates his own tennis court – Jamaica, New York

PEACE-BLOSSOMS

First Sri Chinmoy Peace-Blossom – Rhode Island

DISTANCE RUNNING

Sri Chinmoy’s long-distance running began – San Francisco

12-HOUR WALK

Sri Chinmoy completed his first 12-hour walking race – Jamaica, New York

UNITED NATIONS

Sri Chinmoy began offering twice-weekly meditations – UN, New York

PEACE MILE

The first Sri Chinmoy Peace Mile was inaugurated in London. (more)

 

GLOBAL INTERVIEW

Sri Chinmoy’s first live global interview - CNN International

COMING TO THE WEST

Sri Chinmoy arrived in the West – JFK Airport, New York

47 MILE RACE

Sri Chinmoy ran his first ultramarathon – Jamaica, New York

U THANT PEACE AWARD

First award presented to Zenon Rossides – United Nations

PEACE CONCERTS

Sri Chinmoy offered his first Peace Concert – Cologne (more)

SRI CHINMOY DAY

Sri Chinmoy Day proclamations by Presidents of all five boroughs of New York

PUBLIC MEDITATION

Sri Chinmoy held his first 7-hour public meditation, All Angels’ Church, Manhattan

AUM MAGAZINE

AUM magazine was first published in Brooklyn, NY

WESTERN FLUTE

Sri Chinmoy first played the Western flute – Melbourne, Australia. (more)

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

Sri Chinmoy was born in East Shakpura, Chittagong, Bengal, India

MARATHON

Sri Chinmoy ran his first marathon – California [More]

VIOLIN

Sri Chinmoy gave his first violin recital – New York

PIANO

Sri Chinmoy’s first piano performance – New York

LEFT-ARM LIFT

Sri Chinmoy lifted 7,040¼ lbs. using only his left arm – New York

ESRAJ

Sri Chinmoy first played the esraj – New York

MASTERS GAMES

Sri Chinmoy inaugurated a competition for older athletes – Greenwich, CT

SINGLE-ARM LIFT

Sri Chinmoy lifted 7,063¾ lbs. using only his right arm – Jamaica, New York

SRI CHINMOY CENTRE

Sri Chinmoy inaugurated his first meditation centre – Puerto Rico

UNIVERSITY TALKS

Sri Chinmoy delivered his first university lecture – Kingston, West Indies

INDIAN FLUTE

Sri Chinmoy played Indian flute for the first time – Iceland

UNITED NATIONS TALK

Sri Chinmoy’s first talk at the United Nations – New York

CYCLING

Sri Chinmoy cycled for the first time in the West – New York

SOUL-BIRD DRAWINGS

Sri Chinmoy drew his first Dream-Freedom-Peace-Bird

LIFTING UP THE WORLD

First person lifted by Sri Chinmoy was Mahasamrat Bill Pearl – New York

View: Major Anniversaries and Timeline chronology

  • June 8

    An article about Sri Chinmoy by David Burke, ‘Guru Leads Youths to ‘Divine’ Work’, is published in one of the leading daily American newspapers, The Washington Post.

    Sixty members of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team begin a 300-mile relay run through Connecticut, USA, lasting approximately 44 hours. It is called ‘The Constitution State Relay Run’ and is held to honour Sri Chinmoy’s 10 years of service to the people of Connecticut. At one point, Sri Chinmoy runs with the runners carrying the flag.

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    Sri Chinmoy meets with Bob Beamon, 1968 Olympic long-jump champion, at Annam Brahma restaurant in Jamaica, NY, USA.

    Sri Chinmoy offers a 7-hour public meditation at Laval University in Quebec, QC, Canada.

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    Sri Chinmoy attends the dedication ceremony of the Sri Chinmoy ‘Friedens-Meile’ in Brandenburg Gate Park, just 40 metres from the Berlin Wall. It is the first Sri Chinmoy Peace Mile dedicated in Germany. He runs the one-mile race in a time of 8 minutes, 43 seconds.

    An exhibition of Sri Chinmoy’s Jharna-Kala artworks opens at Galerie in der Fasanenstrasse in Berlin, Germany.

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    Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert in honour of India’s 50th Anniversary of Independence — the 39th in a series of 50 concerts during 1997 — at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, USA.

    Japan and Switzerland are declared Sri Chinmoy Peace-Blossom Nations.

    Sri Chinmoy lifts 42 people, including Milka Singh, Indian track star – ‘The Flying Sikh’ – and his son Chiranjeev, famous Indian golfer, at Aspiration-Ground in Jamaica, NY, USA.

    Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert at the United Nations in New York.