When he was seven, Anand Shrivastava, 65, had first attended a discourse of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. Anand's father worked as a superintendent at the Indian government owned Gun Carriage Factory, and the spiritually inclined family had gone to hear the teachings of the Maharishi, who was propagating transcendental meditation (TM) around the world.
At 19, after graduating in commerce, Anand took permission from his family to visit Maharishi's ashram at Rishikesh in Uttarakhand for training as a transcendental teacher.
"They happily let me go, because we were a family of simple needs," recalls Anand. "After finishing the four-month course, I decided to stay back at the ashram as a volunteer, and became a TM teacher. I did not take any salary but I was at peace." He began to accompany Maharishi during his overseas trips and became one of his trusted aides.
Now, 45 years later, though he still teaches TM, Anand is more renowned as founder of the Rs 270 crore turnover ayurveda company, Maharishi Ayurveda Products Pvt. Ltd. His transition from a TM teacher to entrepreneur happened during the '80s after he convinced Maharishi to promote ayurveda for creating a disease free society.
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http://www.theweekendleader.com/Success/2802/smart-shishya.html
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