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Spiritual Leader and Mystic

Sri Madhukarnath

Born 6 November 1949 · verify

Receiving the Padma Bhushan in 2020 for contributions to spiritual education and guidance.

Sri M, also known as Sri Madhukar Nath, is an Indian yogi, spiritual guide, orator, and educationist. He belongs to the Nath tradition of Hinduism and is the disciple of Sri Maheshwarnath Babaji, who was a disciple of Sri Guru Babaji. Sri M lives in Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, India. He received the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award, in 2020.

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Sri M met his Himalayan guru Sri Maheshwarnath Babaji twice: first as a child in Trivandrum in 1957 and again a decade later in the Himalayas, confirming a rare lifelong spiritual connection.

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🌳 In 1957, nine-year-old Mumtaz Ali Khan, later Sri M, encountered a mysterious yogi with matted hair near a jackfruit tree in his backyard in Trivandrum, an event that sparked his lifelong inner transformation.
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At 19, in 1967, he left home to seek spiritual truths in the Himalayas, eventually meeting Sri Maheshwarnath Babaji at the Vyasa Gufa near Badrinath, where he spent three-and-a-half years under his tutelage.
3✈️ Sri M traveled with Maheshwarnath Babaji to a Tibetan mutt in Tholing and climbed Nilkantha Hill to meet Mahavatar Babaji, a meeting he described as linking his past and present spiritual lives.
4After returning from the Himalayas, Sri M met several prominent gurus across India, including Neem Karoli Baba and J. Krishnamurti, blending diverse spiritual teachings into his practice.

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Sri M was born Mumtaz Ali Khan in 1948 to a Muslim family in Trivandrum, yet became a prominent Nath yogi, illustrating a rare crossing of religious and spiritual boundaries in India.

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Birth
Birth of Mumtaz Ali Khan in Trivandrum
Born into an affluent Muslim family in Travancore–Cochin, now Kerala, on 6 November 1948.
1948
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First meeting with Sri Maheshwarnath Babaji
At age nine, met a mysterious yogi in his Trivandrum backyard near a jackfruit tree, a turning point in his spiritual path.
1957
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Career
Left home to seek spiritual master
At 19, began his journey to the Himalayas to find his guru, leading to years of intense spiritual apprenticeship.
1967
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Career
Met Sri Maheshwarnath Babaji at Vyasa Gufa
Reunited with his guru near Badrinath, where he stayed for over three years learning Nath yogic practices.
1970
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Award
Received Padma Bhushan Award
Honored by the Indian government for contributions to spiritual education and the Nath tradition.
2020
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His first meeting with Sri Maheshwarnath Babaji happened unexpectedly in his own backyard near a jackfruit tree when he was just nine years old, a detail he recounts vividly in his autobiography.

Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master
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Sri M spent over three years living in the Himalayas at Vyasa Gufa near Badrinath, undergoing rigorous spiritual training under Maheshwarnath Babaji.

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He met and studied with a range of spiritual masters across India, including Neem Karoli Baba and J. Krishnamurti, blending diverse philosophies into his own teachings.

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🌱 What changed because of them

Sri M revitalized the Nath tradition in modern India by establishing the Satsang Foundation and Peepal Grove School, promoting an education model integrating spirituality and contemporary knowledge. His teachings and writings brought Nath yogic philosophy into mainstream discourse, influencing spiritual seekers and educationists alike. The Padma Bhushan award in 2020 cemented his recognition as a bridge between ancient yogic traditions and modern educational initiatives.

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