Shriram Sharma
Shriram Sharma Acharya, also known as Vedmurti Taponishtha Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya, dedicated his life to elevating human consciousness, culture and civilization by synthesizing science with spirituality. He founded All World Gayatri Pariwar and Brahmvarchas Shodh Sansthan (in 1979). He embarked on a spiritual journey at the age of fifteen, undertaking 24 Mahapurushcharans, each consisting of rhythmic recitation (japa) of 2.4 million Gayatri Mantras, and later actively participated in India's independence movement. He propounded the 100-point program of Yug Nirman Yojna (Campaign for Era Transformation) for societal upliftment and reformation of the era. His endeavors included extensive research on the syncretic propositions of science and spirituality, the revival of Rishi traditions, supervision of large-scale Gayatri sadhana and Yajna, translation of entire Vedic scriptures, and writing over 3000 enlightening books on every aspect of human life.