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{{Distinguish|text=[[Swami Chidananda Saraswati]], former President of [[Divine Life Society]]}}
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{{Infobox Hindu leader
|name = Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji
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|religion = [[Hinduism]]
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'''Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati''' (called '''Pujya Swamiji''' or '''Pujya Muniji''' by disciples), is the president and spiritual head of the [[Parmarth Niketan]] Ashram, a spiritual institution based in [[Rishikesh]], [[India]].<ref name=life>[http://www.lifepositive.com/Spirit/new-age-catalysts/swami-chidanand/parmarth.asp Swami Chidanand Saraswati] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815143842/http://www.lifepositive.com/Spirit/new-age-catalysts/swami-chidanand/parmarth.asp |date=15 August 2009 }} Life Positive</ref><ref>[http://eomega.org/omega/faculty/viewProfile/43ef97a8238bc090c56d4898e53947c0/ Swami Chidanand Saraswati] Omega Institute</ref> He is also the founder and spiritual head of the Hindu Jain Temple in [[Pittsburgh]].

==Life==
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He was born on June 3, 1952.

==Works==
===Literary works===
Swami Chidanand Saraswati is credited with conceiving the idea of and laying the foundation for the 11-volume ''[[Encyclopedia of Hinduism]]'' beginning in the year 1987.<ref>[http://www.theencyclopediaofhinduism.com/history-of-the-project History of the Project, ''Encyclopedia of Hinduism''] Mandala Publishing</ref>

His biography is called ''By God's Grace: The Life and Teachings of Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati'' and was published by Mandala Publishing in 2012.

===Humanitarian and environmental work===
Chidanand Saraswati is the founder or co-founder of several humanitarian and environmental organizations which serve a number of causes, including: Ganga Action Parivar, to preserve and protect the Ganga river and its tributaries;<ref>[http://www.gangaaction.org Ganga Action Parivar]</ref><ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-rishikesh-based-ganga-action-parivar-offers-help-to-narendra-modi-for-clean-ganga-1991146 Rishikesh-based Ganga Action Parivar offers help to Narendra Modi for clean Ganga] DNA India, 25 May 2014</ref> India Heritage Research Foundation (IHRF), which provides education, health care, youth welfare, and vocational training;<ref>[http://www.ihrf.com India Heritage Research Foundation]</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20140910070044/http://satyafoundation.org/programs-and-partnerships/ihrf/ About India Heritage Research Foundation] Satya Foundation</ref><ref>[http://timesofhindu.com/swami-chidananda-saraswati-leads-pilgrimage-to-mansarovar/ Swami Chidananda Saraswati Leads Pilgrimage to Mansarovar] ''Times of Hindu'', 4 July 2003</ref> Divine Shakti Foundation, which provides education and assistance to widowed and impoverished women and children, as well as the protection of street animals in India such as cows and dogs;<ref>[http://www.divineshaktifoundation.org Divine Shakti Foundation]</ref><ref>[http://www.gangaaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-1-25-Hindustan-Times-Girl-Child.jpg "Seers' call to save girl child"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911001642/http://www.gangaaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-1-25-Hindustan-Times-Girl-Child.jpg |date=11 September 2014 }} ''Hindustan Times'', Lucknow, 25 January 2013</ref> the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA) to provide access to safe drinking water, improved sanitation and proper hygiene;<ref>[http://www.washalliance.org Global Interfaith WASH Alliance]</ref><ref>[http://www.unicef.org/wash/index_70503.html Faith-based organizations form alliance for children's right to safe water and sanitation] UNICEF</ref><ref><[http://templeofunderstanding.org/what-we-do/faith-and-ecology/ Global Interfaith WASH Alliance] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911001900/http://templeofunderstanding.org/what-we-do/faith-and-ecology/ |date=11 September 2014 }} Temple of Understanding</ref> and Project Hope, an umbrella organization that brings together various humanitarian and environmental organizations in times of disaster to provide both emergency relief and long-term rehabilitation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.projecthope-india.org/ |title=Project Hope |access-date=19 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218162433/http://www.projecthope-india.org/ |archive-date=18 February 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.speakingtree.in/spiritual-articles/lifestyle/healing-touch-in-uttarakhand&sort=new Healing Touch in Uttarakhand] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911001804/http://www.speakingtree.in/spiritual-articles/lifestyle/healing-touch-in-uttarakhand%26sort%3Dnew |date=11 September 2014 }} Speaking Tree, 12 July 2013</ref><ref>[https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/p600x600/1005790_10151745200552698_1849040876_n.jpg?oh=569d034083b54816cac70dd2be077fdc&oe=54888DC5&__gda__=1418751310_d9a546c20e51caacca42b0c0c7fbe9b9 Relief Material sent for Uttarakhand flood victims by Parmarth Niketan] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195959/https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/p600x600/1005790_10151745200552698_1849040876_n.jpg?oh=569d034083b54816cac70dd2be077fdc&oe=54888DC5&__gda__=1418751310_d9a546c20e51caacca42b0c0c7fbe9b9 |date=10 September 2014 }} Top Story, 2 July 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.hinduismtoday.com/blogs-news/hindu-press-international/project-hope-and-india-heritage-research-foundation-open-orphanage-for-tsunami-orphans/6799.html Project Hope and India Heritage Research Foundation Open Orphanage for Tsunami Orphans] ''Hinduism Today'', 19 May 2007</ref>
He is also interested in [[interfaith dialogue]] and currently sits on the Board of World Religious Leaders for [[the Elijah Interfaith Institute]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elijah-interfaith.org/index.php?id=797|title=Elijah Interfaith}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Parmarth Niketan}}
* {{Official website|http://www.parmarth.com}}

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[[Category:20th-century Hindu religious leaders]]
[[Category:People from Rishikesh]]

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