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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Maheish Girri<br />
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|office = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member]] of the [[India Parliament]] <br />
| term_start = 16 May 2014<br />
| term_end = 23 May 2019<br />
| predecessor = [[Sandeep Dikshit]]<br />
| successor = [[Gautam Gambhir]]<br />
| constituency = [[East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|East Delhi]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|02|08}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Nashik]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]<br />
| citizenship = Indian<br />
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2014-2019) (2020-Present) [[Indian National Congress]] (2019-2020)<br />
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| website = {{URL|maheishgirri.com}}<br />
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'''Maheish Girri''' is an Indian social activist and politician belonging to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and currently the National Secretary of the party. He was a [[Member of Parliament]] from the [[East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|East Delhi]] [[Lok Sabha]] constituency.<br />
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Girri is an [[Art of Living Foundation|Art of Living]] faculty and a former International Director of the Art of Living Foundation. He is also the founder of the [[non-governmental organization|NGO]] Navbharat Sewa Samiti. He quit the [[India Against Corruption]] movement over differences with [[Arvind Kejriwal]], and subsequently joined BJP, winning the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 General Elections]] from East Delhi.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
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Maheish Girri was born and brought up in [[Nashik]]. According to him, he left his home at the age of 17, after being drawn to spirituality. In 1999, he became a ''Peethadeesh'' (head of a ''[[ashram|peeth]]'') in [[Junagadh]], [[Gujarat]]. Subsequently, he met [[Ravi Shankar (spiritual leader)|Sri Sri Ravi Shankar]], and became an [[Art of Living Foundation|Art of Living]] teacher.<ref name="IE_2014_PR">{{cite news | url = http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/maheish-girri-hires-pr-agency-to-boost-hopes-three-time-mps-name-does-rounds/ | title = Maheish Girri hires PR agency to boost hopes, three-time MP’s name does rounds | date = 2014-03-12 | newspaper = The Indian Express }}</ref><br />
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== Social activism ==<br />
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In 2009, he launched the ''Mantranaad'' movement aimed at creating a "Corruption free, Terrorism free India". In 2010, as an Art of Living leader, he launched the organization's ''Meri Delhi, Meri Yamuna'' ("My Delhi, My Yamuna") campaign to clean up the [[Yamuna river]].<ref name="IE_2014_PR"/> In 2010, he led the "Clean Delhi" movement ahead of the [[2010 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]].<ref name="Tribune_2014_files">{{cite news | url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140321/delhi.htm#1 | title = BJP East Delhi candidate Maheish Girri files papers | date = 2014-03-20 | newspaper = The Tribune | location = Chandigarh }}</ref> He has also helped organize over 108 medical camps and 151 free eye-and-ear check-up camps across slums of [[East Delhi]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.dailypioneer.com/city/bjps-maheish-girri-files-nomination-from-e-delhi.html | title = BJP’s Maheish Girri files nomination from E Delhi | date = 2014-03-21 | newspaper = The Pioneer }}</ref><br />
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== Politics ==<br />
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In 2011, Girri joined [[India Against Corruption]] movement, but quit it after complaining about Arvind Kejriwal's "autocratic ways".<ref name="IE_2014_PR"/> Subsequently, he joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). He was a Member of Parliament for the [[Bhartiya Janata Party]] in [[16th Lok Sabha]] from the [[East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|East Delhi constituency]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/general-elections-2014/maheish-girri-attributes-east-delhi-ls-seat-win-to-bjp-narendra-modi_932648.html |title=Maheish Girri attributes East Delhi LS seat win to BJP, Narendra Modi |date=2014-06-05 |publisher=Zee News }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{URL|maheishgirri.com|Official Website}}<br />
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