Question: Who has released the commemorative coin on Paramahansa Yogananda’s 125th birth anniversary on 29th October, 2019?
(a) Narendra Modi
(b) Nirmala Sitharaman
(c) Ravi Shankar Prasad
(d) Amit Shah
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- The Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman released a special commemorative coin on Paramahansa Yogananda to mark his 125th birth anniversary on October 29 2019.
- The Paramahansa Yogananda was great son of India, who became so recognised globally.
- The importance lies in his universal message of bringing harmony among mankind and making it so acceptable globally even when communications modes were limited.
- Paramahansa Yogananda (5th January, 1893 – 7th March 1952) was born as Mukunda Lal Ghosh. He was an Indian monk, yogi and guru who introduced the teachings of meditation and Kriya Yoga through his organization Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) / Yogoda Satsanga Society (YSS) of India.
- A chief disciple of the Bengali yoga guru Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, he was sent by his lineage to spread the teachings of yoga to the West, to prove the unity between Eastern and Western religions and to preach a balance between Western material growth and Indian spirituality.
Links:
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1589481
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramahansa_Yogananda