About H. H. SHRI MATAJI NIRMALA DEVI

H. H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi was born on 21 March 1923 in Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh - Central India.
When Shri Mataji was four years old the family relocated to Nagpur. Her father, Shri P. K. Salve was a lawyer and member of the National Assembly of India. Her Mother, Smt. Cornelia Bai Salve was the first woman who graduated in Mathematics.
In her childhood Shri Mataji often visited Shri Mahatma Gandhi in his Wardha Ashram along with her parents. Gandhiji was fascinated by the persona of this little girl and he called her “Nepali”. Later her family actively participated in the fight for Indian Independence and supported Shri Mahatma Gandhi’s fight against the Britishers.
Shri Mataji was studying for Medicine in Lahore at Christian College and was the leader of the students in protest marches against the British Regime. She and Her parents were put in prison and were tortured. She lost her seat in the medical college owing to her patriotic ambitions.
In the year 1947, Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi was married of to Shri Chandrika Prasad Srivastava, a member of Indian Administrative Service (IAS). It was an alliance arranged by her parents. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi and Shri C.P. Srivastava were blessed with two daughters, Kalpana Srivastava and Sadhna Verma; they have four grandchildren and three grand-grandchildren.
It was only after marrying her daughters and finishing off her worldly duties did Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi began the most important phase in her life-
“The Reinstatement and Redemption of the human race”.
It was her dream to create a world free from hatred, abhor, wars and fights. She wanted to re-establish peace, joy, collectivity and universal brotherhood in the world.

On the 5th of May, 1970 (we now celebrate it as the Sahastrara Day), on the seashore in Nargol in Gujarat – India, Shri Mataji opened the Sahastrara of the world during a long deep Meditation. She acquired this great experience of Cosmic Consciousness. Knowing the importance of full enlightenment Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi recognized the need to help the entire humanity to get their “instantaneous Self- realization”, and awaken the primordial Kundalini energy lying dormant inside humans, this was depicted more than thousands of years ago in the “Markandeya Purana”.
This dormant Kundalini-energy has to rise through the spine (Para-sympathetic plexus) and clear all the chakras and rise up through the fontanel bone (Sahastrara) and get connected with the divine power to attain the thoughtless awareness. This process has a healing effect on your whole inner system.
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi than established SAHAJA YOGA and introduced the VISHWA NIRMALA DHARMA - the Purest Form of World Religion (which embraces all the Religions in the world). Since then Shri Mataji travelled around the world to spreading this wisdom and giving SELF-RELAIZATION to millions of seekers. Today there are over 100 countries in this world which follow this VISHWA NIRMALA DHARMA.
Apart from the spiritual importance, the healing effect is another by-product of Sahaja Yoga which is so very remarkable that it has cured thousands of people from diseases like cancer, asthma, psychosomatic diseases, migraine, diabetes, Hypertension, lever diseases, skin ailments and all other relevant diseases which were deemed to be terminal by renowned medical practioners.

Shri Mataji inaugurated the S.Y. HEALTH & RESEARCH CENTRE in Belapur (Vashi) –NAVI- MUMBAI in 1996 and was President of this Institution.
On 30 October 2010 the Sahaja Yoga HEALTH & RESEARCH CENTRE in Greater Noida –U.P. was established with Shri Mataji as its Chairman.
H. H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi was also the Founder and Chairman of many other Institutions, like the INTERNATIONAL SAHAJ PUBLIC SCHOOL (ISPS) in Talnoo near Dharamshala – India, Canajahorie S.Y. School – USA, S.Y. PRIMARY SCHOOL Cabella –Italy, the Kindergarten in Rome Italy and now in BOROTIN – CSSR.
During the year 2003 she was founded the VISHWA NIRMALA PREM ASHRAM - Home for destitute women and orphan girls in Greater Noida - India, situated on the same plot as the new S.Y. Health Centre.
There are also many other projects established by the collective of Sahaja Yogis from across the world in various other countries.