Under the divine presence of Jyotishpeethadheeshwar Jagatguru Shankaracharya Swami
Vasudevanand Saraswati Ji Maharaj and Brahmachari Girish Ji, Hon'ble Chancellor of Maharishi
Mahesh Yogi Vedic University, Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Hon?ble Minister of Culture and Tourism,
Govt. of India inaugurated the Birth Centenary Year of great son of India, a realised soul,
greatest scientist of consciousness in the world, global administrator and saint His Holiness
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Ji, on 12th January 2017 at Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium New Delhi.
Many Hon'ble dignitaries, Vedic scholars and large number of students along with their teachers
and parents also graced this grand occasion. Brahmachari Girish Ji in his keynote address said
"Maharishi Ji has announced 'Gyan Yug ka Uday' (Dawn of Age of Enlightenment) forty years
back. Now Gyan Yug has reached at the centre of sky. We all know that when the sun is in the
middle of sky, it showers its rays simultaneously everywhere and on everyone equally at that
time"