Swami Chinmayanand
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Swami Chinmayanand is a former union minister state of India. He was minister of state for internal affairs in Third Vajpayee Ministry. He was elected to Lok Sabha from Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate. He was born in Gonda district in 1947 in a royal family of Avadh, but renounced royalty as a young man inspired by the teachings of Buddha and Mahavir. He completed MA from Lucknow University.He is unmarried. His interests include tantra, philosophy, yoga and Hindu mythology. He also completed doctorate. He has written some books in Hindi namely;
- Upanishad Saar
- Geeta Bodh
- Bhakti Vaibhav
- Parmaarth Path
- App Dipo Bhav
- Athato Satya Jigajasa
- Arvind Ka Ati Maanav Vaad
- Andhere Mein Bhatakti Atma(Auto-biography)
He is the Editor of two monthly magazines, Pramarath and Vivek Rashmi.