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This is the Telugu translation of the Autobiography of a Yogi, by Sri Paramahamsa Yogananda. Summary of the Book Autobiography of a Yogi, a famous work on yoga and meditation and a detailed account of Indian spirituality, is also a narrative of Sri Paramahamsa Yogananda’s spiritual life. His interest in spirituality made him get acquainted with many renowned Indian saints and gurus. He also met several celebrated international personalities. He elaborates on his meeting with Lahiri Mahasaya, and about his search to find his own guru that concluded in his meeting Sri Yukteswar Giri, who, in turn, was a disciple of Lahiri Mahasaya. Yogananda then spent many years in Sri Yukteswar Giri’s ashram, mainly concentrating on Yoga and mystical wisdom. He also mastered Kriya Yoga after several years of learning and practice. He then moved to America and taught yoga and meditation. Yogananda also talks about his experiences of meeting great people like Sir C.V. Raman, Jagadish Chandra Bose, Mahatma Gandhi, Luther Burbank, Rabindranath Tagore, Ramana Maharishi, and Therese Neumann. About Paramahansa Yogananda Paramahansa Yogananda was a Hindu philosopher, yogi and guru. He is best remembered for this title, Autobiography of a Yogi, wherein he explains the techniques of meditation and Kriya Yoga. Born as Mukunda Lal Ghosh in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, Yogananda was a follower of Swami Yukteswar Giri from the age of 17. His aims and ideals for Self-Realization Fellowship or the Yogoda Satsanga Society became the pillars which founded the society which boasts of a worldwide following even today.