Chinmaya Mission Timeline
On 4 May 1997, Guruji inaugurated the CCWU – Chinmaya Centre of World Understanding in Delhi, India. Gurudev had selected that special name for Chinmaya Mission Delhi not just because it was the capital of India; it was a spiritual portal to many places of pilgrimage including Sidhbari and Uttarkashi. Though the physical structure of CCWU came up after Pujya Gurudev’s Mahasamadhi, it was built on His vision to foster greater understanding of the self and the world.
The Central Chinmaya Vanaprastha Sansthan (CCVS), established in early 1998 with the motto “Graceful Aging through Spiritual Living,” was highlighted by Guruji as a key grassroots initiative of the Mission. Headquartered in Allahabad (now Prayagraj), CCVS embodies the vision “A joyous journey towards liberation,” a vision inspired by Gurudev’s early efforts in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, as far back as 1981.