- Badri BalaVihar Acharya The Master Article Study Groups Current Events Quotations Directions Publications Geeta Guidance Libertyville BadriHome ChinmayaHome Search Feedback Swami Chinmayananda H.H. Swami Chinmayananda is a world renowned authority of the scriptures of India, especially Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads. He was born in 1916 and attained mahasamadhi in 1993. He worked relentlessly ...www.chinmaya-chicago.org/chinmaya.htm