History
The university is named after its founder, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who introduced the Transcendental Meditation technique to the world. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Vedic Vishwavidyalaya was established by the Madhya Pradesh state legislature (Act #37) in 1995 and the Maharishi has been called the "first chancellor of the university".
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