Baba Rampuri

Quick Facts

Full Name	Baba Rampuri
Occupation	Author
Date Of Birth	Jul 14, 1950(1950-07-14)
Age	74
Birthplace	Chicago
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Cancer

Baba Rampuri Biography

Baba Rampuri is one of the most popular and richest Author who was born on July 14, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Baba Rampuri, born William A. Gans (July 14, 1950), also known as Baba Ram Puri -ji is an American born Sadhu. He claims to be the first westerner to become a Naga Sadhu, having been initiated in 1970. He is the author of the 2010 Destiny Books published book Autobiography of a Sadhu: A Journey into Mystic India, originally published in 2005 by Harmony/Bell Tower as Baba: Autobiography of a Blue-Eyed Yogi, and now released by Amarpuri Wellness in 2016 as Autobiography of a Sadhu: An Angrez among Naga Babas which has also been translated into German, Russian, Czech, Croatian, and Serbian. He was initiated into the religious order the Naga Sannyasis after traveling to India on a spiritual quest from his native California in 1969, at the age of 18. Like many Sadhus, he has stopped using his birth name since his initiation, refuses to give it, and is unwilling to talk about his past. He is Shri Mahant at Shri Panch Dashnam Juna Akhara (The Sacred Juna Akhara of the Ten Names).

In 1969, at the age of 18, after experimenting with psychedelics, and viewed as a dropout, Gans left his prosperous family and headed for India to find himself, and as a spiritual quest. Although he returned to the United States after this visit, he went back to India in 1971 and has not returned to his native country. He claims to be the first foreigner to be initiated into India’s ancient order of yogis and shamans, the Naga Sannyasis, during the Allahabad Maha Kumbh Mela in 1971. His guru is Swami Hari Puri Ji, son of Pir Sandhya Puri Ji), also known as Hari Puri Baba Ji, Baba Ji, and Guru Ji.

Baba Rampuri Net Worth

Baba Rampuri is one of the richest Author from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Baba Rampuri 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Baba Rampuri was born William A. Gans on July 14, 1950 in Chicago where his father was a dental surgeon, possibly Jewish. His family moved to Beverly Hills, California in 1953.

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In 2007 he was part of the documentary “India Trip” by film-director Lev Victorov (Moscow).

Facts & Trivia

Damian Ranked on the list of most popular Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Baba Rampuri celebrates birthday on July 14 of every year.

Rampuri says Edwin S. Stern approached him in September 2010, and asked him to secure the commitment of the Shri Panch Dashnam Juna Akhara religious society in a spiritual “Kumbha Mela” event to be held in 2012 in New York City. The planned event was cancelled by Stern in August 2011 due to an inability to secure sufficient funding. A court case subsequently ensued.