Ramana Maharshi born on 30.12.1879 and passed away on 14.04.1950. He was Indian guru , his original name was Venkatraman Ayer. He attracted devotees all over world and he established a asram at Arunachala hills , Tiruvannamalai, Tamil nadu. He was outstanding enlightened being, people called him Bhagawan , an incarnation of Lord Shiva.He mainly recommend self enquiry as the principal means to remove ignorance and abide in self awareness together with bhakti ( devotion) or surrender to the self. One must visit Arunachala once in their life time .His western devotees were Paul Brunton, Arthur Osborne, Maurice Frydman, Ethel Merston, Mouni Sadhu and David Godman. These people wrote their actual experiences with Bhagwan and these books were well received by readers.