Rdxfbgrtj

Ravi V. Melwani (RVM) (born 15 October 1966) is an Indian speaker, an author, a singer, a poet and a philanthropist. He was one of the earliest successful Indian retailers who launched India's largest store of over 300,000 square feet and transformed the way retailing was done in India. He is the founder of RVM Foundation, which aims to make a difference in the society through its humanitarian, inspirational and spiritual initiatives. The RVM philosophy stands for Rejoice, Value Life and Make a Difference, which is a way of life towards happiness and fulfillment.

Early life

Melwani was born in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Being born into a family of businessmen, Melwani ’s natural inclination was to join his father in running the family business. At a very young age, he mastered the craft of business and became a well-known name in the retail sector. With popular brands like Kids Kemp, Big Kids Kemp and Kemp Fort, he established retail stores across Bangalore. At the peak of his career, he decided to move away from his retail business and dedicate his life to more meaningful spiritual and humanitarian work. He is now a well respected philosopher, poet, singer, speaker, motivator, author and philanthropist.

Self-Realization Journey

It was during the peak of his career that Melwani embarked on a quest within himself. His success journeys prompted him to introspect about the ultimate goal of life. Melwani realized that life’s purpose is to understand oneself, contribute positively to the world and make a difference in the lives of others.
Melwani himself started distributing blankets and providing food to those homeless sleeping on the streets of Bangalore. He soon realized that there are many poor and destitute people who require medical care and shelter as they were dying in pain with no one to care for them. This thought led to the idea of setting up a hospital where the destitute patients will be treated free of cost.

Humanitarian initiative

During his personal endeavor to support those in despair in the society, Melwani pledged to reduce pain and suffering. RVM Humanitarian Hospital was set up in 1998 with an aim to provide free medical care to the destitute and needy. The hospital, which has a capacity of 250 patients as of now, does not have cash counter. It conducts medical camps every week across Bangalore and treats people free of cost. As of 2015, the hospital has treated thousands of care-deprived destitute patients. The hospital has separate wards for burns, psychiatric, HIV, TB, pediatric and orthopedic patients and is in the process of expanding the hospital into a 1000-bed one.

As part of this humanitarian initiative, the hospital has a 24x7 Medical Helpline. The hospital also has tie-ups with several transit homes and other hospitals.

The RVM Humanitarian Home is a home and shelter for the homeless, the poor and destitute people who have been abandoned or neglected by their own families. The home endeavors to provide help and long-term care to the underprivileged, homeless children, elderly, abandoned women, and those who are physically and mentally challenged. In addition, patients who are treated at the RVM Humanitarian Hospital are often shifted to the RVM Humanitarian Home if they require continued or extended medical attention and support. Thus far, thousands of people have been sheltered at the home. Once the residents are deemed medically and physically fit, they are transited to NGOs, rehabilitation centers and other homes that the RVM Humanitarian Home networks with, depending on their need or the type of care required.

RVM’s humanitarian mission is all about maximizing service to humanity, and reducing pain and suffering.

Inspirational initiative

RVM School of Inspiration aspires to inspire people to live a better and more positive life. RVM is a positive-life philosopher who aims to transform the way people live through his talks and motivating discourses. Thousands of people are connected to this inspirational endeavor every day through messages, videos and thought-provoking quotes on various social networking sites.

Through his books "I Wanna be Happy," "The A To Z of a Life Philosophy," "Power Your Life with PEP", "100 Diamond Quotes" and "Succsex", RVM shares the concept of living an inspired and a fulfilling life.

Spiritual initiative

Melwani’s spiritual initiative started from his belief and faith in Lord Shiva. A staunch believer in God, Melwani built the Shivoham Shiva Temple at Old Airport road, Bangalore. Every day, thousands of devotees come to the temple for darshan, bhajans and various poojas. The Maha Shivratri is celebrated with much fervor and attracts crowds from various parts of the world.

Melwani narrates the story of how the thought of building a Shiva Temple occurred to him. He says, "I had a vision during one of my morning ‘thought time’ — a vision to build a temple where a huge statue of Lord Shiva would stand, building faith, hope and belief for generations to come. When this inspiration struck me, I had no money, no land, and no plan. I believed that this is the message from God and started working to realize this dream".

Melwani believes that by the grace of the universal power, his life has evolved, transformed and even metamorphosed. He is now on a path of self-realization and God realization. His spiritual quest took him from being a strong believer in Lord Shiva to going further ahead and asking important questions like who we are, where we come from, what is the purpose of life, is reincarnation real, does the doctrine of karma actually work, what is a soul, where is God and what is God. The search for answers has made him realize that he is not the body, mind or the intellect. He knows that he is the Soul, Spirit or the Atman. Melwani believes that he is not this physical body, but the spirit within the body. Therefore, at present, he calls himself "AiR" – Atman in Ravi.

References

External links

• Banglorebest.com


• Thehindu.com


• Themediainternational.com


• Ficciflo.com


• Timesofindia.indoatimes.com