Ravi Shankar, commonly known as Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, is a spiritual leader and founder of the Art of Living Foundation, which aims to relieve individual stress, societal problems and violence. In 1997 he established a Geneva-based charity, the International Association for Human Values, an NGO that engages in relief work and rural development and aims to foster shared global values. In 2009 Shankar was named by Forbes Magazine as the 5th most powerful leader in India. Smile..