Chinmaya Mission was founded in 1953 by the devotees of Swami Chinmayananda

Chinmayananda

Swami Chinmayananda , born Balakrishna Menon , was a Hindu Indian spiritual leader, and teacher, who inspired the formation of Chinmaya Mission in 1953 to spread the message of Vedanta...

to 'give organizational structure and cohesiveness to the work and activities initiated by Swami Chinmayananda' . It is administered from Central Chinmaya Mission Trust, Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

. There are over 300 mission centres all over India and Abroad .
Swami Chinmayananda, founder of Chinmaya Mission, taught spirituality as the art of living.