'Autobiography of a Yogi' is the autobiography of:

"Autobiography of a Yogi" is the life story of Paramahansa Yogananda, an Indian yogi and spiritual teacher. It was first published in 1946 in the USA and has since become one of the best-known spiritual books in the world.

About the book:

• It describes Yogananda's childhood in Gorakhpur and Calcutta, his search for a spiritual teacher, and his training under his guru, Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri.
• It tells of his meetings with saints such as Mahavatar Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya, Anandamayi Ma and Rabindranath Tagore, and of his meeting with Mahatma Gandhi, whom he initiated into Kriya Yoga.
• It introduces Kriya Yoga, a technique of meditation and breath control.
• It was named one of the "100 Most Important Spiritual Books of the 20th Century".
• Apple co-founder Steve Jobs reportedly reread it every year, and copies were given to guests at his memorial service.

About Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952):

• He was born Mukunda Lal Ghosh in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.
• He went to the USA in 1920 to speak at a religious conference in Boston and spent most of his remaining life there.
• He founded the Self-Realization Fellowship (1920) in the USA and the Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (1917).
• In 2017, India Post issued a stamp in his honour.

Other Indian spiritual teachers and their works:

• Swami Vivekananda: lectures on "Raja Yoga", "Karma Yoga", "Jnana Yoga" and "Bhakti Yoga"; spoke at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago (1893).
• Sri Aurobindo: "The Life Divine", "Savitri" and "Essays on the Gita".
• Maharishi Mahesh Yogi: founder of Transcendental Meditation, associated with the Beatles.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Swami Vivekananda is known for his Chicago speech and his books on yoga.
• ✗Sri Aurobindo wrote "The Life Divine".
• ✗Maharishi Mahesh Yogi founded Transcendental Meditation.