The Chinmaya Mission was started in 1951 by Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda who was a great ascetic of modern India who worked ceaselessly for over four decades spreading the vedantic message of peace and happiness to the classes and masses around the globe. The most important contribution of the mission to the society being the 77 Chinmaya Vidyalayas, an international school, a Harihar School and 8 Chinmaya Colleges which offer education with a difference.The school is situated in the lap of Shivalik hills in the state of Himachal Pradesh, 14 Kms from Solan.