Hans Ram Singh Rawat, called Shri Hans Ji Maharaj and by various other honorifics (9 November 1900 – 19 July 1966), was born in Gadh-ki-Sedhia, north-east of Haridwar in present-day Uttarakhand, India.
His parents were Ranjit Singh Rawat and Kalindi Devi.
He was considered a Satguru by his students who called him affectionately "Shri Maharaji" or just "Guru Maharaji."He had a daughter from his first wife Sinduri Devi, and four sons from his second wife Rajeshwari Devi, later known among followers as "Mata Ji" and "Shri Mataji".