[7] He is the president of Hindu Dharm Acharya Sabha and also a board member of the World Council of Religious Leaders.

[12] After leaving his house for Sannyasa, He met Swami Avdhoot Prakash who was an expert and had a great knowledge of the Vedas and scriptures.

[26] He was the chief speaker at UNO for the “Responsible Leadership Summit” held in May 2019, which was attended by around 200 representatives from various sections of the society from across the world.

[29] In August 2017, Giri participated in the “Samvad II: Global Initiative on Conflict avoidance and Environmental Consciousness” which took place Yangon, Myanmar.

[30] In September 2019, Giri participated in “Samvad III: Global Hindu-Buddhist Initiative on Conflict Avoidance” which was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

From India, Sushil Modi (Rajya Sabha MP), S. Gurumurthy (Chairman of VIF) and Ravi Shankar along with the High Ambassadors of Japan, Korea, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand also participated in the event.

In October 2019, the President of India, Sri Ram Nath Kovind visited Harihar Ashram when he had gone to attend the convocation ceremony of IIT Roorkee.

[48][49] In 2018, Home Minister Amit Shah and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat also visited Harihar Ashram.

The award was presented by former President of India Bharat Ratna Shri Pranab Mukherjee at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.