before this, maharishi had studied with his teacher swami brahmananda saraswati, and was also his secretary from 1941 until brahmananda saraswati's death in 1953. in 1957, maharishi began the spiritual regeneration movement in madras, india, on the last day of a festival held in memory of his teacher. in 1958, he began the first of a number of worldwide tours in which he began to teach the tm technique to people around the world.