Acharya Pratishtha

• Yoga guru
• Author
• Kathak exponent
• Director of Mokshayatan Yog Sansthan

Acharya Pratishtha
Acharya Pratishtha Teaching Yoga
Director, Mokshayatan Yog Sansthan [1]
Incumbent
Assumed office 01 December 2020
Known for	Yoga Kathak Diplomat
Website	www.acharyapratishtha.in
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Channel	Bharat Yoga
Years active	2008–present
Genre	Health Yoga Culture
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Acharya Pratishtha (born Pratishtha Sharma) is an Indian yoga guru, Kathak performer, author and former diplomat ^[5] who is the director of Mokshayatan Yog Sansthan. ^{[4] [6]}

Early life

Pratishtha was born in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh to Swami Bharat Bhushan. She graduated from Delhi University and Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya.

Career

Acharya Pratishtha is a yoga ^[7] and Kathak instructor. ^[8] She is an expert of Indian culture and soft diplomacy ^[9] and has worked as the director of the world's largest Indian culture center situated in Mauritius under the High Commission of India. ^[10] She was also posted at the Indian Culture Center at the Indian embassy in Jakarta. ^[11] She has appeared on television shows and has written books on her subject. She is the member of several Indian Government committees of yoga and culture. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

Acharya Pratishtha has written 5 books on Kathak and yoga. ^[15] Her first book, DIABETES, Why Die-a-bit-ease?, was published when she was 25 years of age. She wrote her first bilingual book in Bahasa Indonesia and English, Essential elements of kathak, which was published by the Indian embassy in Indonesia and the Ministry of External Affairs.

Pratishtha promotes and propagates yoga internationally and is regularly involved in the Indian government's yoga-related projects. ^{[7] [16] [17] [18] [19]} She has spoken on several topics about the benefits of yoga. ^{[20] [21]} She is the member of the Committee for Yoga Protocol on Diabetes formed by the Minister of Ayush. ^{[22] [23] [24] [25] [26]} An acknowledged Kathak dancer, she has performed at several festivals in India and abroad. ^{[4] [27] [28] [29] [30]}

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Channel	Notes	Ref
2020	Yog Namaskar	Zee News	303 episodes	[31]
2021	Yog Sammelan	ABP News		[32]
2017	2 minute me Yog	ABP News	More than 100 episodes	[33]
2021	IDY 21	Rajasthan Patrika- Patrika News		[34]
2018	21din me Yog	ABP News	21 episodes	[35]
2022	Yog Sutra	DD News		[36]
2020	Ghar par Yog	Rajya Sabha TV		[37]
2020	Yog or Jeevan	Lok Sabha TV		[38]
2020	Yoga with Acharya Pratishtha	News 24 (Indian TV channel)		[39]
2020	Yoga for Everyone	Jantantra TV		[40]
2021	Diplomatic Dispatch	Sansad TV		[41]
2022	Hindustan E-Vimarsh	Zee Hindustan		[42]

Bibliography

1. "DIABETES, Why Die-a-bit-ease?" Health Care. January 2010.
2. "Essential elements of kathak" Classical Dance Kathak. January 2014.
3. Pratishtha, Acharya (December 2015). "Lets Learn Kathak-1" Classical Dance Kathak.
4. "Yoga for Healthy Life" Health Care. Acharya Pratishtha. December 2016. ISBN   978-93-5031-766-2.
5. "Lets Learn Yoga-1" Health Care. May 2015.

Awards and honors

Pratishtha was awarded the International Ayurveda Samman by the Association of Ayurvedic Physician, GOM, Mauritius ^{[43] [44]} as well as the Dainik Jagran Samman for contribution in the fields of yoga and Kathak ^[45] and the Tejaswini Samman, the latter of which she received from the Vice President of India) by Doordarshan. ^[4]

Personal life

Pratishtha is married and has one daughter. ^[4]

References

1. "Yog Sankalp". bbpsgr.balbharati.org. May 2022.
2. "Notice of Tender for Pratishtha Saraswat for transport of luggage to Port Louis" (PDF). iccr.nic.in. 17 October 2017.
3. "Festival of India in Indonesia by ICCR" (PDF). iccr.nic.in. February 2015.
4. "Acharya Prathistha Yog Guru, Classical Dance & Culture visionary". Religion World. June 2021.
5. "Acharya Pratishtha: "l'Inde agit en envoyant des célébrités dans les centres culturels à travers le monde"". lexpress.mu. 16 April 2019.
6. "Yoga Invaluable gift of India to the world: Mauritius President". The Print. June 2021.
7. "Practicing Yoga helps towards Maintaining good health". Defi media. 5 July 2019.
8. "Kathak Dancer enthralls audience". Hindustan Times. 1 June 2007. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
9. "Diplomatic Dispatch". Sansad TV . November 2021.
10. "Admission notification for performing arts courses, High Commission of India, mauritius" (PDF). hcimauritius.gov.in. 11 July 2019.
11. "Festival of India in Indonesia by ICCR" (PDF). iccr.nic.in. February 2015.
12. "Pratishtha will participate in World Hindi Conference". Amar Ujala News Paper. 21 August 2018.
13. "Semaine Indienne : spectacles populaires en vue". Lemauricien. 14 April 2018.
14. "We are Indians, Knowing Mother language is important for culture". Amar Ujala News Paper. 4 September 2021.
15. "Author Acharya Pratishtha". Virtous Publication. July 2016. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
16. "Yoga Programmes organised at 75 Heritage locations across India". Live Mint. 21 June 2021.
17. "International Day of Yoga 2021: Celebration organised at 75 Heritage locations across India". News18.com. 21 June 2021.
18. "Bharat Yog session before International Yoga Day". Religion world. 25 May 2012.
19. "Acharya Pratishtha will teach yoga to police officers". Danik Jagran. 10 June 2017.
20. "International Yoga Day 2021". patrika.com. 21 June 2021.
21. "International Yoga Day 2021Yofa for Immunity". patrika.com. 21 June 2021.
22. "Yoga based Lifestyle Module for Diabetes" (PDF). Ministry of Ayush. October 2016.
23. "Yoga is gaining popularity around the world". Danik Jagran News paper. October 2016.
24. "Why Yoga when Yoga avec Acharya Pratishtha Saraswat". Defimedia Mauritius. November 2020.
25. "I am the one online program started for school kids". ibc24.in. 27 March 2021.
26. "Accept yog as life style: Pratishtha Sharma". Danik Jagran. 13 July 2017.
27. "Festival of India in Indonesia by ICCR" (PDF). iccr.nic.in. February 2015.
28. "Krishna's life depicted through Kathak". The Tribune. 31 January 2017.
29. "Pratishtha appointed chief choreographer for festival of India in Indonesia". Danik jagran. 24 September 2013.
30. "Acharya Pratishtha Meeting with President of India". Office of President of India. 11 September 2017.
31. "Yog Namskar". Zee News . 25 April 2021.
32. "Yog Sammelan". ABP News . 19 July 2021.
33. "2minute me Yog". ABP News . June 2018.
34. "IDY 2021". Rajasthan Patrika . June 2018.
35. "IDY 2021". ABP News . 21 June 2021.
36. "IDY 2021". DD News . June 2022.
37. "Ghar Par Yog". Rajya Sabha . June 2020.
38. "Yog or Jeevan". Lok Sabha . June 2020.
39. "Yoga for corona at News24". News24 . April 2020.
40. "Yog for everyone". Jantantra TV . June 2020.
41. "Diplomatic Dispatch". Sansad TV . November 2021.
42. "E-Vimarsh with Acharya Pratishtha". Zee Hindustan . 21 June 2020.
43. "Acharya Pratishtha honored at Mauritius". Live Hindustan. 10 November 2018.
44. "Acharya Pratishtha got International Ayurveda Samman". Danik Jagran. 10 November 2018.
45. "Acharya Pratishtha honored by Dainik Jagran". Dainik Jagran. 5 August 2015.

External links

• Acharya Pratishtha Website
• Tejaswini with Acharya Pratishtha on DD News (Interview)