Barbara Nath-Wiser

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Barbara Nath-Wiser (born February 28, 1949, in Linz) is an Austrian-Indian doctor.

Barbara Nath-Wiser studied medicine in Vienna, then emigrated to India after completing her studies in 1978 to do a yoga training and made the acquaintance of her teacher and later husband Krishan Nath Baba. [1] In 1984, she founded the Nishtha - Rural Health, Education and Environment Center (Sanskrit nishta "trust") for the people of the Kangra Valley in her husband Krishan Nath Baba's home town of Sidhbari in the north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In addition to conventional treatment methods, this health center also offers homeopathy, acupuncture and Ayurveda.

In 1986, her husband passed away. Barbara Nath-Wiser decided to stay in India and continue her project. In 2004, Barbara Nath-Wiser was honored with the Two Wings Award. [2] In 2005, she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize as part of 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005. [3] In 2015, she was awarded the Golden Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria for "outstanding social work", [1] which corresponds to the order level Ritter. [4]

Nath-Wiser's marriage produced two children. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Aldo Parmeggiani: Menschen in der Zeit: Barbara Nath-Wiser, Vatican News, 15. Januar 2018, (Interview): „Sie kam nach Abschluss ihres Medizinstudiums nach Indien auf der Suche nach einer Yoga-Ausbildung … In Indien lernte sie ihren späteren in der Zwischenzeit verstorbenen Ehemann und Lehrer Krishan Nath Baba kennen, das Ehepaar bekam zwei Kinder. … Sie erhielt vom österreichischen Bundespräsidenten Heinz Fischer das goldene Verdienstkreuz der Republik Osterreich für hervorragende Sozialarbeit.“ mit MP3-Audio-Datei (13,6 MB)
  2. ↑ Geschlechterpolitik: Wiener Medizinerin erhält "Two Wings"-Auszeichnung, DerStandard.at, 5. Juli 2005
  3. ↑ 1000 Frauen für den Frieden: Für den Nobelpreis vorgeschlagen: Ausstellung "PeaceWomen", DerStandard.at, 8. Oktober 2007: „Fünf Österreicherinnen sind darunter zu finden: die Flüchtlingshelferin Ute Bock, die in der Resistance aktiv gewesene Jüdin Irma Schwager, die Friedensaktivistin Hildegard Goss-Mayr, Barbara Nath-Wiser, Gründerin eines Gesundheitszentrums in Nordindien, und die für Friedensarbeit in Vukovar nominierte 28-jährige Sozialarbeiterin Marion Thuswald.“
  4. ↑ In Markelsheim - Förderverein für gemeinsame Entwicklungszusammenarbeit aus der Taufe gehoben: Dr. Susanne Bort wurde zur Vorsitzenden gewählt, fnweb.de, 5. Oktober 2016: „im April 2015 wurde Dr. Barbara Nath-Wiser durch den Botschafter aus Neu-Delhi, Bernhard Wrabitz, das goldene Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich verliehen“
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