Bhagwati Devi Sharma | |
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Born | 20 September 1926 |
Died | 19 September 1994 67) | (aged
Organization | AWGP |
Predecessor | Shriram Sharma |
Movement | Yug Nirman Yojana and Mahila Jagran Abhiyan |
Spouse | Shriram Sharma |
Children | Shailbala Pandya |
Relatives | Pranav Pandya (Son in Law) |
Bhagwati Devi Sharma was an Indian social reformer who was the co-founder of AWGP [1] [2] and patron founder of Akhand Jyoti. [3]
Bhagvati Devi married Shriram Sharma in 1946. [4] She assisted him in managing All World Gayatri Pariwar (AWGP) and after his death, she succeeded him as head of AWGP. [5] Her followers call her Mataji (transl. respected mother). [2] [4]
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Akhand Jyoti is a monthly magazine published from Mathura. It was started in 1938 by Pt. Shriram Sharma Acharya, the founder of All World Gayatri Pariwar (www.awgp.org). The main objective of the magazine is to promote scientific spirituality and the religion of 21st century, that is, scientific religion. The magazine is published in more than 10 languages and has more than a million subscribers all across the globe. Akhand Jyoti covers various aspects of life, such as, personality development, health management, familial management, societal development, social sustainability, nation building and scientific spirituality.
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