Ramesh Oza

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Ramesh Oza
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Personal life
BornRameshbhai Oza
(1959-08-31) 31 August 1959 (age 66)
Devka, Gujarat, India
Nationality Indian
HonorsBhaishri
Religious life
Religion Hinduism
Founder ofDevka Vidhyapeeth
Philosophy Vedanta, Bhakti
Sect Vaishnavism
Website www.sandipani.org

Rameshbhai Oza (born 31 August 1957), also known as Pujya Bhaishri, is an Indian Hindu spiritual leader, preacher, and teacher of Vedanta and Bhakti philosophy. He is known for his discourses on the Bhagavata Purana and has founded educational and spiritual institutions in India. [1]

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Early life

Rameshbhai Oza was born in Devka village [2] near Rajula, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India to Vrajlal Kanjibhai Oza and Laxmiben Oza in a Unewal Brahmin family. He completed his early education at Tatvajyoti, a Sanskrit school in Rajula, before moving to Mumbai, where he completed his primary education and a commerce degree. [3] He was inspired by his uncle, Jeevrajbhai Oza, a narrator of the Bhagavata Purana . His uncle noticed his interest that led him to study and practice religious scriptures.[ citation needed ]

Career

He held his first discourse on the Bhagavata Purana at the age of 13 at Gangotri. At the age of 18, he held Bhagavata Purana recitation in central Mumbai. He has conducted numerous recitations across the world since then. [4]

He founded religious and educational institutes namely Devka Vidyapith and Sandipani Vidyaniketan in Porbandar. [5] [2] [3] Hindu Smitoday, in recognition of his social and spiritual contributions, awarded him Hindu of the Year in 2006. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Who is Rameshbhai Oza, the guru behind Mukesh Ambani's success? He was seen at Radhika Merchant's Arangetram performance—know everything about him". www.msn.com. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 "कथाकार रमेशभाई ओझा की जन्मभूमि देवका में मुख्यमंत्री ने किया दिव्य देवका विद्यापीठ का लोकार्पण". www.narendramodi.in (in Hindi). 16 May 2012. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 "રમેશભાઈ ઓઝા -ભાગવત કથાકાર". Kathiyawadi Khamir (in Gujarati). 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Academy, Himalayan (23 July 2009). "Rameshbai Oza, Hindu of the Year 2006, Inspires Fiji - Hindu Press International - Hindu Press International". Hinduism Today Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Meera Nanda (2011). The God Market: How Globalization is Making India More Hindu. NYU Press. p. 126. ISBN   978-1-58367-309-6. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "A Saintly Minstrel and His Message". October 2006. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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