SADHVI BHAGAWATI SARASWATIJI

Sadhviji is a renowned spiritual leader in India. She has lived at Parmarth Niketan in Rishikesh, at the foothills of the Himalayas for 25 years, where she gives spiritual discourses, satsang and meditation, and leads a myriad of humanitarian programs.

Sadhviji is Secretary-General of Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, the world’s first alliance of religious leaders for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, launched by UNICEF in 2013. She is President of Divine Shakti Foundation, a charitable organization bringing education and empowerment to women and children. She is also Director of the world-famous International Yoga Festival.

Additionally, Sadhviji has numerous high-level international appointments, including as Vice-Chair of the United Nations’ Advisory Council on Religion. She sits on the Steering Committees of the international Partnership for Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD) and the World Bank’s Moral Imperative to End Extreme Poverty. Sadhviji is a regular speaker at the United Nations, Parliament of Religions and other large international fora.

 

SADHVI'S RECENT EVENT

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A Conversation with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji

From Hollywood to the Himalayas

September 9, 2021

This conversation with a world-renowned Hindu leader about her lifelong spiritual journey from Hollywood to the Himalayas was a riveting journey into the inner dynamics of contemplative practice as experienced by one of the world’s great spiritual leaders, a woman in a world dominated by men.