Jump to content

Bhagwati Devi Sharma: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
Children detail
 
(22 intermediate revisions by 7 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Indian social reformer}}{{Infobox person
{{Short description|Indian social reformer (1926–1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix = Mata
| honorific_prefix = [[Mataji]]
| name = Bhagwati Devi Sharma
| name = Bhagwati Devi Sharma
| image =
| image =
Line 10: Line 11:
| movement = [[Yug Nirman Yojana]] and Mahila Jagran Abhiyan
| movement = [[Yug Nirman Yojana]] and Mahila Jagran Abhiyan
| spouse = [[Shriram Sharma]]
| spouse = [[Shriram Sharma]]
| children = [[Shailbala Pandya]]
| children = [[Shailbala Pandya and Mrityunjay Sharma]]
| relatives = [[Pranav Pandya]] (Son in Law)
| relatives = [[Pranav Pandya]] (Son in Law)
}}
}}


'''Bhagwati Devi Sharma''' was an Indian social reformer who was the co founder of [[AWGP]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pariwar (AWGP) |first=All World Gayatri |title=Patron Founder |url=http://www.awgp.org/about_us/patron_founder |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=[[AWGP]]}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Heifetz |first=Daniel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CJD1DwAAQBAJ&dq=bhagwati+devi+sharma&pg=PT276 |title=The Science of Satyug: Class, Charisma, and Vedic Revivalism in the All World Gayatri Pariwar |date=2021-02-01 |publisher=[[State University of New York Press]] |isbn=978-1-4384-8172-2 |language=en}}</ref> and patron founder of [[Akhand Jyoti]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Akhand Jyoti Jul-Aug 2020 by Akhand Jyoti Swadhyay |url=https://issuu.com/akhandjyoti/docs/aj__eng__-_july-aug__2020__web_version___1_ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=Issuu |language=en}}</ref>.
'''Bhagwati Devi Sharma''' was an Indian social reformer who was the co-founder of [[AWGP]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pariwar (AWGP) |first=All World Gayatri |title=Patron Founder |url=http://www.awgp.org/about_us/patron_founder |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=[[AWGP]]}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Heifetz |first=Daniel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CJD1DwAAQBAJ&dq=bhagwati+devi+sharma&pg=PT276 |title=The Science of Satyug: Class, Charisma, and Vedic Revivalism in the All World Gayatri Pariwar |date=2021-02-01 |publisher=[[State University of New York Press]] |isbn=978-1-4384-8172-2 |language=en}}</ref> and patron founder of [[Akhand Jyoti]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Akhand Jyoti Jul-Aug 2020 by Akhand Jyoti Swadhyay |url=https://issuu.com/akhandjyoti/docs/aj__eng__-_july-aug__2020__web_version___1_ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=Issuu |language=en}}</ref>


== Personal Life ==
== Personal life ==
She married [[Shriram Sharma]] in 1946<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Kumar |first=Ashish |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_DwTEAAAQBAJ&dq=bhagwati+devi+sharma&pg=PA96 |title=A Citygraphy of Panchpuri Haridwar |publisher=Clever Fox Publishing |language=en}}</ref>.She assisted her husband [[Shriram Sharma]] to manage international family of [[AWGP|All World Gayatri Pariwar]] and after death of Shriram Sharma she succeeded him as head of [[AWGP]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=McKean |first=Lise |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OsI7Hy8H34YC&dq=bhagwati+devi+sharma&pg=PA45 |title=Divine Enterprise: Gurus and the Hindu Nationalist Movement |date=1996-05-15 |publisher=[[University of Chicago Press]] |isbn=978-0-226-56009-0 |language=en}}</ref> Her followers call her by the term ''''Mataji'''<nowiki/>'.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
Bhagvati Devi married [[Shriram Sharma]] in 1946.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Kumar |first=Ashish |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_DwTEAAAQBAJ&dq=bhagwati+devi+sharma&pg=PA96 |title=A Citygraphy of Panchpuri Haridwar |publisher=Clever Fox Publishing |language=en}}</ref> She assisted him in managing [[AWGP|All World Gayatri Pariwar]] (AWGP) and after his death, she succeeded him as head of AWGP.<ref>{{Cite book |last=McKean |first=Lise |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OsI7Hy8H34YC&dq=bhagwati+devi+sharma&pg=PA45 |title=Divine Enterprise: Gurus and the Hindu Nationalist Movement |date=1996-05-15 |publisher=[[University of Chicago Press]] |isbn=978-0-226-56009-0 |language=en}}</ref> Her followers call her [[Mataji]] ({{Translation|respected mother}}).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />


== Honors ==
== Honors ==


* A school has been established in [[Jhansi]] which is named on her<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mata Bhagwati Devi Sharma Jhs Middle School, Jhansi - Reviews, Admissions, Fees and Address 2022 |url=https://www.icbse.com/schools/mata-bhagwati-devi-sharma-jhs-v7y2g1 |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=iCBSE |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MATA BHAGWATI DEVI SHARMA JHS |url=https://schools.org.in/jhansi/9360501135/mata-bhagwati-devi-sharma-jhs.html |website=School.org.in}}</ref>.
* A school in [[Jhansi]] is named after her.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mata Bhagwati Devi Sharma Jhs Middle School, Jhansi - Reviews, Admissions, Fees and Address 2022 |url=https://www.icbse.com/schools/mata-bhagwati-devi-sharma-jhs-v7y2g1 |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=iCBSE |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MATA BHAGWATI DEVI SHARMA JHS |url=https://schools.org.in/jhansi/9360501135/mata-bhagwati-devi-sharma-jhs.html |website=School.org.in}}</ref>
* [[Death anniversary]] of Bhagwati Devi Sharma was celebrated in [[Giridih]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=गिरिडीह गायत्री शक्तिपीठ में भगवती देवी शर्मा का मनाया गया महाप्रयाण दिवस |url=https://newswing.com/mahaprayana-day-of-bhagwati-devi-sharma-celebrated-in-giridih-gayatri-shaktipeeth/294438/ |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=NEWSWING |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Rinkesh |date=2021-09-20 |title=अखिल विश्व गायत्री परिवार की संस्थापिका भगवती देवी शर्मा का मनाया गया महाप्रयाण दिवस |url=http://24jetnews.com/mahaprayana-day-celebrated-by-bhagwati-devi-sharma-founder-of-all-world-gayatri-family/ |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=24 Jet News |language=en-US}}</ref>.
* Her [[death anniversary]] was celebrated in [[Giridih]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=गिरिडीह गायत्री शक्तिपीठ में भगवती देवी शर्मा का मनाया गया महाप्रयाण दिवस |url=https://newswing.com/mahaprayana-day-of-bhagwati-devi-sharma-celebrated-in-giridih-gayatri-shaktipeeth/294438/ |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=NEWSWING |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Rinkesh |date=2021-09-20 |title=अखिल विश्व गायत्री परिवार की संस्थापिका भगवती देवी शर्मा का मनाया गया महाप्रयाण दिवस |url=http://24jetnews.com/mahaprayana-day-celebrated-by-bhagwati-devi-sharma-founder-of-all-world-gayatri-family/ |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=24 Jet News |language=en-US}}</ref>
* In her death anniversary 105 lamps where lightened in [[Shantikunj]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=भगवती देवी शर्मा की पुण्यतिथि पर शक्तिपीठ में जलाए गए दीप |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/bihar/muzaffarpur/news/lamps-lit-in-shaktipeeth-on-the-death-anniversary-of-bhagwati-devi-sharma-085730-5487177.html |website=[[Dainik Bhaskar]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=भगवती देवी शर्मा का महानिर्वाण दिवस मना |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/deoria-12951658.html |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=[[Dainik Jagran]] |language=hi}}</ref>
* In her death anniversary, 105 lamps were lighted in [[Shantikunj]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=भगवती देवी शर्मा की पुण्यतिथि पर शक्तिपीठ में जलाए गए दीप |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/bihar/muzaffarpur/news/lamps-lit-in-shaktipeeth-on-the-death-anniversary-of-bhagwati-devi-sharma-085730-5487177.html |website=[[Dainik Bhaskar]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=भगवती देवी शर्मा का महानिर्वाण दिवस मना |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/deoria-12951658.html |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=[[Dainik Jagran]] |language=hi}}</ref>
* Her death anniversary is celebrated as Prakaatya Diwas in Jharkhand.<ref>{{Cite web |title=प्रकाट्य दिवस के रुप में मनाई गई भगवती देवी शर्मा की जयंती |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/ramgarh/story-birth-anniversary-of-bhagwati-devi-sharma-celebrated-as-prakatya-diwas-4667966.html |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=[[Hindustan Dainik]] |language=hindi}}</ref>
* Her death anniversary is celebrated as Prakaatya Diwas in [[Jharkhand]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=प्रकाट्य दिवस के रुप में मनाई गई भगवती देवी शर्मा की जयंती |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/ramgarh/story-birth-anniversary-of-bhagwati-devi-sharma-celebrated-as-prakatya-diwas-4667966.html |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=[[Hindustan Dainik]] |language=hindi}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
<references />

[[Category:All World Gayatri Pariwar]]
[[Category:People from Haridwar district]]


{{india-bio-stub}}

Latest revision as of 11:48, 24 October 2024

Mataji
Bhagwati Devi Sharma
Born(1926-09-20)20 September 1926
Died19 September 1994(1994-09-19) (aged 67)
Shantikunj
OrganizationAWGP
PredecessorShriram Sharma
MovementYug Nirman Yojana and Mahila Jagran Abhiyan
SpouseShriram Sharma
ChildrenShailbala Pandya and Mrityunjay Sharma
RelativesPranav 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]

Personal life

[edit]

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]

Honors

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Pariwar (AWGP), All World Gayatri. "Patron Founder". AWGP. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Heifetz, Daniel (1 February 2021). The Science of Satyug: Class, Charisma, and Vedic Revivalism in the All World Gayatri Pariwar. State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-1-4384-8172-2.
  3. ^ "Akhand Jyoti Jul-Aug 2020 by Akhand Jyoti Swadhyay". Issuu. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b Kumar, Ashish. A Citygraphy of Panchpuri Haridwar. Clever Fox Publishing.
  5. ^ McKean, Lise (15 May 1996). Divine Enterprise: Gurus and the Hindu Nationalist Movement. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-56009-0.
  6. ^ "Mata Bhagwati Devi Sharma Jhs Middle School, Jhansi - Reviews, Admissions, Fees and Address 2022". iCBSE. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  7. ^ "MATA BHAGWATI DEVI SHARMA JHS". School.org.in.
  8. ^ "गिरिडीह गायत्री शक्तिपीठ में भगवती देवी शर्मा का मनाया गया महाप्रयाण दिवस". NEWSWING. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  9. ^ Kumar, Rinkesh (20 September 2021). "अखिल विश्व गायत्री परिवार की संस्थापिका भगवती देवी शर्मा का मनाया गया महाप्रयाण दिवस". 24 Jet News. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  10. ^ "भगवती देवी शर्मा की पुण्यतिथि पर शक्तिपीठ में जलाए गए दीप". Dainik Bhaskar.
  11. ^ "भगवती देवी शर्मा का महानिर्वाण दिवस मना". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  12. ^ "प्रकाट्य दिवस के रुप में मनाई गई भगवती देवी शर्मा की जयंती". Hindustan Dainik (in Hindi). Retrieved 17 August 2022.


Stub icon

This Indian biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Bhagwati_Devi_Sharma&oldid=1253109999"