The Swadhyay Parivar (????????? ??????) [1] (????????? ??????) [2] is a devotional movement based in Maharashtra, India. It claims to have over 50,000 kendra locations and 6,000,000 followers in India, Portugal, USA, UK, Canada, and the Middle East who carry out various activities of self-development, self-learning, devotional activities and social awareness activities around the world.
Swadhyaya means study of self for a spiritual quest.
Pandurang Shastri Athavale (1920-2003) was the originator of this movement that promotes a particular interpretation and reading of the Vedic scriptures like Bhagavad Gita, Vedas and the Upanishads. His followers are still active with missionary work. For his efforts he was awarded the Templeton Prize in 1997, the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership and India's second highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan in 1999.
Video Swadhyay Parivar
Activities "Prayog"
Prayog (??????) (Experiments) by Swadhyaya Parivar
- Trikal Sandhya
- Yuva/Yuvati Kendra (Previously known as DBT - Divine Brain Trust)
- Bal Saunskar Kendra (BSK)
- Swadhyaya Kendra
- Vruksha-Mandir
- Madhav Vrund
- Yogeshwar Krishi- based on shrimad bhagvad gita :??????????????????
- ShriDarshanam
- Matsyagandha : based on shrimad bhagvad gita :??????????????????
- Patanjali Chikitsalay : based on shrimad bhagvad gita :??????????????????
- Loknath Amrutalayam
- Hira Mandir :based on shrimad bhagvad gita :??????????????????
Maps Swadhyay Parivar
Reference and notes
- Swadhyay Movement Living Religions: An Encyclopaedia of the World's Faiths, by Mary Pat Fisher. Published by I.B.Tauris, 1996. ISBN 1-86064-148-2, Page 109.
- Swadhyaya: A Movement Experience in India - August 2003 Visions of Development: Faith-based Initiatives, by Wendy Tyndale. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2006. ISBN 0-7546-5623-3. Page 1.
- Self-Development and Social Transformations?: The Vision and Practice of the Self-Study Mobilization of Swadhyaya, by Ananta Kumar Giri. Lexington Books. 2008. ISBN 0-7391-1198-1.
- Role of the swadhyaya parivar in socioeconomic changes among the tribals of Khedasan: A case study, by Vimal P Shah. Gujarat Institute of Development Research, 1998. ISBN 81-85820-53-8.
- Vital Connections: Self, Society, God : Perspectives on Swadhyaya, by Raj Krishan Srivastava. 1998; Weatherhill, ISBN 0-8348-0408-5.
- "Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and Sustainability", by Pankaj Jain. 2011; Ashgate, ISBN 978-1-4094-0591-7.
External links
- Swadhyay Parivar website
- Introduction of Pandurang Shastri Athavale
- Templeton Prize at the Wayback Machine (archived 13 February 2008)
- Biography of Pandurang Shastri Athavale
- Proposal for a Learning Exchange
- Article on Swadhyaya
- Article by Dr N R Sheth
- Documentary about Swadhyaya
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