Aastha TV
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| Country | India |
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| Owner | Aastha Broadcasting Network Ltd. |
Aastha TV is India’s No. 1 spiritual TV network,[1] Established in 2000 it is owned by 'Aastha Broadcasting Network Ltd.', which is listed at Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and has Santosh Kumar Jain and Prabhat Kumar Jain as its Directors.[2] In 2005 the channel started the broadcast of "Aastha International through UK affiliate as it had done previously in the USA as a 24x7 service on the DTH platform of BSkyB in UK.[3] and by 2006 it was reaching 160 countries around the world.[4] Its programs feature spiritual discourses, socio-cultural ceremonies and religious events, accompanied by meditation techniques and devotional music. The core of its programming relies on discovery of holy places of pilgrimage, education on traditional festivals and vedic science, such as yoga, ayurveda, astrology, crystal therapy and aromatherapy.
Popular spiritual leaders on Aastha
Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj
Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj's discourses began airing every day in 2000 and quickly became the most watched series on the network. The speeches of Shree Kripaluji Maharaj dispel spiritual confusions, show the direct and practical path to God, and transform the lives of the listeners.The entire human kind is surrounded by various questions which are devoid of caste and creed, engulf both rich and poor, are associated with day to day life and daily routines,ponder our queries about happiness,satisfaction and prosperity,aims and objectives in our life.Despite of rigorous introspection and analysis, the answers are nowhere in sight.Can we see through them and find an answer to our ever-pondering questions about peace,satisfaction,happiness to lead a prosperous life. Yes the answers to all your questions is an inherent part of wellwishing life empowering programme by His Lordship Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj. Watch their pravachans and His Lordship will empower your life and guide you to lead a prosperous,peaceful and happy life. His Lordship Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj is only the 5th to hold the coverted honour of Jagadguru. His lordship’s Scholastic authority,Spiritual prowess,Divine Knowledge and magnetic oratory are mesmerizing.Millions of people were benefited by the virtue of Sadhana and guidance of his Lordship. His empowering personality and soothing guidance can steer your life towards your aims of leading a peaceful,prosperous and satisfactory life.Listening to his discourses is an experience very similar to taking a course in ‘Scriptures-Made-Easy-Lessons’ in facile and simple language larded with his own brand of scintillating, subtle humor. His words hold the listeners enthralled by the wealth of his scriptural insight, his unparalleled power of observation and a ceaseless flow of spiritual wisdom.
Swami Ramdev
Swami Ramdev, an Indian, Hindu Swami teaches yoga, especially Asana and Pranayama, and healthy way of living. He is considered to be one of the popular yoga teachers, who focuses on spirituality and promotes holistic medicine, Ayurveda. He has been conducting Yoga Science Camps regularly within and outside India. Last year, Swami Ramdev spent almost a month in London teaching Asana and Pranayama.
Baba Ramdev was conferred Honorary Doctorate Degree by KIIT, Bhubaneswar, Orissa in January 2007, and Amity University in August 2010.
Swami Sukhabodhananda
Swami Sukhabodhananda, a Swami who is known by his followers as the Chairman of Prasanna Trust, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, who runs a popular Life Program on Aastha Channel, that teaches people to be more positive about themselves, and their surrounding.
Swami Sukhabodhananda quotes not only Lord Krishna or Sankaracharya, but also Jiddu Krishnamurti, Osho and Ouspensky. His non-sectarian diversified approach attracts many non-traditional participants of personal growth workshops.
His teachings mostly concentrate on the five elements, that comprise different forms of energy: Air, Earth, Sky and Water. He preaches that The Mind is the most powerful of all energies and the least understood resource of the universe. He believes that it is only when we truly understand this energy and master it, can we really take control of our life and be content.
Smt. Jaya Row
The founder of Vedanta Vision, Smt. Jaya Row is dedicated to the promotion of Vedanta, the Indian philosophy and the oldest management school in the world.
Smt. Jaya Row has spent nearly 40 years researching and studying Vedanta. She has a first class academic record in Microbiology and has had an outstanding career in Management, which she quit to devote herself full-time to interpretation of Vedanta.
Vedanta is a science of living that empowers each individual to achieve success, happiness, growth and fulfillment. Smt. Row has worked on changing people's perception regarding Indian Scriptures, which had a reputation of being obsolete texts. She has revived it only to become a vibrant prescription for success, happiness and personal growth.
Pujya Deepakbhai Desai
Pujya Deepakbhai is one of the prominent Indian spiritual leaders, who has a satsang program on Aastha TV, which is becoming increasingly popular.
Born on May 9, 1953 in Morbi, Deepakbhai’s calm and simple disposition was already evident from a very early age. He is the youngest of the five brothers and sisters. When still a child, his older brother took him to Dadashri and on March 6, 1971 Deepakibhai received the knowledge of the Self - Atmajnana from Dadashri. For someone who was already exhibiting somewhat ascetic tendencies, Deepakbhai now gained a tremendous impetus to self-learn, and attain the true goal of liberation.
He pursued his studies and attained a degree in Mechanical Engineering. After launching his own business as a Consulting Engineer, he decided to join the spiritual path, an idea which his father severely opposed to. It took his father nearly eight years to realize that his son has chosen the right path for himself. His family is now very supportive of his way of life, and helps him to stay aloof from the worldly and family related matters with ease.
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