Bhanumathi Narasimhan

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Bhanumathi Narasimhan
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Born
Bhanumathi

(1958-01-11) 11 January 1958 (age 63)
Papanasam, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
HonorsWomen of Decade in Community Leadership and Social Change.[1]
Websitehttp://www.bhanumathinarasimhan.org

Bhanumathi Narasimhan (born 1958) is the Director of Women Empowerment & Child Care Programs (WECCP) for The Art of Living Foundation (AOL),[2] which is a volunteer-based, humanitarian and educational non-governmental organization.[3] She is the sister of Ravi Shankar.[4]

Early Years[]

Bhanumathi Narasimhan was born in Papanasam, Tamil Nadu, to Vishalakshi Ratnam and R. S. Venkat Ratnam.

At a young age, Bhanumathi witnessed the disparity in society where schooling for girls was not considered important. She learned singing and dance as a young girl. Painting, cooking, and gardening were other areas of her interest. Completing her schooling from Bangalore, she went on to obtain a Masters in Sanskrit literature.[4] She is the wife of Sri N. Narasimhan.

Work[]

Bhanumathi Narasimhan is involved in education and rural development programs as a part of The Art of Living foundation. She has instituted the "Gift a smile - Care-for-Children" program, which provides free education for underprivileged children from rural, tribal, and slum areas. There are 435 schools in 20 states of India educating over 58,000 children with a special focus on female children.[5][6]

Bhanumathi also works on conducting programs such as Guru Puja Program that witnessed around 1,023 participants who embarked on the journey of becoming Guru Puja Pundits, of being instruments of expressing gratitude towards the entire Master tradition.[7]

Bhanumathi Narasimhan has written a book Gurudev: On the Plateau of the Peak which is a biography of her brother Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, a spiritual leader and founder of The Art of Living Foundation.[8][9]

She authored ‘Gods & Goddesses’ in 2018 and ‘Parashakti: Magical Stories of the Divine Mother’ in 2019.

Awards[]

In 2007, Bhanumathi received the (India)[10] and Bhanumathi received the Vocational Excellence Award from the Rotary International District 3150 in February 2014 in recognition of her outstanding achievement as a Girl Child Education Promoter & for her work towards women empowerment. [11] For her initiatives towards empowering women and society, she was conferred the Women Economic Forum 2017 Award of "Women of Decade in Community Leadership and Social Change."[12] The award was presented in Delhi at the Annual international Women Economic Forum conference where over 2000 inspiring women and supportive men from 150 countries joined over 6 days, making it the largest diversified global event empowering women's leadership and networking. She has also been conferred with the which is a lifetime achievement award in 2018.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ "Women of Decade in Community Leadership and Social Change" (PDF). . 9 December 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Restore human values & prevent violence against women". . 19 January 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Meditation like charging a phone: Art of Living exponent". Times of India. 11 February 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Madhukar, Jayanthi (17 May 2004). "Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: I can't afford to be apolitical". IndiaTimes. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  5. ^ "A passion to serve". The Hindu. 9 December 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Transforming lives through Love and Service Bhanumathi Narasimhan". Thelifestylejournalist. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  7. ^ "1,023 participants of Guru Puja Program Phase 1". 1 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  8. ^ Vakkalanka, Harshini (11 January 2018). "Like a flowing river". The Hindu.
  9. ^ "Gurudev: On the Plateau of the Peak - TheWeek". The Week (Indian magazine). 21 January 2018.
  10. ^ "MSDS" (PDF). . 9 December 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Rotary District Conference". The Hindu. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Women of Decade in Community Leadership and Social Change". The Hindu. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

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