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Acharya Pratishtha

Acharya Pratishtha (born Pratishtha Sharma) is an Indian Yoga guru, Kathak Guru and Performer, Author and former Diplomat.[6] She is the Director of Mokshayatan Yog Sansthan.[4][7]

Acharya Pratishtha
Acharya Pratishtha
Acharya Pratishtha Teaching Yoga
Director, Mokshayatan Yog Sansthan [1]
Assumed office
01 December 2020
Preceded bySanjay Sharma
Succeeded byBalwant Thakur
Director IGCIC, HCI Mauritius Ministry of External Affairs
In office
10 November 2017[2] – 27 November 2020
Kathak/YogaTeacherEmbassy of India to Indonesia
In office
24 December 2013[3] – 08 April 2015
Personal details
Born
Pratishtha Sharma

(1983-12-01) 1 December 1983 (age 40) [4]
Saharanpur
NationalityIndian
SpouseDheeraj Saraswat
Children1
EducationBachelor of Arts MA
Alma materUniversity of Delhi National Institute of Kathak Dance Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya
OccupationYoga Guru, Author, Kathak Exponent, Director of Mokshayatan Yog Sansthan
Known forYoga Kathak Diplomat
Websitewww.acharyapratishtha.in
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2008–present
Genre
Subscribers1.147 million[5]
Total views108.07 million[5]
Last updated: 19 Nov 2022

Author edit

Acharya Pratishtha has written 5 books on Kathak and Yoga.[8] Her first book was published “DIABETES, Why Die-a-bit-ease?” at the age of 25. She wrote first bilingual book on Bahasa Indonesia and English “Essential elements of kathak” Published by Indian Embassy in Indonesia,Ministry of External Affairs.

Personal life edit

Pratishtha Sharma works under name Acharya Pratishtha born in Saharanpur Uttar Pradesh. She is the daughter of Swami Dr.Bharat Bhushan (yogi). She has done graduation from Delhi University and post-graduation from Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya. She is married and have one daughter.[4]

Career edit

Acharya Pratishtha is an Yoga[9] and Kathak Dance Exponent.[10] She is an expert of Indian culture and soft Diplomacy[11] and has worked as the Director of World's largest Indian Culture center of Government of India Situated at Mauritius under High Commission of India.[12] She was also posted at Indian Culture Center at Embassy of India, Jakarta.[13] She has given noted TV shows and written books on her subject. She is the member of several Indian Government committees of Yoga and culture.[14][15][16]

Awards and honors edit

International Ayurveda Samman - She was awarded with “International Ayurveda Samman” by Association of Ayurvedic Physician, GOM, Mauritius.[17][18]

Dainik Jagran Samman for contribution in the field of Yoga and kathak.[19]

Tejaswini Samman (Received from Vice President of India) by Doordarshan,Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India).[4]

Yoga Guru edit

She is working in the field of promoting and propagating Yoga Internationally and regularly involved in Government of India projects of Yoga.[9][20][21][22][23] She has spoken on several topics and how yoga can be helpful in that.[24][25] She is the member of Committee for Yoga Protocol on Diabetes formed by the Minister of Ayush,Government of India.[26][27][28][29][30]

Kathak Guru and Exponent edit

She is an acknowledged Kathak dancer and has performed at several festivals in India and abroad.[4][31][32][33][34]

Television Shows edit

Year Title Channel Notes Ref
2020 Yog Namaskar Zee News 303 Episodes [35]
2021 Yog Sammelan ABP News [36]
2017 2 minute me Yog ABP News More than 100 episodes [37]
2021 IDY 21 Rajasthan Patrika- Patrika News [38]
2018 21din me Yog ABP News 21 episodes [39]
2022 Yog Sutra DD News [40]
2020 Ghar par Yog Rajya Sabha TV [41]
2020 Yog or Jeevan Lok Sabha TV [42]
2020 Yoga with Acharya Pratishtha News 24 (Indian TV channel) [43]
2020 Yoga for Everyone Jantantra TV [44]
2021 Diplomatic Dispatch Sansad TV [45]
2022 Hindustan E-Vimarsh Zee Hindustan [46]

Books edit

  1. "DIABETES, Why Die-a-bit-ease?" Health Care. January 2010.
  2. "Essential elements of kathak" Classical Dance Kathak. January 2014.
  3. Pratishtha, Acharya (December 2015). "Lets Learn Kathak-1" Classical Dance Kathak.
  4. "Yoga for Healthy Life" Health Care. December 2016.
  5. "Lets Learn Yoga-1" Health Care. May 2015.

References edit

  1. ^ "Yog Sankalp". bbpsgr.balbharati.org. May 2022.
  2. ^ "Notice of Tender for Pratishtha Saraswat for transport of luggage to Port Louis" (PDF). iccr.nic.in. 17 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Festival of India in Indonesia by ICCR" (PDF). iccr.nic.in. February 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Acharya Prathistha Yog Guru, Classical Dance & Culture visionary". Religion World. June 2021.
  5. ^ a b "About Bharat Yoga". YouTube.
  6. ^ "Acharya Pratishtha: "l'Inde agit en envoyant des célébrités dans les centres culturels à travers le monde"". lexpress.mu. 16 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Yoga Invaluable gift of India to the world: Mauritius President". The Print. June 2021.
  8. ^ "Author Acharya Pratishtha". Virtous Publication. July 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Practicing Yoga helps towards Maintaining good health". Defi media. 5 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Kathak Dancer enthralls audience". Hindustan Times. 1 June 2007. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  11. ^ "Diplomatic Dispatch". Sansad TV. November 2021.
  12. ^ "Admission notification for performing arts courses, High Commission of India, mauritius" (PDF). hcimauritius.gov.in. 11 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Festival of India in Indonesia by ICCR" (PDF). iccr.nic.in. February 2015.
  14. ^ "Pratishtha will participate in World Hindi Conference". Amar Ujala News Paper. 21 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Semaine Indienne : spectacles populaires en vue". Lemauricien. 14 April 2018.
  16. ^ "We are Indians, Knowing Mother language is important for culture". Amar Ujala News Paper. 4 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Acharya Pratishtha honored at Mauritius". Live Hindustan. 10 November 2018.
  18. ^ "Acharya Pratishtha got International Ayurveda Samman". Danik Jagran. 10 November 2018.
  19. ^ "Acharya Pratishtha honored by Dainik Jagran". Dainik Jagran. 5 August 2015.
  20. ^ "Yoga Programmes organised at 75 Heritage locations across India". Live Mint. 21 June 2021.
  21. ^ "International Day of Yoga 2021: Celebration organised at 75 Heritage locations across India". News18.com. 21 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Bharat Yog session before International Yoga Day". Religion world. 25 May 2012.
  23. ^ "Acharya Pratishtha will teach yoga to police officers". Danik Jagran. 10 June 2017.
  24. ^ "International Yoga Day 2021". patrika.com. 21 June 2021.
  25. ^ "International Yoga Day 2021Yofa for Immunity". patrika.com. 21 June 2021.
  26. ^ "Yoga based Lifestyle Module for Diabetes" (PDF). Ministry of Ayush. October 2016.
  27. ^ "Yoga is gaining popularity around the world". Danik Jagran News paper. October 2016.
  28. ^ "Why Yoga when Yoga avec Acharya Pratishtha Saraswat". Defimedia Mauritius. November 2020.
  29. ^ "I am the one online program started for school kids". ibc24.in. 27 March 2021.
  30. ^ "Accept yog as life style: Pratishtha Sharma". Danik Jagran. 13 July 2017.
  31. ^ "Festival of India in Indonesia by ICCR" (PDF). iccr.nic.in. February 2015.
  32. ^ "Krishna's life depicted through Kathak". The Tribune. 31 January 2017.
  33. ^ "Pratishtha appointed chief choreographer for festival of India in Indonesia". Danik jagran. 24 September 2013.
  34. ^ "Acharya Pratishtha Meeting with President of India". Office of President of India. 11 September 2017.
  35. ^ "Yog Namskar". Zee News. 25 April 2021.
  36. ^ "Yog Sammelan". ABP News. 19 July 2021.
  37. ^ "2minute me Yog". ABP News. June 2018.
  38. ^ "IDY 2021". Rajasthan Patrika. June 2018.
  39. ^ "IDY 2021". ABP News. 21 June 2021.
  40. ^ "IDY 2021". DD News. June 2022.
  41. ^ "Ghar Par Yog". Rajya Sabha. June 2020.
  42. ^ "Yog or Jeevan". Lok Sabha. June 2020.
  43. ^ "Yoga for corona at News24". News24. April 2020.
  44. ^ "Yog for everyone". Jantantra TV. June 2020.
  45. ^ "Diplomatic Dispatch". Sansad TV. November 2021.
  46. ^ "E-Vimarsh with Acharya Pratishtha". Zee Hindustan. 21 June 2020.

External links edit

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