Shailbala Pandya

Managing TrusteeShri Vedmata Gayatri Trust

Daughter of Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya

and Mata Bhagwati Devi - Patron-founders of Gayatri Pariwar

SHANTIKUNJ, Haridwar-249411 Uttarakhand (India)Tel: +91-1334-260602, 261328 • Fax: +91-1334-260866

e-mail: shantikunj@awgp.org • Website: www.awgp.org • www.dsvv.ac.in

• Embodiment of boundless love and affection for each and

everyone, Shraddheya Shailbala Pandya is revered as “Jiji” by all

devotees of Gayatri Pariwar. Hundreds of devotees come to

Shantikunj, Haridwar everyday to seek blessings from her. Her

mere darshan and compassionate words alleviate sufferings of

people.

• Masters in Psychology from Devi Ahiliya University Indore.

Present Head of Shantikunj, the headquarters of All World

Gayatri Pariwar, Yug Nirman and Vichar Kranti Abhiyan.

• Born in Mathura at Akhand Jyoti Sansthan Ghiya Mandi on Dec

20, 1953 (Geeta Jayanti).

• Brought up in a religious atmosphere with total devotion to the

cause of the parents.

• Involved actively in all extra curricular activities along

with NCC higher courses in collegiate education.

• Married to Dr. Pranav Pandya on June 3rd, 1971

(Gayatri Jayanti).

• Research-oriented thinking with

novel investigations done in the

field of experimental and clinical

psychology at Indore

University, India.

• Main motivator for joining the

Global Gayatri Movement on the

call of Gurusatta in Feb 1978,

when she left Indore and joined

the team of Shantikunj with

Dr.Pranav Pandya and her one

and a half years old son, Chinmay.

• She has been actively involved in

Nari-jagran movement with

Param Vandniya Mataji since

1980 to 1994, delivering lectures

to millions of people all over the

country and abroad.

• After the Mahaprayan of Param

Vandniya Mataji in 1994, she has

been looking after the whole

organization with parental care

and under the subtler guidance of

Gurusatta.

• Successful execution of the

management of headquarters

with personal care of all corre-

spondence in India and abroad.

• Shantikunj, founded by the Saint-Scholar-Philosopher par excellence -

Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya in Year 1971, has emerged over the

years as a unique center and fountain-head of a global movement ofYug

Nirman Yojana (Movement for the Reconstruction of the Era) for moral-

spiritual regeneration.

• It is the global headquarters of All World Gayatri Pariwar, which has a

following of more than hundred million all over the world.

• Shantikunj has a Global network of more then 4000 Centers, through

which activities in the following areas are governed :

1. Social Reforms

2. Psycho-Social Engineering

3. Disaster Management

4. Self-reliant Development of Rural India

5. Comprehensive Training Programs

6. Revival of Rishi tradition

7. Thought Transformation Movement

8. Innovative research in Ayurveda

9. Ascent and Empowerment of Women

10. Transformation of Youth: Divine India Youth Association

• A unique university of Indian Culture, Dev Sanskriti University has been

established by Shri Vedmata Gayatri Trust, Shantikunj Haridwar in 2002 as

a part of its endeavour to mould young generation and develop them as

ideal global citizens and messengers of peace and harmony.