Jayshree Talwalkar Explained

Dhanashree Shreenivas Talwalkar धनश्री श्रीनिवास तळवलकर ધનશ્રી શ્રીનિવાસ તલવલકર
Birth Date:12 July 1956
Birth Place:India
Father:Pandurang Shastri Athavale
Birth Name:Jayshree Athavale
Nationality:Indian
Known For:Spiritual leader, philosopher
Spouse:Shreenivas Talwalkar

Dhanashree Talwalkar Jayshree Talwalkar also known as Didiji, which literally translates as elder sister in Hindi, is an Indian philosopher, spiritual leader, social reformer.[1] She has represented Swadhyay and Indian philosophy at different conferences.[2] [3] [4]

Dhanashree Talwalkar is the daughter and spiritual heir of Pandurang Shastri Athavale (Dadaji), a philosopher, social scientist, and founder of the Swadhyay (pronounced ‘swaadhyaay’) Parivar (meaning family). She is the leader of “Silent but Singing” Swadhyay movement. At the age of 20, she conducted the first “Geetatrayah” – a three-day overview of Bhagvad Geeta - reciting, translating and explaining applied philosophy of "Bhagvad Geeta - Divine Song of the Lord Krishna". Since then, she has conducted numerous Geetatrayah. She was awarded the Lokshikshak Award by Apte Guruji Smarak Trust. In 2002, she spoke at a symposium organized by the New York-based World Conference on Religion and Peace (WCRP), and was the only invitee to represent Hinduism to speak at the World Conference on Peace, organized by Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20050106152335/http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/03/stories/2004120314990300.htm In Trichi Today
  2. http://www.santegidio.org/pageID/5373/langID/en/orator/496/Didi_Talwalkar.html
  3. http://www.worldsreligionsafter911.com/pdf/Didi's%20biography.pdf Conference World Religions After 9/11
  4. http://www.ethicseducationforchildren.org/en/council/mission/talwalkar.html Ethics Education For Children