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{{Short description|Indian social reformer (1926–1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix = [[Mataji]]
| name = Bhagwati Devi Sharma
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1926|9|20}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1994|9|19|1926|9|20|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Shantikunj]]
| organization = [[AWGP]]
| predecessor = [[Shriram Sharma]]
| movement = [[Yug Nirman Yojana]] and Mahila Jagran Abhiyan
| spouse = [[Shriram Sharma]]
| children = [[Shailbala Pandya]]
| relatives = [[Pranav Pandya]] (Son in Law)
}}

'''Bhagwati Devi Sharma''' was an Indian social reformer who was the co-founder of [[AWGP]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pariwar (AWGP) |first=All World Gayatri |title=Patron Founder |url=http://www.awgp.org/about_us/patron_founder |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=[[AWGP]]}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Heifetz |first=Daniel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CJD1DwAAQBAJ&dq=bhagwati+devi+sharma&pg=PT276 |title=The Science of Satyug: Class, Charisma, and Vedic Revivalism in the All World Gayatri Pariwar |date=2021-02-01 |publisher=[[State University of New York Press]] |isbn=978-1-4384-8172-2 |language=en}}</ref> and patron founder of [[Akhand Jyoti]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Akhand Jyoti Jul-Aug 2020 by Akhand Jyoti Swadhyay |url=https://issuu.com/akhandjyoti/docs/aj__eng__-_july-aug__2020__web_version___1_ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=Issuu |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Bhagvati Devi married [[Shriram Sharma]] in 1946.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Kumar |first=Ashish |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_DwTEAAAQBAJ&dq=bhagwati+devi+sharma&pg=PA96 |title=A Citygraphy of Panchpuri Haridwar |publisher=Clever Fox Publishing |language=en}}</ref> She assisted him in managing [[AWGP|All World Gayatri Pariwar]] (AWGP) and after his death, she succeeded him as head of AWGP.<ref>{{Cite book |last=McKean |first=Lise |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OsI7Hy8H34YC&dq=bhagwati+devi+sharma&pg=PA45 |title=Divine Enterprise: Gurus and the Hindu Nationalist Movement |date=1996-05-15 |publisher=[[University of Chicago Press]] |isbn=978-0-226-56009-0 |language=en}}</ref> Her followers call her [[Mataji]] ({{Translation|respected mother}}).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

== Honors ==

* A school in [[Jhansi]] is named after her.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mata Bhagwati Devi Sharma Jhs Middle School, Jhansi - Reviews, Admissions, Fees and Address 2022 |url=https://www.icbse.com/schools/mata-bhagwati-devi-sharma-jhs-v7y2g1 |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=iCBSE |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MATA BHAGWATI DEVI SHARMA JHS |url=https://schools.org.in/jhansi/9360501135/mata-bhagwati-devi-sharma-jhs.html |website=School.org.in}}</ref>
* Her [[death anniversary]] was celebrated in [[Giridih]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=गिरिडीह गायत्री शक्तिपीठ में भगवती देवी शर्मा का मनाया गया महाप्रयाण दिवस |url=https://newswing.com/mahaprayana-day-of-bhagwati-devi-sharma-celebrated-in-giridih-gayatri-shaktipeeth/294438/ |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=NEWSWING |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Rinkesh |date=2021-09-20 |title=अखिल विश्व गायत्री परिवार की संस्थापिका भगवती देवी शर्मा का मनाया गया महाप्रयाण दिवस |url=http://24jetnews.com/mahaprayana-day-celebrated-by-bhagwati-devi-sharma-founder-of-all-world-gayatri-family/ |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=24 Jet News |language=en-US}}</ref>
* In her death anniversary, 105 lamps were lighted in [[Shantikunj]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=भगवती देवी शर्मा की पुण्यतिथि पर शक्तिपीठ में जलाए गए दीप |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/bihar/muzaffarpur/news/lamps-lit-in-shaktipeeth-on-the-death-anniversary-of-bhagwati-devi-sharma-085730-5487177.html |website=[[Dainik Bhaskar]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=भगवती देवी शर्मा का महानिर्वाण दिवस मना |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/deoria-12951658.html |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=[[Dainik Jagran]] |language=hi}}</ref>
* Her death anniversary is celebrated as Prakaatya Diwas in [[Jharkhand]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=प्रकाट्य दिवस के रुप में मनाई गई भगवती देवी शर्मा की जयंती |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/ramgarh/story-birth-anniversary-of-bhagwati-devi-sharma-celebrated-as-prakatya-diwas-4667966.html |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=[[Hindustan Dainik]] |language=hindi}}</ref>

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