Preetha Krishna

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Preetha Krishna
Preetha Krishna
Other namesPreethaji
EducationMasters in Business Administration
OccupationSpiritual teacher and Philosopher
Known forCo-founder of Ekam
Spouse(s)Krishnaji
ChildrenLokaa
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Preetha Krishna (also known as Preethaji) is a spiritual teacher,[1][2] author[3] and co-founder of Ekam[4][5]

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Preetha Krishna is a spiritual teacher and is known for her teachings on consciousness and personal development. She has conducted programs in various countries across the world including India,[6] the USA,[7] China,[8] Malaysia,[9][10] Korea and other countries.[11] She has given TED talks at Kansas City in 2017[12] and at Shanghai in 2018.[13]

In 2002, Preetha Krishna founded the Women's Movement for the Golden Age in Bangalore.[14] In 2009 along with her husband, Krishna, also known as 'Krishnaji',[15] she co-founded One World Academy,[16] a philosophy and meditation school in Kanchipuram,[17] that later turned into O&O Academy.[18]

In 2018, Preetha Krishna along with her husband created the Ekam World Peace Festival[19] which is an annual meditation event conducted at Ekam. The event has drawn together several million participants from across the world[20] including celebrities.[21] During the global pandemic, it was conducted online.[22]

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Preetha Krishna is a director of Kosmik Music and production company Kosmik Global Media, which owns the Bengaluru Bulls, a Pro Kabaddi League team.[23][24]

Krishna is the daughter-in-law of "self-styled godman" Kalki Bhagavan.[25]

In 2019, the Income Tax Department raided premises associated with Preetha Krishna and issued an order against her over unaccounted for cash and undeclared assets. She then filed a writ petition in the Madras High Court against this.[26][25] The court in 2020 quashed the order passed by the tax department.[27] Later, in 2022 the court dismissed the subsequent appeal by the department.[28]

Publications[edit | edit source]

Books authored[edit | edit source]

  • Freedom in relationships., Preetha Krishna (2013)[29][30] ISBN 978-0-9887-0390-2
  • The Four Sacred Secrets: For Love and Prosperity, A Guide to Living in a Beautiful State, Preetha Krishna (2019)[31][32][33] ISBN 978-1-5011-7377-6

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ā†‘ "Sustainability must start from oneness within, says spiritual teacher". TheEdge Malayasia. 6 August 2022.
  2. ā†‘ Tom Gentry (5 October 2021). "20 Questions for Sri Preethaji". The Path to Authenticity (Podcast). Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  3. ā†‘ "Inside The Four Sacred Secrets Book Launch Hosted By Usher (You Read That Right)". 1 October 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  4. ā†‘ Jaffer, Askari (5 September 2019). "Together they lead people towards inner transformation & love: Preethaji & Krishnaji's Journey". Hans News Service. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  5. ā†‘ "Mukti Guru Sri Preethaji at the India Economic Conclave 2023 on India Being The Consciousness Superpower". TimesNow News. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  6. ā†‘ https://www.thehansindia.com/featured/sunday-hans/go-on-a-self-awakening-journey-with-bodhi-a-3-day-spiritual-intensive-768100
  7. ā†‘ Ari Emanuel Brings Meditation to WME-IMG With Tony Robbins Archived 25 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Article by Chris Gardner from 21 July 2017 in The Hollywood Reporter.
  8. ā†‘ https://www.ted.com/talks/preetha_ji_the_force_of_innovation_preethaji_tedxcaohejingpark_sep_2018?subtitle=en
  9. ā†‘ https://www.optionstheedge.com/topic/people/ekam-co-founder-sri-preethaji-mission-raise-global-consciousness-about-spirituality-and
  10. ā†‘ https://theedgemalaysia.com/article/sustainability-must-start-oneness-within-says-spiritual-teacher
  11. ā†‘ https://n.news.naver.com/article/023/0003848737?lfrom=kakao#new_tab
  12. ā†‘ https://www.tedxkc.org/preetha-ji
  13. ā†‘ https://www.ted.com/talks/preetha_ji_the_force_of_innovation_preethaji_tedxcaohejingpark_sep_2018?subtitle=en
  14. ā†‘ Movement to empower women launched. Article in The Times of India from 18 February 2002.
  15. ā†‘ "Krishnaji". Penguin Books Australia. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  16. ā†‘ "Preethaji is the cofounder of the One World Academy (OWA)". TEDx. 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  17. ā†‘ "Preetha ji ā€“ HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  18. ā†‘ "Who We Are ā€“ O&O Academy". oo.academy. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  19. ā†‘ "Ekam World Peace Festival holds meditation for ending domestic violence". ANI News. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  20. ā†‘ "The EKAM World Peace Festival (EWPF) ā€“ Online Gathering Of 20 Million Peace Makers". www.edtimes.in. ED Times. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  21. ā†‘ "Saina Nehwal and Mithali Raj at Ekam world Peace Festival". Business News This Week. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  22. ā†‘ Murdheswar, Sachin (17 September 2021). "Ekam organise the World's Biggest Online Meditation Event". Global Prime News. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  23. ā†‘ Thakur, Soumik (30 December 2021). "Bengaluru Bulls ink partnership with PK Consciousness". Sports Mint. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  24. ā†‘ "Bangalore franchise kabaddi team launched". Business Standard India. IANS. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  25. ā†‘ 25.0 25.1 "Kalki Bhagavan case: 900 acres of benami land attached by I-T". The Times of India. 21 December 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  26. ā†‘ Imranullah, Mohamed (22 November 2019). "'Kalki' Bhagavan's daughter-in-law moves HC against 'look out circular'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  27. ā†‘ https://indiankanoon.org/doc/101686316/
  28. ā†‘ https://indiankanoon.org/doc/101686316/
  29. ā†‘ Krishna, Preetha (2013). Freedom in relationships. O&O Academy. ISBN 978-0-9887-0390-2.
  30. ā†‘ Krishna, Preetha (2013). Freedom in Relationships. ISBN 978-0-9887-0390-2.
  31. ā†‘ Krishna, Preetha (2019). The four sacred secrets: how to overcome stress and anxiety and live in a beautiful state. New York: Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. ISBN 978-1-5011-7377-6.
  32. ā†‘ Afreen, Saima (26 August 2019). "For a happy better Life". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  33. ā†‘ Krishna, Preetha (2019). The Four Sacred Secrets: For Love and Prosperity, A Guide to Living in a Beautiful State. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-5011-7377-6.

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