Guruji
Swami Yoganand
The founder of Shri Krishna Yogashram is Guruji Dr. Basavaraj Sangappa Hadagali (Swami Yoganand), one of the most eminent yogic experts with splendid experience in yoga and alternative treatments. Guruji has around 1.9 million disciples all around the world and has conducted around 6,000 yoga, meditation, and alternative treatment programs so far.
Guruji is known for his extraordinary nature, including continuous reading, writing, and thinking about spiritual sources of knowledge. His pilgrimage to the Himalayas and extensive knowledge of Hindu mysterious yogic have made him a ray of hope for several people who are coming to him with problems.
He has a multi-dimensional personality and provides definite solutions to physical, mental, emotional, family, and day-to-day technical problems for all people. He is a moving “God” and an encyclopedia of yogic knowledge.
Guruji was born and brought up in Guledgudd, Karnataka. As a young child, he learned yoga from his father. In his teenage years, he continued his practice of yoga, meditation, and the study of the world’s spiritual traditions. He did his primary, secondary, and degree education at the same place and invested three-fourths of his earnings from his teaching profession in the development of Ashrama. As a result, the Ashram has grown into a large mountain.
During the last 50 years, Guruji has traveled to every nook and corner of the nation and conducted 5,000 Yogic and cultural camps, from which nearly 985,000 people learned about yogic knowledge and found a source of contentment and inspiration in their life.
He conducts special Yogic camps focusing on the real effect of yoga on people, including problems related to ophthalmic, asthma, diabetes, and psycho-related ailments. People have received tolerable remedies from almost all camps.
Guruji presently organizes special camps, workshops, symposia, and counseling centers for people suffering from AIDS and Cancer. This has resulted in many people gaining the emotional courage to sustain their life.
Guruji uses many extracts of Ayurveda herbals trees like Neem, Bilva, Ashwatha, Tulsi, Wheatgrass, Durva, and meditation and healing techniques that are very powerful for the relief of many diseases. His social concern, extraordinary knowledge, and exceptionally excellent way of service have fetched him several awards.
At 73 years old, Guruji is like a saint in Sandy. Although he is a family man, he leads a life like a hermitage. Apparently, he seems like a common man, but in fact, he is a great guru.
There are various branches of Shri Krishna Yogashram scattered throughout the country, and many disciples of Guruji are rendering their efficient and effective services to enhance Yogic knowledge.
As the best son of his parents, the best brother to all sisters and brothers, the ideal husband to his wife, and the father to his children, Guruji is a role model person in the entire human cult. Indeed, his way of life is ideal for all.
Guruji has received awards from various organizations, including the “Yoga Vidyaratna” Award by Shubharam Trust, Bangalore, the “Abhinava Patanjali” Award by Excel India cultural club, Meerut, the “Yoga Vidya Vibhushanaa” award by old students association, Gurukul Kangadi Yoga Center, Kanakal, Haridwar, the “Paramhamsa Yoga” award by Saptarshi Yogashrama and Prabhu Premashram, Haridwar, the “Vishal Karnatak Bhushan” award by Janamana Kannada Sanghatane, Bangalore, and Shri Hugar Smarak award by Pathrakartara vedike, Bangalore.
