Jagadish "Jaggi" Vasudev (born 3 September 1957), better known as Sadhguru,[a] is an Indian yoga guru and proponent of spirituality. He has been teaching yoga in southern India since 1982. In 1992, he established the Isha Foundation near Coimbatore, which operates an ashram and yoga centre that carry out educational activities. Vasudev is the author of several books and a frequent speaker at international forums.
In 2017, he received the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award, for his contributions to social welfare.
Early life
Jagadish Vasudev was born on 3 September 1957 in Mysore, Karnataka, India. He is the youngest of the five children[4] of Susheela Vasudev, a homemaker, and B.V. Vasudev, a physician at the Mysuru Railway Hospital.[5]
Jaggi Vasudev as a young man
Aged thirteen, Vasudev took yoga lessons from Malladihalli Raghavendra[6] daily throughout his youth, albeit without spiritual aspirations.[7]
Vasudev studied at Demonstration School, Mysore and Mahajana Pre-University College. He graduated from the University of Mysore with a bachelor's degree in English.
Some Unknown Facts about Jaggi Sadhguru
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev was the youngest of four children – two boys and two girls.
At the age of 10, he learnt simple yoga from Malladihalli Sri Raghavendra Swamiji.
During college years, he was very fond of motorcycles.
When he was 25 years old, he sat on a rock on Chamundi Hill and he had spiritual experience.
He conducted his first yoga class in 1983, with seven participants in Mysore.
In 1993, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev established the Isha Foundation, a nonreligious, non-profit organisation entirely run by volunteers.
In 1999, Sadhguru established Dhyanalinga, a yogic temple and a space for meditation. Dhyanalinga was established in Isha Foundation premises itself.
He organised holy journey to Mount Kailash and the Himalayas for spiritual aspirants. He led a group of 514
In 2012, he was voted among the hundred most powerful Indians for his contribution in the field of environmental protection and for encouraging public participation in ecological issues.
Sadhguru Jaggi was conferred the Padma Vibhushan civilian award by the Government of India in 2017 in recognition of his contribution to the field of spirituality.
