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Shivani Verma (born 31 May 1972), better known as BK Shivani, is a motivational speaker and spiritual mentor representing the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organization.

Early life

BK Shivani was born on May 31, 1972 in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Her parents began following the Brahma Kumaris when she was a child, and she began to attend meetings in her early 20s.

She completed her undergraduate in electronics engineering at the Savitribai Phule Pune University, and received a master's degree in computer engineering at the Maharashtra Institute of Technology. Initially, she worked backstage at the production of Brahma Kumaris television presentations in Delhi, where senior teachers would record the teachings. In 2007, due to the unavailability of other teachers, she was asked to start answering the viewers' queries herself.

She is married to Vishal Verma with whom she ran a software company until 2004.

Brahma Kumaris

In 2007, a pay-to-broadcast television series Awakening with Brahma Kumaris was produced for the Aastha channel in which BK Shivani was interviewed by co-host Kanu Priya.

Her TV series of conversations with Suresh Oberoi was adapted into the 2015 book Happiness Unlimited: Awakening With Brahma Kumaris.

BK Shivani travels in India and abroad, appearing at charitable events ranging from the promotion of organ donation to parenting programs, as well as Brahma Kumaris events. In 2017 she was named as a goodwill ambassador of the World Psychiatric Association.

Awards and recognitions

• Women of the Decade Achievers Award by ASSOCHAM Ladies League in 2014.
• Nari Shakti Award in 2019.

References

1. ^ "President confers Nari Shakti awards on 44 women". The Tribune. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
2. ^ "About BKShivani". YouTube.
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4. ^ Ahuja, Aditi (7 June 2010). "Studying engineering helped me think logically: Brahmakumari Shivani". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
5. "'Ensure that your happiness doesn't depend on others'". The Times of India. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
6. "Know Brahma Kumari Shivani Verma, the spiritual Guru of Bollywood actors like Shehnaaz Gill and Sidharth Shukla". 10 June 2023.
7. Shivani, 1972- (2015). Happiness unlimited : conversational adaptation from the internationally acclaimed TV series : awakening with Brahma Kumaris. Oberoi, Suresh. New Delhi, India. ISBN 978-81-8274-826-2. OCLC 910236837.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
8. "Greatest gift, say spiritual gurus as doctors allay fears". The Times of India. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
9. "Criticism, negative reactions disempower children: BK Shivani". Hindustan Times. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
10. "General Assembly – Berlin 2017". World Psychiatric Association. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

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