Jayshree Talwalkar

Who is Jayshree Talwalkar?

Mrs. Jayashree AthavaleTalwalkar(Affectionately called Didiji pronounced deedeejee)of Tatvajnan Vidyapeeth, Thane, IndiaMrs. Jayashree Talwalkar is the daughter and spiritual heir of Pandurang Shastri Athavale (Dada), the world acclaimed philosopher, a social scientist, and the founder of the Swadhyay (pronounced swaadhyaay) Parivar (meaning family). She is the loving sister of millions of people, and the leader of Silent but Singing Swadhyay movement, currently in progress in India and Globally in all six continents including the United States and Great Britain.Revered Pandurang Shastri Athavale and Swadhyay Affectionately called as Dada, started a contemporary movement that has transformed the lives of millions of individuals around the world through his preaching based upon the principles of Indwelling God that bind ALL OF US - Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, and others, the rich and the poor, the literates and the illiterates, the haves and the have-nots, the empowered and the powerless - TOGETHER. Dadaji developed the idea that all human beings are related having all been created by God. It follows then that humanity is one family, above and beyond every difference and distinction. The swadhyay family is not a sect, nor a cult, nor an institution or form of organized religion. It could be better defined as a life-style, as an attitude of ones soul. For 83 years, he lived a life that preached we are children of ONE GOD and together we can realize the inherently coherent and harmonious humankind. Dadaji was awarded 1996 Magasyasya Award for Community Leadership and also 1997 Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion Dadas philosophy and thinking, urge and drive, passion and effort, and love and sensitivity are imbibed in Didiji, who is now leading and taking care of a family of approximately 50 million all over the world. A Summary of Didijis Contributions to the Advancement of Humankindq 1976 At the age of 20, conducted the first Geetatrayah a three-day overview of Bhagvad Geeta - reciting, translating and explaining applied philosophy of Bhagvad Geeta - Divine Song of the Lord Krishna. Since then she has conducted numerous Geetatrayh, in which millions of people around the world have listened to her.q 1991 Presented Aadi Sankaracharyas Advait Philosophy to members of the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.q 1993 Represented India in the World Religious Conference held in Chicago, Illinois.q 1995 Presented a plenary talk during the Conference on Hunger and Poverty in Brussels, Belgium.q 2000 Officially accepted day-to-day responsibility of Swadhyay activity under the guidance of Revered Dadaji and planned a largest birthday celebration in the whole world, a gathering of more than 1.8 million people on the banks of river Narmada at Bharuch, Gujarate, India.q 2001 Awarded The Lokshikshak Award by Apte Guruji Smarak Trust, India for invaluable work of awakening the masses and educating them untiringly.q 2002 Leaders of the world's major faiths, including Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, and Christianity, came together to express their commitment to improving the lives of children in a symposium organized by the New York-based World Conference on Religion and Peace (WCRP). During her speech, Aadarniya Didiji said Every child is a gift from God and every child has a touch of divinity.q 2002 Aadarniya Didiji was the only invitee to represent Hinduism to speak at the World Conference on Peace, organized by Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue in Assisi, Vatican by His Holiness, The Pope. Didiji said Not only I am divine in essence, but also every one else is equally divine in essence, and that is what unites us to each other under the Fatherhood of God.q 2005 - As a Council Member of the Interfaith Council on Ethics Education for Children, Arigatou Foundation, Geneva, Didiji provided an introductory speech to open debate on the role of religious people or religions in ethics education...