Shantikunj is a religious tourist attraction in

Haridwar Haridwar (; ; formerly Mayapuri) is a city and municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India. With a population of 228,832 in 2011, it is the second-largest city in the state and the largest in the district. The city is s ...

and also the headquarters of All World Gaytri Pariwar.

History

Shantikunj was established in 1971 by

Shriram Sharma Shriram Sharma Acharya (20 September 1911 - 2 June 1990), also known as Vedmurti Taponishtha Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya, was a renowned ''yugrishi'' who devoted his life to elevating human consciousness, culture, and civilization through t ...

and

Bhagwati Devi Sharma Bhagwati Devi Sharma was an Indian social reformer who was the co-founder of AWGP and patron founder of Akhand Jyoti. Personal life Bhagvati Devi married Shriram Sharma in 1946. She assisted him in managing All World Gayatri Pariwar (AWGP ...

on a small piece of land. It was expanded over Gayatri Nagar. Shantikunj and Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya functions under the Shri Vedmata Gayatri Trust, headed by Mrs. Shailbala Pandya.

Location

Shantikunj is located 6 kilometers from

's railway station towards Rishikesh/Dehradun on NH58 in

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. The nearest airports are

Jolly Grant Airport Dehradun Airport , also known as Jolly Grant Airport, is a domestic airport serving Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand, India. It is located in Jauligrant, south of the city, from Rishikesh and from Haridwar. Commercial operations began ...

, Dehradun and

Indira Gandhi International Airport Indira Gandhi International Airport is the primary international airport serving New Delhi, the capital of India, and the National Capital Region (NCR). The airport, spread over an area of ,

References

External links

* {{official website, http://www.awgp.org
Newspaper
Haridwar district Organisations based in Uttarakhand Organizations established in 1971 1971 establishments in Uttar Pradesh