Birth Centenary of Mata Bhagwati Devi Sharma

Co-Founder of the All World Gayatri Pariwar Mata Bhagwati Devi Sharma was born on 19 September 1926 in Agra district, Uttar Pradesh. She was the co-founder and spiritual guide of the All World Gayatri Pariwar and devoted her life to personal, family and social development, inspiring millions in India and abroad. Work and Legacy She […]

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Date of issue October 31, 2026

Denomination Rs. 5

Quantity printed 759300

Printer Security Printing Press, Hyderabad

Colours Multicolor

Printing process Wet Offset

Credit Sh. Brahm Prakash

Themes Famous people, Reformers, Religion, Women

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Co-Founder of the All World Gayatri Pariwar

Mata Bhagwati Devi Sharma was born on 19 September 1926 in Agra district, Uttar Pradesh. She was the co-founder and spiritual guide of the All World Gayatri Pariwar and devoted her life to personal, family and social development, inspiring millions in India and abroad.

Work and Legacy

She made pioneering contributions to value-based education, women’s awakening and social reconstruction, and played a central role in the growth of the Gayatri Pariwar. Through Shantikunj, Haridwar, she guided programmes for women’s empowerment, youth awakening, moral education and rural development, and nurtured the vision that led to the founding of Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya.

She attained Mahasamadhi on 19 September 1994. The Department of Posts issued a commemorative postage stamp on 31 October 2026 to mark her birth centenary.