Shanti Kunj Ashram

Pt. Shriram Sharma Acharya founded Shantikunj in 1971 on a tiny plot of land. It later grew to encompass a huge region known as Gayatri Nagar. Under his direction, a number of higher-level spiritual practise camps were held here. Brahmavarchas Shodh Sansthan, a satellite campus located 1/2 kilometre south, was established in 1979. (Research Institute). Thousands of devotees attended the Sharaddhanjali samaroh (1990) held here in honour of Acharya. Gayatrikunj, a 1/2-kilometer-northern campus, was added in 1998. It is now the Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya's campus. The Srijan Sankalp Vibhuti Mahayajna was held here in November 2000 to commemorate the completion of the 12-year Yugsandhi Mahapurashcharan, which drew 4 million worshippers. H.H. Dalai Lama, Mahatma Anand Swami of Arya Samaj, Swami Ramdev, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (vice president of India), famous environmentalist Sundarlal Bahuguna, Murari Baapu, Abdul Kalam, Harish Rawat, PM Narendra Modi, Former President Pranab Mukherjee, and many other saints, leaders, and scholars have all visited Shantikunj. Shantikunj is currently run by the Shri Vedmata Gayatri Trust, which is led by Mrs. Shailbala Pandya, Pt. Shriram Sharma Acharya's daughter.