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| name = Sadhguru <!--Same as article title-->
| image = Sadhguru-Jaggi-Vasudev.jpg
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| birth_name = Jagadish Vasudev
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|09|03|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Mysore]], [[Mysore State]], <!--Mysore State was renamed Karnataka in the year 1973--> India
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| spouse = {{Marriage|Vijaya Kumari|1984|1997|reason=d}}<ref name="family">{{cite web|work=[[Isha Foundation]] |url=http://isha.sadhguru.org/man/family-matters/vijji/|title=Family Matters - Sadhguru Speaks About His Family|access-date=14 February 2018}}</ref>
| children = 1
| honors = [[Padma Vibhushan]] (2017)<br />[[Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar]]
| organization = [[Isha Foundation]]
| notable_works = {{ubl|Inner Engineering|Dhyanalinga|Rally for Rivers|Linga Bhairavi|Adiyogi: The Source of Yoga|Mystic's Musings|Cauvery Calling}}
| alma mater = [[University of Mysore]] ([[Bachelor of arts|BA]])
| website = {{url|isha.sadhguru.org}}
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'''Jagadish "Jaggi" Vasudev''' (born 3 September 1957), known by the honorific title '''Sadhguru''',{{efn|'''''Sadhguru''''', alternatively spelled ''[[sadguru]]'',<ref name="Sanghvi2018">{{citation |last=Sanghvi |first=Rajesh D. |title=Going Beyond My Guru's for Human Welfare |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ded_DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT30 |year=2018 |publisher=Notion Press |isbn=978-1-64429-901-2 |page=30}}</ref> means "real or true [[guru]]".<ref>{{citation |last=Cornille |first=Catherine |author-link=Catherine Cornille |title=The Guru in Indian Catholicism: Ambiguity of Opportunity of Inculturation? |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vpGr1OkD9xMC&pg=PA103 |year=1992 |publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |isbn=978-0-8028-0566-9 |page=103}}</ref>}} is an Indian [[Modern yoga gurus|yoga guru]] and proponent of [[spiritual]]ity.
He has been teaching [[yoga]] in southern India since 1982. In 1992, he established the [[Isha Foundation]] near [[Coimbatore]], which operates an [[ashram]] and yoga centre that carry out educational activities.
Vasudev is the author of several books and a frequent speaker at international forums.
In 2017, he received the [[Padma Vibhushan]], India's second-highest civilian award, for his contributions to social welfare.
==Early life and education==
[[File:Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev (01).jpg|thumb|right|Jaggi Vasudev in his youthful days]]
Jagadish Vasudev was born on 3 September 1957 in [[Mysore]], Karnataka, India. He is the youngest of the five children of Susheela Vasudev, a homemaker, and B.V. Vasudev, a physician at the Mysuru Railway Hospital.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2019-11-09|title=Jaggi Vasudev's father passes away|url=https://starofmysore.com/jaggi-vasudevs-father-passes-away/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Star of Mysore|language=en-US}}</ref>
Defying his parents' wishes, he refused to pursue a post-graduate course and took to business instead.<ref name="mid" />
==Career==
===Overview===
Vasudev's first business was a [[Poultry farming|poultry farm]] in a remote part of Mysore<ref>{{Cite web|last1=An|first1=Shelly|last2=December 27|first2=New Delhi|last3=January 4|first3=2020 ISSUE DATE|last4=December 28|first4=2021UPDATED|last5=Ist|first5=2020 16:14|title=Suddenly, I did not know what was me and what was not me: Sadhguru|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/anniversary/story/20210104-suddenly-i-did-not-know-what-was-me-and-what-was-not-me-1753026-2020-12-27|access-date=2021-05-28|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> that he set up with borrowed money.<ref name=":7">{{Cite book|last=Chopra|first=Shaili|title=When I Was 25: The Leaders Look Back|publisher=[[Random House Publishers India Pvt. Limited]]|year=2014|isbn=9788184006773}}</ref> During the process of constructing his farm, he also entered into the construction business with a company named Buildaids.<ref name=":7" />
At the age of 25, he rented his businesses to his friend and travelled for about a year.<ref name="mid">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5yjIrrK8E4C|title=Midnights with the Mystic|last=Simone|first=Cheryl|publisher=[[Hampton Roads Publishing Company]]|year=2008|isbn=978-1-57174-561-3}}</ref>
In 1983, he taught his first yoga class in Mysore. Over time, he began conducting yoga classes across [[Karnataka]] and [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] travelling on his motorcycle, subsisting on the produce of his poultry farm rental and donating the collections received from his students.<ref name="mid" />
===Spirituality===
At the age of 25, on 23 September 1982, he went up [[Chamundi Hill]] and sat on a rock, where he had a "spiritual experience".<ref name="mid">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5yjIrrK8E4C|title=Midnights with the Mystic|last=Simone|first=Cheryl|publisher=[[Hampton Roads Publishing Company]]|year=2008|isbn=978-1-57174-561-3}}</ref> Six weeks later, he left his business to his friend and travelled extensively in an effort to gain insight into his mystical experience.<ref name="mid" /> After about a year of meditation and travel, he decided to teach yoga to share his inner experience.<ref name="mid" />
In 1983, he taught his first yoga class with seven participants in Mysore. Over time, he began conducting yoga classes across [[Karnataka]] and [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], travelling on his motorcycle, subsisting on the produce of his poultry farm rental and donating the collections received from his students to a local charity on the last day of the class.<ref name="mid" />
===Business and travels===
[[File:Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev with wife Vijayakumari (07).jpg|thumb|right|Jaggi Vasudev travelling with pilgrims]]
One of his favourite haunts was the [[Chamundi Hills]].<ref name=":7"/> Besides riding his motorcycle in and around Mysore, he also rode across India, before being stopped at the border because he had no passport.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/lunch-with-bs-sadhguru-jaggi-vasudev-114121201397_1.html|title=Lunch with BS: Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev|first=Shailesh|last=Dobhal|date=March 18, 2015|access-date=July 14, 2021}}</ref>
His first business was a [[Poultry farming|poultry farm]] in a remote part of Mysore.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=An|first1=Shelly|last2=December 27|first2=New Delhi|last3=January 4|first3=2020 ISSUE DATE|last4=December 28|first4=2021UPDATED|last5=Ist|first5=2020 16:14|title=Suddenly, I did not know what was me and what was not me: Sadhguru|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/anniversary/story/20210104-suddenly-i-did-not-know-what-was-me-and-what-was-not-me-1753026-2020-12-27|access-date=2021-05-28|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> He chose poultry because the sector was on the rise in the region at the time. He set up his farm with borrowed money.<ref name=":7">{{Cite book|last=Chopra|first=Shaili|title=When I Was 25: The Leaders Look Back|publisher=[[Random House Publishers India Pvt. Limited]]|year=2014|isbn=9788184006773}}</ref> Though his family did not approve of his choice of business and thought it was a waste of time,<ref name=":7" /> the farm soon turned profitable. Operating his businesses occupied four hours of Vasudev's time each day. The rest of his time was spent writing poetry, reading, swimming, and relaxing. Vasudev says that though he was practicing asanas and pranayama from the age of thirteen, it was during his time at the poultry farm that he began to meditate in an established way.<ref name="bstand" />
His third business was a construction company named Buildaids. Vasudev entered the [[Construction Industry|construction industry]] in response to the constant questions from his relatives about why he was involved in the poultry business. He started the company in partnership with a friend who was a qualified civil engineer. Though Vasudev had no formal engineering training, he used the experience gained from building his poultry farm in his new company.<ref name=":7" />
===Isha Foundation===
{{Main|Isha Foundation}}
In 1992, Vasudev established the [[Isha Foundation]], an organisation headquartered near the city of [[Coimbatore]],<ref name="berghella-69">{{harvnb|Berghella|2018|p=69}}</ref> as a platform for his spiritual, environmental, and educational activities.<ref name="most-powerful-indians">{{cite web|date=9 March 2009|title=The most powerful Indians in 2009: 80–84|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-most-powerful-indians-in-2009-8084/432810/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128080021/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-most-powerful-indians-in-2009-8084/432810/|archive-date=28 January 2011|access-date=22 January 2020|work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-04 |title=After Gujarat, Rajasthan govt inks MoU with Sadhguru's Isha Outreach to 'save soil' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sadhguru-save-soil-mou-rajasthan-isha-outreach-7952635/ |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |others=Special Correspondent |date=2022-03-16 |title=Isha hails government's announcement on rejuvenation of 13 rivers |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/isha-hails-governments-announcement-on-rejuvenation-of-13-rivers/article65230418.ece |access-date=2022-07-25 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He remains its head until now. The organisation offers yoga programmes under the name "Isha Yoga" and is run "almost entirely" by volunteers.<ref name="guin">[http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/08/stories/2010060850280200.htm Award for Project Green Hands] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521084525/http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/08/stories/2010060850280200.htm |date=2011-05-21 }}, ''[[The Hindu]]'', 8 June 2010, retrieved on 8 June 2010</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/12/stories/2007091250720200.htm |title='Special Consultative Status' for Isha Foundation |date=12 September 2007 |access-date=23 January 2011 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108180106/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/12/stories/2007091250720200.htm |archive-date=8 November 2012 }}</ref> The foundation aims to improve the quality of education in rural India through an initiative called Isha Vidhya.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Edtech firm BYJU's partners with NGO Isha Vidhya to educate children in rural areas |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/edugraph/news/edtech-firm-byjus-partners-with-ngo-isha-vidhya-to-educate-children-in-rural-areas/cid/1856909 |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> It has also launched projects and campaigns focused on environmental conservation and protection, including Project GreenHands, Rally for Rivers, Cauvery Calling, and Save Soil.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-05-21 |title=Award for Project Green Hands |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521084525/http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/08/stories/2010060850280200.htm |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |last3= |first3= |date=September 15, 2017 |title=Isha Yoga launches 'Rally for Rivers' campaign in city |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/isha-yoga-launches-rally-for-rivers-campaign-in-city/articleshow/59519542.cms |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |others= |date=2022-01-29 |title=Cauvery Calling Movement plants 2.1 crore trees |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/cauvery-calling-movement-plants-21-crore-trees/article38346718.ece |access-date=2022-07-25 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-19 |title=Indian mystic Sadhguru on 100-day motorbike mission to save soil |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/19/indian-mystic-sadhgurus-19000-mile-trip-to-save-soil-aoe |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> Vasudev recently completed a journey on his motorbike from London to India to raise awareness about the Save Soil campaign.<ref name=":4" />
===Speeches and writings===
Vasudev has authored several books, including ''[[Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy]]''<ref name="bstand">{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/don-t-vote-as-part-of-a-tribe-sadhguru-jaggi-vasudev-tells-americans-116101600189_1.html|title=Don't vote as part of a tribe, Jaggi Vasudev tells Americans|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]|date=16 October 2016|publisher=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]|access-date=20 November 2016}}</ref> and ''Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny''; both have made it to [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/10/09/health/|title=Health|work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/10/09/religion-spirituality-and-faith/|title=Religion, Spirituality and Faith|work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/10/09/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous|title=New York Times Bestsellers - Advice, How-To <nowiki>&</nowiki> Miscellaneous: New this week INNER ENGINEERING|date=2016-10-09|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=2018-05-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| issn = 0362-4331| title = Books - Best Sellers: Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous| work = The New York Times| location = New York| access-date = 2021-08-07| date = 2021-05-16| url = https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2021/05/16/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/}}</ref> Vasudev is also the author of ''Mystic's Musings''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/tantra-between-the-covers/article28584632.ece|title=Tantra between the covers|date=2005-07-15|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-03-13|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and ''Death: An Inside Story''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/spiritual-leader-sadhgurus-new-book-to-demystify-death/1699568|title=Spiritual leader Sadhguru's new book to demystify death|website=Outlook (India)|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/maha-shivratri-2020-vp-venkaiah-naidu-joins-sadhguru-in-celebrations-at-isha-foundation|title=Maha Shivratri 2020: VP Venkaiah Naidu joins Sadhguru in celebrations at Isha Foundation|website=Free Press Journal|language=en|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref>
Vasudev is a frequent public speaker who has been invited to address many prestigious forums and conferences across the globe, such as the [[United Nation]]'s Millennium World Peace Summit, the British [[House of Lords]], the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], and the [[International Institute for Management Development]].<ref>{{harvnb|Hudson|Hudson|2017|p=2}}</ref> He has also spoken at the annual [[World Economic Forum]] in 2007,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chandrasekhar |first1=Anand |title=Indian gurus and their Swiss watches: a history |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/clockwork-orange_indian-gurus-and-their-swiss-watches--a-history/44868044 |access-date=3 February 2020 |work=SWI swissinfo.ch |language=en}}</ref> 2017 and 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/sadhguru-to-deliver-keynote-conduct-meditation-session-at-davos-summit-2465795.html|title=Sadhguru to Deliver Keynote, Conduct Meditation Session at Davos Summit|website=News18|date=20 January 2020|access-date=2020-01-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/Golf-with-the-Guru/article15941259.ece|title=Golf with the Guru|date=2009-03-15|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-01-27|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==Family==
[[File:Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev with wife Vijayakumari (01).jpg|right|thumb|Jaggi Vasudev with wife Vijaya Kumari]]
<!-- [[File:Jaggi Vasudev - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2007.jpg|thumb|Jaggi Vasudev at [[Davos]], Switzerland in 2007]]-->
Vasudev and Kumari's daughter is a trained [[bharatanatyam]] dancer.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Naidu|first=Jaywant|date=2017-11-26|title=When beauty comes to life|work=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/theatre/261117/when-beauty-comes-to-life.html|access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref> She married Chennai-based classical vocalist Sandeep Narayan in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sangeetha|first=P|date=2014-10-24|title=Sadhguru's daughter gets married in Kovai|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Sadhgurus-daughter-gets-married-in-Kovai/articleshow/44924821.cms|access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref>
==Honours and awards==
[[File:The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Vibhushan Award to Sadhguru Jagadish Vasudev, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on April 13, 2017.jpg|thumb|[[Pranab Mukherjee]] presenting the [[Padma Vibhushan]] to Vasudev at the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] in New Delhi on 13 April 2017.]]
Vasudev received the [[Padma Vibhushan]], the second-highest [[civilian award]] from the [[Government of India]], in 2017 in recognition of his contribution to the field of spirituality.<ref name="padma">{{Cite news|date=26 January 2017|title=Jaggi Vasudev, Mariyappan among Padma award winners|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Sadhguru-Jaggi-Vasudev-Mariyappan-among-Padma-award-winners/article17095664.ece|access-date=31 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=26 January 2017|title=Padma Vibhushan award for Sharad Pawar and Jaggi Vasudev|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/260117/sharad-pawar-sadhguru-jaggi-vasudev-awarded-with-padma-vibhushan.html|access-date=31 October 2018|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref> He stood 92nd in ''[[The Indian Express]]''{{'}} list of 100 most powerful Indians in 2012 and 40th in ''[[India Today]]''{{'}}s list of 50 most powerful Indians in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The most powerful Indians in 2012: No. 91-100 - Indian Express|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/the-most-powerful-indians-in-2012-no.-91100/916140/1|access-date=2020-01-27|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author1=MG Arun|author2=Shwweta Punj|author3=Suhani Singh|author4=Kaushik Deka|author5=Prachi Bhuchar|author6=Chinki Sinha|author7=Anshuman Tiwari|author8=Sandeep Unnithan|author9=Amarnath K. Menon|date=26 July 2019|title=Top 50 power people {{!}} The High & Mighty Part-4|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20190805-top-50-power-people-the-high-mighty-part-4-1573244-2019-07-26|access-date=2020-03-13|website=India Today|language=en|author11=Uday Mahurkar|author10=Anilesh S. Mahajan}}</ref>
==Reception==
Vasudev has received attention from celebrities, political leaders, intergovernmental organizations, and members of the public interested in his social and environmental campaigns and spiritual teachings.<ref name=":0" /> He has engaged with the [[United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification]] to advocate for the Save Soil campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-05 |title='Save Soil' campaign: Sadhguru to address leaders from 195 nations at UNCCD |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sadhguru-speech-global-leaders-unccd-save-soil-7902821/ |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Save Soil campaign comes to Bonn |url=https://www.unccd.int/news-stories/multimedia/save-soil-campaign-comes-bonn |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=UNCCD |language=en}}</ref> [[Trevor Noah]] hosted Vasudev on ''[[The Daily Show]]'' to discuss Save Soil, and similarly, [[Joe Rogan]] has spoken with Vasudev on his podcast.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":0" /> On [[World Environment Day]], Indian prime minister, [[Narendra Modi]], attended an event with Vasudev to discuss efforts to improve soil health.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2022-06-05 |title=PM Modi calls for protection of soil health |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/pm-modi-jaggi-vasudev-discuss-soil-conservation/article65496798.ece |access-date=2022-08-07 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
Some critics have said that Jaggi Vasudev shares the ideology of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]'s Hindu nationalism ([[Hindutva]]),<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=Why Hindutva Nationalists Need a Sadhguru|url=https://thewire.in/politics/why-hindutva-nationalists-need-a-sadhguru|access-date=2020-01-02|website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Poruthiyil|first=Prabhir Vishnu|date=2019-08-03|title=Big Business and Fascism: A Dangerous Collusion|journal=Journal of Business Ethics|volume=168|pages=121–135|doi=10.1007/s10551-019-04259-9|issn=1573-0697|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gopalakrishnan|first=Shankar|date=2006|title=Defining, Constructing and Policing a 'New India': Relationship between Neoliberalism and Hindutva|url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2006/26/special-articles/defining-constructing-and-policing-new-india.html|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=41|issue=26|pages=2803–2813|issn=0012-9976|jstor=4418408}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Waghmore|first=Qudsiya Contractor & Suryakant|title=How Jaggi Vasudev has helped strengthen fears about Muslims|url=https://scroll.in/article/948963/how-jaggi-vasudev-has-helped-strengthen-fears-about-muslims|access-date=2020-01-13|website=Scroll.in}}</ref> and that he takes an "intolerant nationalist" stance in his media appearances.<ref name=":6" /> He advocates for a total ban on [[Cattle slaughter in India|cow slaughter]] and characterises the era of [[Islamic rulers in the Indian subcontinent|Muslim Rule in India]] as an "oppressive occupation" that was far worse than the [[British Raj]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}} Vasudev has also spoken in favour of the [[2019 Balakot airstrike]], the [[One Hundred and First Amendment of the Constitution of India|introduction of a comprehensive GST]], and the [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019]], while denouncing the [[Thoothukudi massacre|Thoothukudi protests]] as a peril to industry.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-31|title=Jaggi Vasudev's CAA Video: 22 Minutes of Half-Truths & Gaslighting|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/sadhguru-caa-video-misleading-on-nrc-protesters-gaslighting-attempt|access-date=2020-01-03|website=The Quint}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=An (Un)Enlightened Sadhguru in King Modi's Court|url=https://thewire.in/politics/an-unenlightened-sadhguru-in-king-modis-court|access-date=2020-01-03|website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Scroll Staff|title=Watch: Jaggi Vasudev wants students to read CAA before protesting, but hasn't read it himself|url=https://scroll.in/video/948364/watch-jaggi-vasudev-wants-students-to-read-caa-before-protesting-but-hasnt-read-it-himself|access-date=2020-01-03|website=Scroll.in}}</ref> Vasudev accuses leftist liberals of aiding and abetting [[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir|militancy in Kashmir]] and has suggested that [[Kanhaiya Kumar]] and [[Umar Khalid]], known for their involvement in the [[JNU sedition row]], should be put behind bars.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Basu|first=Joyeeta|date=2019-03-05|title=Fuelling peace with hatred|url=http://www.asianage.com/life/more-features/040319/fuelling-peace-with-hatred.html|access-date=2020-01-02|website=The Asian Age}}</ref> Critics have questioned the non-political label that he has assigned himself.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Sonia |date=2022-07-18 |title=Sadhguru, the spiritual leader with ties to Will Smith and Modi, explained |url=https://www.vox.com/23206916/sadhguru-explained-save-the-soil-modi |access-date=2022-07-26 |website=Vox |language=en}}</ref>
Some Indian environmental activists have accused Vasudev of [[greenwashing]].<ref name="Vice" >{{cite web |last1=Pundir |first1=Pallavi |title=This Climate Guru Is a Celebrity in the US. In India, He's Accused of Destroying a Forest. |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgy8bw/climate-yoga-celebrity-sadhguru-india-will-smith-trevor-noah |website=vice.com |access-date=3 July 2022}}</ref>
Vasudev has also been accused of promoting [[pseudoscience]] and misrepresenting science.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2018-09-17|title=Should Sadhguru be Hosted by India's Top Colleges?|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/sadhguru-indian-mystics-deliver-lectures-top-colleges-india|access-date=2019-12-31|website=The Quint}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Shahane|first=Girish|date=20 June 2019|title=Opinion: The disturbing irrationalism of Jaggi Vasudev|url=https://scroll.in/article/927625/opinion-the-disturbing-irrationalism-of-jaggi-vasudev|access-date=2019-12-31|website=Scroll.in}}</ref> He propagates the claim, unsupported by science, that cooked food consumed during a [[lunar eclipse]] depletes the human body's [[prana|pranic energies]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tharoor|first=Shashi|title=Science is not your enemy|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/politics/science-is-not-your-enemy-science-hinduism-1.2653600|access-date=2020-01-01|website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref> He also perpetuates numerous myths regarding [[Major depressive disorder|clinical depression]] and opposes the potential prohibition on the use of [[Mercury (element)|mercury]] in traditional Indian medicine, despite the substance's extreme toxicity.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shaikh|first=Dr Sumaiya|date=2018-02-26|title=Scientific research ascertains mercury toxicity but Sadhguru continues to endorse it for Indian traditional medicines|url=https://www.altnews.in/scientific-research-ascertains-mercury-toxicity-sadhguru-continues-endorse-indian-traditional-medicines/|access-date=2019-12-31|website=Alt News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Shaikh|first=Dr Sumaiya|date=2018-08-19|title=Depression: The myths & falseness of Sadhguru's quotes|url=https://www.altnews.in/depression-the-myths-falseness-of-sadhgurus-quotes/|access-date=2019-12-31|website=Alt News}}</ref> His views on the [[Higgs boson]] and alleged benefits of [[vibhuti]] have been rejected as unproven by science.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-11-25|title=Vibhuti & Rudraksha Mahatmayam: A Wellness Guide from Times of India!|url=http://nirmukta.com/2008/11/25/vibhuti-rudraksha-mahatmayam-a-wellness-guide-from-times-of-india/|access-date=2019-12-31|website=Nirmukta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Sharma|first=Sanjukta|date=2018-08-18|title='It's a battle for the survival of scientific research'|work=Live Mint|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/ESRnWFGSsiAL7muro7GGmK/Its-a-battle-for-the-survival-of-scientific-research.html|access-date=2019-12-31}}</ref>
Vasudev has repeatedly claimed to be able to solidify mercury at room temperature; these claims have been debunked.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Surita |first1=Shabnam |title=India: Doubts emerge over spiritual Yogi's environmental mission |url=https://www.dw.com/en/india-doubts-emerge-over-spiritual-yogis-environmental-mission/a-61290189 |website=dw.com |publisher=DW |access-date=4 July 2022}}</ref>
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'''Jagadish "Jaggi" Vasudev''' (born 3 September 1957), known by the honorific title '''Sadhguru''',{{efn|'''''Sadhguru''''', alternatively spelled ''[[sadguru]]'',<ref name="Sanghvi2018">{{citation |last=Sanghvi |first=Rajesh D. |title=Going Beyond My Guru's for Human Welfare |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ded_DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT30 |year=2018 |publisher=Notion Press |isbn=978-1-64429-901-2 |page=30}}</ref> means "real or true [[guru]]".<ref>{{citation |last=Cornille |first=Catherine |author-link=Catherine Cornille |title=The Guru in Indian Catholicism: Ambiguity of Opportunity of Inculturation? |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vpGr1OkD9xMC&pg=PA103 |year=1992 |publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |isbn=978-0-8028-0566-9 |page=103}}</ref>}} is an Indian [[Modern yoga gurus|yoga guru]] and proponent of [[spiritual]]ity.
He has been teaching [[yoga]] in southern India since 1982. In 1992, he established the [[Isha Foundation]] near [[Coimbatore]], which operates an [[ashram]] and yoga centre that carry out educational activities.
Vasudev is the author of several books and a frequent speaker at international forums.
In 2017, he received the [[Padma Vibhushan]], India's second-highest civilian award, for his contributions to social welfare.
==Early life and education==
[[File:Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev (01).jpg|thumb|right|Jaggi Vasudev in his youthful days]]
Jagadish Vasudev was born on 3 September 1957 in [[Mysore]], Karnataka, India. He is the youngest of the five children of Susheela Vasudev, a homemaker, and B.V. Vasudev, a physician at the Mysuru Railway Hospital.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2019-11-09|title=Jaggi Vasudev's father passes away|url=https://starofmysore.com/jaggi-vasudevs-father-passes-away/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Star of Mysore|language=en-US}}</ref>
Defying his parents' wishes, he refused to pursue a post-graduate course and took to business instead.<ref name="mid" />
==Career==
===Overview===
Vasudev's first business was a [[Poultry farming|poultry farm]] in a remote part of Mysore<ref>{{Cite web|last1=An|first1=Shelly|last2=December 27|first2=New Delhi|last3=January 4|first3=2020 ISSUE DATE|last4=December 28|first4=2021UPDATED|last5=Ist|first5=2020 16:14|title=Suddenly, I did not know what was me and what was not me: Sadhguru|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/anniversary/story/20210104-suddenly-i-did-not-know-what-was-me-and-what-was-not-me-1753026-2020-12-27|access-date=2021-05-28|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> that he set up with borrowed money.<ref name=":7">{{Cite book|last=Chopra|first=Shaili|title=When I Was 25: The Leaders Look Back|publisher=[[Random House Publishers India Pvt. Limited]]|year=2014|isbn=9788184006773}}</ref> During the process of constructing his farm, he also entered into the construction business with a company named Buildaids.<ref name=":7" />
At the age of 25, he rented his businesses to his friend and travelled for about a year.<ref name="mid">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5yjIrrK8E4C|title=Midnights with the Mystic|last=Simone|first=Cheryl|publisher=[[Hampton Roads Publishing Company]]|year=2008|isbn=978-1-57174-561-3}}</ref>
In 1983, he taught his first yoga class in Mysore. Over time, he began conducting yoga classes across [[Karnataka]] and [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] travelling on his motorcycle, subsisting on the produce of his poultry farm rental and donating the collections received from his students.<ref name="mid" />
===Spirituality===
At the age of 25, on 23 September 1982, he went up [[Chamundi Hill]] and sat on a rock, where he had a "spiritual experience".<ref name="mid">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5yjIrrK8E4C|title=Midnights with the Mystic|last=Simone|first=Cheryl|publisher=[[Hampton Roads Publishing Company]]|year=2008|isbn=978-1-57174-561-3}}</ref> Six weeks later, he left his business to his friend and travelled extensively in an effort to gain insight into his mystical experience.<ref name="mid" /> After about a year of meditation and travel, he decided to teach yoga to share his inner experience.<ref name="mid" />
In 1983, he taught his first yoga class with seven participants in Mysore. Over time, he began conducting yoga classes across [[Karnataka]] and [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], travelling on his motorcycle, subsisting on the produce of his poultry farm rental and donating the collections received from his students to a local charity on the last day of the class.<ref name="mid" />
===Business and travels===
[[File:Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev with wife Vijayakumari (07).jpg|thumb|right|Jaggi Vasudev travelling with pilgrims]]
One of his favourite haunts was the [[Chamundi Hills]].<ref name=":7"/> Besides riding his motorcycle in and around Mysore, he also rode across India, before being stopped at the border because he had no passport.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/lunch-with-bs-sadhguru-jaggi-vasudev-114121201397_1.html|title=Lunch with BS: Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev|first=Shailesh|last=Dobhal|date=March 18, 2015|access-date=July 14, 2021}}</ref>
His first business was a [[Poultry farming|poultry farm]] in a remote part of Mysore.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=An|first1=Shelly|last2=December 27|first2=New Delhi|last3=January 4|first3=2020 ISSUE DATE|last4=December 28|first4=2021UPDATED|last5=Ist|first5=2020 16:14|title=Suddenly, I did not know what was me and what was not me: Sadhguru|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/anniversary/story/20210104-suddenly-i-did-not-know-what-was-me-and-what-was-not-me-1753026-2020-12-27|access-date=2021-05-28|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> He chose poultry because the sector was on the rise in the region at the time. He set up his farm with borrowed money.<ref name=":7">{{Cite book|last=Chopra|first=Shaili|title=When I Was 25: The Leaders Look Back|publisher=[[Random House Publishers India Pvt. Limited]]|year=2014|isbn=9788184006773}}</ref> Though his family did not approve of his choice of business and thought it was a waste of time,<ref name=":7" /> the farm soon turned profitable. Operating his businesses occupied four hours of Vasudev's time each day. The rest of his time was spent writing poetry, reading, swimming, and relaxing. Vasudev says that though he was practicing asanas and pranayama from the age of thirteen, it was during his time at the poultry farm that he began to meditate in an established way.<ref name="bstand" />
His third business was a construction company named Buildaids. Vasudev entered the [[Construction Industry|construction industry]] in response to the constant questions from his relatives about why he was involved in the poultry business. He started the company in partnership with a friend who was a qualified civil engineer. Though Vasudev had no formal engineering training, he used the experience gained from building his poultry farm in his new company.<ref name=":7" />
===Isha Foundation===
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In 1992, Vasudev established the [[Isha Foundation]], an organisation headquartered near the city of [[Coimbatore]],<ref name="berghella-69">{{harvnb|Berghella|2018|p=69}}</ref> as a platform for his spiritual, environmental, and educational activities.<ref name="most-powerful-indians">{{cite web|date=9 March 2009|title=The most powerful Indians in 2009: 80–84|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-most-powerful-indians-in-2009-8084/432810/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128080021/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-most-powerful-indians-in-2009-8084/432810/|archive-date=28 January 2011|access-date=22 January 2020|work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-04 |title=After Gujarat, Rajasthan govt inks MoU with Sadhguru's Isha Outreach to 'save soil' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sadhguru-save-soil-mou-rajasthan-isha-outreach-7952635/ |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |others=Special Correspondent |date=2022-03-16 |title=Isha hails government's announcement on rejuvenation of 13 rivers |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/isha-hails-governments-announcement-on-rejuvenation-of-13-rivers/article65230418.ece |access-date=2022-07-25 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He remains its head until now. The organisation offers yoga programmes under the name "Isha Yoga" and is run "almost entirely" by volunteers.<ref name="guin">[http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/08/stories/2010060850280200.htm Award for Project Green Hands] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521084525/http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/08/stories/2010060850280200.htm |date=2011-05-21 }}, ''[[The Hindu]]'', 8 June 2010, retrieved on 8 June 2010</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/12/stories/2007091250720200.htm |title='Special Consultative Status' for Isha Foundation |date=12 September 2007 |access-date=23 January 2011 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108180106/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/12/stories/2007091250720200.htm |archive-date=8 November 2012 }}</ref> The foundation aims to improve the quality of education in rural India through an initiative called Isha Vidhya.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Edtech firm BYJU's partners with NGO Isha Vidhya to educate children in rural areas |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/edugraph/news/edtech-firm-byjus-partners-with-ngo-isha-vidhya-to-educate-children-in-rural-areas/cid/1856909 |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> It has also launched projects and campaigns focused on environmental conservation and protection, including Project GreenHands, Rally for Rivers, Cauvery Calling, and Save Soil.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-05-21 |title=Award for Project Green Hands |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521084525/http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/08/stories/2010060850280200.htm |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |last3= |first3= |date=September 15, 2017 |title=Isha Yoga launches 'Rally for Rivers' campaign in city |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/isha-yoga-launches-rally-for-rivers-campaign-in-city/articleshow/59519542.cms |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |others= |date=2022-01-29 |title=Cauvery Calling Movement plants 2.1 crore trees |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/cauvery-calling-movement-plants-21-crore-trees/article38346718.ece |access-date=2022-07-25 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-19 |title=Indian mystic Sadhguru on 100-day motorbike mission to save soil |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/19/indian-mystic-sadhgurus-19000-mile-trip-to-save-soil-aoe |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> Vasudev recently completed a journey on his motorbike from London to India to raise awareness about the Save Soil campaign.<ref name=":4" />
===Speeches and writings===
Vasudev has authored several books, including ''[[Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy]]''<ref name="bstand">{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/don-t-vote-as-part-of-a-tribe-sadhguru-jaggi-vasudev-tells-americans-116101600189_1.html|title=Don't vote as part of a tribe, Jaggi Vasudev tells Americans|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]|date=16 October 2016|publisher=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]|access-date=20 November 2016}}</ref> and ''Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny''; both have made it to [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/10/09/health/|title=Health|work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/10/09/religion-spirituality-and-faith/|title=Religion, Spirituality and Faith|work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/10/09/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous|title=New York Times Bestsellers - Advice, How-To <nowiki>&</nowiki> Miscellaneous: New this week INNER ENGINEERING|date=2016-10-09|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=2018-05-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| issn = 0362-4331| title = Books - Best Sellers: Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous| work = The New York Times| location = New York| access-date = 2021-08-07| date = 2021-05-16| url = https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2021/05/16/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/}}</ref> Vasudev is also the author of ''Mystic's Musings''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/tantra-between-the-covers/article28584632.ece|title=Tantra between the covers|date=2005-07-15|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-03-13|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and ''Death: An Inside Story''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/spiritual-leader-sadhgurus-new-book-to-demystify-death/1699568|title=Spiritual leader Sadhguru's new book to demystify death|website=Outlook (India)|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/maha-shivratri-2020-vp-venkaiah-naidu-joins-sadhguru-in-celebrations-at-isha-foundation|title=Maha Shivratri 2020: VP Venkaiah Naidu joins Sadhguru in celebrations at Isha Foundation|website=Free Press Journal|language=en|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref>
Vasudev is a frequent public speaker who has been invited to address many prestigious forums and conferences across the globe, such as the [[United Nation]]'s Millennium World Peace Summit, the British [[House of Lords]], the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], and the [[International Institute for Management Development]].<ref>{{harvnb|Hudson|Hudson|2017|p=2}}</ref> He has also spoken at the annual [[World Economic Forum]] in 2007,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chandrasekhar |first1=Anand |title=Indian gurus and their Swiss watches: a history |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/clockwork-orange_indian-gurus-and-their-swiss-watches--a-history/44868044 |access-date=3 February 2020 |work=SWI swissinfo.ch |language=en}}</ref> 2017 and 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/sadhguru-to-deliver-keynote-conduct-meditation-session-at-davos-summit-2465795.html|title=Sadhguru to Deliver Keynote, Conduct Meditation Session at Davos Summit|website=News18|date=20 January 2020|access-date=2020-01-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/Golf-with-the-Guru/article15941259.ece|title=Golf with the Guru|date=2009-03-15|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-01-27|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==Family==
[[File:Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev with wife Vijayakumari (01).jpg|right|thumb|Jaggi Vasudev with wife Vijaya Kumari]]
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Vasudev and Kumari's daughter is a trained [[bharatanatyam]] dancer.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Naidu|first=Jaywant|date=2017-11-26|title=When beauty comes to life|work=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/theatre/261117/when-beauty-comes-to-life.html|access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref> She married Chennai-based classical vocalist Sandeep Narayan in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sangeetha|first=P|date=2014-10-24|title=Sadhguru's daughter gets married in Kovai|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Sadhgurus-daughter-gets-married-in-Kovai/articleshow/44924821.cms|access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref>
==Honours and awards==
[[File:The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Vibhushan Award to Sadhguru Jagadish Vasudev, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on April 13, 2017.jpg|thumb|[[Pranab Mukherjee]] presenting the [[Padma Vibhushan]] to Vasudev at the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] in New Delhi on 13 April 2017.]]
Vasudev received the [[Padma Vibhushan]], the second-highest [[civilian award]] from the [[Government of India]], in 2017 in recognition of his contribution to the field of spirituality.<ref name="padma">{{Cite news|date=26 January 2017|title=Jaggi Vasudev, Mariyappan among Padma award winners|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Sadhguru-Jaggi-Vasudev-Mariyappan-among-Padma-award-winners/article17095664.ece|access-date=31 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=26 January 2017|title=Padma Vibhushan award for Sharad Pawar and Jaggi Vasudev|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/260117/sharad-pawar-sadhguru-jaggi-vasudev-awarded-with-padma-vibhushan.html|access-date=31 October 2018|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref> He stood 92nd in ''[[The Indian Express]]''{{'}} list of 100 most powerful Indians in 2012 and 40th in ''[[India Today]]''{{'}}s list of 50 most powerful Indians in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The most powerful Indians in 2012: No. 91-100 - Indian Express|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/the-most-powerful-indians-in-2012-no.-91100/916140/1|access-date=2020-01-27|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author1=MG Arun|author2=Shwweta Punj|author3=Suhani Singh|author4=Kaushik Deka|author5=Prachi Bhuchar|author6=Chinki Sinha|author7=Anshuman Tiwari|author8=Sandeep Unnithan|author9=Amarnath K. Menon|date=26 July 2019|title=Top 50 power people {{!}} The High & Mighty Part-4|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20190805-top-50-power-people-the-high-mighty-part-4-1573244-2019-07-26|access-date=2020-03-13|website=India Today|language=en|author11=Uday Mahurkar|author10=Anilesh S. Mahajan}}</ref>
==Reception==
Vasudev has received attention from celebrities, political leaders, intergovernmental organizations, and members of the public interested in his social and environmental campaigns and spiritual teachings.<ref name=":0" /> He has engaged with the [[United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification]] to advocate for the Save Soil campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-05 |title='Save Soil' campaign: Sadhguru to address leaders from 195 nations at UNCCD |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sadhguru-speech-global-leaders-unccd-save-soil-7902821/ |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Save Soil campaign comes to Bonn |url=https://www.unccd.int/news-stories/multimedia/save-soil-campaign-comes-bonn |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=UNCCD |language=en}}</ref> [[Trevor Noah]] hosted Vasudev on ''[[The Daily Show]]'' to discuss Save Soil, and similarly, [[Joe Rogan]] has spoken with Vasudev on his podcast.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":0" /> On [[World Environment Day]], Indian prime minister, [[Narendra Modi]], attended an event with Vasudev to discuss efforts to improve soil health.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2022-06-05 |title=PM Modi calls for protection of soil health |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/pm-modi-jaggi-vasudev-discuss-soil-conservation/article65496798.ece |access-date=2022-08-07 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
Some critics have said that Jaggi Vasudev shares the ideology of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]'s Hindu nationalism ([[Hindutva]]),<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=Why Hindutva Nationalists Need a Sadhguru|url=https://thewire.in/politics/why-hindutva-nationalists-need-a-sadhguru|access-date=2020-01-02|website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Poruthiyil|first=Prabhir Vishnu|date=2019-08-03|title=Big Business and Fascism: A Dangerous Collusion|journal=Journal of Business Ethics|volume=168|pages=121–135|doi=10.1007/s10551-019-04259-9|issn=1573-0697|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gopalakrishnan|first=Shankar|date=2006|title=Defining, Constructing and Policing a 'New India': Relationship between Neoliberalism and Hindutva|url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2006/26/special-articles/defining-constructing-and-policing-new-india.html|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=41|issue=26|pages=2803–2813|issn=0012-9976|jstor=4418408}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Waghmore|first=Qudsiya Contractor & Suryakant|title=How Jaggi Vasudev has helped strengthen fears about Muslims|url=https://scroll.in/article/948963/how-jaggi-vasudev-has-helped-strengthen-fears-about-muslims|access-date=2020-01-13|website=Scroll.in}}</ref> and that he takes an "intolerant nationalist" stance in his media appearances.<ref name=":6" /> He advocates for a total ban on [[Cattle slaughter in India|cow slaughter]] and characterises the era of [[Islamic rulers in the Indian subcontinent|Muslim Rule in India]] as an "oppressive occupation" that was far worse than the [[British Raj]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}} Vasudev has also spoken in favour of the [[2019 Balakot airstrike]], the [[One Hundred and First Amendment of the Constitution of India|introduction of a comprehensive GST]], and the [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019]], while denouncing the [[Thoothukudi massacre|Thoothukudi protests]] as a peril to industry.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-31|title=Jaggi Vasudev's CAA Video: 22 Minutes of Half-Truths & Gaslighting|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/sadhguru-caa-video-misleading-on-nrc-protesters-gaslighting-attempt|access-date=2020-01-03|website=The Quint}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=An (Un)Enlightened Sadhguru in King Modi's Court|url=https://thewire.in/politics/an-unenlightened-sadhguru-in-king-modis-court|access-date=2020-01-03|website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Scroll Staff|title=Watch: Jaggi Vasudev wants students to read CAA before protesting, but hasn't read it himself|url=https://scroll.in/video/948364/watch-jaggi-vasudev-wants-students-to-read-caa-before-protesting-but-hasnt-read-it-himself|access-date=2020-01-03|website=Scroll.in}}</ref> Vasudev accuses leftist liberals of aiding and abetting [[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir|militancy in Kashmir]] and has suggested that [[Kanhaiya Kumar]] and [[Umar Khalid]], known for their involvement in the [[JNU sedition row]], should be put behind bars.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Basu|first=Joyeeta|date=2019-03-05|title=Fuelling peace with hatred|url=http://www.asianage.com/life/more-features/040319/fuelling-peace-with-hatred.html|access-date=2020-01-02|website=The Asian Age}}</ref> Critics have questioned the non-political label that he has assigned himself.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Sonia |date=2022-07-18 |title=Sadhguru, the spiritual leader with ties to Will Smith and Modi, explained |url=https://www.vox.com/23206916/sadhguru-explained-save-the-soil-modi |access-date=2022-07-26 |website=Vox |language=en}}</ref>
Some Indian environmental activists have accused Vasudev of [[greenwashing]].<ref name="Vice" >{{cite web |last1=Pundir |first1=Pallavi |title=This Climate Guru Is a Celebrity in the US. In India, He's Accused of Destroying a Forest. |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgy8bw/climate-yoga-celebrity-sadhguru-india-will-smith-trevor-noah |website=vice.com |access-date=3 July 2022}}</ref>
Vasudev has also been accused of promoting [[pseudoscience]] and misrepresenting science.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2018-09-17|title=Should Sadhguru be Hosted by India's Top Colleges?|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/sadhguru-indian-mystics-deliver-lectures-top-colleges-india|access-date=2019-12-31|website=The Quint}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Shahane|first=Girish|date=20 June 2019|title=Opinion: The disturbing irrationalism of Jaggi Vasudev|url=https://scroll.in/article/927625/opinion-the-disturbing-irrationalism-of-jaggi-vasudev|access-date=2019-12-31|website=Scroll.in}}</ref> He propagates the claim, unsupported by science, that cooked food consumed during a [[lunar eclipse]] depletes the human body's [[prana|pranic energies]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tharoor|first=Shashi|title=Science is not your enemy|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/politics/science-is-not-your-enemy-science-hinduism-1.2653600|access-date=2020-01-01|website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref> He also perpetuates numerous myths regarding [[Major depressive disorder|clinical depression]] and opposes the potential prohibition on the use of [[Mercury (element)|mercury]] in traditional Indian medicine, despite the substance's extreme toxicity.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shaikh|first=Dr Sumaiya|date=2018-02-26|title=Scientific research ascertains mercury toxicity but Sadhguru continues to endorse it for Indian traditional medicines|url=https://www.altnews.in/scientific-research-ascertains-mercury-toxicity-sadhguru-continues-endorse-indian-traditional-medicines/|access-date=2019-12-31|website=Alt News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Shaikh|first=Dr Sumaiya|date=2018-08-19|title=Depression: The myths & falseness of Sadhguru's quotes|url=https://www.altnews.in/depression-the-myths-falseness-of-sadhgurus-quotes/|access-date=2019-12-31|website=Alt News}}</ref> His views on the [[Higgs boson]] and alleged benefits of [[vibhuti]] have been rejected as unproven by science.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-11-25|title=Vibhuti & Rudraksha Mahatmayam: A Wellness Guide from Times of India!|url=http://nirmukta.com/2008/11/25/vibhuti-rudraksha-mahatmayam-a-wellness-guide-from-times-of-india/|access-date=2019-12-31|website=Nirmukta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Sharma|first=Sanjukta|date=2018-08-18|title='It's a battle for the survival of scientific research'|work=Live Mint|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/ESRnWFGSsiAL7muro7GGmK/Its-a-battle-for-the-survival-of-scientific-research.html|access-date=2019-12-31}}</ref>
Vasudev has repeatedly claimed to be able to solidify mercury at room temperature; these claims have been debunked.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Surita |first1=Shabnam |title=India: Doubts emerge over spiritual Yogi's environmental mission |url=https://www.dw.com/en/india-doubts-emerge-over-spiritual-yogis-environmental-mission/a-61290189 |website=dw.com |publisher=DW |access-date=4 July 2022}}</ref>
==Notes==
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