Acharya Pratishtha (born Pratishtha Sharma) is an Indian yoga guru, Kathak performer, author and former diplomat who is the director of Mokshayatan Yog Sansthan.
Early life Pratishtha was born in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh to Swami Bharat Bhushan. She graduated from Delhi University and Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya.
Career Acharya Pratishtha is a yoga and Kathak instructor. She is an expert of Indian culture and soft diplomacy and has worked as the director of the world's largest Indian culture center situated in Mauritius under the High Commission of India. She was also posted at the Indian Culture Center at the Indian embassy in Jakarta. She has appeared on television shows and has written books on her subject. She is the member of several Indian Government committees of yoga and culture.
Acharya Pratishtha has written 5 books on Kathak and yoga. Her first book, DIABETES, Why Die-a-bit-ease?, was published when she was 25 years of age. She wrote her first bilingual book in Bahasa Indonesia and English, Essential elements of kathak, which was published by the Indian embassy in Indonesia and the Ministry of External Affairs.
Pratishtha promotes and propagates yoga internationally and is regularly involved in the Indian government's yoga-related projects. She has spoken on several topics about the benefits of yoga. She is the member of the Committee for Yoga Protocol on Diabetes formed by the Minister of Ayush. An acknowledged Kathak dancer, she has performed at several festivals in India and abroad.
Filmography Television YearTitleChannelNotesRef 2020 Yog Namaskar Zee News 303 episodes 2021 Yog Sammelan ABP News 2017 2 minute me Yog ABP NewsMore than 100 episodes 2021 IDY 21 Rajasthan Patrika- Patrika News 2018 21din me Yog ABP News21 episodes 2022 Yog Sutra DD News2020 Ghar par Yog Rajya Sabha TV 2020 Yog or Jeevan Lok Sabha TV 2020Yoga with Acharya Pratishtha News 24 (Indian TV channel) 2020Yoga for Everyone Jantantra TV 2021Diplomatic Dispatch Sansad TV 2022Hindustan E-Vimarsh Zee Hindustan
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Awards and honors Pratishtha was awarded the International Ayurveda Samman by the Association of Ayurvedic Physician, GOM, Mauritius as well as the Dainik Jagran Samman for contribution in the fields of yoga and Kathak and the Tejaswini Samman, the latter of which she received from the Vice President of India) by Doordarshan.
Personal life Pratishtha is married and has one daughter.
References
External links Acharya Pratishtha Website Tejaswini with Acharya Pratishtha on DD News (Interview)