19 Facts About Sadhguru

Sadhguru is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy and Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny, and a frequent speaker at international forums.

Sadhguru has been criticized for promoting a number of pseudoscientific claims.

Sadhguru's father was an ophthalmologist at the Mysuru Railway Hospital and his mother a homemaker.

Sadhguru started the company in partnership with a friend, who was a civil engineer.

Sadhguru began travelling across Karnataka and Hyderabad on his motorcycle, conducting his style of yoga classes, known as Sahaja Sthiti Yoga, subsisting on the income from his poultry farm rental and donating the funds received from his students.

Also in 2017, Sadhguru consecrated the Adiyogi Shiva statue, the world's largest bust, in Coimbatore, India.

In 1992, Sadhguru established the Isha Foundation as a platform for his spiritual, environmental, and educational activities.

Sadhguru established PGH to address water and soil issues in Tamil Nadu through reforestation efforts.

In 2017, Sadhguru launched "Rally for Rivers", a campaign intended to build widespread support for river revitalization efforts across India, similar to the "Cauvery Calling" campaign.

In 2022, Sadhguru completed a 100-day motorcycle journey from London to India to bring attention to his "Journey to Save Soil" campaign, which focuses on raising awareness about soil degradation issues and the benefits of using organic matter in farming.

On World Environment Day 2022, Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, attended an event with Sadhguru to discuss efforts to improve soil health.

Sadhguru has authored over thirty books, including the New York Times bestsellers Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy and Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny.

Sadhguru is a frequent public speaker who has been invited to address many prestigious forums and conferences across the globe, such as the United Nations' Millennium World Peace Summit, the British House of Lords, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the International Institute for Management Development.

Sadhguru has spoken at the annual World Economic Forum in 2007,2017 and 2020.

In 2017, Sadhguru was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award from the Government of India, in recognition of his contribution to the field of spirituality and humanitarian services.

Sadhguru stood 92nd in The Indian Express list of 100 most powerful Indians in 2012 and 40th in India Todays list of fifty most powerful Indians in 2019.

Sadhguru has made a number claims that are inconsistent with scientific consensus.

Sadhguru has repeatedly stated he can solidify mercury at room temperature; a claim refuted by Australian scientist Sumaiya Shaikh.

Sadhguru has been criticized for statements about the negative effects that a lunar eclipse can have on the body's energy.