Talk:BK Shivani

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Most of the sources I can find call this person "Brahma Kumari Shivani" "BK Shivani" or "Sister Shivani". It is better to rename the article based on how the person is better known. Not sure if anyone is watching this page.....Chandrika.patel (talk) 09:32, 9 December 2015 (UTC)

Requested move 9 December 2015

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The result of the move request was: no consensus. Listed for over three weeks and in that time we've had arguments for several different titles but nothing close to agreement. Jenks24 (talk) 11:34, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

Shivani Verma → Brahma Kumari Shivani – Standard google searches show this person never goes by their birth name "Shivani Verma". All her engagements are as "Brahma Kumari Shivani" or abbreviated to BK Shivani. I am proposing it make it much easier for people to find if it's listed with the 'title' under which she has become well known - as a Brahma Kumari teacher. It doesn't seem to be a very active article so there I don't think it's controversial. There is someone else called "Shivani" that comes up, so it might help with that too. Chandrika.patel (talk) 10:55, 9 December 2015 (UTC) --Relisted. sst✈(discuss) 06:40, 17 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Move to Shivani (spiritual teacher) or Sister Shivani – I checked the sources cited in the article, and the suggested name, which seems to involve some sort of honorific title, is not consistently used. Among those sources, the most common forms seemed to be just "Shivani" or "Sister Shivani". None of them seem to use "Verma" in reference to her (although one does use "Verma" for her husband). The sourcing in the article does not seem very good in general, and about half of the links are dead links, so it is a bit hard to tell what to do, but based on the sources, this should be "Shivani (spiritual teacher)" or "Sister Shivani". —BarrelProof (talk) 01:38, 10 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Oppose stick with real name at this point. So far most of those appear to be devotee sources, need some evidence from 3rd party sources. In ictu oculi (talk) 11:48, 17 December 2015 (UTC)
 * What's more book sources treat "Sister Shivani" as Mary lePage wife of Haridas lePage devotees of Abhedananda / Ramakrishna in 1920s California. In ictu oculi (talk) 11:50, 17 December 2015 (UTC)


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Shivani Verma, popularly known as Sister BK Shivani, is a Spiritual Guide and mentor and motivational speaker. Since 1996 she has been a practitioner of Rajyoga Meditation that is at the heart of the teachings of Brahma Kumaris.

Till date, she has delivered over 2,000 talks overseas and in India, touching and transforming the lives of millions. She has traveled to over 20 countries across the globe.

After her 14-city tour to North America in 2017, she will be touring the American West Coast in June 2018.

For her excellence in empowering Spiritual Consciousness, she was honored with the Women of the Decade Achievers Award by ASSOCHAM’S Ladies League in 2014. In 2017 she was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador by the World Psychiatric Association. She is also a recipient of YouTube Award. The Rotary Club and JITO conferred on her the Nari Ratan Award in 2017. === Biography ===

Sister BK Shivani was born in Pune, India. Sister BK Shivani is a gold medalist in academics. She holds an Electronics Engineering degree from the Pune University, India. She analyzes and addresses a wide spectrum of topics like spirituality, self-transformation, self-empowerment, life skills, emotional and mental wellness, harmony in relationships, leadership skills, karmic philosophy, overcoming addictions, value education, and many more. === Television Shows ===

First telecast in 2007, her widely popular television show Awakening With Brahma Kumaris enjoys the rare distinction of having completed 1,000 episodes. Aimed at self-transformation, this show was classified into various logical segments.

For over a decade, the show has empowered individuals from all walks of life in India, USA, UK, Asia Pacific, Africa, and Australia, to overcome mental stress, depression, addictions, low self-esteem and unhappy relationships, by taking personal responsibility of their emotions.

=== Awakening With Brahma Kumaris telecast details (daily schedule): === === Publications ===
 * India Today Channel at 06.30 hrs
 * Sanskar Channel at 22:00 hrs
 * Peace Of Mind Channel: 08:00 hrs, 14.30 hrs, 20.30 hrs, 22.30 hrs
 * Star Plus Channel (NY time) at 08:30 hrs.

Sister BK Shivani TV show Happiness Unlimited is adapted into a book owing to its success.

The book in India qualified into the Amazon Best-Reads List and went on to be the bestseller in the Religious and Spiritual Fiction section

Her next book titled Being Love is slated to be released shortly. She is also a blogger on Huffington Post India.

=== Public Programs ===

Sister BK Shivani has been sharing her wisdom through diverse platforms such as
 * Public program
 * 1) http://us.brahmakumaris.org/resources/bk-shivani-usa-tour-recordings
 * 2) https://www.mississauga.com/community-story/7289121-yoga-gurus-baba-ramdev-sister-shivani-to-lead-thousands-in-mississauga/
 * Interactive workshops (https://www.omshantiretreat.org/sustaining-excellence-%E2%80%93-workshop-psus)
 * Retreats (http://www.itwing.brahmakumaris.com/sit/sit-retreats/leadership2/)
 * Seminars (http://divinemindpower.bk.ooo/2016/04/09/nagpur-grand-seminar-program-with-sister-bk-shivani/)
 * Corporate trainings (http://www.gwspeacenews.org/headlines/workshop-on-life-management-for-the-officers-and-employees-of-multipurpose-companies-in-gurugram-orc-bk-shivani-told-the-ways-to-improve-the-life/ and http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/spiritual-teacher-brahma-kumari-to-deliver-special-lecture-at-petrotech-2016-116120300857_1.html)
 * Blogs (https://www.huffingtonpost.in/author/bk-shivani/)
 * Television shows (http://awakening.in/)
 * Radio shows (https://www.evensi.com/live-radio-interview-sister-shivani/250159749)
 * Talks at prestigious organizations like the Indian Armed Forces, Indian Medical Association of all the major cities of India, Reputed Corporations & Business houses, Social organizations like Rotary Club and Lions Club, renowned hospitals to chiefly address cancer patients, Several schools and colleges across the country.

She has a following of over 2 million users on her Facebook page and YouTube channel. === TV Series by Sister BK Shivani ===

==== Hindi ==== ==== English ==== === See also ===
 * 1) About Dadi Gulzar (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRCtM9iSvIo&list=PL6mmKavEt550uDFa0jxKfNgyJQFi0L0yh)
 * 2) About Dadi Janki (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35Pk8XYTn6A&list=PL6mmKavEt553xHBhEqzUOpTjR2FA4jroI)
 * 3) Being Bliss (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8BCGs3ul_7R4IOLe9wedZv4-xQuygtfr)
 * 4) Being Divine (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LYniRlAV8w&list=PL6mmKavEt550uo_bVeGQ98d9YqC3Jk8kl)
 * 5) Being Love (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8BCGs3ul_7QP8p-9P2ct_Q5I5WH0B1ZH)
 * 6) Being Shakti (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8BCGs3ul_7R2L7JJGDBxHr31BXRxtdED)
 * 7) Emotional Intelligence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq49Conz4y8&list=PL6mmKavEt553OsyNf4T3FmbrumPnKloi6)
 * 8) Giving up Addictions (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL42A072FC28A08FC1)
 * 9) God's Revelations (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8BCGs3ul_7Q_SpWNbeci7KrlUzOyNxoL)
 * 10) Happiness Index (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL408184262D1BAF96)
 * 11) Happy Living (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIz71iayvN4&list=PL6mmKavEt552GlHJqk_eZCax_dONAC4vQ
 * 12) Inner Beauty (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8BCGs3ul_7QYbogYhgNIG3hqTiENltAS )
 * 13) Life Skills (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8BCGs3ul_7QNKAB5PkZWkl0bsR9Wdqx6)
 * 14) Living Values (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x26YE3xAhF8&list=PL6mmKavEt550z3h5O7JoaBw5tvP07284w )
 * 15) Mind Matters (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsGnpBS5n5g&list=PL6mmKavEt553LeCSqYcZUb9qzdVBME4mO)
 * 16) Understand & Treat Depression (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC50EA90F5DB5DE63)
 * 17) Practical Spirituality (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8BCGs3ul_7TgInSyVeOMgeAXb5uxaDzY)
 * 18) Rajyoga Meditation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajqPDz77olw&list=PL6mmKavEt551O6jnpw9Ye_gzj6Bp6lmqM)
 * 19) Relationships (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXMRxwyzVe0&list=PL6mmKavEt551HqVGwRL1hqVi9TQD-03Hp)
 * 20) Self Management (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0ZP-E0ZVoY&list=PL6mmKavEt550f4R9-I8RJCR55wTaAc8Bu)
 * 21) Soul Reflections (Ongoing) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA8p_hcflbA&list=PL6mmKavEt5509tYVgydjkq67CoCQJ5c_U)
 * 22) Virtue Baby Series (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y07fjkn7_LY&list=PLjzCBUU9MVAqd7aYJBEDM0CSx7TdxQvkY)
 * 1) Going Beyond (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8BCGs3ul_7SAB8lJquba5OxtOgrGjzu-)
 * 2) Happiness Unlimited (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCE9046E85D3918D8)
 * 3) Healer Within (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8BCGs3ul_7SB_L9MYHWV6J9sVOu3A5cy)
 * 4) Soul Connections (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL457FB082F908E197)

Brahma Kumaris === References ===
 * 1) https://www.huffingtonpost.in/author/bk-shivani/
 * 2) http://awakening.in/on-air/
 * 3) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25996423-happiness-unlimited

=== External links ===
 * 1) BK Sister Shivani on [Facebook]
 * 2) BK Sister Shivani on [YouTube]
 * 3) BK Sister Shivani on Instagram

G munish (talk) 23:08, 20 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the input. One principle that I would like to point out for Wikipedia purposes is the WP:NPOV policy. Articles here are supposed to be "neutrally" phrased. They are not intended as promotional advertisements, so we tend to avoid biased opinionated phrasing like referring to "her excellence in empowering Spiritual Consciousness" or saying she "touched and transforming the lives of millions" and that her show is "widely popular" and "has empowered individuals from all walks of life ...". We might consider quoting some other person's writing who said such things, but we should not present this sort of biased opinionated evaluation as if these things are undisputable facts. Another principle is WP:Verifiability, as established by including citations to WP:Reliable sources. I suggest to review the material found at those links. I corrected a couple of problems that you pointed out in conversation on your User talk page. If there are some other specific aspects that you think are incorrect or if there are some specific items of additional material that you think should be included in the article, please let's discuss those specific aspects further. I will also try to further review the material you submitted above. —BarrelProof (talk) 23:53, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

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