Siddeshwar Swami | |||||||||||
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| Born | Siddagonda Ogappa Biradar 5 September 1940 Bijjaragi, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Vijayapura district, Karnataka, India) | ||||||||||
| Died | 2 January 2023 (aged 82) Vijayapura, Karnataka, India | ||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||
| Education | Master of Arts | ||||||||||
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Siddeshwar Swami[a] (born Siddagonda Ogappa Biradar; 5 September 1940 – 2 January 2023) was an Indian spiritual preacher and philosopher known for his teachings on yoga and spirituality. Swami was the head of Jnanayogashrama, an ashram in the city of Vijayapura (formerly Bijapur), in the Indian state of Karnataka. He declined the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, when it was awarded to him in 2018.[1] He had earlier declined an honorary doctorate from the Karnatak University.[2]
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- ^ "Siddheshwar Swami turns down Padma Shri, writes to PM Modi: 'Being a sanyasin I am little interested in awards'". The Indian Express. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "'Burn my body sans any rituals and don't build any memorial': Siddeshwara Swamy of Karnataka, who refused Padma Shri, is no more". The Indian Express. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.