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Bio/Wiki
| Om Swami is a spiritual leader, mystic, and bestselling author residing in his ashram in the Himalayan foothills. | |
| He is the founder of the Black Lotus App and os.me, a writing platform for spiritual content. | |
| Before renunciation, he was a successful tech entrepreneur who built a software company expanded to Australia, US, Canada, UK, and India, becoming a millionaire by age 25. |
Physical Stats & More
| Height | 175 cm |
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| Weight | 61 kg |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | N/A |
Educational Qualification(s)
| School | Not Known |
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Personal Life
| Om Swami was born in 1979 in Chandigarh to a middle-class Brahmin family as the youngest of three siblings. | |
| From a young age, he showed interest in spirituality, learning Vedic chanting and astrology at age 11, and became a professional astrologer in his teenage years. | |
| In March 2010, at age 30, he renounced his wealth, meditated in solitude for 13 months in the Himalayas, and established Sri Badrika Ashram in Himachal Pradesh. |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
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| Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known |
| Affairs/Girlfirends | Not Known |
Family
| Siblings | Two older siblings |
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Career
| Founded and grew a software company starting in 1999, expanding internationally and achieving multi-millionaire status by 25. | |
| Built another business called Bloom in India, later acquired by Future Group in 2008. | |
| Renounced worldly life in 2010 to pursue spiritual path; established Sri Badrika Ashram. | |
| Authored over 15 bestselling books on meditation, wellness, and spirituality, including 'If Truth Be Told: A Monk's Memoir' (2014), 'Kundalini: An Untold Story', 'The Wellness Sense', 'The Last Gambit' (fiction, French translation won Chronos Prize for Literature in 2019), 'The Children of Tomorrow: A Monk's Guide to Mindful Parenting' (2019), and others. | |
| Spends seven months yearly in solitude and four months at the ashram giving discourses. | |
| Authored over 15 bestselling books on meditation, wellness, and spirituality, including 'If Truth Be Told: A Monk's Memoir' (2014, published by HarperCollins), 'Kundalini: An Untold Story', 'The Wellness Sense', 'The Last Gambit' (fiction, French translation won Chronos Prize for Literature in 2019), 'The Children of Tomorrow: A Monk's Guide to Mindful Parenting' (2019), 'The Heart of Success' (2019), 'The Hidden Power of Gayatri Mantra' (2019), and 'Mind Full to Mindful: Zen Wisdom from a Monk's bowl' (2018). | |
| Creates meditation apps and audiobooks; maintains a blog and YouTube channel for spiritual teachings. |
Favourites
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| Favorite Destination | Himalayas |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Om Swami does not smoke. | |
| 2. He is a Mystic hailing from North India. | |
| 3. Known as 'the monk who sold his Porsche' for renouncing his luxurious life including a Porsche Carrera 4S. | |
| 4. Possesses advanced yogic abilities including complete regulation of heartbeat, body temperature control, and blood pressure regulation. | |
| 5. Documented over 15,000 hours of meditation experiences in his book 'A Million Thoughts'. | |
| 6. Received initiation into the path of renunciation by a Naga saint near Varanasi and was given the name Swami Sarvananda. |