Aastha TV
 | |
| Type | Television Channel |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Network | Vedic Broadcasting Ltd. |
| Headquarters | Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Hindi |
| Picture format | DVB, SD |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Aacharya Balkrishna |
| Sister channels | Aastha Bhajan Vedic TV Dharma Sandesh Aastha Tamil Aastha Kannada Aastha Telugu Aastha Gujarati Aastha USA/Canada Aastha UK/Europe Aastha Prime 1 |
| History | |
| Launched | 2000 |
| Replaced | Vedic Broadcasting Limited |
| Former names | Aastha Broadcasting |
| Links | |
| Website | aasthatv.com |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| YouTube | Official Channel |
Aastha TV is an Indian spiritual Television channel, founded by the visionary, Mr. Kirit C. Mehta and now owned by Acharya Balkrishna in India.[1] Established in 2000, by Mr. Kirit C. Mehta, it is owned by Aastha Broadcasting Network Ltd. The network's directors are Santosh Kumar Jain and Prabhat Kumar Jain.[2] In 2005, the channel started the broadcast of Aastha International through UK affiliate as it had done previously in the United States as a 24x7 service on the DTH platform of BSkyB in UK.[3] By 2006 it was reaching 160 countries around the world.[4]
Its programs feature spiritual discourses, socio-cultural ceremonies and religious events, accompanied by meditation techniques and devotional music. They include information about places of pilgrimage, festivals, and vedic science, such as Yoga, Ayurveda, astrology.
Notable Religious Leaders and Saint Regious leadersspeakers
Notable former and current hosts and speakers include:
- Swami Ramdev
- Acharya Balkrishna
- Morari Bapu
- Rameshbhai Oza
- Pradeep Mishra
- Devkinandan Thakur
- Devi Chitralekhaji
- Mahesh Gugruji
- Rakesh Jhaveri
- Deepakbhai Desai
- Sukhabodhananda
- Sister Shivani
- Rajiv Dixit
- Avdhoot Shivanand
See also
References
- ^ "Indian spiritual network to air hymn-singing reality TV show". CBC News. 4 July 2007.
- ^ "Business: Shiva Cement to allot 10 lakh shares to IFCI". The Hindu. 9 August 2007. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012.
- ^ "Mar 2006 Mar 2007 ANNUAL REPORT 2005–2006". Economic Times.
- ^ "Yo Guruji!". The Times of India. 7 January 2006. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012.