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Kalki Bhagawan, born Vijay Kumar Naidu and also known as Sri Bhagavan, was an Indian spiritual teacher who founded the Oneness organization, later renamed Ekam, with headquarters at Varadaiahpalem in Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh. He died on 29 September 2026 at a private hospital in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, at the…
Kalki Bhagawan, born Vijay Kumar Naidu and also known as Sri Bhagavan, was an Indian spiritual teacher who founded the Oneness organization, later renamed Ekam, with headquarters at Varadaiahpalem in Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh. He died on 29 September 2026 at a private hospital in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, at the age of 77, while undergoing treatment for age related health complications.
He was born on 7 March 1949 in Natham village in Vellore district, then Madras State, to Vaidarbhi Amma and Sri Varadarajulu, who headed an accounts department of Indian Railways. The family moved to Chennai in 1955. He attended Don Bosco School, was introduced to Jiddu Krishnamurti's thought by a school friend, and graduated in mathematics from DG Vaishnav College. He then worked as a clerk for the Life Insurance Corporation of India. On 9 June 1977 he married Padmavathi, later known to followers as Amma; together they were often called Amma Bhagavan.
In 1984 he established Jeevashram, a residential school in Chittoor district intended as an alternative form of education. In 2000 he founded the Oneness organization with a stated mission of lasting spiritual transformation and relief of suffering through awakening into Oneness. Followers in the early period regarded him as Kalki, the tenth incarnation of Vishnu. The movement emphasized direct personal experience and the Oneness Blessing (deeksha) rather than a fixed doctrine, and presented its message as compatible with major religious traditions. Sacred chant recordings and large gatherings, including events around 21 December 2012, became public markers of the work. In 2017 organizational and business interests passed to his son NKV Krishna and daughter-in-law Preetha Krishna under the Ekam name.
Public controversies included tax litigation around the Kalki Trust, dismissed by the Madras High Court and Supreme Court in 2002, and a 2019 Income Tax seizure of cash and gold from properties linked to his son reported at about Rs 93 crore. Deccan Chronicle and other Indian outlets reported his death and said his remains were taken to Ekam Kshetra at Battalavallam for viewing by devotees. He is survived by Padmavathi and by NKV Krishna and Preetha Krishna among family leaders of the movement.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Kalki Bhagawan; Deccan Chronicle (29 Sep 2026); World Religions and Spirituality Project (Oneness Movement).
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