Meet Jaya Kishori: Know Her Real Name, Education, Life Journey, Marriage, And Family

Jaya Kishori is a young spiritual orator who rose to fame for her simple lifestyle and influence on the youth. The young generation follows her motivational messages and knows her as a simple girl with tied-up hair wearing ethnic outfits and a bindi on her forehead. She is well-known in the country for her ‘kathas’ and storytelling. Jaya Kishori has been doing kathas from a very young age, she follows the path of spirituality, motivates people, and is also a music artist.

You might have seen Jaya Kishori on reels and podcasts where the Krishna devotee shares her views on Krishna love, women, and life.

Here are some unknown facts about ‘Kathavachak’ Jaya Kishori:

1. According to Jaya Kishori wikipedia, she was born on July 13, 1995, in Kolkata

Jaya Kishori age is 29 years as of 2024.

2. Jaya Kishori educational qualification

Jaya completed her schooling at Mahadevi Birla World Academy School, Kolkata. After that, she pursued B.Com through open education.

3. Jaya Kishori real name

Another unknown fact about Jaya Kishori is that her real name is Jaya Sharma. ‘Kishori’ was added to her name from Pandit Govindram Mishra. She was given the title of ‘Kishori Ji’ by him after he saw her immense love for Lord Krishna.

4. Jaya Kishori’s family

Jaya Kishori is from Rajasthan but she lived a major part of her life in Kolkata. Jaya’s father is Shiv Shankar Sharma and her mother is Geeta Devi. She has a younger sister, Chetna Sharma. Her family shifted together to Kolkata.

5.  She initially desired to be a dancer, but her family did not support this dream.

6. Jaya Kishori’s started singing at the age of seven

She started singing bhajans and kathas from a young age. During Kolkata’s Basant Mahotasav, she performed at Satsang. Soon after that, she started kathas as kathavachak.

7. In a podcast, she said that she started kathas out of curiosity

It was her curiosity that led her to be a kathavachak, as she fell in love with them and enjoyed them. However, her father has a huge role in her spiritual journey, as he often listened to the kathas and encouraged her.

She received huge recognition for her 7-day-long psychical Katha ‘Srimad Bhagwat Gita’ and 3-day-long ‘Katha Nani Bai Ro Mayro’.

8. She has a YouTube channel with millions of subscribers

Jaya is a renowned YouTuber who goes by the name ‘Iamjayakishori’ which has 3.61 Million subscribers as of now. She started this channel back in 2014. She is popularly known as ‘Kishori Ji’ or ‘The Meera of modern world’ among her followers.

She created another YouTube channel, ‘Jaya Kishori Motivation’ on July 24, 2021. Her channel today has close to 1.72 Million subscribers. Some of her popular hits include ‘Mere Kanha’, ‘Shiv Stotra’, ‘Sajan Mero Girdhari,’ etc.

Jaya Kishori also has a huge number of followers on Instagram. As of now, she has 12.3 million followers on Instagram and 8.9 million on Facebook.

9. She is also popular for her motivational speeches on several podcasts

The ‘Hindu Kathakar’ has appeared on several podcasts recently like The Ranveer Show, where she talked about religion, spirituality, life-coaching, and personal relations.

10. Jaya Kishori’s marriage

Jaya Kishori’s marriage is a point of interest for many. People often ask about Jaya Kishori husband, but she is not married yet. In one of her podcasts, she opened up about it and questioned the idea of a woman leaving her house after marriage. According to her, both the girl and boy should leave their home and create a new place together.

Jaya also added that wherever she gets married, she will make sure that her parents will have a home next to her.

11. Rumors about Jaya Kishori and Bagehswar Baba’s marriage

Several reports had previously linked Jaya Kishori’s name to Bageshwar Baba Dhirendra Krishna Shastri. He was in the news for the controversy over the magical powers he claimed to possess. He is the head of Bageshwar Dham temple of Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur. However, Dhirendra Shastri reportedly denied the rumors and stated that Jaya Kishori was like a sister to him.

On the other hand, Jaya never addressed the rumors directly. She always conveyed that Lord Krishna is her “first love”.

12. Jaya Kishori luxury Dior bag controversy

She has recently been on the news for an unexpected reason. A video of hers at the airport went viral where she can be seen dressed in a white outfit carrying several bags. One of her bags could be identified as a luxurious Dior bag valued at around Rs 210,343.

This caused an uproar among the netizens and her followers on social media. They questioned her teachings to encourage people to avoid materialism. Critics also slammed her for owning a leather bag, because she publicly advocates for animal welfare and
loves cows.

ये शरीर नश्वर है ,
मोह माया का त्याग करना चाहिए ,
क्या लेकर आए थे क्या लेकर जाओगे । pic.twitter.com/tiA8ewpFbx

— खुरपेंच (@khurpenchh) October 23, 2024

13. Jaya Kishori net worth

According to some reports by Amar Ujala, Jaya Kishori’s net worth is estimated to be between Rs 1.5 crore to Rs 2 crore. A significant portion of her earnings come from her popular YouTube videos, which have millions of views.

Some of her hit songs contribute immensely to her earnings like ‘Shiv Stotra’, ‘Mere Kanha’, and ‘Sajan Mero Girdhari’.

According to News18, Jaya Kishori also charges Rs 900,000 for each storytelling session. This fee is split, with Rs 450,000 paid in advance and the remaining portion is settled after the session.

In an interview, she clarified,

“It’s true that I charge a fee, but I also pay many people in my team a salary. They all have families. While I deliver the stories, it’s not possible without my team.”

However, there is not much public information regarding her investments.

14. Jaya contributes to charity

Reportedly, she donates half of her fees to the Narayan Seva Sansthan – an organization for helping underprivileged and disabled children. Her father handles her earnings and focuses on charitable contributions rather than investments.

Jaya Kishori also supports various initiatives, like the “Beti Bachao,
Beti Padhao” campaign (Save the Daughter, Educate the Daughter) and tree
planting efforts.

15. Kishori’s Awards and Recognition

Jaya Kishori has received many awards and recognition for her spiritual contributions and motivation. Her awards include:

• She recently won the National Creator Award for the “Best Creator For Social Change” by Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

• The “Adarsh Yuwa Adhyatmik Guru Puruskar”, was awarded by Shri Mohan Bhagwat, Chief of the Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh (RSS) in 2016.
• The “Samaj Ratan Award” from Narayan Sewa Sansthan, Udaipur.
• She was recognized as the “Sanskar Artist of the Year 2013-2014” by Sanskar
  Channel, Mumbai.
• Fame India Magazine celebrated her as the ‘Youth Spiritual Icon’.
•  The “Women Era Award” for her important contributions to society.
• She was acknowledged by Pencil Dotcom as one of the inspiring women globally.

• At the Iconic Gold Awards, she earned the title of “Iconic Woman Motivational Speaker of the Year 2021”
• She was awarded “Best Spiritual Influencer” at the Lokmat – Digital Influencer
  Awards 2021.
• By World Digital Detox Day, she was recognized as “Best Motivational Speaker 2021”
• In May 2022, she received the “Most Inspiring Woman of the Year (Spiritual)” award at the Global Excellence Awards (GEA).

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