Mount Abu, high in the Aravali Mountains of Rajasthan, provided an ideal location for reflection and contemplation for the original group's move from Karachi in 1950. After a few years in a rented building, the community moved to the present site which remains the Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya (Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University). The Brahma Kumaris spiritual headquarters is known as Madhuban (‘Forest of Honey'). Brahma Kumari Mohini Panjabi
She is the Administrative Head of Brahma Kumaris. She has been with the BK's since childhood in Delhi, even while she was a student at the University of Delhi. She served with the founder, Brahma Baba, opening centres in India. In 1974 she began serving abroad, establishing a BK presence in North American, first in the Caribbean (1976) and then in New York (1978). She is president of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organization of the USA, the regional coordinator of the Brahma Kumaris for the Americas and the Caribbean and is representative of the BK's to the United Nations. She will share her time between India and the USA.
Brahma Kumari Jayanti Kirpalani
She is an Additional Administrative Head of the Brahma Kumaris. Born in India, she moved with her family to London in 1957 at the age of 8. Her family was instrumental in bringing Raj Yoga to the West. As she returned to India over the years, she met the founder, Brahma Baba on many occasions and at age 19 she made the decision to pursue a life of spiritual study and service with the Brahma Kumaris. Her unique childhood prepared her to bring the wisdom of the East to the West. She is an eloquent speaker and has spoken widely on climate change, applied values and spiritual practice. She is the regional coordinator for the Brahma Kumaris activities in Europe and the Middle East.
