Preetha Krishna

Preetha Krishna is a spiritual teacher and is known for her teachings on consciousness and personal development. She has conducted programs in various countries across the world including India,^[6] the USA,^[7] China,^[8] Malaysia,^[9][10] Korea and other countries.^[11] She has given TED talks at Kansas City in 2017^[12] and at Shanghai in 2018.^[13]

In 2002, Preetha Krishna founded the Women's Movement for the Golden Age in Bangalore.^[14] In 2009 along with her husband, Krishna, also known as 'Krishnaji',^[15] she co-founded One World Academy,^[16] a philosophy and meditation school in Kanchipuram,^[17] that later turned into O&O Academy.^[18]

In 2018, Preetha Krishna along with her husband created the Ekam World Peace Festival^[19] which is an annual meditation event conducted at Ekam. The event has drawn together several million participants from across the world^[20] including celebrities.^[21] During the global pandemic, it was conducted online.^[22]

Preetha Krishna is a director of Kosmik Music and production company Kosmik Global Media, which owns the Bengaluru Bulls, a Pro Kabaddi League team.^[23][24]

Krishna is the daughter-in-law of "self-styled godman" Kalki Bhagavan.^[25]

In 2019, the Income Tax Department raided premises associated with Preetha Krishna and issued an order against her over unaccounted for cash and undeclared assets. She then filed a writ petition in the Madras High Court against this.^[26][25] The court in 2020 quashed the order passed by the tax department.^[27] Later, in 2022 the court dismissed the subsequent appeal by the department.^[28]