Kalki Bhagawan

Bhagavan was born as Vijay Kumar Naidu on 7 March 1949 in Natham village, Vellore district in Tamil Nadu, to Vaidarbhi Amma and Sri Varadarajulu. After completing college, he worked as an office clerk for Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). Padmavathi, also known as "Amma" by the followers, participated in building the Oneness spiritual organization. == Work ==

In 1984, Bhagavan established a residential school called Jeevashram in Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh to provide an alternative form of education with the goal of "developing an environment for children to discover themselves and reach their full potential". In 2000, he subsequently founded the Oneness organization with the stated mission to create "lasting spiritual transformation" and to alleviate human suffering “at its roots by awakening humanity into Oneness and transforming the world into a better place”. During the early stages of the movement, Bhagavan was regarded by his followers as Kalki, the tenth incarnation of Vishnu and his work was locally referred to as the "Kalki movement". Bhagavan believes that when a critical mass of people have received the "Oneness Blessing", it would affect the "collective DNA" of humanity, resulting as an "Age of Enlightenment", which will take few decades to fully take effect. On 21 December 2012, worldwide events were conducted by the Oneness organization. is a music label producing titles ranging from traditional, spiritual and fusion tracks. "Sacred Chants" containing traditional Vedic hymns is one of its successful brands. In 2017, the Oneness organization along with his business interests were handed over to Bhagavan's son, NKV Krishna and daughter-in-law Preetha Krishna. The organization was renamed to Ekam. Over the years, the Oneness movement is known by various names including the Foundation for World Awakening, Golden Age Foundation, Bhagavad Dharma, Kalki Dharma, Oneness University and Oneness Organization. == Teachings ==

Bhagavan's stated belief is that the cause for human suffering is the sense of a separate self that each individual experiences that gives each the feeling of "me and a not-me", which is what causes conflicts in families, relationships and wars between nations. There are no required set of texts or doctrines in the Oneness movement. Though the founder Bhagavan's writings or sayings are used as teachings, the movement’s emphasis is for followers to acquire direct personal experience. It does not dictate conversion. The Oneness movement sees its message as compatible with major religious traditions, and simultaneously allows cultural adaptation of the teachings. == Issues ==

In 2002, a public interest litigation for income tax probe of the Kalki Trust was dismissed and rejected by the Madras High Court and subsequently by the Indian Supreme Court. In 2019, the Income Tax department officials seized cash and gold from properties owned by Bhagavan's son with total estimated value worth Rs 93 crore. == Criticisms ==

Freddy Nielsen, his associate from Sweden, left him in 2005 after directing criticism against the Oneness movement. == Publications ==