Aastha
TypeTelevision Channel
CountryIndia
Broadcast areaWorldwide
NetworkVedic Broadcasting Ltd.
HeadquartersNoida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Programming
Language(s)Hindi
Picture formatDVB, SD
Ownership
OwnerAacharya Balkrishna
Sister channelsAastha Bhajan
Vedic TV
Dharma Sandesh
Aastha Tamil
Aastha Kannada
Aastha Telugu
Aastha Gujarati
Aastha USA/Canada
Aastha UK/Europe
Aastha Prime 1
History
Launched2000 (2000)
ReplacedVedic Broadcasting Limited
Former namesAastha Broadcasting
Links
Websiteaasthatv.com
Availability
Streaming media
YouTubeOfficial Channel

Aastha TV is an Indian spiritual Television channel, owned by Acharya Balkrishna in India.[1] Established in 2000, it is owned by Aastha Broadcasting Network Ltd. The network's directors are Santosh Kumar Jain and Prabhat Kumar Jain.[2] In 2005, the channel started the broadcast of Aastha International through UK affiliate as it had done previously in the United States as a 24x7 service on the DTH platform of BSkyB in UK.[3] By 2006 it was reaching 160 countries around the world.[4]

Its programs feature spiritual discourses, socio-cultural ceremonies and religious events, accompanied by meditation techniques and devotional music. They include information about places of pilgrimage, festivals, and vedic science, such as Yoga, Ayurveda, astrology.

Notable Religious Leaders and Saint Regious leadersspeakers

Notable former and current hosts and speakers include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Indian spiritual network to air hymn-singing reality TV show". CBC News. 4 July 2007.
  2. ↑ "Business: Shiva Cement to allot 10 lakh shares to IFCI". The Hindu. 9 August 2007. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Mar 2006 Mar 2007 ANNUAL REPORT 2005–2006". Economic Times.
  4. ↑ "Yo Guruji!". The Times of India. 7 January 2006. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012.
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