Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati is a graduate of Stanford University with a PhD in psychology. She came to Parmarth Niketan from America in 1996 and took Sanyas diksha in June 2000 from H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, marking her pledge to a life of service, renunciation, purity and devotion.

She performs a vast array of service at Parmarth Niketan as well as teaches meditation and yoga in travels around the world. She also speaks to audiences across the world on spirituality and Indian culture.