In the latter half of 2024, Indian social media was abuzz with discussions about controversial emails between Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev and his close devotee Maa Pradyuta. The emails discussed, among other things, possible repercussions arising from minor girl students being made to do early morning practices (sadhana) without covering their upper bodies.
Later, in another related police complaint filed against Sadhguru and his Isha Foundation, Bharathi Varadaraj testified to the Tamil Nadu Police that Sadhguru did remove the shirts of young girls before initiation (deeksha) and rubbed them on the spine and with his heel below the navel region, and that the email exchanges between her and Maa Pradyuta about stopping these practices did happen.
Bharathi’s part testimony is mentioned in the attached report dated 1st October 2025 by the All Women Police Station, Perur Sub Division, Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu. The inquiry report clearly states that, “Bharathi Varadaraj had stated that there was such e-mail correspondence.”
Bharathi’s testimony is extraordinary because she was at the centerstage of Sadhguru and Isha Foundation’s activities since its inception and until about 2017. Sadhguru’s biography, “Sadhguru: More Than a Life”, also mentions Bharathi 78 times.
A leaked audio conversation of Bharathi discussing these acts in detail also went viral on social media. The audio can be heard here: https://www.reddit.com/r/SadhguruTruth/comments/1md6j6z/sadhgurus_sexual_crimes_against_young_girls/
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