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Biography
Shyam Manohar Goswami (IAST: Śyāma Manohara Gosvāmī, Hindi: श्याम मनोहर गोस्वामी, Gujarati: શ્યામ મનોહર ગોસ્વામી) also known as Shyamu Bava (IAST: Śyāmu Bāvā, Hindi: शयामू बावा, Gujarati: શ્યામુ બાવા), is the 16th descendent of Shri Vallabha Acharya, sanskritists, philosopher, spiritual leader, active reformer & guru of the Krishna-centered Pushtimarg sect of Vaishnavism.
Life
Childhood
Shyam Manohar Goswami was born in Mumbai, India. His father Goswami Shri Dikshitji Maharaj was a well renowned Pushtimarg guru, was the 15th descendent of Shri Vallabha Acharya.
Academia & Research
Shyam Manohar Goswami presided over the national seminar on Vaishnav contribution to Kashi in 2001. He was the lecturer on Vallabh Vedanta at the 91st session of the Indian philosophical congress held in February 2017 at the Sanchi University of Buddhist-Indic Studies in Madhya Pradesh, India.
Pandit Jasraj has done extensive research in Haveli Sangeet under Shyam Manohar Goswami to create numerous innovative bandish (composition).