Akhand Jyoti (अखण्ड ज्योति) is a monthly magazine published from Mathura. It was started in 1938 by Pt. Shriram Sharma Acharya, the founder of All World Gayatri Pariwar (www.awgp.org). The main objective of the magazine is to promote scientific spirituality and the religion of the 21st century, that is, scientific religion. The magazine is published in more than 10 languages and has more than a million subscribers across the globe. Akhand Jyoti covers various aspects of life, such as personality development, health management, family management, societal development, social sustainability, nation-building, and scientific spirituality.
The inaugural issue of the magazine was published on Vasant Panchami in January 1938. The magazine was started in Hindi with a small circulation from Agra. Publication had to be stopped temporarily due to the unavailability of raw materials caused by World War II. It restarted in January 1940 with 500 copies. In 1941, it shifted to Mathura. Since then, it has continued without interruption. The magazine is now published in more than 10 languages.
The first editor of the magazine, Pt. Shriram Sharma Acharya, founder of All World Gayatri Pariwar, was a journalist and an active participant in the Indian freedom struggle. He assisted Shri Krishnadatt Paliwal with the Hindi daily Sainik, where he had his own daily column, Matta Pralap. He authored more than three thousand books, including commentaries (bhashya) on ancient Hindu scriptures.
In 1990, Bhagwati Devi Sharma, co-founder of All World Gayatri Pariwar, took over the editorial responsibilities. Pranav Pandya, Director of the Brahmavarchas Shodh Sansthan, became the Chief Editor in 1994 and is still serving in this role.