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Shivani Durga/Sshivani Durga Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 15, 2026 • 3 min read

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Date of birth1975

Age43 (as in 2018)

BirthplaceNoida, Uttar Pradesh, India

ProfessionOccultist, Godwoman, Author

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried (Celibate)

Shivani Durga/Sshivani Durga Biography

Shivani Durga, also known by the sobriquet Singh Vahini, is an Indian occultist, self-styled godwoman and author from Noida. Trained in occult disciplines,

Early life and background
Shivani Durga was born in 1975 in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. Her hometown remains Noida and she holds Indian nationality. Physical details reported in public sources list her height at approximately 161 cm (about 5'3") and a weight around 60 kg (approximately 132 lbs). Her eye and hair color are described as black.

Education and early path
Available information indicates that Shivani pursued higher studies at the University of Chicago in the United States. She is described as holding a double Ph.D. in occultism. After completing her formal education, she adopted an anchoritic lifestyle and developed a public identity centered on spiritual and occult practice.

Career
Shivani Durga is presented primarily as an occultist and godwoman. She has authored works and performs a range of practices associated with occult and folk spiritual traditions. Descriptions of her activities portray a multifaceted practitioner: she is reported to work as a wiccan, tantrika, spirit hunter, medium, psychic, gypsy, vodou anthropologist and singer, in addition to being an author. These roles form the foundation of her public persona.

She also founded an organization called Sarweshvari Shakti Women Akhara, reflecting an emphasis on women's spiritual organization and social work. Her public sobriquet, Singh Vahini, which she uses to describe herself, translates to "Lion Rider Durga" and underscores a fiery, assertive image she projects.

Television and public appearances
Shivani entered mainstream visibility in India in part through reality television. She participated in the 2017 season of Bigg Boss (Bigg Boss 11) as a commoner contestant, marking a notable transition from religious and occult circles into popular media.

Public profile
Shivani is described as unmarried and celibate, with no spouse or children listed. Her religious identification is given as Hinduism. Reported hobbies include reading, writing and traveling. She is also noted for active social work linked to the women’s akhara she founded.

Controversies
Her activities have produced public debate. In 2015 she attracted controversy at the Kumbh festival in Nashik by establishing her own akhara, an act that was reported to be contentious. Later, her participation in Bigg Boss 11 drew criticism from elements of the Sant Samaj, who considered entry into a reality television program to be inappropriate for a religious figure.

Latest updates
As of the details compiled here, Shivani remains identified by her public roles as a godwoman, occultist and author and retains the nickname Singh Vahini among her devotees. Her most widely noted mainstream appearance remains Bigg Boss 11 in 2017. Public profiles continue to emphasize her combination of occult practice, authorship and women-focused spiritual organizing.

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Recent Work

Bigg Boss 11

Contestant on the 2017 season of the reality television show Bigg Boss (entered as a commoner).

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Career Highlights

  1. Founder of Sarweshvari Shakti Women Akhara
  2. Participant in Bigg Boss 11 (2017)
  3. Described as a practitioner across multiple occult and spiritual disciplines
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