Global Festival Of Oneness 2025 (GFO2025)

Trained in Sanskrit and Advaita Vedanta by his hyper-polyglot, polymath and spiritually accomplished sakala-shaastra-paarangata father, late Sri Paturi Sitaramanjaneyulu garu, Dr Nagaraj Paturi is seriously committed to the transmission of Vedic sciences to the present generation. In his PhD thesis (1998, University of Hyderabad), he developed an Indic Model of Myth Criticism of Literature and in his MPhil (1987, University of Hyderabad), he foregrounded Vakyapadiya as the theoretical foundation of the Ashtadhyayi. In addition to over 50 publications and about 60 conference/seminar/workshop papers, Dr Paturi has designed several courses pertaining to the contemporary applications of Vedic Sciences and has been successfully teaching them and getting them taught. Formerly Senior Professor of Cultural Studies FLAME School of Communication (& FLAME School of Liberal Education) and a Visiting Professor, University of Chicago (USA), Dr Paturi is currently Senior Director and Chief Curator at INDICA, a Distinguished Professor, Curriculum Designer, Executive Committee Member, Board of Studies, MIT School of Vedic Sciences (Pune, Maharashtra), Member, Board of Studies at Kavikulaguru Kalidasa Sanskrit University (Ramtek, Maharashtra) and Rashtram School of Public Leadership (Sonipat, Haryana). He is also the Editor-in-Chief of International Journals of Studies in Public Leadership and is a member of the Advisory Council of Veda Vijnana Shodha Samsthanam (Bengaluru, Karnataka). He has provided consultancy to numerous culture research, theatre, and dance innovation projects. He has authored scores of creative writing works for Classical Dance, Modern Theater, and magazines and has delivered several series of talks and other programs on Radio and Television channels.

Nithin Sridhar is a Practising Hindu, Author, and Speaker He is the Director & Chief Curator of INDICA Center for Moksha Studies (Advaita Academy) dedicated to the dissemination of Advaita Vedanta. He has authored six books on various aspects of Hindu culture and practice. His first book “Musings On Hinduism '' provided an overview of various aspects of Hindu philosophy and society. His book ‘Samanya Dharma’ enunciates upon general tenets of ethics as available in Hindu texts. His latest book ‘Isopanishad: An English Commentary’ is an English translation and commentary on one of the prominent Hindu texts. However, his most widely read book is “Menstruation Across Cultures: A Historical Perspective'' which examines menstruation notions and practices prevalent in different cultures & religions from across the world. His upcoming book is a commentary on the opening verses of Manusmriti. He teaches courses on Hinduism for Indica Courses and regularly contributes articles and delivers lectures on religion, spirituality, and culture at various platforms. Earlier, he had also served as the Editor of IndiaFacts- a portal on Indian history and culture. He tweets at @nkgrock.

Prof. Sripada Subrahmanyam had worked in Telugu University, Hyderabad in different capacities professor of Sanskrit, H.O.D., Dean, Director, Registrar and retired. His total teaching service is 40 years. He has also worked as Director (H.O.D.) for the Govt. Institute Oriental Manuscripts Library & Research Institute, Hyderabad on Deputation for five years. It includes his total 40 years of teaching service. He had studied 3 Sastras i.e. Nyaya, Vyakarana and Advaita Vedanta under the Guru Brahmasri Goda Subrahmanya Sastry garu Kanchipuram. He got recognition as Sastra Pandit in the traditional peethams like Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri; Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham Kanchipuram; Sri Raghavendra Swamy muth, Mantralayam etc., He got awards Sastra Nidhi, Sastra Acharya, Pandita Ratnam, Sastra Bhushana, Advaita Siddhi Ratnakara, Vyakarana Sastra Visharada, Vyakarana Bhaskara etc. by various traditional peethams. He also got awarded “Mahamahopadhyaya” from Central Sanskrit University, Tirupathi on 2-2-2020.

Prof. Penna Madhusudan is presently the Director of Sanskrit Academy Hyderabad. Previously, he was Dean of Faculty of Indian Philosophy at Kalidas Sanskrit University, Ramtek, Maharashtra. He has studied Darshana Shastra and has written 45 books including three Sanskrit Mahakavyas and ten Laghu Kavyas. He has translated about 15 books in English and Telugu. He has received 17 awards and honors including the prestigious Sahitya Academy Award in 2018 for his Mahakavya on Gulabrao Maharaj. He has also translated the Marathi Jnaneshwari of Sant Dnyaneshwar into 9000 Sanskrit verses.

Swamini Sadvidyananda Sarswati is a disciple of Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati, a great exponent of Vedanta and Hindu scriptures. She is teaching Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads in Gujarati in different towns of Gujarat like, Navasari, Bardoli, Valsad, Bilimora, Vyara and Bhavnagar for the last 25 years. Under the banner of her Trust – Arsha Vidya Tirhta, Navsari she has translated and published more than 37 books of her Revered Guru Swami Dayananda Saraswatiji into Gujarati. And from 1998 to 2003 she also translated voluminous book of 2000 on Bhagavad Gita “Gita Home Study” into Gujarati for the benefit of those who can understand it better in one’s own mother-language. She has also attended and presented papers in various conferences such as National Education conferences in Pune and Gwalior, Sri Vidya International Conference, Mysore, Namami Shankar, (Bhashya-parayanam) Kanyakumari, Vedanta Conference, Rishikesh, etc.

Swamini Brahmaprajnananda Saraswati has dedicated her life to sharing the timeless teachings of Advaita Vedanta and Dharma. She conducts Vedanta courses, podcasts and retreats for groups in Mumbai and for people across the world, online. Her teachings seamlessly flow from areas of self growth to self discovery. A disciple of Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati, she has studied Vedanta and Sanskrit in a full time residential three year and was a part time student of Swami Brahmavidananda. Swamini is a former psychologist and in her last leadership position as the Country Head of an international organisation impacted the lives of more than fifteen thousand street children annually. For more www.discoveratma.com

Vidwan Manikandan Iyer, a Banker by profession, and a Sanatani by practice, with Sharada's blessings has had the rare fortune of studying the shastras from a tender age. He also studied and continues to study Vyakarana from Vidwan.Sri.Tilak Rao. He traditionally started his Vedanta study under his Guru Brahmasri Sri Sridhara sharma. He has also had the rare fortune of learning Vedanta from the most senior and respected vidwan in the vedanta circle Mahamahopadhyaya Shastra Ratnakara Vidwan Sri Mullaivasal Krishnamurthy shastri while continuing to learn under Brahmasri Sri Sridhara Sharma.He also has the rare fortune of studying tarka shastra from Vidwan Sri.Naveen Holla of sringeri (senior most disciple of the 36th pontiff of Sringeri Saradapeetham Mahasannidhanam Sri Sri Bharatitirtha Mahaswamiji)

Swami Narasimhananda is a monk of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1897 and is presently the Secretary of Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama, Kozhikode, Kerala which runs a higher secondary school from kindergarten to 12th standard and a polyclinic. He is a former editor of ‘Prabuddha Bharata’, an English monthly journal of the humanities and social sciences started by Swami Vivekananda in 1896. He has edited a book containing Swami Vivekananda’s teachings named ‘Vivekananda Reader’. He specialises in Indian Philosophy and Religious Studies. He is a member of the International, Interdisciplinary and Interreligious Research Group on ‘Consciousness Studies’ under the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights, Pontifical University, Rome, Italy. He gives classes on spirituality and management in leading business management colleges. He regularly addresses the youth across India, particularly in educational institutions of national importance. He is an Adjunct Faculty of consciousness studies at the National Institute of Advance Studies, Bengaluru. He has publications in Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Malayalam, Bengali, and Tamil.

Shri Uday Acharya is a teacher of Vedanta, and senior disciple of Pujya Shri Swami Dayananda Saraswati ji. He conducts advanced Vedanta study courses online. He teaches the Prakarana Granthas, and the Prasthaana Trayi (Upanishads, Geeta, and Brahma Sutras) with Shaankara bhaashyam. He has taught many batches of learners in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai for over 35 years. He has conducted several spiritual camps at Rishikesh, Coimbatore, Nagpur, Lonavala and also in Pujya Swamiji's village Manjakkudi. Uday Acharya did his residential full time Vedanta studies at the feet of his teachers Swami Chinmayananda, Swami Dayananda and Swami Tarananda Giri in Mumbai and Rishikesh. His studied for his Masters degree in Sanskrit from Mumbai University and learnt the Panini sutras in Rishikesh. He has conducted training programs for corporates, colleges, and management students, covering topics like IQ EQ SQ, Stress Management, Values and Ethics, etc. He is the founder trust of Vidya Vaaridhi Trust which supports educational, wellness, cultural and spiritual activities. Vedanta is a branch of knowledge dealing with the relationship between Jeeva, Jagat and Ishwara. As an essential part of the Vedas, Vedanta unfolds the ultimate truth of oneness that liberates the knower from all existential sorrow. This oneness is highlighted in the 4 Vedas in the form of the 4 Maha vaakyas. Viveka choodamani is an important prakarana grantha that provides a birds eyeview of the Vedanta Shaastra. Written by Adi Shankaracharya, it begins with basic questions about purpose of human life, role of self knowledge, and qualifications necessary for the spiritual seeker, and nature of ultimate fulfilment. Selected verses from this text will be taken up for study in the camp sessions conducted by Uday Acharya. Meditation, chanting, kirtans and satsangs will also be part of the course.

Vidwan Shankarararama Sharma, a dedicated researcher pursuing a PhD at IISc, Bangalore, is a proficient Sanskrit scholar. Initiated into the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita at the age of 4 by his mother, he earned the blessings of the Jagadgurus of Sringeri and Kanchi in 2013 for memorizing the entire scripture. Having accomplished the Pravesha exam by Surasaraswathi Sabha of Sringeri, he holds an MA degree in Advaita Vedanta from Karnataka Sanskrit University, guided by his grandfather, Mahamahopadhyaya Dr Krishnamurthi Sastrigal. Currently engaged in writing Shastra Pareekshas in Tenali, he began his Vedadhyana under his paternal grandfather Sri Ramalinga Sarma and continues it under Sri Ananthesha Sarma. Shankarararama Sharma has conducted Ramayana Navahams and Bhagavata Saptahams multiple times, delivering discourses in Tamil, Kannada, and English. His repertoire includes various Parayanams and discourses on spiritual topics. He serves as a techno-linguistic scholar at Vyoma Linguistic Labs. He strives to use technology for the prachara and seva of Samskrita Mata.

Sri Manikanta Somayaji Terala started learning Smartha Vidya from the age of eight from his grandfather Sri Muthya Prabhakara Sharma who is a Shodasha Karma Adhikari and a scholar in teaching Arsha Dharma Sutras. He has also studied Vaidika Shakta Agama and is well-versed in the teachigs of Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya. He belongs to the parampara of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam and has delivered many pravachanams on Divine Mother in Telugu. Some of his pravachanams include Sri Maha Varahi Vaibhavam, Sri Rajasyamala Vaibhavam, Sri Mahakali Sampoorna Tattvam, Sri Ganapathi Atharvaseersha Vaibhavam, and Sri Ganapathi Sahasranama Vaibhavam.

Born in a pious Tamil family, Vidwan K Giridhara Sarma is an electronic engineer by education and profession, with over 30 years of experience that field. In parallel, he was blessed by the great scholar Br.Sri. Goda Venkateswara Sastrigal who took Giridhara Sarma under his tutelage. He studied basics of Tarka has specialized in Mimamsa and Vedanta including Prasthana traya Bhashya and other important texts in both mimamsa shastras. From 2018, Giridhara Sarma has been continuing his learning of Mimamsa under Dr. K E Devanathacharya, Vedanta under Mahamahopadyaya Br.Sri. Dr. Mani Dravid Sastri, and Vyakaranam under Br Sri. Dattatreya Murti. He regularly takes part in vidwat sadas and workshops and also conducts private classes in Mimamsa and Vedanta for few students.

Suryanarayana Jammalamadaka studied Nyaya/Tarka Shastra, Advaita Vedanta, and Vyakarana under eminent Gurus in Gurukula Paddhati. He has completed the Tenali exams in Tarka Shastra and appeared for the Tenali exams in Advaita Vedanta. He has completed MPhil & PhD in Nyaya shastra. He has worked as Assistant Professor at the School of Vedic Sciences MIT ADT University, Pune. He is the co-founder of Sri Kameswari Foundation and is currently working as senior Project Manager, Siddhanta Knowledge Foundation, Adjunct Faculty, MIT IIKS, Pune. He has been conferred awards such as - Tarka-Ratnam & Vidwan Mani by Sri Kanchi Shankaracharya, Shastrakalanidhi by Madhya Pradesh State Governor.

Sudhanshu Shekhar is from Bihar and has done his B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kanpur. Subsequently he cleared Civil Services Examination and was selected for Indian Revenue Service. He currently works as an Additional Commissioner of Income Tax in Pune. He has also completed LLB from Mumbai University. He is a student and seeker of Advaita Vedanta who tries to live the teachings in accordance with Vivarana prasthana.

Swami Brahmavidananda Saraswati is a traditional and contemporary teacher of Vedanta. Having lived his life as a sadhu for many than 30 years, he has facilitated the growth of many students in different parts of India. Formerly a marine engineer, Swamiji as a youth was inspired by H. H. Swami Chinmayananda. Swamiji studied Vedanta under H. H. Swami Dayananda Saraswati in Sandeepany, Mumbai 1976-78. Later, he spent seven years at Rishikesh in the Himalayas, doing advanced studies in Vedanta under various traditional teachers like Swami Tarananda Giri and Swami Hari Hara Teertha. Since 1985, he has been based in Mumbai, unfolding the vision of Vedanta in his regular classes. Swamiji conducts programs for private and public sector companies, including some multinational and Fortune 500 companies. His corporate programs include personal spiritual coaching and workshops on the Indian Ethos in Management, personal empowerment and other human resource development issues based on a contemporary and pragmatic understanding of universal spiritual principles. Many companies are testimony to the powerful personal transformation that takes place in people who attend these programs. Unassuming and pragmatic, Swamiji effortlessly facilitates participants to maximize their potential in all areas of their lives.

Srinivas Jammalamadaka studied Nyaya/Tarka Shastra, Advaita Vedanta, and Vyakarana under eminent Gurus in Gurukula Paddhati. He has completed the Tenali exams in Tarka Shastra and appeared for the Tenali exams in Advaita Vedanta. He has completed MPhil & PhD in Nyaya shastra. He has worked as Assistant Professor and served as Director of the School of Shastric Learning, Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Ramtek. He is the co-founder of Sri Kameswari Foundation and is currently working as Director for IKS Research in Brhat Educational Trust He has been conferred awards such as - Tarka-Ratnam & Vidwan Mani by Sri Kanchi Shankaracharya, Shastrakalanidhi by Madhya Pradesh State Governor.

Ramakrishna V Hosur (b. 1953) is a scientist of international repute, worked at TIFR, Mumbai during 1978-2018, and was Director of UM-DAE CEBS from December 2009 till October 2017. He is an author of more than 250 research articles and 4 books. His scientific work has been recognised by several awards, and was awarded 'Padmashri' by the President of India in 2014. He is a Fellow of National and International Science Academies. He has been deeply interested in Indian Philosophy since childhood.

Subramanian (Subbu) Chidambaran hails from a family of Samavedic scholars from the Puthucode village of Kerala. He is an engineer and MBA from IIM by qualification and is the Director of Strategy with a leading MNC in India. He is an MA in Sanskrit with specialization in Vedanta and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in 'Indic perspectives for leadership' from Chinmaya Vishwa Vidyapeeth. He is also a trained carnatic musician; faculty of Bhakti, Puranas and Vedanta and an author.

Swami Nikhilananda Saraswati, is a master of Advaita Vedanta and the disciple of Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda Ji and Swami Paramananda Bharati Ji. He was born in Mumbai and grew up strongly influenced by the lives and teachings of many saints. It was whilst studying for a Master’s degree in Geology, that he developed an interest in studying the scriptures. After completing the traditional course in Vedanta at Sandeepani Sadhanalaya Mumbai, he served in Chinmaya Mission teaching this ancient wisdom in various centres of the Mission in India and abroad for 33 years. Since July 2019 he is working independently not associated with any organisation from New Delhi guiding seekers in their spiritual pursuits. People like his satsangs because he de-mystifies this Knowledge and presents it in a very simple and rational manner. His knowledge is vast. All those who interact with him – be they students, householders, professionals or corporate leaders, are attracted to his subtlety of thought and his vast experience in sharing this ancient wisdom. A true teacher, he is always available to any questions put to him from any age group or background. Swamiji has been a regular participant at inter-faith panel discussions in and outside Delhi and abroad. He was invited to the prestigious World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos, in January 2011 and to the Indian Economic Summit, in Mumbai, also in the same year. He was also invited to the White House in 2015 by the US Department of Education Center for the Fifth Annual ‘President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge. The program was initiated by the US President Obama to build understanding between different faiths. He participated at an International Conference on ‘Hospitality in Anatolian and Asian Cultures’ at Bangkok, Thailand in April, 2014. His video talks on Bhagavat Gita, Upanishads, Patanjali Yoga Sutras and Prakarna Granthas are available on his You Tube Channel. His regular classes happen on Facebook Live. Presently he is giving discourses on the Upanishads on his Facebook page live.

Vignesh Chandrasekharan started training in Carnatic Music at the young age of 4, currently continuing training under Delhi Sri V Muthukumar, a Disciple of Madurai Sri T N Seshogopalan. The journey of Harikatha also started when he voraciously started listening to the discourses of Sri Krishna Premi Anna and Kalaimamani Smt Vishakha Hari. Smt Vishakha Hari personally started training Vignesh with the nuances of this beautiful art form and made him perform his debut in the Kanchi Kamakoti Matam. Thereafter he started performing in esteemed Sabhas, temples and Television channels. Presently, he is also guiding young aspirants in Harikatha art form and Carnatic Music.

Swami Chidananda is known as a competent teacher of Vedanta and an excellent speaker on various topics of human values, self-knowledge, and self-enquiry. He was drawn to Pujya Swami Chinmayanandaji in 1980, joined the master’s ashram in Mumbai in 1984, and served the Chinmaya Mission for 18 years in India and USA. He taught two Residential Vedanta courses during the time and several of his students of those days are Swamis and Swaminis in different parts of the world. Shri Ramana Maharshi and Jiddu Krishnamurti had a great impact on this scholar. He spent 10 years at the Krishnamurti Center in Varanasi (2003 – 2013). Since 2006, he has been heading the FOWAI FORUM, where FOWAI stands for ‘Flame of Who am I?’. He is the author of several books like The Equanimous Mind, Erase the Ego and Light on Right Living. He has spoken on various texts and more than 500 of his talks can be seen on YouTube at FOWAI. Over the years he has delivered talks at academic institutions including IIMs, ISB and IITs; addressed audiences on corporate platforms like Microsoft India, Infosys Hyderabad and, in USA, Lucent Technologies. He represented Hinduism at a conference in Italy organized by the Vatican in 2015, during which he also met Pope Francis. Earlier this year, he participated in the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago. Based in Mumbai since 2022, he is all set to open an ashram called Jnana Shakti, at a village in Maharashtra, less than 3 hours of drive from either Mumbai or Pune.

Dr. Bharat Gupt is an Indian classicist, theatre theorist, sitar and surbahar player, musicologist, cultural analyst, and newspaper columnist. He is a former Associate Professor in English at the College of Vocational Studies of the University of Delhi. Trained both in modern European and traditional Indian educational systems, he has worked in classical studies, theatre, music, culture and media studies. He was awarded the McLuhan Fellowship by University of Toronto, and the Senior Onasis Fellowship to research in Greece on classical Greek theatre. He has lectured extensively at universities in India, North America, Europe, and Greece. He was a Visiting Professor to Greece and member of jury of the Onasis award for drama. His published books include "Dramatic Concepts - Greek and Indian” published in 1994, a translation of the 28th chapter of the Natyashastra devoted to the musical scales published in 1996, and "India- A Cultural Decline Or Revival?” published in 2008. In February 2023, he was awarded with the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Award by the President of India for his contribution to musicology.In January 2025, he was honored with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, by the Government of India.

Sri Anandha Ganesh a resident of Chennai hails from the puranic Village of Umayalpuram near Swamimalai. From tender age he has been learning Sama Veda along with his regular schooling. He started listening to Divine discourses of Pujya Sri swami Haridhoss Giri of Dakshina Halasya kshetra, Thennagur, who was the Chief disciple of Swami Gnanananda Giri of Thapovanam. During his under graduate days He was blessed to be Trained under Swami Sathyeshwarananda Puri from Ramakrishna Mutt and was initiated into Vedanta studies. Post college , He was also Blessed by Pujya Sri Swami Omkarananda of Theni and was further trained under various shastrs like Dharma shastra, Upasana shastra , Yoga shsastra, and Vedanta Shastras.

Prof. Sachchidananda Mishra assumed the responsibility of the post of Member Secretary in the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, on 8th June 2021. He is a well-known academician in the areas of Indian Logic and Epistemology, Conceptual development of Navya-Nyāya, AdvaitaVedānta, ŚuddhādvaitaVedānta, Kashmiri Śaiva Schools and Indian Aesthetics, besides being an erudite scholar in classical philosophy and literature in Sanskrit. He is a professor of Philosophy and Religion at the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, since 2010, where he joined as Reader in 2004. He served as a lecturer in Nyāya in Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan,(Deemed University), Sadāśiva Campus, Puri, after shifting from a college where he started his initial teaching carrier in Sanskritsince 1996. He has his Vidyā-Vāridhi (Ph.D.) in NyāyābhimateśvarasyaDarśanāntaradṛṣṭyāParyālocanam in 1997. He has triple masters’ degrees – in Navya-Nyāya, Shankara-Vedānta, and Sanskrit Sāhitya. He has also been a recipient of MaharṣhiBādrāyaṇVyāsSammān (Presidential award) for the year 2009, besides being selected by ICCR for the prestigious Sanskrit chair at Sorbonne Nouvelle University, Paris in 2012. He has authored and edited around 11 noted books, basically in the field of Nyāya, Vedānta and other areas of Philosophy and Sanskrit literature. He has also edited the eminent research journal,Anvikṣiki(vol. 7 to 11). He has contributed chapters in various books, and published more than 50 research papers in various journals. He has been invited as resource person in academic events, like seminars, conferencesand workshops and special lecture programmes, and his contribution in them are well applauded.

Dr. Chinmayananda A earned his B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from BMS College of Engineering in 2012. He then spent three years as an IC Design Engineer at Signalchip Innovations Pvt. Ltd., a semiconductor startup. Pursuing his passion for advanced research, he completed his Ph.D. in Wireless Communication and Coding Theory at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. His academic career began at PES University in 2020, and he later joined IIIT Dharwad in 2021, where he continues to teach courses in Mathematics, Signal Processing, Wireless Communications, and Artificial Intelligence. Rooted in Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) from an early age, Chinmayananda studied Krishna Yajurveda under his father Arunachala Sharma, and Vyakarana Shastra under Vidwan Shridhara Hegade. He also learnt Carnatic flute under Vidwan Shankar Rao. During his PhD at IISc, he led the Samskrutha Sangha and taught Sanskrit to enthusiastic learners. His research seamlessly integrates IKS with Artificial Intelligence. He leads a project developing a mobile application designed to analyze videos to determine Ayurvedic Prakriti. His work on "Origins of Phonosemantics in Sanskrit" has paved a way for interdisciplinary research in IKS. His intellectual interests span Veda Bhashya, Yoga, Tantra, Advaita Vedanta, Puranas, and Nirukta, reflecting his dedication to both ancient wisdom and contemporary innovation.

Acharyaa Revathy has been an ardent student of Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati since a very young age. Starting with youth classes in the 1970s and later Bhagavad Geeta and upanishad classes in Mumbai with Swami Shudhdha bodhananda, she continued vedanta study with Swami Paramarthananada in Chennai and later with Swami Satswaroopananda in Pune. Took up full time vedanta study with Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati, Swami Sadatmananda and Swami Shankarananda at Arshavidya Gurukulam annaikatti in 2014 and continued with full time Vedanta study with Swamini Brahmaprakashananda Saraswathi at Arsha Vijnaana Gurukulam in Nagpur from 2018 to 2020. After completing the course, continues advanced Vedanta studies with swamini Brahmaprakashananda Saraswathi. Currently teaches Vedanta and Sanskrit online being based in Pune.

Prof. Prasad Kaipa, Ph.D is Co-founder of the Institute of Indic Wisdom (IIW), where he blends science, technology, and Indic spirituality to develop wisdom-based leadership frameworks. He learned Sanskrit and Sastras from Medavaram Subramanya Sastry till he was 20 and currently is the chairman of Samskrita Bharati in USA. He is on a mission to make Bhagavad Gita a life manual for people and has done 5 karma yagnas through IIW. He has co-written Daskhina Murthy Panchakam and Siva Panchakam in Sanskrit. A physicist turned Apple University Fellow, Prasad discovered during Apple’s Learning Processor project that mainstream theories of learning and leadership were inadequate to unlock human potential. He has since coached 130+ C-suite leaders, founded the angel-funded startup SelfCorp, and co-created the TiE Institute to equip thousands of entrepreneurs with soft-skill mastery. His bestselling book From Smart to Wise and earlier works Discontinuous Learning and You Can underpin IIW’s work as a Design Studio, Research Institute, and Wisdom-Based Think Tank. Prasad serves on several nonprofit boards and formerly judged the Templeton Prize.

Neema Majmudar has a unique combination of personal background, international exposure, education and depth of spiritual knowledge which makes her an inspiring writer and teacher of Indian Philosophy. She has studied Indian Philosophy with Swami Dayananda Saraswati, a well-known contemporary teacher of Advaita Vedanta (Non Duality) in the tradition of Adi Sankaracarya and a scholar in Sanskrit. In addition to the traditional Vedic studies, Neema Majmudar has number of years of experience as a professional with the United Nations in field of economic and social development in New York, Thailand and Fiji. She also has Masters Degree in International Affairs from Columbia University, New York. Since 1999, Neema has been giving conferences, conducting seminars and retreats across the world in the domain of Personal Development and Philosophy. The seminars and retreats she conducts with her husband Surya Tahora incorporate concepts of Indian Philosophy with Western Psychology, Ethics, Physics, Neurobiology and Management. These activities are aimed at guiding individuals and leaders of various organizations to be more objective, dynamic and compassionate in an increasingly interconnected and complex world. They have created a bilingual website in French and English https://wisdomofrishis.com/ which explains in a modern style the vision of the traditional teaching of Advaita Vedanta with numerous links to articles and videos of their talks. She and her husband have co-authored the book ‘Living the Vision of Oneness’, which expounds the ways in which the vision of Bhagavad Gita and Veda can be utilized in daily life. Recently, Neema and her students Nandini & Saloni have published a beautifully illustrated book titled ‘Finding meaning in life with the Bhagavad Gita’. This book gives profound insights into the teachings of Lord Krishna by explaining, analyzing and elaborating on forty-five key verses of the Gita especially chosen for their logic, wisdom, and practicality.

Asst. Prof and Director, Digital Campus of The Madras Sanskrit College since 2015. Studied Yajurveda during childhood and completed Mimamsa Sastram in Tenali exam scheme under the guidance of Mahamahopadhyaya Dr. Mani Dravid Shastrigal.

Mahamahopadhyaya Mani Dravid Shastrigal is one of the most respected Sanskrit scholars of this age, with erudite scholarship in Advaita Vedanta, Mimamsa, Vyakarana, and Nyaya shastras. He is the maternal grandson of the great scholar Sri Rajeswara Sastrigal of Varanasi. MM Manidravid Shastri holds a Doctorate Degree in Indian philosophy from Banaras Hindu University. He learnt Vedanta and Mimamsa from stalwarts like Pranthiangara Sri S Subramania Sastrigal and Brahmashri R Krishnamurthy Sastrigal. Manidravid Sastrigal is a regular participant in seminars and debates convened by various mathas and organizations throughout the country. He is widely respected across the length and breadth of India for his erudite scholarship of shastras, his skills in presenting shastrartha and his simplicity. Several titles have adorned him, including the Maharshi Badarayana Vyas Samman by the President of India, Advaita Siddhi Ratnakara by Sringeri Sharada peetha, Advaita Vaada Diggaja by Bhandarikeri Math, Shastranidhi by Sri Avadhoota Datta Peetham, Mahamahopadhyaya title by Sri Lal Bahadur Shastri University, Dr. Manidravid Sastrigal is currently a professor in Mimamsa department at the Madras Sanskrit College, Chennai, training numerous young scholars for various advanced shaastra exams like the Tenali pariksha.

Vidwan Shankarararama Sharma, a dedicated researcher pursuing a PhD at IISc, Bangalore, is a proficient Sanskrit scholar. Initiated into the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita at the age of 4 by his mother, he earned the blessings of the Jagadgurus of Sringeri and Kanchi in 2013 for memorizing the entire scripture. Having accomplished the Pravesha exam by Surasaraswathi Sabha of Sringeri, he holds an MA degree in Advaita Vedanta from Karnataka Sanskrit University, guided by his grandfather, Mahamahopadhyaya Dr Krishnamurthi Sastrigal. Currently engaged in writing Shastra Pareekshas in Tenali, he began his Vedadhyana under his paternal grandfather Sri Ramalinga Sarma and continues it under Sri Ananthesha Sarma. Shankarararama Sharma has conducted Ramayana Navahams and Bhagavata Saptahams multiple times, delivering discourses in Tamil, Kannada, and English. His repertoire includes various Parayanams and discourses on spiritual topics. He serves as a techno-linguistic scholar at Vyoma Linguistic Labs. He strives to use technology for the prachara and seva of Samskrita Mata.

Dr. Bilwesh is a traditional scholar of Krishna Yajurveda, Vyakarana and Advaita Vedanta. He completed his kramanta adhyayana of Krishna Yajurveda under eminent gurus in Mysore. He studied Vyakarana under Shri Kompella Satyanarayana Sastri Garu and Advaita Vedanta under Mahamahopadhyaya Dr. R. Mani Dravida Sastrigal. He competed tenali exams in Vyakarana and Advaita Vedanta shastras. He has completed his Doctoral Degree (PhD) in Vyakarana from National Sanskrit University, Tirupati. He is conferred titles such as Vyakarana Ratnam, Vedanta Ratnam and Vidwan Mani by Kanchi Shankaracharya.

Dr. K. S. Maheswaran, born on 8th January 1981 in Peringode, Kerala, is an Assistant Professor in Vedanta at Madras Sanskrit College, Chennai. He specializes in Sastras, particularly Poorvamimamsa and Vedanta. Dr. Maheswaran completed his traditional studies under the guidance of renowned scholars and passed the Tenali exam in mimamsa. He holds several academic qualifications, including SSLC, PreDegree, BA Sahitya, MA Vedanta, Net JRF, and a PhD in Vedanta. Dr. Maheswaran is actively involved in training disciples in various Sastras using the Gurukula traditional system, preparing them for exams such as Tenali Sastra pareeksha. He has written several books in Sanskrit and Malayalam and has presented papers in various seminars conducted by universities. Dr. Maheswaran has won several awards and recognitions, including Maharshi Badarayan Vyas Samman from the Honorable President of India in 2015, Suvarnanguleeyakam from Sringeri Mutt in 2015, and Bharathi Theertha Puraskar from Sringeri Mutt in 2021. He is also proficient in Carnatic music, kathakali music, Mridangam playing, and oil painting.

Vidwan Vachaspati Shastri R. Joshi is a traditionally trained Sanskrit scholar from Dharwad, Karnataka, with deep roots in the Gurukula tradition. Born into a family of renowned scholars, he studied under his grandfather and father before continuing advanced śāstra studies under eminent teachers across India. He has cleared formal exams such as Nyāya Abhijña, Nyāya Kovida, and Nyāya Chūḍāmaṇi, and completed his M.A. (Nyāyāchārya) from R.S. Vidyapeetham, Tirupati. He also holds a Ph.D. from Karnatak University.

Rajesh is an Advaita Vedanta follower, writer, teacher and a sustainability professional. He follows Arsha Vidya Guru Parampara of Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati. He has authored six books, expressing different ideas on how one can live a happy & contented life. He teaches middle school students on Sanatana Dharma culture through Arsha Vidya Balagurukulam. He also leads Gita study group, a cohort of 30+ seekers since 2019. Rajesh works with a leading consulting company as a go-to-market leader for sustainability consulting services.

Sandeep D Dixit Studied BE and M. Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering. Working as Assistant Professor in the department of Mechatronics Engineering. Studying vedanta under the guidance of Shree V Subramaniam. Fortunate to serve as a member of editorial advisory board in “Shreedhara Sandesha”, a monthly magazine by Shreedharashrama , Varadapura.

Shatavadhani Lalithadithya Gannavaram (born Sept 2000) completed his BS in Aerospace Engineering and Sanskrit BA with Honors Thesis on Kautilya's Arthashastra from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a Shishya of the Sringeri Jagadgurus, and direct student of Jagadguru Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Mahasvami. He studied Tarkashastra from "Darshanalankara" Bra.Sri. Vishvanatha Gopalakrishnashastri garu. He has also studied other shastras from pandits such as Sri Vempati Kutumba Shastrygaru, Sri Chirravuri Padmanabha Sharmagaru. Currently pursuing further shastric studies in Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetham, he performed his first shatavadhana at the age of 19, and went on to complete a total of 3 Shatavadhanas in Telugu and Sanskrit in India, as well as Ashtavadhanas in both languages in India, the US, and Canada, and has received titles such as śatāvadhānaśatadhṛti and śatāvadhānaśaraccandra. He has given numerous Pravachanas on Ramayana, Bhagavata, Bhagavadgita, Shankaradigvijaya, etc and has written Shatakas glorifying Lakshmi Narasimha, Khandakavyas in Sanskrit and Telugu, and a Telugu Kavya named “Abhinava Shankara Vijaya” detailing the charitra of the 33rd Jagadguru of the Sringeri Sharada Peetha.

Dr. Nori Sivasenani is an MBA from IIM, Ahmedabad who is presently working as a Data Science Manager in Microsoft at Hyderabad. Hailing from a traditional, observant family, he studied Sanskrit formally by taking a sabbatical from his work. He completed MA in Sanskrit (Gold Medalist) from Osmania University and then did an M. Phil in Translation Studies from University of Hyderabad, studying Sanskrit to English translations in Vedanta. His Ph. D. in the area of Philosophy of Grammar and Advaita Vedanta was completed under the guidance of Mahamahopadhyaya Prof. Korada Subrahmanyam in 2016, under whom he studied Vyakarana and Mimamsa extensively along with Vedanta. Following the footsteps of MM Korada, and the traditional framework, he uses a holistic approach to a given issue applying concepts from all the Vidyasthanas and not restricting oneself to the field subject at hand. This can be seen in all his works ranging from an estimate of Swatii Tirunal to the Philosophy of Kalidasa or the interaction amongst Vyakarana and Mimamsa, with ultimate effect on Vedanta in examination of a simple sandhi (Dadhyatra is not dadhi atra). His areas of interest are Vedic studies, Vedanta, Vyakarana, Mimamsa, and Dharmsastra He also discovered that Sabarasvamin's understanding of sound propagation matches perfectly with the modern scientific description. He served for many years on the Executive Committee of Sura Bharati Samiti, Hyderabad which is involved in the propagation and promotion of Sanskrit, apart from publishing many books in Sanskrit and translations from Sanskrit. He is the Vice President of Nori Charitable Trust, which amongst other things, has been conducting an annual Bhagyanagara Veda Sabha for the last eighteen years in Hyderabad, where Vedic scholars from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh participate. He taught courses in Linguistics, Translation Studies and Sanskrit at under-graduate and post-graduate level in Osmania University (Nizam College and Arts College), University of Hyderabad and Telugu University as guest-faculty and part-time lecturer, apart from teaching Sanskrit to many students at Sura Bharati Samiti and elsewhere and delivering lectures for the ePGPathasala on a wide range of topics. He recently translated the Sarva Vedanta Siddhanta Sara Sangraha from Sanskrit to English, which is available at https://stage.srirangadigital.com/sss_advaita/display/prakarana/sarvavedantasiddhantasarasangraha. His other works are available at https://uohyd.academia.edu/SivasenaniNori

James Boag has been passionately sharing ‘whole life yoga’ across three continents for the last two decades. Working with sound and song, movement and meditation, story and inquiry, practical philosophy and study of the classic Sanskṛt yoga texts, James’ programs invite nourishment and vitality to all parts of ourselves as we inquire into the reality of being human. With a background in languages and literature, and having lived in several countries, James brings the perennial wisdom of the Indic tradition to vivid life in the context of our world today.

A monk of the holy Ramakrishna Order headquartered at Belur Math. Currently serving as the Head of the Department, in the capacity of Assistant Professor, in the Department of Sanskrit and Philosophy under the School of Indian Heritage at Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute (Formerly known as Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University).

Swami Samarpanananda is an author and a monk of the Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math. He came in contact with the monks of the Ramakrishna Order as a young student. Inspired by them, he joined the organization in 1980 at the age of twenty and became sannyasin (monk) at the age of thirty, as per the norm of the Ramakrishna Mission. Since his joining the order as a monk, he has worked at various centres of the Ramakrishna Mission, viz. Deoghar, Advaita Ashrama, Alo (Arunachal Pradesh), Narendrapur, Kanpur, Chapra (Bihar). He was Principal of Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith, Deoghar, and was the head of Ramakrishna Mission, Chapra, Bihar. Presently he teaches ancient and modern scriptures at Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute. His work experience ranges from teaching to management through a lot of other responsibilities. He writes regularly for newspapers, journals and magazines like Prabuddha Bharata and Vedanta Kesari. He has been invited as guest lecturer at various institutions like IITs and IIMs. He is well known as an author and a speaker

Dr. Tulasi Kumar Joshi is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Sanskrit in the Vasanta College for Women, Rajghat, Varanasi. He has had the rare opportunity to study Vyakarana, Nyaya and Vedanta from imminent Acharyas such as Shri. Purushottam Tripathi, Prof. Rajaram Shukla, Shri Mani Dravid Shastrigal & Shrihari Dhaygude. He has completed Ph.D from the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, guided by Prof. Dhananjay Kumar Pandey, MA (Sanskrit), from the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi & Ācārya in Śāṅkara Advaita in the Sampurnananda Sanskrit University. Following the completion of his Ph.D., Dr. Tulasi Kumar Joshi joined Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan as Guest Faculty in Advaita Vedanta at their Guruvayoor Campus. He has delivered lectures on Vyākaraṇa, Nyāya and Advaita Vedānta at several Vakyārtha Sabhas. He has been invited to several Workshops, Seminars and Conferences, and has published research papers in national and international journals. He has keen interest in Yogic Philosophy too. He is also an expert in the epistemological and metaphysical aspects of Indian philosophy. He devotes significant effort in conducting and participating in traditional discourses on the Śāstras. He has also prepared students for such discourses. He has been conferred with the prestigious award of Suvarṇa-angulīyakam from the Mahasannidhānam at Sringeri Sharada Peetham.

Karthik Sharma is currently working as an Assistant Professor in Chinmaya Vishwa Vidyapeeth situated in Kochi,Kerala. He completed his graduation and Post graduation in Advaita Vedanta from The Madras Sanskrit College, Mylapore. Karthik Sharma completed his traditional studies in Advaita Vedanta under Dr. K. S. Maheswaran Namboothiri’s guidance, completing all the 15 levels of exams followed by the Mahapareeksha in Advaita Vedanta at Kanchee Veda Vedanta Sastra Sabha, Tenali. He also learned Tarka-Sastra in traditional style under Dr K. E. Devanathan. He also learned advanced Vedanta texts under Mahamahopadhyaya Dr. Mani Dravid Sastrigal. Karthik Sharma has participated as resource person in several Vakyartha sadas, Seminars,debates and Workshops across India. Karthik Sharma was honoured with the Golden Ring (Suvarnanguleeyakam) by Mahasannidhanam, Sringeri Mutt in the year 2019. He was also awarded with the title ‘Advaitavedantaratnam’ by Kanchi mutt in 2019 and advaita-vedāntavidvanmaṇiḥ’ by Indic Academy in the year of 2021. He was also honoured with the vidyānidhipuraskāra by sringeri mutt in the year of 2022.

Ananthalakshmi (Smrithi Rekha) Adinarayanan is the co-founder of Anaadi Foundation and Dharma Gurukulam. She is a national expert on Indian Knowledge Systems, author of IKS books for young learners and regularly teaches at IITDelhi. She was formerly an Edtech - Cognitive Science researcher and a Faculty member of the CSE Department at Amrita University. She has an MS in Information Systems from State University of New York, USA and Amrita University. With a rich experience in teaching and research, Smrithi has inspired several teachers and students through her insights on the teaching and learning process. In 2015, she was at the University of LAquila, Italy as Visiting Professor. She devotes her energies in designing the various initiatives and programs of Anaadi Foundation.

Dr. Ravi Gundlapalli deeply values his roots in Sanatana Dharma, and considers Jagadguru Adi Sankara as his mentor, and works closely with Brahmasri Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma garu. Ravi is a technology entrepreneur (Founder of MentorCloud), Author and Global Keynote Speaker on the topics of Mentoring, Entrepreneurship & Bhagavad Gita. Ravi helped create the Global Festival of Oneness as a month-long conference starting on Sankara Jayanthi to spread the life and works of Adi Sankara. Ravi also founded ‘KnowYourRoots’ Foundation with his wife Vani to rejuvenate and spread the essence of Sanatana Dharma among the modern generation. Ravi is an IITM alumni with a PhD from U Michigan. He is from Vijayawada and currently resides in Silicon Valley.

Surendranath Chandranath is a columnist and speaker on various topics relating to India’s History and specifically the traditional knowledge systems. He is a rasika of Carnatic music and folks art forms like therukoothu. He has also received basic training in Vedic chanting and is an avid student of ritualism across cultures. Surendranath has been a software engineer for 27 years and has Undergraduate and Master’s Degrees in Technology from IIT, Bombay. He lives in Chennai with his wife of 25 years and has two grown up children.

Maitri is a Vaishnavite by faith and a learner of Vedanta, Bharatiya culture and Sanskrit scriptures. She has pursued MA from Sampoornanand Vishvavidyalay, Varanasi with Vedant as the main subject. As the 17th descendent of Mahaprabhu Shri Vallabhachary, she has been studying all the Sampradayik scriptures of Pushti-Bhakti-Margiya sect from her father Shri Sharad Goswami and her revered Guru Goswami Shri Shyammanoharji for the last 14 years. In addition to Sampradayik scriptures, she has studied Sanskrit Vyakaran, Nyay, Sankhyashastra and philosophies of Shankaracharya, Ramanujachary, Madhvachary as a part of comparative studies. In accordance with her duties towards her sampraday, she currently preaches the scriptures written by Mahaprabhu Shri Vallabhachary and Vedic philosophy. She is working with her father at Shri Vallabhachary Vidyapeeth established in Gujarat for publishing, preserving and teaching the Vedic scriptures and Granthas written by the respected Acharyas of Vallabh Sampraday. She also teaches Vallabh Vedant in a Diploma course run by the department of Philosophy, University of Mumbai and is working as faculty in an online course regarding life and works of vallabhachary run by indica courses.

Swami Shantivratananda is a young Hindu monk (Sannyasin) belonging to the Ramakrishna Order. He is presently serving as the Minister in Charge of Ramakrishna Vedanta Centre, Dublin, (nee Eire Vedanta Society) Ireland. Prior to that he was serving at Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Mysuru in various capacities, mainly attending to the youth programs and other activities. He is initiated by Revered Swami Ranganathanandaji Maharaj (the 13th President of the Order) and joined the order in 2004 soon after his graduation. He took his final monastic vows in 2014 following extensive training in spiritual pursuits from the 15th President of the Order, Revered Swami Atmasthanandaji Maharaj. Swamiji is an erudite scholar and a philosopher, who was awarded a doctorate for his thesis entitled, “Swami Vivekananda’s Concept of Man – An Analytical Study”, from University of Mysore. He has also authored quite a number of books on Philosophy, Philosophers and Education at this young age. He can communicate in several languages, such as, Kannada, English, Sanskrit, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, and Bengali. He has contributed more than 50 research articles to reputed journals and contributes articles as a columnist to Karnataka newspapers. Swamiji was invited from several reputed universities of India for presenting papers and talks. He has participated in several media panel discussions conducted by Kannada TV Channels on religion and spirituality. He has also traveled to different places of Karnataka to address youths, spiritual aspirants, teacher-educators, research scholars, academic professionals, and trainee administrators of State Government of Karnataka and conducted regularly classes for Professors in University Grants Commission Human Resource Development Program. He has addressed more than one hundred thousand people on Personality Development, Indian Culture, Stress Management, Indian Philosophy, Scriptures, Ethics, Morality, Educational Philosophy, law of Karma etc. This has made him very popular among youths and he has been invited by several institutions as a motivational speaker to speak on how to develop concentration, how to face difficulties, being self-motivated and acquire self-confidence. He has been engaged extensively in student and youth counseling service. Versatile in Ramakrishna- Vivekananda literature and Sanskrit Scriptures, Swamiji has regularly conducted classes on Bhagavad Gita, Advaita Philosophy, Mind Management and Meditation etc. Presently Swamiji, after arriving in Ireland, is conducting scripture classes on Tattvabodha, Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi and Sri Ramakrishna, which are all live streamed, and can be viewed from Eire Vedanta Society.

Lakshminarayanan Satyan Chidambaran is a full-time student of Vedanta and Sanskrit based in Chennai. He has been studying Vedanta under his Guru, Pujya Swami Paramarthananda ji, since 2003. A graduate of IIT Madras in Computer Science and a post-graduate from the University of Michigan, Satyan served at a global software firm for 26 years in various technical leadership roles before leaving his job in 2019 to focus on his Vedanta and Sanskrit studies full-time. Satyan was first introduced to Vedanta almost three decades ago in 1996 at Chinmaya Mission when he was in the US. Subsequently, Satyan came across the teachings of his Parama Guru, Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati ji, who opened his eyes regarding Vedanta being a Pramāṇa for Ātma Jñānam. Satyan then studied Vedanta and Sanskrit for almost a decade under Shri Vijay Kapoor ji, a senior disciple of Pujya Swami Dayananda ji. At the same time, Satyan continued studying Prasthāna Traya and various Prakaraṇa granthas under his Guru, Swami Paramarthananda ji. At the Arsha Vidya Center in California, Satyan also helped organize public talks and retreats by Swami Viditatmananda ji and Swami Tattvavidananda ji. Subsequently, Satyan moved to Chennai in 2011 to continue his Vedanta studies directly under his Guru, Swami Paramarthananda ji. Satyan has also been studying Sanskrit at Saṃskṛta Bhārati, Pāṇinīya Vyākaraṇam under Dr. Sowmya Krishnapur, and Nyāya Shastra under Dr. Sathyanarayana C T. Satyan also teaches Vedanta through online classes and the Advaita-Drishti channel on YouTube. His writings at advaitadrishti.org dwell on the traditional teachings of Advaita Vedanta.

In his early years, Swami Aparajitananda earned his professional degrees in Electronics and Communication Engineering. He worked in Bangalore as a lecturer in an Engineering College for five years, before resigning from the job to study the Indian scriptures in depth. After undergoing intense training at Sandeepany Sadhanalaya in Mumbai for two years in the Residential Vedanta Course, Swamiji joined Chinmaya Mission as a full-time Brahmachari. In the year 2018, on Maha Shivaratri day, Swamiji was given Sannyasa Deeksha. Over the years, Pujya Swamiji has served the Mission centers in Bangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, and most recently in Mangalore. Since May 2023, Swamiji is serving Chinmaya Mission Chicago – Yamunotri as the Resident Swami. Swamiji has conducted several discourses in different parts of India and in reputed institutions like the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mumbai. Since coming to Chicago, Swamiji has visited over a dozen Chinmaya Mission Centers all over the US and enlightened thousands of devotees on various scriptural topics in person and on-line. The depth of his understanding along with clarity in the subject is clearly visible in all his discourses. He relates well to children, youth, and adults alike and has the innate ability to leave a lasting impression on all. In 2024, Swamiji was invited to serve as the Faculty of the Hindu Spiritual Care Program under the auspices of Chinmaya International Foundation for the aspiring Hindu Chaplains. He also contributes regularly to various magazines and his articles are widely appreciated by all.

Swamini Svatmavidyananda ji is a long-term disciple of Pujya Sri Swami Dayananda Saraswatiji. She is a prolific speaker and writer on Vedanta, and tours all over the world offering webinars and discourses on self-knowledge gained from the study of the Upanishads and the Gita. Swaminiji is the acharya of Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam, based in Eugene, Oregon, USA. She is the author of "Freedom from Distrust and Despair," and "Overcoming Self-Sabotage in Self-Knowledge." Swaminiji is a member of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, an interfaith organisation dedicated to world peace and harmony. She is also the President and convener of the Arsha Shakti, a brand new global foundation for Women's Empowerment and Liberation that is in the process of being incorporated in USA and India.

Siddhayogi Shriman Adinarayanan is a spiritual leader and co-founder of Anaadi Foundation, which he established with his wife, Matrushree Smrithi Adinarayanan, in 2015. He belongs to the spiritual parampara of Mahavatar Kriya Babaji and has spent over 250 days in mouna tapasya. After a profound spiritual experience during his graduate studies in the US, Adinarayanan returned to India to dedicate himself to spirituality and serving society. He and his wife lead a yogic life of simplicity and purpose, and have taught at various institutions, including IIT-Delhi, before starting Anaadi Foundation to share the essence of India's spiritual traditions with a wider audience.

Swami Sachidananda Saraswati is a revered spiritual leader and humanitarian who serves as one of the acharyas of Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, U.S.A. He is also the peetadhipati (head) of Sri Vasavi Peetam in Bangalore. He is known for his simple and clear teachings of Vedanta. Born with a spiritual inclination from a young age, Swami Sachidananda Ji completed his management degree as a gold medalist from Christ University, Bangalore. Despite his academic achievements, he felt drawn to a deeper calling and decided to embark on a spiritual quest. In 2012, Swamiji's life underwent a transformative change when he met his Guru, Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati Ji. This profound encounter inspired him to dedicate his life entirely to the pursuit of spiritual knowledge and service to humanity. Under his Guru's guidance, he immersed himself in the comprehensive study of the Vedas, Upanishads, and Bhagavad Gita at Arsha Vidya Gurukulam in Coimbatore and Rishikesh. He further studied Vedanta from Swami tattvavidananda ji at Rishikesh. At the age of 29, he received Sannyasa Deeksha on the sacred banks of the Ganga in Rishikesh from Swami Tattvavidananda Ji. Swami Sachidananda Ji uniquely blends modern perspectives with profound spiritual wisdom. His academic pursuits led him to Harvard University in Boston, USA, where he participated in a prestigious fellowship program in religious studies. Today, his mission focuses on spreading spiritual wisdom across India, the United States, and Europe, where he teaches meditation, the Upanishads, and the Bhagavad Gita. He regularly conducts spiritual retreats at Arsha Vidya Gurukulam in Pennsylvania, USA. Through his teachings and initiatives, Swamiji aims to sow the seeds of wisdom and selfless service, enabling individuals to attain happiness, peace, and spiritual fulfillment in this very life. Pujya Sachidananda Saraswati Swamiji stands as a luminous example of critical thinking, devotion, and service, illuminating the path of spirituality for seekers around the globe.

Deepa Bhaskaran Salem is a student of Advaita Vedanta and storyteller on Itihasa/Puranas. She speaks and writes on Hindu parenting and heritage, applying the lessons she has learnt from her gurus to the modern context. She is a technology marketer by profession.

Dr Ganesh Ishwar Bhat is the HOD & Professor in Advaita Vedanta Department, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan(Deemed University) Rajiv Gandhi Campus, SRINGERI. Born in Sirsi, North Kanara Dist. Karnataka. He had his Krishna Yajurveda adhyayana at Swarnavalli Mutt. After studying Advaita Vedanta under HH Sri Gangadharendra Saraswati Swamiji, he has qualified in the title examination Vidwan (M.A) from Karnataka Sanskrit University and M.A. in Sanskrit from Karnataka State Open University, Mysore. He received vidyāvāridhi (Ph.D.) degree from the Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha Tirupati, for the thesis namely A Critical Study of Advaita Philosophy in Vishnupurana on the basis of Sridhariya Commentary. He completed his Shikshashastri ( B Ed) in Rajiv Gandhi Campus Sringeri. He has edited 7 books and has written several research articles in Sanskrit and Kannada language. He has delivered lectures in several religious programs & participated in many Vakyarthasabhas and Kavigoshthis in different parts of the country.

Dr. V. Krishnamurthy (Prof. VK) is ex-Director of K.K. Birla Academy, New Delhi, was formerly Dy. Director and Prof. of Mathematics at BITS, Pilani for more than two decades. His mathematical career for half a century includes several books on Mathematics at all levels His spiritual journey started since boyhood through training and mentoring by his father Sri R. Visvanatha Sastrigal, a scholarly exponent and an example of the ideal Hindu way of life. Prof. VK has given several lectures to Indian and American audiences on Hindu scriptures, known for precision, clarity and an irresistible appeal to the modern mind. Even at an advanced age of mid-nineties, he has been writing and publishing books mostly in the areas of Sanatana Dharma. His recent books include THUS SPAKE KRISHNA, THOUGHTS OF SPIRITUAL WISDOM,` MEET THE ANCIENT SCRIPTURES OF HINDUISM, WISER– SANSKRIT MAXIMS EXPLAINED, and PRIMER OF SPIRITUALITY. RAMAYANA TRIO; PARAMACHARYA ON SOUNDARYALAHARI ana 250 TIDBITS FOR SANATANA DHARMA. Indic Academy awarded him Grateful -2-Guru award in 2019.