Our Advisors

Dr. RL Kashyap

Professor, Purdue University, USA Director, Sri Aurobindo Kapali Sastry Institute of Vedic Culture(SAKSHI), Bangalore, India ME. DIISc. Ph.D (Harvard University), Gordan McKay Prize fellow

In the field of Vedic studies, Dr. Kashyap has made fundamental contribution including the complete translation of all the four major Vedas namely Rig Veda Samhita, Krishna Yajurveda Samhita, Sama Veda, and Atharva Veda (one part), into English, consisting together of about 25000 metrical verses in the Sanskrit (Vedas).

Dr. Suresh

CA, CWA & Company Secretary
M.Com, PG. Diploma Foreign Trade Management

Sri Suresh is a finance professional currently working in Bangalore. Suresh has published 19 books on Vedic Recitation, particularly focusing on the Ghana Patha form of Vedic chanting in Rig Veda, Krishna Yajur Veda and Sukla Yajur Veda.

Dr. Karthikeyan

Director-General, National Human Rights Commission, India

Kaarthikeyan was awarded the Padma Shri in 2010 for his contribution to the field of Indian Civil Service. He held 3 high profile positions at the same timeSpecial Director, CBI Special Director General, CRPF, and head of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination.The secret of his limitless energy, unplumbed reserves of concentration and time management skills; a yogic lifestyle and philosophy.

Sadhvi Bhagwati Saraswati

Sadhviji is a renowned speaker. Her talks blend the knowledge and logic of the West with the insights, spirituality and wisdom of the East, and she is renowned as a spiritual bridge between the two cultures.

Don Paris

Don Paris, Ph.D (h.c.) is a published author, speaker, producer, and musician.

Don is well loved for his style of bringing challenging concepts into an easy to understand language and has been a popular speaker at the Global Sciences Congress, Congress of Spiritual Scientists, Quantum Energy Medicine Conference and the United States Psychotronics Association. 

Sri Ramachandra Guruji

Guruji is an internationally eminent Spiritual Master, Past Life Regression Therapist and Psycho Spiritual Hypnotherapist. With utmost simplicity and especially divine, his beautiful soul is filled with compassion and the desire to all those who are in need.

In the field of Vedic studies, Dr. Kashyap has made fundamental contribution including the complete translation of all the four major Vedas namely Rig Veda Samhita, Krishna Yajurveda Samhita, Sama Veda, and Atharva Veda (one part), into English, consisting together of about 25000 metrical verses in the Sanskrit (Vedas). He has continued the work of Sri Aurobindo and Kapali Sastry in revealing the deep meanings of Veda mantras. The translation has received deep praise from several well known authorities in Veda. In additioin to the translations, he has written in English about 25 compact expository books explaining the secrets in the Veda suktas. Most of them are translated into various Indian languages. Under his direction his major works are getting translated into Indian languages such as Kannada, Tamil, Telugu. For his work in Vedic studies, he has received the ‘Vedanga Vidvan’ award instituted by the Govt. of India Institution, Maharshi Sandepani Veda Vidya Patashala.

He was felicitated with “Rajyotsava Award” in 2012 by the Govt. of Karnataka and with “Vishveshwaraya Vijnana Puraskara” in 2013 by Swadeshi Science Movement and “Veda Brahma” Award in 2013 by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bangalore. Dr. Kashyap was honoured with Honorary D.Litt. by Karnataka Sanskrit University, Bangalore in 2014.

He still holds regular, weekly classes at SAKSHI explaining the deep meaning of the Veda mantra-s and Upanishads.
During his 33 years at Purdue, he has guided 50 students for Ph.D degree. He has published more than 250 research papers in advanced scientific Journals and delivered more than 200 papers at National and International conference, including several keynote speeches.

Sri Suresh is a finance professional currently working in Bangalore. Suresh has published 19 books on Vedic Recitation, particularly focusing on the Ghana Patha form of Vedic chanting in Rig Veda, Krishna Yajur Veda and Sukla Yajur Veda. He has also produced and published 9 audio CDs in the Ghana Patha recitation of mantras from these 3 Vedas.

Currently he is working on multiple books in Sukla Yajur Veda which include substantial research material. He has published a few research articles on Astrology in “The Astrological Magazine” and in ” The Chartered Accountant” Magazine.

He is learning Rig Veda from Sri B V Surya Narayana Bhat Ghanapatigal, Mylapore, Chennai and Sri Govinda Prakash Bhat Ghanapatigal, Bangalore and learning Krishna Yajur Veda from Sri V G Subramanya Ghanapatigal, Mylapore, Chennai and learnt Sukla Yajur Veda from Sri. Parasurama Ghanapatigal, Ambattur, Chennai.

Karthikeyan was awarded the Padma Shri in 2010 for his contribution to the field of Indian Civil Service. He held 3 high profile positions at the same timeSpecial Director, CBI Special Director General, CRPF, and head of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination.

The secret of his limitless energy, unplumbed reserves of concentration and time management skills; a yogic lifestyle and philosophy.  he gives the impression that whatever he undertakes he completes with dedication. Born near Coimbatore in a farming family, he did his master’s in horticulture and then a law degree. But his lifetook a sharp turn after he joined the IPS in1964.

Mr. Karthikeyan led a group of “Yatris” (pilgrims) on a month-long trekking to Kailash-Manasarovar, the holiest of holy places for Hindus, Buddhists and Jains in Tibet-China. He also visited Jerusalem, the holiest city for Christians and Jews and the second holiest place for Muslims. He travels widely and addresses gatherings in educational institutions, professional gatherings, police and other training academies, and public functions where he speaks on socially relevant subjects such as values, human rights, leadership, crisis management and investigation. Mr. Karthikeyan presently holds the position of Director General, National Human Rights Commission, India. 

Sadhviji is a renowned speaker. Her talks blend the knowledge and logic of the West with the insights, spirituality and wisdom of the East, and she is renowned as a spiritual bridge between the two cultures. She has spoken at several United Nations events, including with the Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General of the UN, and at many high-level international conferences and summits.
Sadhviji has received numerous national and international awards and recognition for her work with Water, Sanitation and Hygiene as well as women’s upliftment and empowerment including from the Cabinet Minister of Water Resources, Government of India as well as from the Ambassador of the United States to India.
She was officially initiated into the order of Sanyas (monastic renunciation) in the year 2000, by His Holiness Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, one of the most revered spiritual leaders in India and the President of Parmarth Niketan. At Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, She gives daily spiritual discourses and satsang, teaches meditation, provides counseling and oversees myriad charitable and humanitarian projects and activities.

Sadhviji serves as:
• Secretary-General of the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, an international interfaith organization dedicated to clean water, sanitation & hygiene(WASH)
• President of Divine Shakti Foundation, a foundation which runs free schools, vocational training programs and empowerment programs
• Director of the world-famous International Yoga Festival at Parmarth which has been covered in Time Magazine, CNN, New York Times and other prestigious publications

Don Paris, Ph.D (h.c.) is a published author, speaker, producer, and musician.

Don is well loved for his style of bringing challenging concepts into an easy to understand language and has been a popular speaker at the Global Sciences Congress, Congress of Spiritual Scientists, Quantum Energy Medicine Conference and the United States Psychotronics Association. 

He has worked in the field of Scalar Electromagnetics and Subtle Energy for over 30 years and taught people in over 35 countries around the world how to accurately detect and balance Subtle Energy fields.

Guruji is an internationally eminent Spiritual Master, Past Life Regression Therapist and Psycho Spiritual Hypnotherapist. With utmost simplicity and especially divine, his beautiful soul is filled with compassion and the desire to all those who are in need.

 His desire to spiritually came to him in the early years and Guruji was acquainted with many Sadhus, Siddha Purush and Swamiji’s (Spiritual Masters).

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