Authors Profile

Ms. Aditi Banerjee is a practicing attorney at a Fortune 500 financial services company.  She specializes in corporate tax law and worked in the New York and London offices of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. She co-edited the book, Invading the Sacred: An Analysis of Hinduism Studies in America.  She has published several essays on Hinduism and the Hindu-American experience in publications such as Outlook India and Swarajya, including “Hindu-Americans: An Emerging Identity in an Increasingly Hyphenated World”, which was included in The Columbia Documentary History of Religion in America since 1945 and “Hindu Pride”, which was included in Buddhists, Hindus, and Sikhs in America: A Short History (Religion in American Life). She earned her Juris Doctor from Yale Law School and received B.A. in International Relations, magna cum laude, from Tufts University.

Dr. Alka Sharma is Director of Self owned Export Company and Doctorate in Sanskrit Literature from Meerut University. Her interest lies in Bhartiya Darshan and Indian culture. Having 30 years of Teaching experience in teaching Sanskrit to  undergraduate students and as well as she is taking online Sanskrit classes for different age groups and various professionals like Doctors, Army officers and Management aspirants keen to learn Sanskrit language. Besides this, she is a freelancer and writes articles in the magazines. She has expertise in Yoga & Meditation from the beginning. She is an active member of various social organisations.

Mr. Alok Kumar Dwivedi is pursuing research as Senior Research Fellow from Department of Philosophy, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj. He is pursuing his research on a comparative Study of ‘Axiology : Indian and Western Perspectives’. He is also working on a project on ‘Economy of Philosophy’ in which he is trying to evaluate values and discover some tools to get financial values of behavior, relations, and other norms. Author’s several research papers has been published  in various national and international journals.

Mr. Anand Gaikwad, is a Corporate Director and a Farmer  combined  into one. Qualified as a Post Graduate in Commerce and a Member of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, New Delhi (ACS), he rose to the level of Executive Director & Company Secretary of a Listed Company in Corporate Sector. Although he has spent about 40 years in Corporate Sector, he has nursed his love for Agriculture all along. He has done panoramic studies in Homa farming, Bio-dynamic farming etc. He and his wife Dr. Snehalata Gaikwad (M.Sc. Ph.D.), who was a Professor at Ramnarayan Ruia College, Mumbai; developed a fully Integrated Organic Farm from a barren land. In recognition of his contribution to organic farming, the Maharashtra State Govt. Agriculture Dept. (M. S.) honoured him with a prestigious award of, “Krishi Bhushan Sendriya Sheti ( Organic Farming) 2013”. Presently he is focusing on research in Vedic Sciences related to “Yajna and its relationship with Agriculture, Environment and Ecology.”

Dr. Anju Seth is having about 37 years of teaching Sanskrit to undergraduate students and 15 years of teaching Post graduate students as an Associate Professor, Department of Sanskrit, Satyawati College, University of Delhi. Awarded with Five Gold Medals and Samaradhak Sammans for her academic excellence & contribution in promotion of Sanskrit. She has presented more than 19 research papers at various national/International seminars and conferences and published 11 research papers in national/international journals. Various events were chaired, coordinated and organized by her. She has guided more than 15 Ph.D. and M.Phil students in their quest for knowledge.

Ms. Anuja Sinha is associated as Director of Media Affairs, Maryada Foundation, USA. Currently she is working as Director and Anchor in TCN Media. She has worked in Doordarshan and private news channels for 10 years. During that she was engaged in Anchoring, News Reading, Script Writing, Copy Editing, Proof Reading, Reporting, Camera Handling etc. She is Alumni of Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication, Bhopal. As her interest in Art and Culture, She learned Bharatanatyam from Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad.

Dr. Aparna Dhir Khandelwal is an Assistant Professor, Institute of Advanced Sciences, Dartmouth, MA, USA. She is an alumnus of University of Delhi. Her research interests are Vedas and Indology. She authored a book “Yajurvediye Brahamano mein Jyotish ke Tattva” and has presented several research papers in various national & international conferences out of which her few papers are awarded. Some of her papers & articles have published in journals and magazines. She is associated with WAVES for more than fifteen years. She is also an advisory board member of Vedic journal “Vaidika Vag Jyotih”-Biannual Journal published from Haridwar, Uttrakhand, India.

Ms. Aparna Sharma is a Consultant, Trainer, a Mentor and well known mental health professional through Vedic integration. She is a believer of Advaita Philosophy. She is a pioneer in integrating the Indian system of intervention as a therapy and Integrative intervention therapist. Ms. Sharma is Shiv Yoga Upasika, learned Vedic yoga where she uses Vedic mindfulness tools and traditions into her practice. All her offering and standard services are facilitated through her wellness centre named –Anantham Mind Studio, New Delhi. She is part of Vedic and Scientific Research Foundation and pursuing PhD in Yog and Mental Health.

Dr. Athavale is a world-renowned clinical hypnotherapist. His transition to fully devoting his life to spirituality took place when some of his patients were cured by spiritual healing methods. This led him to explore the field of spirituality, and learned its ubiquitous effect on human life. He pioneered the Personality Defect Removal process (PDR), which became the first step in an 8-step method for faster spiritual progress. Over the past three decades, He has conducted hundreds of spiritual research projects and written over 300 Holy texts on various subjects related to spirituality. He founded the Maharshi University of Spirituality to teach 14 vidyas (sciences) and 64 kalas (art-forms) from a spiritual perspective and to help humanity gain access to spiritual practice methods for faster spiritual progress.

Prof. Bal Ram Singh is President of the Institute of Advanced Sciences, Dartmouth, MA, USA. He has been Professor (1990-2014) of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, and the Founding Director (2000-2014) of Center for Indic Studies at UMass Dartmouth, Director of Botulinum Research Center, and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar. He writes on value of ancient Indian traditions for the modern times. He is also the Executive Mentor of the School of Indic Studies, Institute of Advanced Sciences where his research includes Ayurvedic science and technology, Yoga and Consciousness, Vedic education pedagogy, and Vedic social and political traditions. He is also a Fellow of Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Advanced Study, JNU, New Delhi.

Prof. C. L. Prabhakar obtained Ph.D. in Vedic Studies (thesis on’ Sukla Yajurveda’) from Poona University, Poona in 1968. He is former Professor of Sanskrit and has published many books and articles. He taught Vedas at Hindu University of America, Orlando, FL. Honored with the award ‘Veda Vaaridhi’, currently he is director of the Nada Veda Adhyayana Kendra, Bangalore. He is active to spread Vedic heritage and culture. He is President, WAVES, Bangalore Chapter.

Sh. Charan JS Manektala acted as Dean of Deans for accredited Technology Training Institutes, granting associate and bachelor’s degrees in Information and Electronics Technologies to tens of thousands of students.  He has taught at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, at University of Louisiana, Lafayette and at University of California, Santa Cruz. Charan holds a BSEE, and a MSEE from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, has completed pre-medical curriculum and has pursued Graduate work in Biotechnology at John Hopkins University. Earlier, he worked as a corporate business leader, at various Silicon Valley technology firms, for Twenty plus years. Presently, Charan is an Investment Advisor and a Financial Planner, registered with the Financial Regulatory Authority (FINRA) of USA.

Dr. D. Parashar is retired as an Associate Professor of Physics from ARSD College, University of Delhi. He earned his B.Sc. (Hons) and M.Sc. degrees from University of Delhi; and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from University of Hawaii (USA). He has published more than 75 research papers in International Journals and also co-authored a graduate text book. He has successfully supervised several M. Phil and Ph. D. students.

Dr. Dhananjay Bhanja is teaching Sanskrit since 20 years in Surat, Gujarat and is the editor of the only daily Sanskrit newspaper of India since 10 years and regularly reviews book of various global authors. Further he is an active member of various Sanskrit organizations. He has written 4 books and many articles those are published in reputed journals. He is also a resource person in NCERT, New Delhi.

Dr. Dhananjay B. Ghare received his Ph.D. in Solid State in 1967. He worked in various capacities in the R&D areas such as Solid State devices, Microelectronics, Nano_electronics, Bio_medical_electronics etc. in Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and retired  in 2005. Right from his childhood he had interest in Vedic, Upanishadic literature and he was a founder member of “Sanskruta_Sangha” at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and served the Society in various capacities including Vice_President, President etc. and organized programs on Scientific and Technologically relevant information in ancient Veda_geetopanishadic and Pauranic literature. He has been working on these lines for over five decades by now.

Mr. I. K. Narang, Former Assistant Commissioner, Dairy Development, Government of India. Apart from being a dairy technologist Sh. Narang has a Master’s degree in Vedic literature from Gurukul Kangari University Haridwar and is a Consultant Naturopath.

Brig (Dr.) J.S. Rajpurohit is a Decorated officer of the Indian Army with a superior record of successfully delivering results while commanding a force of thousands, leading planning, execution and co-ordination of operational, administrative undertakings in military, civil, industrial and academic fields. He is alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. The officer has served in UN Mission assignments at Cambodia. He has been awarded thrice for bravery in counter insurgency operations and once for his academic excellence. His academic qualifications include Masters in Management Studies (MMS) and Masters of Philosophy (M Phil) and PhD in management from Osmania University, Hyderabad. He has been instructor in CDM in the department of Organizational Behaviour and has been Head of Faculty, Behavioural Sciences at the College of Defence Management. Visiting faculty to large number of military, civil and corporate institutions.

Dr. Jayanti P Sahoo is the Associate Professor and Head of Philosophy Department, Janki Devi Memorial College, University of Delhi. She has 22 years of teaching experience. She has presented several papers in international and national level seminars. She also has a book and several articles to her credit. She is associated with various co-curricular and extra-curricular programs. To mention a few, she is the Deputy coordinator of NCWEB, General Secretary of Centre for Career Counselling, Career Opportunities, and Skill Enhancement, JDMC, member of the academic excellence committee, the program coordinator for the regular yoga course etc. She also worked with Ministry of Education-MGNCRE as District Resource person. She is working on Research Projects from ICPR and JDMC. She is the supervisor of 3 MPhil and 5 PhD research Scholars, Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi.

Mr. Jeffrey Armstrong (Kavindra Rishi) is founder of VASA – Vedic Academy of Sciences & Arts, Canada, USA and a relationship expert, philosopher, practitioner and teacher of the Vedas for over 40 years. He is an International Speaker, Award-winning poet and best-selling author of numerous books. He is a sought after guest expert on TV and radio talk. For 15 years, he was a corporate executive in Silicon Valley. He is Media and Communications Director for both the Vedic Friends Association (VFA) and the Hindu Collective Initiative for North America (HCI-NA).

Mrs. Kamlesh Kapur has a Masters in Economics, and in Education. She has written several books, papers, short stories, and poems. She has conducted several workshops for parents and teachers on how to learn to coexist in a diverse world with myriad faiths and multiethnic demography. As a guest speaker in high schools, colleges, interfaith panel discussions etc she highlights key beliefs of Hindu dharma and significant aspects of Indian culture. Her book, ‘Hindu Dharma- A Teaching Guide’ guides teachers and parents to teach Hindu dharma as a science, highlighting the elements of physics, philosophy and psychology. Her earlier book, Portraits of a Nation – History of Ancient India has been hailed as path breaking work on evidence-based historiography.

Mr. Kanuj Bishnoi is General Secretary, Advanced Research Organisation of Micro Astrology (AROMA). He did Vedic Acharya as Guru-Shishya Parampara in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. He worked towards expanding his knowledge in divine science of Vedic Astrology, formulated a five-rule theory of Vedic Astrology, conducted workshops on understanding the various important aspects in life through Vedic astrology and also on ancient Bhrigu-Nandi Nadi Samhita. Honored by many organizations as a Vedic healer & Vedic Vaastu expert. He is visiting professor of many Astrological institutions in major Indian cities and has published several articles in Jyotish magazines & journals.

Dr. Koenraad Elst, born in 1959 in Leuven, Belgium, studied Sinology, Indology and Philosophy and did his Ph.D. on the ideological development of Hindu Revivalism. He worked as a political journalist and as a foreign-policy assistant in the Belgian Senate, but mainly as a independent writer. He became fairly well-known in India with his argumentation in favour of the Ayodhya temple, now vindicated, and with his work on the Aryan homeland question, still controversial.

Mr. M.S. Srinivasan is Senior Research Associate, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Research in Social Sciences, Sri Aurobindo Society, Puducherry, India. The main theme of his studies and research is to evolve an integral-spiritual approach to human development and its application to various fields of knowledge and activities of life with a dominant interest and focus on Management, Psychology, Social Sciences and Indian Culture. He is the editor of e-magazine in management published by SAFIM: Fourth Dimension Inc. towards Integral Management.

Prof. (Retd.) Mala Rani Guru is born to a freedom fighter father Brahm Dev Shastri. She did UG (1969) from Daulat Ram Collage and PG (1971) in Sanskrit with specialization in Philosophy from University of Delhi. Later she joined R K Mahila Collage, Vinoba Bhave University Hazaribag as lecturer of Sanskrit literature and remained engaged in teaching and research in Sanskrit literature of Kalidas for the next 35 years. She has faint childhood memories of painting with her father from where she inherited her own painting  skills.

Ms. Manju Acharya has done Masters in Philosophy from University of Delhi. She served as PRO, in Indian Railways, Public Sector Enterprise, IRCON. She has interest and good experience in Media Relations, Event Management, News Writing and Journalism.

Mr. Michael Sternfeld has over 300 productions in theatre, dance, audio and video to his credit. He earned his MA in Vedic Science from Maharishi University of Management, during which he became fascinated with the Ramayana. He has spent the last 25 years creating numerous productions of the great epic, including two major theatrical productions, an outdoor theme park, and the first complete audio production of the unabridged Ramayana of Valmiki. At 75 hours long, this dramatic production is the world’s longest audio book and was awarded the 2004 Outstanding Project of the Year by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and Humanities Iowa. He has also published numerous scholarly papers, and has been exploring the application of the teaching of the Ramayana in executive leadership settings. He is also working with the Sagar family of Ramayana fame on a film version of the Ramayana. His mission has been to bring out the knowledge and wisdom of the Ramayana by making its essential themes more accessible to Western audiences.

Dr. Nandini Samant M.B.B.S., D.P.M. (Consulting Psychiatrist) at Maharshi University of Spirituality. She started her spiritual practice under the guidance of His Holiness Dr. Athavale. She was actively involved in spreading spirituality in society. Presently she is based in the Spiritual Research Centre of Maharshi Adhyatma Vishwavidyalay in Goa.

Ms. Neera Misra is an independent scholar and the Chairperson Trustee of Draupadi Dream Trust which works for creating a better understanding and appreciation of ancient Bhartiya itihasa n sanskriti. She has edited 6 books on the various aspects of ancient Bharat topic.

Mr. Nilesh Nilkanth Oak is an author and writes extensively on ancient Indian history at www.nileshoak.wordpress.com. He is currently working on 4 books and has written two books in the past which are critically acclaimed. When did the Mahabharata War Happen? The Mystery of Arundhati was written in 2011 and was nominated for the Lakatos award given annually by the LSE. His second book The Historic Rama was written in 2014. Nilesh holds an MBA and an M.S. in Chemical Engineering and is also Adjunct Assistant Professor at School of Indic Studies, Institute of Advanced Sciences, Dartmouth, MA, USA. He resides in Atlanta, GA, USA.

Dr. Poonam Ghai, has  experience of teaching Undergraduate for about 24 years and experience of Postgraduate for 5 years. She has specialization in ‘Sahitya’ and her interests  in ‘Vedas’ and ‘Mythology’. She has presented more than 28 research papers at various national and international seminars & conferences out of which her few papers are awarded. Author’s 21 research papers and articles have published in national/international journals and magazines. Several events were chaired and coordinated by her. She is guide of Ph.D. students. She is associated with WAVES for more than 8 years. She is Executive Committee Member of ITS. She is  member of HDPRTC.

Dr. Pravesh Saxena is a Retd. Associate Prof., Skt., Zakir Husain, Delhi University. She has published 40 books & 500 articles in all the leading newspapers and magazines. She writes in Sanskrit, Hindi and English. She has profusely translated from Sanskrit to Hindi, Bangla to Hindi, English to Hindi and Sanskrit, also from Punjabi to Hindi. Her specialization is Vedic studies. She has been editing Ved savita, a quarterly magazine for the last so many years. Her interests are varied, so she writes almost on all possible subjects useful for humanity at large. Presently she is working on projects on Women, Philosophy of death and so on. She has been awarded many prizes and awards from Sanskrit, Hindi academy and other institutions.

Dr. R. S. Kaushal has done M.Sc. & Ph.D. in Physics. Because of his keen interest he has also done Ph.D. in Philosophy. He has worked as UGC Research Professor and also as Guest Faculty, in the Department. of Physics. & Astrophysics, University of Delhi, after superannuation in 2009 from Ramjas College, Univ. of Delhi. The author of five books and the co-author of a sixth one, Dr. Kaushal has published more than 140 research papers in the fields of general theoretical physics, theoretical nuclear & particle physics, classical and quantum mechanics, dynamical systems,  philosophy of science and of psycho-science.

Dr. Raghava S. Boddupalli, has more than 35 years of experience as a scientist in field of Plant Biology and Agriculture Biotechnology. He worked as a Scientist in the Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. During his scientific career, he has published several papers and reviews in national and international journals. Over the last ten years, he has completed studying Taittirīya Saṃhita, Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa and Taittirīya Āraṇyaka. This has inspired him to publish few journal papers and also a book titled, ‘Taittirīya Yajurvedīya Āśīrvāda Manjarī’. He has also completed a project titled, ‘Plant Biology of Yajurveda’ sanctioned by the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi.

Dr. Raj Kumar has developed a broad multidisciplinary background in analytical chemistry, biochemistry, spectroscopy, biophysical studies, cell culture, cell and animal assays. He is an alumni of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi where he completed his bachelor and master in science. He completed his Ph.D. from University of Massachusetts, USA, in the field related to Botulinum Neurotoxin. Before joining to the institute, he worked as a lecturer in UMASS, Dartmouth. Apart from his own field, he has also developed the interest in studying the various aspects of Vedas. He already published an article about Ayurveda. As a rational thinker, he emphasized more on scientific aspects of Vedas. He is Assistant Professor, Institute of Advanced Sciences, Dartmouth, MA.

Dr. Rajkumari Trikha has retired from Maitreyi college, as Associate Professor of Sanskrit after 40 years of  teaching. She has a keen and inter-disciplinary research aptitude. She has actively participated and presented research papers in around fifty National and international conferences. Five published books and hundred research papers, published in Journals of International repute, to her credit. Although A doctorate in “Alamkaras in the works of Bana Bhatta“, she was fascinated by Yoga and specialized in Yoga and The Mahabharata in her post  Ph.D works. She writes on application of Ashtang Yoga in day to day life to gain holistic health. She believes that most of the diseases are caused by negative thoughts. She has few videos on YouTube about this theory. Presently she is working on the Therapeutic aspect of meditation on seven chakras in human body.

Prof. Rajeev Srinivasan has been a columnist for over twenty years in several publications including Rediff, Swarajya, Open Magazine, the Pioneer, DNA, New Indian Express and so on. He was one of the earliest nationalist Hindu voices on the net, and can lay fair claim to be the ‘Original Internet Hindu’ from 1995. He has been writing on Indian culture, economy, and foreign policy. He is also a technology and innovation expert, and spent many years in Silicon Valley and India in high-tech strategy and marketing roles. He co-authored India’s first Intellectual Property Policy. He is an IIT Madras and Stanford Business School graduate and has taught innovation and design thinking at several IIMs.

Mr. Rajiv Malhotra is an internationally known researcher, writer, speaker and public intellectual on current affairs as they relate to civilizations, cross-cultural encounters, spirituality and science. He established Infinity Foundation and has conducted original research in a variety of fields that has influenced many other thinkers in India and the West. He has disrupted the mainstream thought process among academic and non-academic intellectuals alike, by providing fresh provocative positions on Dharma and on India. He has authored few game-changing books, hundreds of articles, provided strategic guidance to numerous organizations and has over 800 video lectures available online. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Center for Indic Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Member, Board, WAVES-USA and is adviser to various organizations.

Mrs. Rati Hegde is a columnist, author, story teller and mother of three young adults. Her write-ups on Spirituality, Current Affairs, Politics, Women Empowerment, busting narratives against Hinduism, Protection of the Indian breed of Cows, etc have appeared on various portals including Organiser, Hindupost, Indusscrolls and others. Her latest book “Tales of Bharat” has now hit the stands.

Dr. Ravi P Bhatia was a scientist who did his PhD from USA many decades ago. He work in the area of Gandhian thought, Human Rights and Environment. His two books and about hundred articles on various subjects are published. Currently he is keen on writing  poems in Hindi.

Dr. Rishiraj Pathak is faculty at SPM College, University of Delhi. He has authored a poetry book in Sanskrit, written one play and eight scripts for Indian classical dance. Few edited books are also to his credit. He holds a secretarial post at Devavani Parishad, Bharatiya Sanskrit Patrakara Sangh and Sangeet Sarita. He is formally trained in classical music and the oral tradition of Vedic chanting.  

Mr. Sameer Barve is an Insurance Professional at a leading Life Insurance Company. He is an Associate member of Insurance Institute of India and devotes his time in creating Insurance awareness. Moreover, he has been studying astronomy for 17 years since graduation. He has extensively worked on using Low Power Wireless Personal Area Network using IPv6 technology for agricultural sector and also published research papers highlighting the methodology followed. Recently, he has been exploring ancient Indian texts for astronomical references and also presented his research works at conferences. He is also a tech-geek who keeps exploring different sky simulators testing their accuracy and precision.

Dr. Sampadananda Mishra is passionate about Sanskrit. He has spoken at various conferences both nationally and internationally, conducts workshops, teacher training programmes and authored many books. Dr. Mishra has launched the first ever 24 hours Sanskrit Radio called Divyavani. The Govt. of India has conferred the President’s award (Maharshi Badarayna Vyasa Samman 2011) on Dr. Mishra for his outstanding contribution to Sanskrit.

Mr. Sashi Kejriwal is President, World Association for Vedic Studies.

Dr. Shakuntala did M.A. and Ph.D. from North-Easter-Hill-University, Shillong, Meghalaya. She has authored the following books – Enquiry into Nature of Self (2009), Essays on Philosophy of JidduKrishnamurti (2010), ‘What Ought I to Do?’ The Gita’s Perspective (2014), Rethinking Philosophy of JidduKrishnamurti (2015), and Revisiting the Upanisads (2016). She is Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy,  University of Gauhati, Guwahati, Assam.

Prof. Shashi Tiwari is an eminent Vedic and Sanskrit scholar. She has served University of Delhi for 38 years as Professor of Sanskrit at Maitreyi College. Authored 30 books and over 150 research papers. Apart from these she wrote many articles for various magazines and has broadcast about 150 talks for All India Radio based on Sanskrit studies. She is honoured with 22 academic awards including the most prestigious ‘Rastrapati Samman, 2015’.

Prof. Shive K. Chaturvedi is Professor (Emeritus) at the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. He is professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Geodetic Engineering: He is also an adjunct Graduate faculty in Biomedical Engineering, and Comparative Studies in Humanities. He is known as a  Researcher, Thinker, Practitioner, Writer and Speaker, especially on the Foundations of Sciences, Humanities, Religions and Arts.

Dr. Shruchi Singh is a Research Associate, Kuruom School of Advanced Sciences, India (an associate Institute of INADS, Dartmouth, USA). She has done research on ‘Religious Pluralism in Contemporary Indian Philosophy‘ from Department of Philosophy,  Aligarh Muslim University, India. Her research interests include Indian Philosophy, Indian Knowledge Systems, and Socio-Political Understanding. Few of her research works are published in National and International journals and an article on ISKCON news website. She has also presented papers in National and International conferences. Other than research interests, she pursue Film-making, Sketching, and Painting as her hobbies.

Dr. Shyam Deo Mishra is Assistant Professor and National Coordinator of Jyotish at Mukta-Swadhyaya-Peetham (Institute of Distance Education),  Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi

Dr. Soma Basu has worked for various research projects in Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata; The Asiatic Society, Kolkata and Somaiya Centre for Indological and Buddhist Studies, Mumbai, and as a lecturer for the project of Vedas & Vedic Sciences. Apart from her proficiency in Sanskrit, she has knowledge of German language. Her research papers have been published from various institutions of Calcutta, Bombay, Sarnath, New Delhi, etc. She has participated in national and international conferences & workshops and presented papers relating to Buddhistic studies, Vedic studies, ancient Indian history, rites & rituals etc. She has three monographs and a number of international and national level publications to her credit. She is a life member/member of the various prestigious academic bodies.

Mr. Subodh Kumar started his career with Engineering, worked with industries for over 45 years. For the last more than 15 years he is devoting full time to issues relating to Indian Cows-Nutrition-Organic-Agriculture and study of Vedas. Maharshi Dayanand Gosamwardhan Kendra, Delhi is non-profit organization where Mr. Kumar giving voluntary free service & dedicating in developing and maintaining Indian breeds of cows.

Mrs. Sushma Sharma is a Principal, New Vision Intermediate College, Kanpur, UP, India. She is M.A., B.ed. and has 35 years of teaching and administrative experience.  Also, this year she has started a new CBSE board school “Vision Vedanta Public School” in Kanpur.

Mrs. Suvrata Vinod is a scholar working for Anandavan Bhakta Samudaya, an Institute of Advanced Studies in Veda and Science. It is a charitable society formed by Scientists mostly from DRDO and Vedics. She has been practicing Vedic Rituals of Shrout and Grihya since last 20 years. She also practices Spiritual Counselling for Ramakrishna Mission, Varanasi. Previously, she was a Management Consultant and a Professional Member of Indian Society of Applied Behavioural Sciences.

Mr. Vidya Sagar Verma is a Retd.Indian Foreign Officer. Has served as Ambassador to Kazakhastan and Papua New Guinea and Deputy Director General ICCR. Has authored  Yoga Darshana Kavya Vyakhya and Lessons in Practising Yoga. Dedicated to promotion of Yoga and Indian culture.  Following pages are to his credit: Yoga Darshana Kavya Bhashya Gaan, Yoga Darshana Kavya Vyakhya, Yoga – Abhyas Vidhi, Yoga Lessons, The Vedic Trinity, and Vedic Manyatayen. He is a life member of WAVES.

Mr. Vikram Bhatia is an entrepreneur from Indore. He enlightened himself that Vedic Philosophy is not related to religious rituals what we Hindus today follows. So, his areas of interest are Vedic Philosophy and for which he totally depend on swadhaya.