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Dr.H R Nagendra is the President of Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samathana (VYASA) and also the Chancellor of Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana University (S-VYASA University). Dr. H R Nagendra, is widely recognized across the world as Yoga Guru.
Born on Janauary 1, 1943. Dr. H R Nagendra recived his Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore University in and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore in 1968. Later served as faculty of IISc in Department of Mechanical Engineering. Served as Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the University of British Columbia, Canada in 1969. In 1970 moved to NASA Marshall Space Flight Centre, USA as Post-Doctoral Research Associate. In 1972 Moved to Engineering Science Laboratory, Harvard University, USA as a Consultant and also a Visiting Staff at Imperial College of Science and Technology, London.
Dr. H R Nagendra, During 1975, joined Vivekananda Kendra, a service mission, as Honorary Director of Training Centre, Vivekanandapuram, Kanyakumari. Served as Secretary, Vivekananda Kendra Yoga Therapy & Research Committee (VK YOGAS) during 1979-1986. During 1993-2000 served All India Vice-President.
Dr. H R Nagendra, is Serving as President Viveknanda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (VYASA), Bengaluru, since 2000 . Served as Vice Chancellor Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samthana University (S-VYASA) from 2002-2013 and serving as Chancellor from 2013. Apart from this, Currently Dr H R Nagendra is the Chairman, IDY (Internal national Day of Yoga) Experts Committee, Task force of AYUSH (Ministry of Health &Family Welfare), SAC of CCRY (CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH IN YOGA AND NATUROPATHY), Government of India.
Dr. Nagendra is covted with DSc (Hoonory Causa) from KIIT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Dr. H R Nagendra has published 30 Research Papers in Engineering, 135 papers on Yoga and Published 28 books on Yoga. Dr. H R Nagendra has guided 32 PhD students.
Dr H R Nagendra, is the recipient of many honors and awards from various national and international institutes and organizations. Dr H R Nagendra, is mentor for many educational and other organization
Dr H R Nagendra, is Chairman and Member for various Government and Non-Government Committees and Organizations
The best teacher is always the best student. The only sure listener is the speaker himself/ herself. The best instructor of Yoga is the constant practitioner of yoga.
Yoga is the treasure house of health, wealth, strength and wisdom of mankind. Blessed are Indians to have inherited it from the great masters of yoga from times immemorial. Yoga is the sure panacea to all the ills and evils, both at the individual level and global level. There is nothing impossible for yoga to achieve. Yoga is available for practice and perfection at physical, emotional intellectual, moral, ethical, social, national, global and spiritual levels.
Yogas are chiefly four, culminating in the Prapatti yoga or Self surrender (Ishwara Pranidhana). The four streams of Yoga are: Raja Yoga (of will power), Jnana Yoga (of knowledge and intelligence), Bhakti Yoga (of noble love and emotions), and Karma Yoga (of welfare activities and service).
All these Yogas are meant to make man a better man. By practicing yoga, everybody becomes ennobled and elevated. It is through the practice of yoga that the Self blossoms and shines. Spiritual illumination, social uplift, ethical excellence, moral uprightness and health at all levels are surely available for practitioners of yoga.
All the ailments which are not communicable are due to psychic imbalance and psychic weakness. This sickness at the psychic level is Adhi, which later percolates into the body as Vyadhi (sickness). By the practice of Yoga, one can easily prevent Adhi, thereby Vyadhi as well. Yoga not only prevents sickness but promotes positive health. It is yoga that keeps us peaceful and makes us useful. Let us be peacefully useful and usefully peaceful through yoga.
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Professor K B Akhilesh – Senior Professor, Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. President of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Rae Bareli. He is also an Member, Board of Governors Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak. He is also an Honorary Dean at S-VYASA (Yoga University). He is also the co-ordinator for MTech program for Technology Management at Defense Institute of Advanced Technology. Professor Akhilesh completed his PhD from Indian Institute of Science with a gold medal, Master of Social Work (Ist Rank) and Graduation in Science. He has guided over 30 doctoral students. His recent book is ‘R&D Management’ published by Springer.
Professor Akhilesh has been a Senior Professor of Human Resource Management, Organizational Behaviour and Technology Management. He has published over 140 papers in Indian and international journals. He has authored 12 books. His specific research interest include Collective Intelligence at the team level, Family Business performance, Expertise Transfer, Team design for virtual work and product development, Vocational Skill development, Organizational development and Change Management.
Professor Akhilesh has served as an external PhD examiner in India, South Africa and USA.
Professor Akhilesh has been a visiting faculty at many universities and organizations worldwide, including USA, Germany, France, Japan, Canada, Lisbon Portugal, Belgium and Sweden. He was an (Adjunct Professor) at George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) and Visiting Professor at University of Hamburg, School of Information. He has taught two courses Knowledge Management and International Business Leaders in Pforzheim University and Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences, Lemgo, Germany. He was also invited as a Visiting Researcher by Japan Institute of Labor, Tokyo.
As a consultant and a trainer he has interacted with Daimler Chrysler, Airbus Industries, Pratt and Whitney USA, Lapp India, International Labor Organization, Volkswagon, Vee Tech, Honeywell, BSNL, 5th Central Pay Commission, Central Silk Board, DRDL (DRDO), LRDE, CPRI, Karnataka Power Corporation, KSRTC, KSFC, Kudremukh, Axes Technologies, Quest–Global, Central Power Research Institute, Siemens, ABB, HMT, BEL, HAL, ITI, BEML, WIPRO, TITAN, Philips Software, ACE Designers, Union Bank of India, World Bank, Azim Premji Foundation, Coffee Board, Rubber Board and others. As a corporate management trainer and facilitator, he has participated in over 1,000 Management Development Programs.
Dr. Melukote K. Sridhar, MA (Sans), MA (Eng), PhD is currently the REGISTRAR of S-VYASA Deemed to be University and formerly the Dean, Division of Yoga & Humanities (2018 - 2019), Dean of Spirituality (2017 - 2018) and Dean of Academics (2016-17) S-VYASA Yoga University (Deemed to be), Jigani, Anekal Taluk, Bengaluru. He was Assistant Professor of Hinduism and Indian Philosophy at Hindu University of America, Orlando, Florida State, USA ( 1-1 2004 to 31-12- 2005), Adjunct Professor at Union University, Cincinnati, USA (2005 - 07). Hon. Director of Research, Sri Chidambara Institute for Research and Development, Gubbi, Karnataka. He was the Registrar of Karnataka Samskrit University, Chamarajapet, Bangalore (June 07, 2014 to December 06, 2015), Deputy Director, Publications wing, Karnataka Samskrit University (March 2012 – July 2013) and Hon. Dean, Division of Yoga and Spirituality, Yoga University (2009-16). He was an Associate Professor of Sanskrit, National Degree College (Autonomous), Basavanagudi, Bangalore - 560 004 and was HOD of Sanskrit, National Degree College (Autonomous), Jayanagar VII Block, Bangalore -70. He was a Fulbright Scholar (2000) with South Carolina University, USA (selected by the Indian and the USA Governments), He has presented papers in 45 International conferences (USA, UK, Europe and South - East Asia), 45 National conferences and has participated in panel discussions on ancient thoughts and modern contemporary issues at the global level.
Prof. Sridhar has given invited lectures at Harvard University, Universities at Berkeley, Stonybrook, USA, Oxford University, UK and several universities in India. He has successfully guided five Indian candidates, a Guyanese Indian, an American Indian for their doctorate and M. Phil degrees (1995-2019), currently guiding seven students for their PhD in Yoga, and was a nominated member of PhD committees and Thesis evaluator of Hindu University of America, Orlando, Bangalore, Tumkur, Gulbarga, Jain Universities, SVYASA Bangalore and also D.Litt Committee of SVYASA. He is nominated member of Board of Studies of Mangalore, Kuvempu, Tumkur, Jain, SVYASA universities.
His publication comprises of twenty seven books, two monographs, Three Felicitation volumes ( Centenerian Dr. G Venkatasubbaiah, world Yoga scientist Dr. H R Nagendra and Justice Dr. M Rama Jois) and twenty articles in international peer reviewed Journals and volumes. He has edited/ co-edited several journals and was the Assistant Editor (International), Encyclopedia of Hinduism, USA and India. Chief- Editor of Kannada-English Concise Dictionary (2004). He was a nominated Theological Advisor in Child and Adolescent Spirituality wing of Search Institute, Minneapolis, USA. He was a UGC Research Fellow (1996-98). He is the Hon. Director of the Indological Research Foundation, Bangalore. He is the nominated member, Centre for Classical Kannada, Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga (2013 -14) and a member of NAAC Peer Team (2017). Currently Editor and Reviewer, International Journal (Indexed) of Yoga (Philosophy, Psychology and Parapsychology) published by PUBMED.
He was a recipient of Ramkrishna International Sanskrit Award (2000) from The Canadian World Education Foundation - Saraswati Vikas, Canada, CTNS Berkeley Global Award for Baccalaureate course development (2001) USA, a Global Indian Awardee (2006) from Chanakya Foundation, Ideal Teacher award from Kashi Sheshasastri Trust, Bangalore (2007), Kapali Shastri Veda Puraskar (2009) and recipient of three state awards (Karnataka Tilaka, Karnataka Kesari 2006, Kempegowda award BBMP, Karnataka Govt, 2011) and National Award for Exemplary Teaching (2011) from Garden City University, Bangalore.
He has documented seminar proceedings of UNDP, UNFPA on population, environment and gender issues. Dr Sridhar was on the Organizing Committee (Core group) of the Tenth World Sanskrit Conference, Bangalore (Jan. 1997), and World Samskrit Book Fair (Jan. 2011), Bangalore. Prof. Sridhar has produced Videos on Sanskrit course online (2018), An Introduction to Indian Philosophy (2019), Indology (2003) and environment (2009). He is a high altitude trekker, Events Manager, nominated member and office bearer of several State, national and International academic bodies such as GOPIO - New York, Fulbright Alumni Association - Bangalore Chapter, All Karnataka Sanskrit Association, The Bangalore Science Forum and The Mythic Society, Bangalore.
Dr. R. Nagarathna is one of the pioneers in the field of Yoga therapy. She is the Dean, Division of yoga and life sciences and chief consultant at Arogyadhama, SVYASA. Dr Nagarathna did her MBBS from Bangalore medical college, MD in internal medicine fromMysore medical college, Her MRCP and FRCP from Edinburg, UK. She has over 80 publications in national and international journals and has 11 books on series of yoga for different ailments published. She been felicitated with numerous awards such as the: Patanjali Award” (2000) for contributions in the field of yoga by Indian Systems of Medicine and homoeopathy(ISM & H), Ministry of health and family welfare, Government of India, arranged through Director, ISM & H in Bangalore. “Dr P S Shankar Vaidya Shree” award (2001) by Dr P S Shankar Pratistana, Gulbarga.“Woman of Excellence” award (2003) by the Badaganadu Sangha Association, Bangalore, for service to humanity through Yoga Therapy. “Karnataka Kalpavalli” award (1995) for ‘Service to women through Yoga’ awarded by ‘Shaswathi’ a women’s organization, NMKRV College, Bangalore. “Doctor’s Day” award (July 1992) by IMA, Bangalore branch.
Apr: Dr. Nagarathna, The Director of Health Services of VYASA, spoke on ‘Integrative Yoga for Holistic Health’ at MMMCON 2014 (Mind, Medicine, Meditation Conference) on 16th April, organized by the Dept. of Physiology, AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences), New Delhi. The presentation of the summary of the work done at VYASA and the new lab facility fascinated the group and the HOD Dr. Rashmi Mathur will be visiting Prashanthi in the first week of May, 2014.
On 19th April, Dr Nagarathna addressed a highly charged group of Yoga loving spiritually oriented doctors (about 150) at a Conference on Holistic Medicine organized by Jupitor Multi Specialty Hospital, Thane, Mumbai. The Chief Organizer, an orthopedic surgeon, a big name in spinal disorders who knows our Dr. John Ebnezar, is an unusual person; he spends a lot of his time on music, helps people through music therapy, includes music in his OT, encourages Yoga classes and spiritual satsangs in the hospital premises which is major tertiary referral hospital in Thane. It was nice to be with Dr. Ulka Natu involved actively in organizing the conference, Dr. Shirley Telles who was also an Invited Speaker and Vyavahare Guruji . The evening program was a breath taking sight, the first hand experience with video of one of the doctors of the hospital who had been on Mount Everest Expedition.
Deva Foundation headed by very senior psychiatrists of Varanasi, Dr. Jhanwar and his son Dr. Venugopal Jhanwar, close well wishers of VAYSA, organized a CME (Continued Medical Education) for doctors in Varanasi on 20th April, attended by 350 doctors of all specialties. Dr. Nagarathna, who spoke on ‘Yoga – Role in the management of Psychosomatic Disorders’ was one of the three speakers in this CME that was followed by a quiz.
Dr. Manjunath N K Heads the research department (Anvesana Research Laboratories), at S-VYASA University, Bangalore. He is also the Editor of International Journal of Yoga (IJOY), a Pubmed indexed yoga research publication of S-VYASA. He is also director of VYASA health care global pvt ltd. which is an outreach partner of VYASA and industry partner of S-VYASA University. He has 25 years of research experience and holds more than 30 research publications on Yoga. He has guided more than 15 M.Sc. & 8 M.D. students in yoga. He has presented number of papers on Yoga and Naturopathy in many national and international conferences. He is also member of Scientific Advisory Committee, Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India.
Distinguished Scientist and Chief Controller, Research & Development (Aero & SI), DRDO, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi
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Dr.Srinidhi K Parthasarathi is an academician and researcher in the field of Total Quality Management based on Workplace Spirituality. Backed by an industry and entrepreneurial experience in managing a MSME for 25 years, he brings in innovative training methods for 21st century learning environments and is adept in case oriented facilitation.
Dr. Srinidhi K Parthasarathi earned his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and later went on to complete his Post Graduation in Management from T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal. He has secured his Ph.D in Quality Management based on spirituality contained in the Bhagavad Gita.
Dr. Srinidhi K Parthasarathi started his career in the Marketing division of ITW SIGNODE Ltd., a Fortune 500 enterprise in 1992 and went on to serve Godrej and KIS Ltd where he was awarded the best salesman of the year PAN India in the year 1995. In 1997, he co-founded Hallmark Protective and Decorative Coatings Pvt. Ltd a company engaged in manufacturing of specialty coatings and textures and served as its founder Director till 2014. His love for students and a penchant to serve the society has kept him engaged in academics since 2006. After serving as the Director of National School of Business since 2014 and VYASA Business School, he now serves as Registrar S-VYASA deemed-to-be University. Apart from handling sessions on Operations Management, Project Management, Entrepreneurship etc., his sessions for corporate houses and faculty on Teaching beyond curriculum, Individual Effectiveness, Effective communication, Plan, Perceive and Perform, Soar to Success, IDeAS to success, Holistic management etc. have been thought provoking and valued immensely by the listeners.
Alongside his academic pursuits was his profound interest in learning myriad spiritual hymns and classics. Dr. Srinidhi.K.Parthasarathi gives musical discourses/lectures in Kannada and English in various topics from Srimad Ramayana, Srimad Bhagavatha, Sriman Narayaneeyam , Contribution of Saint composers like Sri Thyagaraja, Sri Purandaradasa, Sri Muttuswami Dikshitar to name a few
He has obtained M.Sc. in Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and Ph D in Theoretical Physics (quantum field theory) from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru in 1991. He has done further research in theoretical /computational biology and complex systems for about 5 years at Pierre and Marie Curie University, Paris in France; Kyoto University in Kyoto, Japan, and Utrecht University in Utrecht, Holland. He has worked as a visiting scientist at Santa Fe Institute for Complex System Research, Santa Fe in New Mexico, USA and University of Helsinki, Helsinki in Finland. He has worked as a Faculty Scientist at the Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology for 6 years, and as a professor and chairperson of the Physics Department for 3 years at Dayananda Sagar University in Bangalore, India. He has worked in various Ethiopian universities as Associate/Full professor for about 6 years. He has been a visiting scientist at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India; Centre for philosophy and foundations of science, New Delhi, India; Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India; International institute of Information Technology, Bangalore, India; Kyoto University, Japan; National Institute for Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India; Poorna Prajna Institute of Scientific Research, Bangalore, India; Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. He has published 35 research papers in the areas of quantum field theory, materials science, mathematical models of evolution, ecology, population genetics, and computer models in bioinformatics. Ha has taught 25 different courses in physics, life sciences and computation at Ph D, Post Graduate and Undergraduate levels since 2002. He is also interested in Western philosophy, Indian philosophy and philosophy of science. He has written book chapters in bioinformatics, evolution theory, interdisciplinary topics of philosophy of science, Vedanta philosophy and consciousness studies. He has been keenly interested in spirituality and human empowerment since early 1990’s. He has undergone revealing spiritual experiences of higher consciousness in the process of meditation. He has joined as Dean, school of yoga and physical science, SVYASA University in April 2022.
Completed her PhD in 2009 and having 15 years of teaching experience in the field of yoga and management and also worked as Controller of Examinations .Published approximately 40 papers in national and international indexed journals .Presented several papers in national and international conferences/seminar and workshops. Involve in guiding number of PG and PhD students’.
Shi Pradeep Kumar is an individual with an over all experience of 14 years spread across various industries and has the experience of working for Ministry of Defence (DGQA), Multinational Companies like I2 technologies, L&T, Deloitte, IBM etc, Private Sector Companies like Gallagher and others. He has proved myself in handling various IT streams majorly handling ERP application on premise and on the cloud time and again. In addition to his IT skills, he has the rich experience of administration, and ability in leading big teams towards a common goal. He is a self-motivated being, always with a positive attitude and has tuned himself to see only the good deeds of people around. A go getter by nature adds on to his character to accomplish the toughest of tasks with determination.
Other than work, he has always balanced life with a socially responsible side of himself. He is actively associated with many charitable organizations and spends quality time with the different communities around with an intention of giving back to the society. He has associated with shrushrutha Blood Bank, Sri Satya Sai Trust managed blood Bank, and also registered on various private and Govt websites as an active donor. Has inspired , organized blood donation drives and social responsibility events for corporates and NGOs as part of CSR initiative. Works closely with several NGOs as a volunteer who serve the differently abled
In spite of all the above there was that constant quest or search of self which has landed him here at S-VYASA. And his journey has been enchanting & interesting and he sincerely hopes that he will be able to contribute to the vision and glory of this wonderful institution which has been founded by the great man Dr HR Nagendra whom we all know as GURUJI.
Considering his abilities he has been entrusted with a role of Deputy CONTROLLER of Examinations. He is also an esteemed faculty member and a visiting professor in the Division of Yoga and Management.
"Finding the purpose of one's life and consistently sticking to it leads to glory"
