Born on 16th Aug.1942 at Sidhantam on the banks of River Godavari in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. Presumed to have been born in the lineage of the great Kambhampati Vallabhacharya of Bhakti tradition.  Son of Smt. Lakshmi Thulasi and Sri. Appanna Sastry. After his Primary and Secondary education in the same village of his birth place, he went…

Secretary, Yogi Rama Thapovanam & Rishi Marga Mission & Secretary, Andhra Pradesh, IYA Former Secretary, Karnataka IYA Former Joint Secretary and current Consultant, Indian Yoga Association Yoga Domain Expert for NSDA under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Representative, Committee on formation of Department of Yoga, Naturopathy and Cognitive Sciences, BHAU Lucknow Central University, Lucknow Implementation and Coordination Officer,…

Founder, Art of Living

Chancellor, Dev Samskruti Vishva Vidyalaya

Founder, Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana

President, Parmarth Niketan

Chairman, Kaivalyadhama

Former Director, MDNIY

President, Bharat Yoga