KEY PERSONNEL

 

PATRON

The Gautama Academy of Indian Intellectual Traditions (GAIIT) has been initiated under the patronage of Prof M A Lakshmithathachar, the founder and head of Samskrti Foundation. He specializes in all Indian knowledge systems and has dedicated his life for promoting them and for showing their relevance to modern life. Prof Lakshmithathachar is a recipient of the President of India’s award for outstanding scholarship in Sanskrit. He, along with Dr Alwar, PhD in Nyaya and Prof of Pracina and Navya Nyaya at the Mysore Sanskrit University, manage the Samskrti Foundation dedicated to the promotion of Indian Knowledge Systems.

 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Executive Committee, which will direct and manage the activities of the Academy, comprises the following members:

 

Prof M A Lakshmithathachar

 

Dr M A Alwar

 

Sri Chittaranjan Naik

 

Sri Govindarajan

 

ADVISORY BOARD OF SCHOLARS 

 

 

 

 

Dr Srinivasa Varakhedi

Dean of Karnataka Sanskrit University

PhD, Navya-Nyaya scholar and recipient of President’s Maharishi Badarayana Vyaya Samman award.

 

Prof V N Jha,

Former Director Centre for Advanced Study in Sanskrit

PhD, Scholar of Nyaya, member of Indian Council for Philosophical Research.

 

Prof Rajaram Shukla

Prof at Faculty of Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan at Banaras Hindu University

Scholar of Nyaya and Vedanta.

 

Dr K Ramasubramanian

Prof at IIT Mumbai

PhD in Theoretical Physics, Sanskrit scholar and recipient of President’s Maharishi Badarayana Vyaya Samman award.

 

Prof Darshan Shankar

Vice Chancellor, Trans-Disciplinary University, Bengaluru

Scholar in Ayurveda and Indigenous Health Sciences.

 

Sri M Putran

Follower of Kanchi Mahaperiwal and Promoter of Indian Culture.

 

 

Sri Santosh Kumar Ayalasomayajula

B-Tech and Scholar in Advaita Vedanta and Shaivism

Promoter of Indian Culture.