Dr. Vinayachandra B. K., is presently the Director of Veda Vijnana Shodha Samsthanam, a Bangalore-based research centre working in the areas of Sanskrit, Yoga and Indic Studies. He is also the co-founder of Ritambhara Yogashala and Takshashila Institute of India Studies along with Dr. Anuradha Choudry. Vinayachandra has a PhD on psychological insights in the Vedas from Pondicherry University, Masters’ in Sanskrit, English, Yogic Science and Applied Psychology. Earlier he has worked as teaching/research faculty at Development Foundation, Centre for Indian Psychology, Jain University, Karnataka Knowledge Commission and SVYASA Yoga University, Bangalore.
Vinayachandra is a dedicated teacher who travels across the world conducting courses, lectures and workshops on a unique blend of Yoga, Psychology and Sanskrit. He is a guest faculty/resource person at various Universities and Yoga Associations including Ghent University, Belgium; University of Houston, US; Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland; Vedanta Academy, Belgium; Irish Yoga Association, Ireland; Yoga University, Switzerland; Yoga Pramiti, Italy; Slovakia Yoga Association, Slovakia; School of Philosophy and Economic Science, Ireland; Ojai Yoga, US; Vyasa Houston, US; VYASA Singapore; Panaga Yoga, Brunei etc. He has had the privilege of being a tutor at the European Union of Yoga Congress, Zinal, Switzerland for the years 2013, 2014 and has been invited as the Guest of Honour at the upcoming Congress in 2017.
His publications include a report on Standardization of Yoga Terminologies for WHO, a book co-edited with Dr. Anuradha Choudry titled ‘Perspectives on Indian Psychology’, published by Jain University Press besides a few articles, papers, booklets on Yoga, Indian Psychology, Culture and Spirituality. In addition to his academic interests, he is deeply passionate to work with children and youth and is involved with several cultural and service organizations in varied capacities.