Prof Ramachandra G Bhat is currently the Vice Chancellor of SVYASA University, Bangalore, and also serving as Chairman, Veda Vijnana Shodha Samsthana, Bangalore based research Centre in the areas of Sanskrit and Indic Studies. Further he is also the Convener, Karnataka Gurukula Education.
Being committed to teaching and research, Prof. Ramachandra Bhat has guided over a dozen students for PhD. He has authored about 13 books on culture, gurukula education, teaching methodologies, yoga psychology etc. He has been awarded with D.Lit degree from Tumkur University, Tumkur recently for his monumental work titled, ‘Veda Vijanana Paramyam’.
Several awards and recognitions have come his way including ‘Bhavabhuti Puraskar’ awarded by Madhya Pradradesh Government, ‘Guru Gauravam’ by Jnana Prabodhini, Pune, ‘Acharya Pravara’ by Sri Sri Sonda Swarnavalli Samsthana, Karnataka, ‘Vidwatsatkar’ by RSVP, Himachal Pradesh among many others. In recognition of his expertise and scholarship, he has been nominated, both in the past and present, as member of many prestigious academic, administrative and advisory bodies across the country including Karnataka Knowledge Commission, Govt. of Karnataka, Higher Education Planning Committee, Govt. of Gujarat, Yoga Education Planning Committee, Higher Education Dept., Govt. of Karnataka, Central Committee, Maharshi Sandipini Veda Vidya Pratishthana, Ujjaini etc. Such recognitions have further enabled him to make noteworthy contributions to the society at large especially in the field of education.