Pujya Swamiji is the Spiritual Patron of all Sambodh organisations in India and the USA. He is the inspiration behind all social and spiritual activities organised by Sambodh all over the world. He is acclaimed as an excellent teacher, private counsellor, management guru and a great visionary. The titles of the books he has authored are Seven Hindu Spiritual Laws of Success (2004, Srshti, Delhi), Happiness Unlimited (2003, 2nd ed., Srshti, Delhi), Meditation: Awakening of Inner Powers (2003, 2nd ed., Srshti, Delhi), The Gita and Management (2003, 3rd ed., Srshti, Delhi), Dialogues: Philosopher meets Seer (2003, Srshti, Delhi), Values for Corporate Leadership (1995, Sambodh, Delhi), Rishi Vision (1992, Sambodh, Delhi), etc. For more info about Swamiji, visit http://www.sambodh.com/swami.html http://sambodh.org/September2004/about_SB.htm
HH SWAMI BODHANANDA
	After graduating in Mathematics, Sri Nair took a post graduate degree in Engineering specialising in INSTRUMENTATION. He has ever since been working in various disciplines of Engineering, Technology, Management, R&D, & Teaching. He was trained abroad in Technology development, & in Staff College for Management. Amongst the important positions held by him are: 1. Director Operations, Instrumentation Ltd, Palakkad
SRI A K K NAIR	2. Managing Director, Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation (KELTRON)
3.CEO, Bells Controls Ltd 4.Director, Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. He has been actively participating in curriculum development activities in educational institutions including IIT. He has authored several papers in Engineering, Technology, Management & Sociology. His paper on "Transition of an Engineer to Manager" won him an award.He takes part in management development programmes all over India. He is the Founder President of the Palakkad management Association, & a former president of the Trivandrum Management Association.He is a visiting Faculty Member in a few Management Institutions. He is widely travelled, & speaks 5 Indian languages & 3 foreign languages.He is currently working for N.G.Os to foster social development. He came in contact with H.H. Swami Bodhananda Saraswathiji in December 1999. Readilly attracted by the genius, knowledge, practical approach & the lustre of Swamiji, he started working for Swamiji. Sri Nair is very actively associated with the activities of Sambodh Foundation & BRF-ML.
SRI P N SUBRAMANIAN	I was born in 1945 at Pillanezhi Mana , Kunnamkulam, Kerala. I took Mechanical Engineering degree from REC, Surathkal and was selected to the training School of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. I joined Vikram Sarabhai Space Center, Thumba in 1968. I worked under Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam on development of FRP Composites for Rockets and Satellites. Was selected as one among five for Payload Specialists for Space Shuttle.In 1996 I got the National Award by Society for Plastic Engineers for outstanding design of a dental product based on Space technology, in 2000, National Medal Award from Material Research Society of India in 2000.
I am also the Vice -President of Swadeshi Science Movement, Kerala. I have the great honour of being the Chief Executive of Bodhananda Research Foundation for Management and Leadership Studies, and the Treasurer of Bodhananda Seva Society, both housed in Thiruvananthapuram. I studied Vedanta from Swami Bodhananda Saraswati. I am engaged in taking management classes for youth & Managers .I enjoy teaching Bhagavad Gita & Vedanta and organising seminars & workshops related to management. BRF-ML provides me a uniqe opportunity to work and fulfill the shared vision of a great Guru and visionary who loves our tradition and has clear idea about how this wisdom can be effectively utilised for the progress of our society and can pave way to save our country from economic backwardness. I am sure BRF-ML can make meaningful contributions to the developement of our nation in a big way under His leadership.
PROF M N SREEDHARAN NAIR	MN Sreedharan Nair is a Professor of physics holding a Ph. D. Degree in Theoretical Physics with specialization in Quantum Field Theory and Particle Physics, and having 33 years of teaching experience in PG level in colleges. He was also a resource person for the M.Phil. course for college teachers conducted by the University of Kerala, and had successfully guided M.Phil. and Ph.D. students. He was born in Krishnapuram village of Kollam District in Kerala. Later the family shifted residence to Chunakkara village of Alappuzha District where his mother is now living. After school education he joined NSS College, Pandalam for degree course in Physics. He took his MSc degree from University College , Trivandrum and Ph.D. degree from Cochin University of Science and Technology.
He started his teaching career in 1964 as a Lecturer in Physics and served NSS Colleges as Professor and Principal of the Mannam Memorial NSS College of Communication and Mangement, Kottiyam. He was member of Academic Council as well as Board of Studies (Post-Graduate) in Physics of the Kerala University, and member / Chairman of the Board of Question Paper Setters of other universities. Now he is actively involved in science popularization activities and spiritual pursuits. The former consist in delivering lectures, writing articles and authoring and editing books. He was published more than 70 articles and authored/coauthored half a dozen books. He had served as the Consulting Editor of the Encyclopedia " Akhila Vinjana Kosham" published by the DC Books, Kottayam He has contributed extensively to encyclopedia publications and has served as the chief editor of the bimonthly magazine Swadeshi Science" for several years. He was initiated into spiritual enquiry by Sampoojya Swamiji Bodhananda Saraswati, whom he met for the first time in 1982. In his words, " The meeting lasted for about an hour and a half, during which Swamiji had eloquently presented to me some of the profound ideas of Sankaracharya. I, in turn, could point out several points of convergence between Vedanta and Modern Physics." There up on he attended Swamiji's classes on Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads. A whole new world was opening up before him as he was exposed to the eternal Upanishadic wisdom. In 1990, Bodhananda Seva Society, the first of the Sambodh Organisations was founded in Trivandrum , with Prof. MN Sreedharan Nair as Secretary. He continues to be the Secretary of the Society. He is also the Treasurer Trustee of the Bodhananda Research Foundation for Management and Leadership Studies.
	Smt Kunjulakshmi is former Controller of Finance/Joint Secretary of Kerala Public Service Commission. ...this note to be completed soon
SMT M P KUNJULAKSHMI
	Sri Prem Goswamy was born on 26 February, 1933. He took Physics Honors from St Xavier’s College and Masters in Electronics technology, Calcutta University. He is married to a doctor, with two daughters and three grandchildren and lives in Mumbai, since 1967. Sri Goswamy has been involved, for over four decades, in the marketing and manufacture of capital equipment. Working in senior management positions in public limited organizations, (32 years with Philips India Ltd.) he has witnessed, from a vantage position, the development of the ‘Indian situation’ and the acceleration of change in high-tech industries.
SRI P GOSWAMY
His professional linkages – with the scientific and industrial community in India and with his business associates in the West – have given him valuable insights in the fields of management and current technologies. His managerial experiences and spiritual moorings find _expression in his somewhat unconventional approach to the management of ‘uncertainty, change and complexity’ in living and in life.
	I have taken my Ph.D from Delhi School of Economics in International Finance. I have worked at Jabalpur University and Sagar University. At present I am working at Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode as Associate Professor in Strategic Management. My research interestS are Value Based Management system, Corporate Governance, International Financial System etc. I am very keen to understand Indian management system with emphasis on Indian culture and heritage.
PROF P R BHATT
I am inspired by the activities of Bodhananda Research Foundation for Management and Leadership which is giving the right direction and perspective to the present day corporates under the spiritual guidance of Swami Bodhananda Saraswati. BRF-ML is the think-tank for young generation for their march towards attaining ultimate goal of excellence in their field.
	Dr Mathur is former Deputy Comptroller & Auditor General, and Chair Audit Board (1996). He was also the Director of National Institute of Finance Management, Delhi (1997-2001). He holds D.Phil and D.Litt degrees in Economics from University of Allahabad. He has written a number of books on economics, finance and management related issues. His current interests include good governance and value based management, which he is pursuing with his association with BRF-ML and Sambodh Foundation.
DR B P MATHUR
	Dr Nayar took M.B.A ( Marketing & Foreign Trade) and Ph.D in Marketing & Foreign Trade from Cochin University. He has a D.I.M.( PG Diploma in International Marketing) from Buckinghamshire College of Higher Education,U.K. Dr Nayar started his career as a journalist. Later he was Secretary , Spices Board ( Govt of India ), and CEO of Cashew Export Promotion Council. Currently he works as Corporate Advisor to Pavilions and Interiors Group of Companies and is also a Visiting Professor in Cochin University of Science and Technology, University of Calicut, University of Kerala, University of Cannanore, Kerala Press Academy, Kerala Agricultural University and several Management Institutes in Kerala.
DR K G NAYAR
His reason for joining BRF-ML is, in his words, "…found a Management Guru in Swamiji and was inspired by him".
	I passed my B.E.(HONS) from MADRAS UNIVERSITY.I joined the Telecom Dept of Govt of India in1965. I held various senior level positions, both technical and managerial, handling large quantum of men,money and material. I represented Govt of India in various international forum and had been part of trade delegations. I have research interest in human relations interpersonal relations. I was inducted into the divine fold of our Poojya Swamiji, now for almost two decades. I am keen to spread the message of HOLISTIC MANAGEMENT. I am sure BRFML is the organisation for doing that effectively.
SRI S GOPALAKRISHNAN
	Sangeetha Menon is a philosopher with a doctorate awarded for the thesis entitled "the concept of consciousness in the Bhagavad Gita". After graduating in zoology she took her postgraduate degree in philosophy from University of Kerala. A gold-medallist and first rank holder for postgraduate studies, she received University Grants Commission fellowship for her doctoral studies for five years. She works as Fellow at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India, since 1996, in the Culture, Cognition and Consciousness Unit. Dr Menon has been working in the area of consciousness studies for over ten years and has given numerous talks, lectures and presentations at various national and international fora. Recently, Journal of Transpersonal Psychology published an article on her research work (2002).
DR SANGEETHA MENON
She has been a student of H H Swami Bodhananda for more than 15 years learning Vedantic texts from him.Her book "Dialogues: Philosopher meets the Seer" (2003, Srshti Publishers) is a set of nine dialogues with her Guru on socio-cultural issues of contemporary importance. Her core research interests are Indian ways of thinking in classical philosophical schools, Indian psychology and Indian dramaturgy and current discussions on 'consciousness'. Dr Menon has three books (edited) published on "Science and Beyond"(2004, NIAS) "Consciousness and Genetics" (2002, NIAS) and "Scientific and Philosophical Studies on Consciousness" (1999, NIAS), publications in peer reviewed journals, and contributed chapters on a variety of issues relating to self, mind and consciousness. She has delivered numerous lectures in and outside her country on wide-ranging issues relating to consciousness, mind, spiritual experience etc. To see a list of lectures she has given visit http://www.geocities.com/prajnana/resume/talk_july2003.htm. She has also authored few monographs on consciousness in the context of Indian thought. She has co-ordinated, with her colleagues, major national and international conferences at her Institute relating to consciousness, mind and spiritual quest. Recently she was awarded the prestigious national award of "Young Philosopher Award" (2003) for her research work from Indian Council of Philosophical Research. She is also an avid photographer, artist and web-designer. She occasionally writes poetry and short stories. Her contact E-mail address is <smenon@nias.iisc.ernet.in> or <prajnana@yahoo.com>. For her detailed CV visit http://ww.geocities.com/prajnana