Rishi Nityapragya

Rishi Nityapragya director of programs largest volunteer based non-profit NGO

Founded by His Holiness, Gurudev, Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji, the Art of Living Foundation is active in 156 countries. Associated with the UN and the WHO, it has over 5000 centres and has touched the lives of more than 55 million people world over. Rishiji in his role as the Director also trains the teachers and volunteers of the Art of Living Foundation. He is a qualified chemical engineer, has had a successful corporate career, and was a financing partner in a software development firm, one of the top motor bike racers and even a professional singer. But beyond this, he is blessed with macro-vision and extremely precise micro-action, which is evidently reflected on the course of work he has done over the years.

Rishi Nityapragya, a teacher, a mentor, a spiritual guide, a research scientist, an author, a singer... this magic personified calls himself, ‘A student of life’. Rishiji has taught meditation and practical wisdom to more than a million people the world over.

• His research articles as an author

• Addressed the Parliament of World’s Religions, Cape town, South Africa

• A key note speaker at United Nations Millennium Peace Summit, New York

• Addressed the Global Dharma Conference, New-Jersey.

• Was a guest of honour at the first ever Yoga and Meditation conference in Iran

• Taught Sudarshan Kriya and Meditation to World Health Organization representatives of 11 countries.

• He has been an acclaimed speaker at more than 70 Universities world over.

• He has conducted programs at prestigious institutions and organisations like Sri Ram college of commerce- New Delhi, Chambers of commerce all over India, Indian Management Associations, National CA associations, IIMs, IITs, London school of economics, Tata Institute of social sciences, IISc Bangalore etc

• He has imparted corporate training at various corporate houses like Adani logistics, Garware ropes, Kirloskar pumps, Tata Steel Jamshedpur etc and has conducted sessions for members of many chapters of Rotary club and Lions club.

• He has been an acclaimed speaker at more than 70 Universities world over.