Vaidya David Frawley

Vaidya David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) is a Vedic teacher (Vedacharya) and author of forty published books on Yoga, Ayurveda, and Vedic studies that have been translated into twenty languages worldwide. He also writes on educational and civilizational concerns relative to India and Vedic culture. He has received a Padma Bhushan award from the President of India, D.Litt (Doctor of Letters) from S-VYASA University and from Ram Manohar Lohia Ayodhya University, and a National Eminence Award from SIES (South Indian Education Society). He is director of the American Institute of Vedic Studies in the United States (www.vedanet.com), which offers training in Vedic knowledge systems, including online courses with numerous students worldwide. He frequently visits India and is associated with many Vedic organizations in different countries. He is regarded as one of the pioneers in the global spread of Yoga and Ayurveda over the last several decades, and has been influential in promoting a new view of the Vedas as a global heritage. He has worked with many Ayurvedic groups in the United States including NAMA, the California College of Ayurveda, and the Chopra Center. He has been affiliated with the Center for Soft Power in India since its inception.