Ramesh Bijlani

Ramesh Bijlani is a medical doctor, writer, teacher, scientist, and above all, a person committed to using his unique blend of talents for touching the hearts and lives of his fellow beings. Educated at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge MA, the USA, Dr Bijlani spent nearly 30 years on the faculty of AIIMS. In 1992, he started going into the depths of yoga, especially the integral yoga of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. In the year 2005, he took voluntary retirement from AIIMS to find more time for putting his blessings as a communicator to better use. Professor Bijlani was conferred an honorary doctorate in yoga by Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA), Bangalore, in 2006. Besides his research publications, popular articles and blogs, he has been the author of more than 25 published books. He stays and works at Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Delhi branch, where he gives inspirational talks, conducts spiritual retreats, mind–body workshops and yoga courses, and also continues to write.