K. Vasudeva Rao

Bio: Vasudeva Rao (also known as His Holiness Bhaktisvarupa Vrajapati Swami), an alumnus of prestigious institute, IIT Kanpur (Computer Science, 1998), is currently the President of the Bhaktivedanta Institute, Kolkata. He is also the Editor of Bhaktivedanta Institute’s reputed annual journal, Savijnanam – Scientific Exploration for a Spiritual Paradigm and travels widely across India and abroad. His deep interest in the Foundations of mathematics, fundamentals of computer science and Logic and its relation to nature of reality as well as ancient Indian texts led him to interact and meet renowned scholars at Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, and MIT. He has delivered numerous talks on computer science and spirituality. Under his guidance and supervision, more than 10 national conferences, 2 International conferences, over 200 papers and over 100 seminars and workshops on science and spirituality have been organized by the Institute in past decade which includes contributions from more than 20 Nobel Laureates and world-renowned scholars.