Prof Dr Kambhampati Subrahmanyam

President

Dr. Kambhampati Subrahmanyam MA(Eng), MA(Phil), PhD
Pro- Chancellor, S-VYASA (Yoga University)

• Born on 16th Aug.1942 at Sidhantam on the banks of River Godavari in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.
• Said to have been born in the lineage of the great Kambhampati Vallabhacharya of Bhakti tradition. Son of Smt LakshmiThulasi and Sri AppannaSastry.
• After his Primary and Secondary education in the same village of his birth place, he went to Vishakhapatnam for higher education.
• His doctoral thesis is on Swami Vivekananda‟s English.
• After working as a Lecturer in English for a few years in Andhra Pradesh, he moved on to Tamilnadu to experiment with Gurukula type of education at collegiate level in Madurai, Tamilnadu.
• As a Principal of that Gurukul college named after Swami Vivekananda, he was able to establish himself as an eminent educationist. The college too is unique for its autonomous and residential type of functioning. It is one of the best colleges in the country with „A‟ rank awarded by the NAAC. He is its Principal for two and half decades.
• While being the Principal of the Gurukul college, he went to the National Defence Academy on deputation as its Principal for a few years. NDA is known for its martial discipline and Vivekananda Gurukul college at Madurai is known for its spiritual discipline. And Dr. K. Subrahmanyam is known for being a disciplinarian.
• Guided M.Phil. and Ph.D. scholars.
• Addressed gatherings in prestigious institutions like IITs and AMA (Ahmedabad Management Associations) at Ahmedabad, on topics like „Hanuman- the Chief Executive Officer‟.
• A resource person at Academic Staff colleges.
• His lectures are broadcast on AIR and telecast in the TV channels.

• His Publications are the following:
  • More than 200 articles in standard journals on Philosophy, Culture, Religion and Education

• Books :
  • Bhishma – the Super man (in English).
  • Mahavirshri Hanuman (in English, Tamil & German).
  • Vibhooti Vivekananda (in English, Tamil & Telugu).
  • Significance of Avatars (in English).
  • Commentary on Bhaja Govindam (in English).
  • Gita Darshan (commentary on the select shlokas of the Gita) – (in English & Telugu).
  • Swami Chidbhavanandaji’s commentary on Bhagavadgita (translated into Telugu).
  • Value education (in English) – 3 vol (for 1. Purity of Mind, for 2. Peace of Mind, for 3.Propriety of Mind).
  • Harijan Priest (a Socio-religious novel in English).
  • Flowers of Truth (poems of Philosophy in English).
  • A spray of mystic melody (poems of devotion in English)
  • They are Gods (parallels in the lives of Sri Rama, Sri Krishna, and Sri RamaKrishna- in English)
  • Eternally talented India-108 facts (Chief Editor).
  • Sant Darshan (a part of the book).
  • Sri Rama & Sri Krishna as Sri Ramakrishna. (SRK Publication in English)
  • Vijaya-Vivekananda. (in English)
  • Vivekananda the man of letters. (in English)

• Professionally he has held high positions both in Govt and in private sector organizations. Attended and organized both national and international seminars and workshops of Religion, Culture, and Education.
• Value education seems to be close to his heart.
• Always on wheels and wings, he is dynamically engaged in delivering lectures all over the globe for motivating the youth for a more meaningful and useful life.
• His tireless efforts have been recognized by the Ramakrishna mission and he is awarded “Vivekananda Award for excellence in propagating human values among the youth”.
• A powerful speaker in English, Tamil, and Telugu, his oratorical abilities have been recognized by the Telugu Brahmana Society of Chennai, which honoured him for his excellence as a Tamil speaker whose mother tongue is not Tamil.
• Vivekananda Vibhuti is an organization of Hyderabad which has honoured him with the title ‘Parivrajakacharya’ in Hyderabad.

POSITIONS HELD

Present Positions:

• Dean, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (SVYASA) Yoga University, Bengaluru.
• Chairman, Academic Council, Vivekananda Educational Society, Chennai.
• President, Vivekanada academy of Cultural studies, Kanyakumari.
• Member, General body, Vivekanada Kendra, Kanyakumari.
• Faculty, Vivekananda Institute of Human Excellence, Hyderabad.
• Director, Vivekananda Academy of Civil Services, Hyderabad.
• Advisor: Vivekananda college, Madurai
• Sri Sharadacollege, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu.

Earlier Positions:

• Advisor, Gandhi Vidyashram, Kodaikanal.
• Executive member, Gandhi Museum, Madurai.
• Senate member, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai.
• Chairman, Board of Studies (English), Madurai Kamaraj University.
• Chairman, Curriculum development, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Youth Development.
• Member, Peer Committee, NAAC, Bengaluru.
• Worked with the UPSC in various Committees.
• Prinicipal, NDA, Pune.
• Prinicipal, Vivekananda College, Madurai.
• Member, Governing body of Ramakrishna Tapovanam, Trichy