Rishi Nityapragya ji is the director of programs in the largest volunteer based non-profit NGO of the world, The Art of Living Foundation.
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 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 means a seer, an explorer, a mentor... this modern Rishi can be rightly described as a ‘Spiritual Scientist’. This charismatic personality with a child like innocence is always seen bursting with love and energy with a never dying enthusiasm to serve humanity. He feels service is nothing but taking higher and higher responsibilities of the whole creation.
With his laser sharp awareness and a scientific approach towards life, he has been exploring the technicalities of the consciousness to its minutest details for past 27 years. He has derived many transformative, practical formulas that he calls ‘Swadhyay- Self exploration’, which is the essence of his teachings.
The nature has bestowed infinite powers on each individual. Rishiji provides an extremely meticulous spiritual curriculum that can help people find their true nature.He believes once you recognise your infinite potential within, effortlessly your life becomes a celebration.Rishiji’s teachings of ‘Swadhyay- the science of Self-exploration’ has brought humongous transformations in lives of people across the globe.
From students to corporate executives, from doctors to industrialists, from lawyers to educationists; everyone’s day anyone who has ever participated in programs with him, have always gone back with ‘a wow’. To know him is to be touched by his divine presence, his profound knowledge and soul stirring melodies.
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.
He leads more than 150 public events each year ranging from corporate talks to Youth forums, meetings of political and social decision makers to community upliftment programs, soul stirring concerts to spiritual meets and has taught the Art of Living programs to more than a million people all over the world.
About The Art Of Living
We serve society by strengthening the individual
Operating in 156 countries, The Art of Living is a non-profit, educational and humanitarian organization founded in 1981 by the world-renowned humanitarian and spiritual teacher - Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. All our programs are guided by Gurudev’s philosophy: “Unless we have a stress-free mind and a violence-free society, we cannot achieve world peace.”
The Art of Living community is diverse and attracts people from all walks of life.
Social initiatives
The Art of Living movement has promoted development and progress across communities through diverse humanitarian projects. These projects span diverse areas including:
Integrated Community Development projects
Environment protection and sustainability
Health and hygiene
Prisoner rehabilitation and conflict resolution
Diploma of Honor from University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Disaster relief management
Education
"The Art of Living is more of a principle, a philosophy of living life to its fullest. It is more a movement than an organization. Its core value is to find peace within oneself and to unite people in our society – of different cultures, traditions, religions, nationalities; and thus reminding us all that we have one goal to uplift human life everywhere."
----Rishi Nityapragya ji---
Organizational structure
The Art of Living is an organization with one of the largest volunteer bases in the world. The international headquarters is located in Bangalore, India. Globally, the organization operates as The Art of Living Foundation formed in 1989 in the United States of America and in Germany. Since then, local centers have been established across the world.
In the Art of Living’s organizational structure, there is a board of trustees with a term of two years. Two-thirds of the trustees change every two years. All the Art of Living teachers and the previous trustees are allowed to nominate a new board.
There is a provision for an advisory board that monitors and guides the organization. All the accounts are regularly audited by an external auditor. Other than expenses, no trustee is entitled to benefits in terms of salary or benefits. The Art of Living programs directly help to fund its humanitarian projects. The proceeds from the sales of The Art of Living Publications and Ayurveda products are also directed to the social initiatives.
Contact us
India office
Phone: +91 8067612345
Fax :+91 80 2843 2833
Email: secretariat@artofliving.org
Address: Office of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, The Art of Living International Center, 21st KM, Kanakapura Road, Udaypura, Bangalore South, Karnataka - 560082, India