Harish Chandra, founder of CIS and the researcher and author of our publications, is a UK based scientist and thinker.

Harish Chandra obtained his first degree (B. Tech.) in aeronautical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology at Kanpur, India, 1974 with Distinction. He then proceeded to attend the Graduate School of Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA, specializing in “mathematical simulation of combustion processes in internal combustion engines.” He obtained his doctorate degree (Ph. D.) from Princeton in 1979.

A Combustion Scientist: He worked as an Advisor to the Engine Research Department of Volkswagen, the largest automobile industry in Germany, 1979-’83. Thereafter he was Head, Basic Engine Research, in the Indian Automotive Research Institute in Pune, India until 1994. During 1995-’96 he was a Visiting Scientist in the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. During his world-class research career, he attended research conferences in many countries and published about 25 research papers in international journals.

A Spiritual Scientist: Throughout he remained an intensive reader of the Vedic literature, including that of Panini grammar. His workshop SCOPE (Stress Control for Personal Enhancement) benefited thousands of participants worldwide. He has delivered talks/ workshops at various international platforms for a wide array of audience, including coroporate bodies like Ford, Time Warner, Johnson & Johnson, Educational Departments for the UK Government and several Vegetarian Socieities and conferences throughout the world. He has authored a number of books and articles on the related topics and writes frequently for Center for Inner Sciences, including the monthly e-magazine SpiritMag.

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