Dr Pranav Pandya UnOfficial

Chronology of Life Events :

1963: Came in contact with Gayatri Mission , founded by Yugrishi Pandit Sriram Sharma Acharya, an organization working for moral and spiritual uplift¬ment of humanity.
1972: M.B.B.S. from M. G.
M. Medical College Indore, India.

• 1975: M.D. from M.G.M. Medical College, with gold medal.
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• 1975-1976: Worked with eminent medical scientists in the Departments of Neurology and Cardiology at M.G.M. Medical College. Published research papers on the treatment of psycho¬somatic diseases, sleep disorder and on Neuropsychiatry.
• 1976-1978: Served as a physician in Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited hospitals in Haridwar and Bhopal, as in-charge of Intensive Care Units.
• 1978: Received lucrative job offers in U.S.A. but pre¬ferred to stay back in India to serve the Indian Culture and hence settled perma¬nently at Shantikunj , Haridwar, the Headquarters of Gayatri Mission .
• Since 1979: Serving as Director of Brahmavarchas Shodh Sansthan, Haridwar
1984-1990: In-charge of the ' Personality Development and Moral Education ' training programmes for officers of the Central and State Governments. More than 55000 officers have so far participated in this programme.
Since 1994: Editor of the monthly magazine Akhand Jyoti (Hindi), which is also published in seven regional languages. The magazine has approximately 1.5 million subscribers worldwide. A bimonthly edition is also being published in English since Jan 2003.
Since 1995: Serving as Head of All-World Gayatri Pariwar, in close collaboration with his soul mate Shailbala Pandya (daughter of Mata Bhagwati Devi Sharma and Acharya Shriram Sharma) who herself is the Managing Trustee of Shri Vedmata Gayatri Trust.

Accolades & Honours :
Between 1990 and 2000, undertook extensive tours in India and abroad and organized large scale programmes to disseminate knowledge about spiritual aspects of Indian Culture on a scientific basis. Established branches of the Gayatri Pariwar abroad in U.S.A., Canada, U.K., Denmark, Norway, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, South Africa, Kenya, etc.

Participated in conferences and delivered exclusive lectures at Cambridge University, Oxford University, Harvard University, University of California at Los Angeles and other Universities.
Addressed a joint session of the House of Lords and the House of Commons in London in February 1992.
In 1994 initiated watershed development programme, a scheme for harvesting rain water. This scheme has been extended all over India.
Presented scientific aspects of Indian Culture to the World Parliament of Religions held in Chicago (U.S.A.) in 1993 and in Cape Town ( Republic of South Africa ) in 1999.
Honoured by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the world famous American space centre, in 1996 as a distinguished scientist and reformer for worldwide dissemination of scientific aspects of Indian Culture .
Conferred the 'Hindu of the Year' 1999 award by F.I.A. (Federation of Indian Association) and F.H.A. (Federation of Hindu Association) for dissemination of Indian Culture abroad.
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