Raghu Ananthanarayanan

Raghu Ananthanarayanan is a direct disciple of Yogacharya Krishnamacharya and his son Shri TKV Desikachar and has spent more than a decade in deep study of the Yoga Shastras with them. He has also benefitted from a long association with J. Krishnamurti and Prof. Pulin K. Garg (IIM Ahmedabad). Raghu is also a post-Graduate in Engineering from IIT Madras.

Raghu has delved deeply into Yoga and Behavioural Sciences to develop a unique approach to personal unfolding and organizational transformation called "Citta Vidyā". "Citta Vidyā" brings together his understanding of Antaranga Yoga, Human Processes, Theatre and Dance. He has applied this in organizations through a model called the "Tensegrity Mandala". He has pioneered the use of traditional theatre and the Mahabharata in experiential learning, Leadership Development and Coaching. Raghu has devoted almost four decades to transforming organizational cultures across the spectrum from grassroots developmental organizations to modern industrial organizations.

He is in the process of creating the Centre for Citta Vidyā and Indian Psychology in collaboration with the National Institute of Advanced Studies (Bangalore). Currently his wife Sashi and he, donning their role as Chief Mentors, are working on nurturing people on a Dharmic Quest at Ritambhara Ashram, situated in the beautiful Nilgiris.