8 IITians Taking Up Spiritual Path

Jul 14, 2024 Toshani Adhikary

Rasanath Das

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Khurshed Batliwala

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Swami Mukundananda

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Aviral Jain

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Sanket Parekh

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Acharya Prashant

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Mahan Mj

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Radheshyam Das

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8 IITians Taking Up Spiritual Path

Rasanath Das

A Cornell master's degree-holding IIT alumni quit his job to pursue spirituality

Khurshed Batliwala

Educating spiritual insights as an art of living teacher, he holds an M.Sc. from IIT Bombay

Swami Mukundananda

An IIT alumnus who decided to pursue a career as a spiritual leader after ditching corporate world

Aviral Jain

An alumnus of IIT BHU renowned for his spiritual work

Sanket Parekh

A former IIT Bombay chemical engineer who turned to spirituality in place of a life of luxury

Acharya Prashant

A graduate of IIT Delhi who quit his engineering career to deliver speeches about Dharma

Mahan Mj

An acclaimed spiritual leader who received his Ph.D. from Berkeley after graduating from IIT Kanpur

Radheshyam Das

Following his graduation from IIT Bombay with a master's degree, he has been pursuing a spiritual path