About Me

Blogger since 2009

Princeton, NJ, USA

Bachelors in Comp. Sc.,
Best student award
Bangalore University

Masters in Sanskrit,
Gold-medalist, 5th Rank
Mysore University

My Interests:  Reading, Writing, Teaching, Volunteering, Subhāṣitas, Sanskrit, Cooking, Making children smile, Being a student always!

My Other Works:  

Volunteering at Chinmaya Vrindavan, NJ.   Have taught Bala Vihar to students of most grades — from toddlers to high schoolers. 

Teaching Sanskrit classes, Chanting classes, Culture and Heritage classes for over 15 years.

Blogger since 2009.

Substitute teacher at public schools.

Published 3 books on Sanskrit Subhāṣitas

• Sanskrit Pearls Vol. 1
• Sanskrit Pearls Vol. 2
• Sanskrit Pearls Vol. 3

Made short YouTube videos weekly for 6 months in a series called Sanskrit Musings for Project Gita.  If knowledge is the content, language is its container!  These videos (on YouTube) explain a few Sanskrit names and terms from the Bhagavad Geeta, along with their linguistic, historic and symbolic meanings.

Have taught two online courses through Chinmaya International Foundation under the title Hey, there's a Subhāṣita for that! They are now available as lecture series for seekers to learn at their own pace. 

My Blogs:

Sanskrit Pearls - A blog of Subhāṣitas with audios, meanings and expositions.

Sanskrit Study - A blog for a beginner to intermediate level of study of the Sanskrit language.

Sanskrit Games - A blog with fun, games and riddles in Sanskrit.

Sanskrit Prayers - A blog with scripts for commonly used prayers with notations for easy learning and precise pronunciations.

Kashi Delights - A blog with recipes for healthy and exquisite homemade foods along with tips, tricks and pictures.

Mahabharata Matters - A vlog with short videos narrating the stories of Mahabharata and values that can be learned through those stories.