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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1927|06|08|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], India<br />
| alma_mater = [[Loyola College, Chennai]]<br />
| occupation = Philosopher and author<br />
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'''Avula Parthasarathy''', popularly known as '''Swamiji''' (born 8 June 1927), is an Indian philosopher and exponent<ref name="vedantaworld.org">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vedantaworld.org/|title=Vedanta World|website=Vedantaworld.org|access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref> of [[Vedanta]], one of the ancient philosophies of India.<ref name="vedantaworld.org"/> He translates the subtle philosophical themes into a practical technique of living.<ref name=founder>{{cite web |url=http://www.vedantaworld.org/founder.htm |title=Vedanta Cultural Foundation |access-date=2013-05-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630171351/http://vedantaworld.org/founder.htm |archive-date=2013-06-30 }}</ref> He has multiple degrees in literature, science and law, and completed a postgraduate degree in international law from [[University of London|London University]].<ref name=founder/> Renouncing a shipping business early in life,<ref name=founder/> he has dedicated his life to study, research and propagation of Vedanta. His writings, discourses and seminars have featured in international press and television media.<ref name=founder/> Business, sport and film celebrities regularly seek his counsel.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web |url=http://www.vedantaworld.org/founder_person.htm |title=Vedanta Cultural Foundation |access-date=2013-06-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721131334/http://www.vedantaworld.org/founder_person.htm |archive-date=2013-07-21 }}</ref><br />
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== Lifetime ==<br />
At 94 years, Swamiji follows a daily schedule of [[yoga]] and jogging. He is also an accomplished sportsman, regularly winning most-valuable player awards for his Academy cricket team.<br />
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In over five decades of service, Swamiji's contribution has been the translation of subtle philosophical themes into practical techniques of living. An exercise that has reduced stress and increased productivity among human beings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Practise 'the 3 Cs of Success' and find happiness within |url=https://www.news24.com/business/practise-the-3-cs-of-success-and-find-happiness-within-20071027-2 |access-date=2026-02-24 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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His personality and lifetime effort has been profiled in books prescribed for students in India:<ref name="founder"/><br />
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*{{cite book|title= 101 Great Indians who have made India proud in the last century. }}<br />
*{{cite book|title= 101 Great Indian Saints (portrayed on the front cover). }}<br />
*{{cite book|title= 101 Great Indian Authors and Poets }}<br />
*{{cite book|title= The Mind of the Guru, foreworded by the Dalai Lama. }}<br />
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== Books ==<br />
Swamiji has written twelve books, including three best sellers. ''The Complete Works of Swami Parthasarathy'' was released in 2012 as a single book. It contains all of Swamiji's publications:<br />
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* ''The Fall of the Human Intellect''<br />
* ''The Holocaust of Attachment''<br />
* ''Governing Business & Relationships''<br />
* ''Select English Poems''<br />
* ''Vedanta Treatise: The Eternities''<br />
* ''Bhaja Govindam''<br />
* ''Atmabodha''<br />
* ''Bhagavad Gita''<br />
* ''Choice Upanishads''<br />
* ''The Symbolism of Hindu Gods and Rituals''<br />
* ''Thesis on God''<br />
* ''Citations Tributes Quotes''<br />
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== Vedanta Academy ==<br />
In 1988, he founded the Vedanta Academy which runs continual three-year residential courses to disseminate Vedanta to students from India and abroad.<br />
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The Vedanta Academy offers three year full-time residential courses for students regardless of race or religion. They are taught a range of texts on Vedanta philosophy which includes select works from [[English literature]] and poetry as well. The academy's educational system is focused on the development of the human intellect and not merely providing intelligence on a subject. The medium of instruction is English with a module in Sanskrit language. On completion graduates are awarded a diploma in Vedanta philosophy.<br />
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== Corporate guru ==<br />
Swamiji's lifetime research has formulated Self-management courses for corporations worldwide. He has been acclaimed as one of the leading corporate gurus for international institutions such as the Young Entrepreneurs' Organisation, Young Presidents' Organisation, World Presidents' Organisation, [[World Economic Forum]] and distinguished business schools.{{citation needed|date=June 2013}}<br />
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=== Self-management ===<br />
After decades of research, Swami Parthasarathy has developed practical techniques of Self-Management that increase productivity, reduce stress and develop the essential components of leadership.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OPTIMISE BUSINESS MINIMISE STRESS SEMINAR: JHB COUNTRY CLUB 16 AUG |url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/optimise-business-minimise-stress-seminar-jhb-country-logan |access-date=2026-02-24 |website=www.linkedin.com |language=en}}</ref><br />
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His teachings develop the clarity in thinking needed to<br />
* Reduce stress in everyday living<br />
* Increase productivity at work<br />
* Maintain harmony in relationships<br />
* Master the technique of living<br />
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=== Speeches ===<br />
He has spoken to<br />
* The Festival of Thinkers as a keynote speaker alongside sixteen Nobel laureates<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=ARCoR, in partnership with YPO, organized a special seminar on self-development and values, called LIFE IN FOCUS – ARCoR |url=https://arcor.clubofrome.ro/arcor-in-partnership-with-ypo-organized-a-special-seminar-on-self-development-and-values-called-life-in-focus/ |access-date=2026-02-24 |language=ro-RO}}</ref><br />
* The Aspen Ideas Festival, also as a keynote<br />
* The Young Presidents' Organization<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wallis |first=Claudia |title=Swami, How They Love Ya |url=https://time.com/5759720/swami-how-they-love-ya/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250513191819/https://time.com/5759720/swami-how-they-love-ya/ |archive-date=2025-05-13 |access-date=2026-02-24 |work=TIME |language=en}}</ref><br />
* The World Presidents' Organization<ref name=":0" /><br />
* The World Economic Forum<ref name=":0" /><br />
* Harvard<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-10-09 |title=ON THE MOVE – SWAMI SAYS – INDIAN SPIRITUALIST IS THE GO-GETTER’S GURU {{!}} New York Post |url=https://nypost.com/2006/10/09/on-the-move-swami-says-indian-spiritualist-is-the-go-getters-guru/ |access-date=2026-02-24 |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
* Wharton<ref>{{Cite web |title=Business Executives Gleen Business Savy in Ancient Truths – Hindu Press International |url=https://www.hinduismtoday.com/hpi/2006/10/25/business-executives-gleen-business-savy-in-ancient-truths/ |access-date=2026-02-24 |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
* NASA<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-26 |title=Understanding Ourself & Indian Wisdom with Rev. (Dr.) Swami Parthasarathy {{!}} Staff News {{!}} University of Lincoln |url=https://staffnews.lincoln.ac.uk/2018/09/26/understanding-ourself-indian-wisdom-with-rev-dr-swami-parthasarathy/ |access-date=2026-02-24 |website=Staff News |language=en-GB}}</ref><br />
* Microsoft<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-26 |title=Understanding Ourself & Indian Wisdom with Rev. (Dr.) Swami Parthasarathy {{!}} Staff News {{!}} University of Lincoln |url=https://staffnews.lincoln.ac.uk/2018/09/26/understanding-ourself-indian-wisdom-with-rev-dr-swami-parthasarathy/ |access-date=2026-02-24 |website=Staff News |language=en-GB}}</ref><br />
* Ford<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |title=CEO Summit Organized at Bangalore |url=https://www.archive.amrita.edu/news/ceo-summit-organized-bangalore}}</ref><br />
* Indian cricket team<ref>{{Cite web |last=The Times of India |date=19 December 2001 |title=Vedanta dose peps up cricketers |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/vedanta-dose-peps-up-cricketers/articleshow/1463092802.cms}}</ref><br />
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== Press coverage ==<br />
Swami Parthasarathy has been featured in print and electronic media worldwide including{{citation needed|date=June 2013}} <br />
*''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''<br />
*''[[The New Yorker]]''<br />
*''[[BusinessWeek]]'' <br />
*[[CNBC]]<br />
*''[[The Sunday Times]]''<br />
*''[[New York Post]]''<br />
*''[[The Times of India]]''<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.vedantaworld.org Vedanta Academy]<br />
* [https://elearning.vedantaworld.org/ Vedanta Elearning Course]<br />
* [https://www.forbesindia.com/article/ideas-opinions/applying-swami-parthasarathys-vedanta-to-boardrooms/34733/1 "Applying Swami Parthasarathy's Vedanta to Boardrooms"]. ''[[Forbes India]]''. (February 20, 2013).<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071022023534/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1673266,00.html "Swami, How They Love Ya"]. [[Time (magazine)|Time]]. (October 18, 2007).<br />
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