V. Ravi Kumar, born in Chennai, completed his B.Sc. from Nagpur University and DMIT equivalent to B.Sc. (Tech.) from Madras Institute of Technology. He served as Project Engineer for five years in Tata Consulting Engineers and Larsen & Toubro. He resigned his job in 1975 to serve the poor and needy. He was in Mumbai, Gujrat and Thane district in Maharashtra where he was involved in many welfare projects for the tribal communities.

In 1982, he went to Hongkong to work for the welfare of the overseas Hindu community. For 23 years he remained in Hongkong, Bangkok and Sydney and toured to most countries in Asia Pacific region. Now he travels to countries in Europe, America and Africa continents as well.

Ravi Kumar has conducted over two hundred workshops on Vedic Mathematics and Vedic Sciences in universities, education and research institutions, social and cultural establishments in more than 25 countries. At the Royal Society of New Zealand, his workshop on Vedic Mathematics proceeded for two and half hours on their demand. He also conducts hundreds of camps on yoga, meditation and Basic Hinduism for youth and children. Ravi Kumar is a prolific orator and has addressed many International seminars and conferences.

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