Anant ji comes to us as an Acharya having completed the Vedanta course at Sandeepany Sadhanalaya, Mumbai in September 2007. He has been an active member of the Chinmaya Mission Washington Regional Center [CMWRC] since 1989.

He has an in depth understanding of the needs and ambitions of our members. He holds an undergraduate engineering degree from IIT, Madras and graduate degrees in Engineering and Business Administration from Texas. Anant ji has extensive experience in teaching in US universities and in financial administration for not-for-profit organizations.

His association with the Mission began when he first attended Gurudev's Yajna in 1981 in Houston. When he moved to the Washington DC area in 1989,he pioneered our Mission activities in Baltimore, MD.

A serious student of Vedanta and one of the key sevaks of the Mission, Anant ji has served as a member of the Executive Committee and the Board of Trustees of CMWRC. He has played a leading role in building a strong foundation for the growth of CMWRC in the areas of finance and administration. He has organized some of Gurudev's Camps and Yajnas in the Washington DC area and has conducted Vedanta classes for our groups in Baltimore and Frederick, MD. Anant ji studied Sanskrit at and also served the Chinmaya International Foundation. His rigorous studies and sadhanas under the guidance of Guruji Swami Tejomayanandaji will no doubt be a great asset to CMWRC.