CHAITANYA CHARAN

Author, Motivational Speaker, Lifestyle Mentor, Coach and Monk

Email: email@chaitanyacharan.com, Address: 25 Buckingham Cir, Pine Brook, NJ 07058

AT A GLANCE • Chaitanya Charan is a globally renowned author, speaker and lifestyle mentor and coach.
He is author of over 25 books on spirituality and some of them are best sellers in India and
worldwide. A motivational speaker and specialist life coach, he is a guide to professionals
and corporate leaders. Seeing the prevalent problems of stress, depression, addiction and
overall misdirection he felt inspired to dedicate his life to the cause of sharing the spiritual
wisdom. He travels all over the world from Australia to America, giving talks on spiritual
subjects in universities such as Princeton, Yale and Cambridge and companies such as
Intel, Salesforce and Microsoft to list a few.

TOPICS • Culture of Collaboration

• Genuine Relationships
• Work Life Balance
• Managing Stress through Mindfulness
• Stress Management in Modern Work Culture
• Art of Decision Making for Corporate Professionals
• Ethics in Leadership and Management
• Art of Effective Communication
• Corporate Culture and Values

PROFESSIONAL • Consultant
EXPERIENCE Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mumbai, India May 2019 – Present

As a consultant, Chaitanya Charan guides the research in various areas that demonstrate
the relevance of spirituality in the field of health and healthcare. He offers consultation to
medical caregivers to achieve a healthy work-life balance. He edits and authors various
publications on the field of spiritual health.

• Associate Editor
Back to Godhead (ISSN 0005-3643, USPS 604-170), April 2006 – Present

As Associate Editor, Chaitanya Charan reviews and ensures that magazine content is a
dynamical blend of traditional wisdom with contemporary relevance.

• Member
Shastric Advisory Council, ISKCON, April 2012 – Present

As a member of this council, Chaitanya Charan helps the leaders of ISKCON in making
informed choices that hold on to unchanging values while catering to changing situations.

• Software Engineer
Patni Computer Systems, Pune, India July 1998 - February 1999

INVITED TALKS Selected Invited Talks

• Intel, Phoenix, AZ — MIND the MIND

• Princeton University, NJ — The Karma Conundrum
• Salesforce, San Francisco, CA — The Missing Self in the Selfie
• Microsoft, Redmond, WA — Personal Competence through Self-awareness
• Ohio State University, Columbus, OH — Focus on conscious intention, not circumstantial
emotion
• Dayton University, Dayton, OH — Inner power means to act intelligently, not impulsively
• University of Illinois, Chicago, IL — Rising towards contribution and satisfaction
 • Cambridge University, UK — Science Vs Religion

Other Invited Talks

Axis Bank, Mumbai; Tech Mahindra, Pune; Australia and New Zealand Bank, Wellington, New
Zealand; New Zealand Bank, Wellington, New Zealand; Grand Rapids University, USA; Melbourne
University, Melbourne, Australia; National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India; National
University of Singapore, Singapore; McGill University, Canada and over 100 others.

WORKSHOPS Selected Workshops

• Enriching Our Relationships

University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Our relationships are often the source of the greatest drama and the greatest trauma. We
feel empty when we are lonely, but we feel even lonelier when we are not understood by
our loved ones. If we are to enrich our hearts with positive emotions of love, acceptance
and belonging, we need to begin by changing our vision of ourselves and others. By
learning to appreciate the pure spiritual core beyond the behavioral traits and the physical
looks that sometimes attract and sometimes annoy, we can move forward in developing
relationships that work instead of relationships that simply make us work.

• Beyond Negative Thinking and Positive Thinking to Productive Thinking

Salesforce, San Francisco, CA, USA

That negative thinking can drain us of energy and enthusiasm is well-known. That positive
thinking can blind us to danger and trouble is not that well-known. While much self-help
training focuses on tapping the power of positive thinking, all-round preparation for life
requires that we tap the power of negative thinking too. Ultimately, the thinking that can
help us is neither positive or negative, but productive and effective. You deserve your best
thoughts for presentation - and your best thoughts deserve you for application.

• Finding Inner Anchors Amid Outer Storms

North Carolina State University, NC, USA

Life’s unpredictable changes, as well as our mind’s incomprehensible moods, can seem
like storms that sweep us away. To protect ourselves, we need anchors. In fact, learning
what our anchors are and how we can hold on to them may well be the most important life
skill to navigate today's challenges positively and purposefully. Spiritual wisdom-traditions
of ancient India offer time-tested principles and practices to take us to our anchors and to
take our anchors with us as we swim through life storms to the shores of success and
satisfaction.

Other Workshops

Axis Bank, Mumbai; Tech Mahindra, Pune; Australia and New Zealand Bank, Wellington, New
Zealand; New Zealand Bank, Wellington, New Zealand; Grand Rapids University, USA; Melbourne
University, Melbourne, Australia; National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India; National
University of Singapore, Singapore; McGill University, Canada and many others.

GUEST LECTURES Chaitanya Charan is an insightful speaker who is known for his systematic, structured style of
presentation, his verbal creativity in presenting complex concepts memorably and his lively, logical
question-answer sessions.

• Stanford University — Finding Security in Insecurity

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Yoga and Empowered Living
 • Yale University — Science and Spirituality
• Princeton University — Ethics from Epics
• University of Colorado, Denver — Matters that Matter more than Matter
• University of Colorado, Boulder — Spirituality and Mental Health
• University of Denver — Letting go of Resentment
• Texas A & M University — Live in the Present
• Duke University — Science, Spirituality and Mental Health

PUBLICATIONS Selected Books

All these books are available online at:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=chaitanya+charan+books&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

1. Chaitanya Charan (2018). Gita wisdom through quotes. Mumbai, India: The Writing Place
Publishers.
2. Chaitanya Charan (2018). Wisdom from Ramayana. Delhi, India: Fingerprint Publishers.
3. Chaitanya Charan (2018). Gita for daily enrichment. 365 reflections on the Bhagavad
Gita. Pune, India: Vedic Oasis for Inspiration, Culture & Education (VOICE) Press.
4. Chaitanya Charan (2017). The searching eye. Finding spiritual meaning in a messy world.
Pune, India: Vedic Oasis for Inspiration, Culture & Education (VOICE) Press.
5. Chaitanya Charan (2017). Demystifying reincarnation. Delhi, India: Fingerprint Publishers.
6. Chaitanya Charan (2017). Inner Change. 121 Bhagavad Gita reflections for unleashing
your higher self. Pune, India: Vedic Oasis for Inspiration, Culture & Education (VOICE)
Press.
7. Chaitanya Charan (2016). Mind it! 64 Reflections on the Bhagavad Gita for managing the
mind, Pune, India: Vedic Oasis for Inspiration, Culture & Education (VOICE) Press.
8. Chaitanya Charan Das (2016). Gita for daily enrichment. Be Intense, not tense and other
364 articles, Pune, India: Vedic Oasis for Inspiration, Culture & Education (VOICE) Press.
9. Chaitanya Charan (2016). Belong. 121 Reflections on Bhagavad Gita. Pune, India: Vedic
Oasis for Inspiration, Culture & Education (VOICE) Press.
10. Chaitanya Charan (2016). GK for PK. Pune, India: Vedic Oasis for Inspiration, Culture &
Education (VOICE) Press.
11. Chaitanya Charan (2015). The eye to see the I. 124 Reflections on the Bhagavad Gita.
Pune, India: Vedic Oasis for Inspiration, Culture & Education (VOICE) Press.
12. Chaitanya Charan Das (2014). Timeless wisdom on current issues. Pune, India: Vedic
Oasis for Inspiration, Culture & Education (VOICE) Press.
13. Chaitanya Charan (2014). Science and Spirituality. Pune, India: Vedic Oasis for
Inspiration, Culture & Education (VOICE) Press.
14. Chaitanya Charan (2014). 10 Leadership Sutras. Pune, India: Vedic Oasis for Inspiration,
Culture & Education (VOICE) Press.
15. Chaitanya Charan Das (2014). E.N.E.R.G.Y. Your sutra for positive thinking. Pune, India:
Vedic Oasis for Inspiration, Culture & Education (VOICE) Press.
16. Chaitanya Charan Das (2014). Frequently unanswered questions. Pune, India: Vedic
Oasis for Inspiration, Culture & Education (VOICE) Press.
17. Chaitanya Charan Das (2014). The spiritual scientist. Series I. Pune, India: Vedic Oasis
for Inspiration, Culture & Education (VOICE) Press.
18. Chaitanya Charan Das (2014). The spiritual scientist. Series II. Pune, India: Vedic Oasis
for Inspiration, Culture & Education (VOICE) Press.
19. Chaitanya Charan Das (2013). Oh my God!. Pune, India: Vedic Oasis for Inspiration,
Culture & Education (VOICE) Press.
20. Chaitanya Charan Das (2009). Recession. Adversity or Opportunity. Pune, India: Vedic
Oasis for Inspiration, Culture & Education (VOICE) Press.

Articles

• We can make ourselves useful as a species, Chaitanya Charan Das, 2006, Available
online: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/opinion/edit-page/We-Can-Make-
Ourselves-Useful-as-a-Species/articleshow/1435769.cms?referral=PM
 • Obesity, Spirituality and Self-Mastery, Chaitanya Charan Das, 2007, Available online:
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2007-10-13/news/27689852_1_obesity-
fulfilment-food-tastes

AWARDS, HONORS • Chaitanya Charan was invited for several distinguished lectures and keynote talks
and RECOGNITION • Published articles in renowned Times of India and Economic Times
• Interviewed by multiple media outlets
• TEDx Talk at MMU, Mullana, India.

EDUCATION/ • The Bhakti Center, New York, USA, 2019 – Present

TRAINING Providing training in Mindfulness and Purposeful Living

• ISKCON Chowpatty, Mumbai, India, 2012 – 2019

Developed educational courses and gave seminars to students and corporate
professionals.

• New Vedic Cultural Center, Pune, India, 1998 - 2011

Lived as a Monk for 15 years. Mentored thousands of students and corporate
professionals in the art of stress management and work-life balance. Performed over
13,000 hours of meditation practice.

• Bachelor’s in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering

Government College of Engineering, Pune, India 1994 - 1998