Dr Shyam Ranganathan

Dr. Ranganathan , founder of the Yoga Philosophy Institute, is a field-changing researcher, scholar, author and teacher of philosophy, and an expert in the neglected traditions of Indian moral philosophy, which cover practical questions of how to live, what to aim for, and what we should value—including Yoga. Unlike many gurus of yoga and the Indian tradition, and unlike most western academics writing on the Indian intellectual tradition, Dr. Ranganathan is a trained scholar and researcher of philosophy and is author, editor, and translator of numerous peer-reviewed scholarly works. He is author of five books, including Yoga—Anticolonial Philosophy; An Action Focused Guide to Practice. His next book, Moral Philosophy and De-Colonialism (Bloomsbury 2026) continues the project of rendering explicit the relevance of Yoga for decolonization, to a wider audience.

Dr. Ranganathan , founder of the Yoga Philosophy Institute, is a field-changing researcher, scholar, author and teacher of philosophy, and an expert in the neglected traditions of Indian moral philosophy, which cover practical questions of how to live, what to aim for, and what we should value—inclu...Read More