Chaitanya Charan Das is a monk, spiritual mentor and author.
Building on his engineering degree from the Government College of Engineering, Pune, he has studied extensively the philosophical and sociological ramifications of modern science. Complementing his scientific education is his keen spiritual sensitivity honed by systematic and sympathetic study of the bhakti tradition for over two decades.
He has been an invited speaker at several international conferences on the interface of science and spirituality, including the World Peace Conference 2006 and World Peace Congress 2008 organized by UNESCO. Based in India, he has given talks at colleges and companies all over the world from Australia to America. His writings appear regularly in several Indian newspapers including the reputed Speaking Tree column in The Times of India. Apart from 300 analytical articles (available at www.thespiritualscientist.com) and 1600 inspirational daily meditations on the Bhagavad-gita (available at www.gitadaily.com).
He is the author of 16 books on a wide variety of subjects ranging from Science and spirituality, socio-cultural analysis of religion, and the ancient texts of India, especially the Ramayana, Mahabharata and Bhagavad-gita: 1. 10 Leadership Sutras from Bhagavad Gita; 2. Timeless Insights on Today's Issues; 3. Science & Spirituality; 4. ENERGY - Your Sutra for positive Thinking; 5. My Little Bhakti Companion 6. Idol Worship Or Ideal Worship ? 7. RECESSION - Adversity or Opportunity 8. Why do we need a TEMPLE? 9. Frequently Unanswered Questions 10. GK for PK 11. Gita For Daily Enrichment eBook (Gita Daily Series Book 1) 12. The Eye to See the "I" (Gita Daily Series Book 2) 13. Belong (Gita daily series 3) 14. The Spiritual Scientist - 1 15. The Spiritual Scientist - 2 16. OMG - Re-answering the questions 17. Prabhupada: The movements that made the movement 18. Demystifying Reincarnation 19. Mind It! 20. Inner Change 21. Wisdom - From Ramayana on Life & Relationships 22. The Searching Eye 23. Gita Wisdom through Quotes
He is a member of ISKCON’s leading intellectual body, the Shastric Advisory Council, which offers scriptural advice to the GBC (Governing Body Commissioner). He is an associate editor of Back to Godhead, ISKCON’s global magazine. His writings in English have been translated into several foreign languages including German, Chinese and Romanian and several Indian languages including Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Hindi and Marathi.