Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) is Vedic teacher (Vedacharya) and author of over fifty published books on Yoga, Ayurveda, Vedanta and Vedic studies translated into twenty languages worldwide. He emphasized the interrelationship of all these Vedic disciplines and their global relevance for the future of humanity.

Vamadeva received the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award of the government of India in 2015, for his Vedic educational work. He has a Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.), from S-VYASA (Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bangalore) and from Ram Manohar Lohia Ayodhya University, as well as a National Eminence Award from SIES (South India Educational Society, Mumbai). He was a student of Dr. B.L. Vashta, one of the main Ayurvedic teachers and writers in Mumbai and Pune.

He has been associated with numerous Ayurvedic groups worldwide and one of the main teachers bringing Yoga and Ayurveda to the West, helping to found Ayurvedic programs, schools and associations in North and South America, Europe and Russia. In America, he has been associated with the California College of Ayurveda, Kripalu, the Chopra Center, AAPNA, NAMA, and the California Ayurvedic Association among others.

AYUSH in India has honored his work on both Ayurveda and Yoga on several occasions both in India and in international conferences. He is associated with several Hindu organizations including the Chinmaya Mission, Arsha Vidya, BAPS Swaminarayan, Sringeri Shankaracharya Math, Kanchi Shankaracharya Math and Vishwa Hindu Parishad. He has lectured on Ayurveda in universities and Ayurvedic schools throughout India.

Vamadeva is director of the American Institute of Vedic Studies in the United States (www.vedanet.com), which offers resources and courses in Vedic knowledge systems of Yoga, Vedanta, Ayurveda, and Jyotish.