Swami Chidanand Saraswati

Head of Rishikesh's well-known ashram, Parmarth Niketan, Swami Chidanand Saraswati is not only a karma yogi devoted to providing myriad services to the needy but also the inspiration behind the multi-volume Encyclopaedia of Hinduism.

Head of Rishikesh's well-known ashram, Parmarth Niketan, Swami Chidanand Saraswati is not only a karma yogi devoted to providing myriad services to the needy but also the inspiration behind the multi-volume Encyclopaedia of Hinduism

Swamiji is the recipient of many awards, informs the brochure on Parmarth Niketan. Noteworthy ones are the Mahatma Gandhi Humanitarian Award in the USA, Hindu of the Year in 1991 by Hinduism Today magazine. He is one of the main trustees of the Swami Shukdevanand Trust, set up by his predecessor to run the ashram. He is also the founder, chairman and divine inspiration behind India Heritage Research Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Indian culture and spirituality. The foundation is expected to finish in the next year the Encyclopaedia of Hinduism, an ambitious project which has been many years in the making.