About the speaker:

Dr. Murali Venkatrao is currently the Director of Yoga teacher programs at the Ananda Institute of Living Yoga in WA, USA, and also serves as a Minister at Ananda Washington.  He is a founding member and Professor of Yogic Physiology at Vivekananda Yoga University (VaYU) in Norwalk, CA. & has 18 years of experience as a Yoga teacher. He has conducted various courses in Vedanta, Yogic Philosophy, Hatha Yoga, Yoga Teacher Training Programs, Yoga Therapy, etc. & has done his research (Ph.D) in Yoga from SVYASA University, Bangalore, India

By profession, Dr. Venkatrao is a consulting data scientist at the IDX group in Microsoft Corp. He specializes in Big Data and Machine Learning in the area of information retrieval.  He is one of the inventors of MDX,  a multi-dimensional query language for large databases; he has served on various national and international standards bodies, including serving as one of the editors of the SQL query language.   

As a PhD(ABD), Dr. Murali’s research  is focused on diabetes risk reduction and glycaemic control through Yoga.  He also comes from a family with a storytelling tradition and has been enchanting communities with his enthralling stories based on India’s rich spiritual heritage.

It is an absolute honor for Ananda Hyderabad to host him for an evening and partake in his wisdom, inspiration and Joy.