Gokulmuthu Narayanaswamy

Gokulmuthu Narayanaswamy has more than 25 years of experience in the Software industry. He has worked on several areas like software development tools, voice over IP, IoT, and smart metering. He is currently working as Director of Product Development at Itron India, Bengaluru. He heads the Bengaluru centre. Itron is a world leader that provides technology to more than 8000 Utility companies and cities in more than 100 countries to manage electricity, water, gas, and streetlights. He gives keynote addresses and conducts workshops on Smart Grid and application of Data Science in Smart Grid. He holds eight patents and more are in the process. He is a Senior Member of IEEE.

He conducts classes on Bhagavad Gita, Swami Vivekananda, Spiritual Life, Leadership Development and Life Skills to students and professionals. He is the co-founder of Vivekananda Study Circle at IIT Madras. He is the mentor of Vivekananda Study Circle at IISc Bangalore. He was the mentor of Vivekananda Study Circle at IIM Bangalore when it was operational. He has designed a course on Bhagavad Gita for students and professionals. The 12-session online course has been successfully running. The 11th batch under the SoulUp.in platform is going on now. The book-version of the course is in progress. He is a regular contributor of articles and book reviews to Vedanta Kesari and Prabuddha Bharata, monthly magazines of Ramakrishna Math. You can find his articles at his blog www.practicalphilosophy.in. You can find several talks on YouTube by him under various platforms.

He holds B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from IIT Madras, M.Sc (Engg) in Computer Science from IISc Bangalore, and M.A in Philosophy, Religion and Culture from Annamalai University. He is currently pursuing Ph.D in Biopsychology and Medical Electronics at IIT Kharagpur.