Dr. David Frawley
Dr. David Frawley (Pt. Vamadeva Shastri) is one of the
few Westerners ever recognized in India as a Vedacharya
or teacher of the ancient wisdom. In 1991, he was named
Vamadeva Shastri, after the great Vedic Rishi Vamadeva.
In 1995 he was given the title of Pandit along with the
Brahmachari Vishwanathji award for his knowledge of the
Vedic teaching. Vamadeva is a prolific and renowned
author on a vast array of topics ranging from Vedanta, to
yoga to Ayurveda. He is also a distinguished speaker and
teacher in USA as well as in India and has lectured at
most of the major Vedantic and Yogic institutions in both
countries.