Dr. B. SOUNDIRAM, Ph.D

Dr. ப. சுந்தரம், s/o ஆ. பத்மநாபன்

Pondicherry, INDIA.

Medium of education: English

Mother tongue: Tamil

Education:
Ph.D. in Yoga—Regular,
M.Sc. Yoga Therapy, M.Sc. Yoga, PGD in Panchakarma Therapy,
B.A. in PA, D.Y. Ed., Certificate in Yoga Teaching

I’m always interested, as a bilingual resource person, in learning, experiencing, sharing the knowledge, caring for the public and empowering it.
I’m conducting lecture demonstrations & workshops.
I host classes online to people in India and abroad.
I have been disseminating yogic knowledge to the personnel of Air Force Station, Sulur, Coimbatore, and Indian Navy Ships Agrani, Red Fields, Coimbatore.
Chaired scientific Paper Presentation sessions; served as Jury in the International Yoga Festivals organised by the Tourism Dept., Government of Puducherry.
I’ve also given yoga programs on Puducherry Tholaikkaattchi Nilayam, and Pothigai, Dhoor Dharshan, Chennai.
All India Radio, Puducherry – 605006 has been broadcasting my live and recorded programs.
I’m used to conducting yoga sessions on International Day of Yoga: 21 June.
I have been sharing knowledge to the public through media like RIGHT CHANNEL, Puducherry, which has recorded more than 1500 ten-minute yoga and yoga therapy sessions over a period of ten years. Each session has been telecast 4 times over 2 consecutive days–morning & evening–Monday through Saturday. I’m contributing free classes to children in a school, once a week.
I’ve served as Yoga Therapist in the multi-speciality hospital GKNM, Coimbatore for three years.
For one whole year, I have handled yoga classes exclusively for the doctors in the hospital.
I have been handling week-end yoga & yoga therapy classes on Saturday mornings at
the Auditorium of the Medical Superintendant’s Office, Government Hospital, Puducherry- 605001, with the permission of the then Governor of Puducherry: Mrs Kiran Bedi.
Former Director of Health & Family Welfare Services, Govt. of Puducherry: Dr. S. Mohankumar, M.S., M.Ch. (Plastic Surgery), MBA, doctors, nurses, and staffs have been participating in my sessions. I’ve made PowerPoint presentations while addressing on medical conditions like: cardio
vascular disorders, diabetes, obesity, varicose veins, etc.
Serving as Guest Faculty in the universities, medical & paramedical colleges, and colleges like: Tamil Nadu Physical Education & Sports University (TNPESU), Chennai, Tamil Nadu (TN), Mother Theresa Post Graduate & Research Institute of Health Sciences, Puducherry – 605006, Tagore Govt. Arts & Science College, Puducherry – 605008, etc.
Conducted workshops and presented Scientific Papers in many universities like Mangalore University, Mangalore, Karnataka, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, TN, Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga and Naturopathy, New Delhi (ND).
I’m happy to mention that I’ve done my Ph.D. scientific research in TNPESU, TN.
I’ve been granted Doctoral Fellowship by Indian Council of Social Science Research, ND.
Best All Rounder Award for 2014-2015 has been given away to me at Rajnivas by the then Chancellor of TNPESU, Chennai, and the then Governor of Tamil Nadu.
His Excellency awarded Doctorate to me in 2018 in the university TNPESU, Chennai, TN.
I am the first full-time scholar in Puducherry to get the Ph.D. Doctorate in Yoga awarded.