Krishna Prakash
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| Born | India |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Master's (Yoga), PG Diploma (Advanced Yoga), PG Diploma (Business Management), Bachelor's in Mathematics |
| Occupation | Practitioner-Scholar, Educator, Coach |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Known for | Integration of Indic Knowledge Systems in management education |
| Notable works | Prabodha-grahana Framework; MBA Courses on Upanishads & Yogic Psychology |
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| Religion | Hinduism |
Krishna Prakash is an Indian practitioner-scholar and educator. He serves as a leadership coach while using Indic Knowledge Systems and Yogic Psychology to teach management studies and contemplative learning methods. He has spent more than 25 years developing educational programs and leadership training initiatives and building academic structures that use outcome-based education methods.
Early Life & Education
Krishna Prakash was born in India. He pursued an interdisciplinary academic path that combined mathematics and management studies with traditional Indian knowledge systems. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics in 1995 and later earned a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management in 1999 with emphasis on Indian śāstras. He specialized in yoga and consciousness studies by completing a Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Yoga in 2019 and earning a Master’s degree in Yoga in 2020.
Career
Krishna Prakash has more than 20 years of professional work experience in education, coaching, and leadership development. He has created and taught MBA programs which combine Upanishadic research, Yogic psychological principles, and civilizational systems with contemporary academic frameworks such as Bloom's Taxonomy and outcome-based assessment methods.
Contributions Institutional He established the first Yoga Nidra Teacher Training school which received global recognition in 2013 and he has worked on international programs which teach coaching and leadership skills. He creates accredited educational programs which teach coaching skills through the application of Indic knowledge systems.
Academic Krishna Prakash has made important advancements in management education by creating educational materials which combine traditional Indic wisdom with modern teaching approaches. The research emphasizes ethical leadership development and self-awareness growth and decision-making ability through theoretical and practical educational methods.
Courses and Teaching He created two MBA courses which are Teaching & Life Lessons from the Upanishads and Applied Yogic Psychology for Mental Wellness. The courses teach leadership ethics and emotional regulation and metacognition and resilience through case studies and reflective assignments and competency-based assessments.
Institutional Leadership Krishna Prakash established Shrimath international residential institution in 2011 which teaches Yoga and Yoga Nidra and life coaching. The institution has conducted numerous teacher training programs and has attracted participants from over 49 countries.
He has also contributed to the establishment of the Foundation for Indic Wisdom (2023), which promotes the dissemination of applied Indic knowledge systems through structured certification programs.
Frameworks and Philosophy Krishna Prakash created the Prabodha-grahana framework, which helps students move from learning through taxonomy to achieving deeper knowledge understanding. His academic philosophy integrates Indic Knowledge Systems, conscious leadership
Notable Works
Krishna Prakash developed academic and practical frameworks which he designed to connect Indic Knowledge Systems with contemporary management education. His major achievement involves creating the Prabodha-grahana framework which enables students to achieve comprehensive knowledge of leadership and learning methods. He developed two MBA courses which include Teaching & Life Lessons from the Upanishads and Applied Yogic Psychology for Mental Wellness that merge ancient traditional wisdom with contemporary academic framework.
Achievements and Recognition
Krishna Prakash has received professional recognition for his contributions to education, coaching, and yoga. He is a certified coach (ICF-ACC, 2025) and holds E-RYT500 certification from Yoga Alliance (US). He is a lifetime member of the Indian Yoga Association. He established the first international Yoga Nidra Teacher Training program in 2013 and has worked on international coaching and leadership development programs.