About Us
Who Are We?
Institute for Science and Spirituality (ISS) Delhi has been recognized as the IKS Research Center by the IKS Division of the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India in December 2022.
We are a team of well established scientists and scholars. Since its inception in 2011, ISS Delhi has organised several international conferences, has offered various courses on Indian Knowledge System (IKS) and has been engaged in cutting edge research.
Our Mission
To advance rigorous and interdisciplinary research on traditional knowledge of India through scientific and hermeneutical methods, and to share these insights via scholarly publications, transformative education, and public outreach—fostering critical inquiry and a consciousness-centered approach to life and well-being.
Our Vision
To be the leading global research hub for the scholarly exploration and dissemination of India’s philosophical, scientific, and spiritual traditions, with particular emphasis on a consciousness-centric paradigm and the framework of simultaneous oneness and difference, for cultivating holistic well-being.
Our Inspirations
HDG A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Śrīla Prabhupāda was not only a pioneer in bringing truely Vedic culture to all over the globe, he was seriously concerned about the pitfalls in overstating the validity of scientific claims over intricate issues pertaining to life and cosmos. He strongly objected to the strictly materialistic basis of life.
In 1968, speaking before a gathering of students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Śrīla Prabhupāda points out an important lag in technological research. "Although you have so many departments of knowledge," he says, “there is no department aiming to find the difference between a living body and a dead body."
Gopal Krishna Goswami
His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami was a distinguished contemporary teacher and leader in the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition. Born in Delhi, he studied at Delhi University before pursuing advanced studies in business management in France and Canada. From the 1970s onward, he played a pivotal role in establishing many Vedic educational and cultural centres across India, overseeing the translation and distribution of classical Vaishnava texts, and guiding spiritual communities across India, Russia, Africa, and North America.
Renowned for his ability to integrate spiritual depth with effective organizational leadership, he stands as an emblem of a lifetime of dedication for the dissemination of Vedic culture and knowledge among masses. He also pioneered the vision of the Institute for Science and Spirituality, aiming to articulate and disseminate the scientific foundations of the Indian Knowledge Systems within academic discourse.
Dr. T. D. Singh
In 1974, Śrīla Prabhupāda guided Dr T. D. Singh (H.H. Bhaktisvarupa Damodar Swami) to lay the foundation of Bhaktivedanta Institute (BI) to explore the foundational questions related to life's origin, the nature of reality, problems related to the body, mind, and society at large, as well as many other philosophical and ethical concerns & to provide comprehensive solutions to these issues through a consciousness-based paradigm. With over four decades of dedicated service to humanity, he inspired thousands to pursue a serious deliberation into the deep mystery of this Universe.
Dr. Richard Thompson
Dr. Richard L. Thompson, also known by his Vaishnava name Sadaputa Dasa, was a mathematician, scientist, philosopher, researcher of ancient cosmology, author, and devoted practitioner of bhakti-yoga. In his professional career, Thompson pursued research in quantum theory and mathematical biology, as well as NASA-funded research in satellite remote sensing.
He produced over two-dozen peer reviewed scientific papers and co-authored a college textbook on computer modeling of biological systems. Thompson also worked as a post-doctoral fellow at Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge University, and as a research fellow and staff scientist at the La Jolla Institute, Division of Applied Nonlinear Problems, near San Diego.