About Sri V.N. Gopala Desikan


Sri V.N.Gopala Desikan

Sri Gopala Desikan hails from an illustrious family of erudite scholors. His grandfather, Sri Navanitam Krishnamachariar Swami, edited an published many rare Sanskrit works and was one of the greatest Vaishnavite scholors in his times. His father, Sri V.N. Srirama Desikachariar Swami has edited and written commmentires on many works of Vedanta Desika and was an recipient of the President’s Award for Sanskrit.

Besides a brilliant academic career, in India and abroad, Sri Gopala Desikan also studies the sacred works in the traditional way, under his illustrious father.