Rajendra Prasad Dassruth, also known as Swami Paramananda, was born at Souillac, Mauritius on 8 October 1959. He is the founder and Spiritual Master of Satyam Gyanam Anandam Society UK(SGAS), which is an NGO and a charity. The charity mode of operation as per entitled by the Charity Commission is worldwide and is classified as being beneficial to the whole of mankind.

Swami Paramananda is an accomplished meditation master who has a following of more than 1200 persons at the Prashant Ashram Meditation Centre at Dubreuil, Republic of Mauritius. He is well known for his great spiritual attainments and his ability to interpret complex spiritual truths in a simple and logical manner using a scientific approach. People of all walks of life and of any religious beliefs are welcome to receive his teachings.

Besides giving regular meditation courses in Mauritius and in the United Kingdom, Swami Paramananda is also much solicited by various institutions to deliver sensitisation talks on various topics related to the well-being of people and the society. Deeply aware of the need to introduce a holistic approach in the important field of education, he has submitted proposals for educational reform to the Ministry of Education and Human Resource of Mauritius, which are under consideration. Currently, he is starting a Self-Education programme in some schools to empower students and teachers alike.

Swami Paramananda also participates in international conferences and regularly submits papers to UN organisations such as UNESCO on specific subjects such as “Our Future Our World: A Prominent Futurist’s View of Our World in 20 Years!”. Recently, he participated in a conference on ‘Integrating Spirituality and Organisational Leadership’ organized jointly by the University of Delhi and Regent University of the USA where he submitted a paper entitled ‘Spirituality and Good Governance’ which was published by Macmillan. In month 2007, he participated in another conference on “Self Education” organized by Tomorrow People in Bangkok.

Swami Paramananda is a prolific writer who has published 16 books during the past 10 years. He also publishes the bi-annual magazine ‘Know Thyself’ and writes inspiring articles on newspapers and magazines. He is solicited by many locally and abroad and has discoursed and participated in University seminars and conferences in several countries. He has participated in many renowned radio stations like BBC,Kent and TV programs. His mission is to spark off Self Education, a scientific and universal truth essential for a harmonious development of every human being.

His books have been very successful and some of them had to be reprinted more than once. Two of his very successful books ‘Man, God and the Universe’ and ‘Sex, Breaking the Taboo’ have been translated into French and published in France by Editions ALTESS for the French-speaking European market.

ll the writings and courses of Swami Paramananda aim at triggering a ‘global mind transformation’ so that mankind lives in brotherhood, unity, love and peace. He considers that all the social and global problems facing mankind can be best tackled with an expanded consciousness of one and all, thus his endeavour to make each individual discover his own self first.