
Dr Kamakhya Kumar is a well-known academician and an established scientist of Yogic Science. Dr Kumar got his Doctorate on Yoga Nidra and recieved the award in the auspicious presence of President of India Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam in the year 2006. With more than 22 years of teaching experience at post-graduate level, he has authored 16 books in the field of Yogic Science. Dr Kumar has published 100 research papers in different National and International Journals and their citations are above 900 listed on Google Scholar.
Presently he is working with the Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, Haridwar (India) as Associate Professor, Dept. of Yogic Science. He is the Dean, Faculty of Adhunik Gyan Vigyan, Nodal officer, RUSA and the Director IQAC of Uttarakhand Sanskrit University. He was the founding faculty member in Dept. of Yoga & Health at Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar (India).
He is the Editor-in-Chief of two International Journals: "International Journal of Yoga and Allied Sciences" and "International Journal of Science and Consciousness" and is the member of editorial board/review committees of several International Journals.
He has conducted over 11 International Conference as convener/organizing secretary and a number of workshops till date. He has delivered lectures for various institutions across the globe. He has broadcasted a series of talks on All India Radio. He was also invited as an expert panelist on DD National (New Delhi) during Yogotsav Program on International Yoga Day (21st June 2019) and as an expert panelist on DD Dehradun during a live program on International Yoga Day (21st June 2020).
He is the member of different bodies/committies of several Universities. He was the member Secretary of NAAC Peer Team during the visit of Kavikul Guru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Ramtek, Maharastra in Dec 2021 and member Secretary of NAAC Peer team for SVYASA University Bangalore visit in May 2023. He is the member of different bodies/committees in several Universities across the country.
He has been awarded with Global Outreach Healthcare award by Global Outreach Medical and Health Association (GOMHA) in the year 2020 and Yoga Academy award by Indian Association of Yoga in the year 2023.
The books authored by Dr. Kumar on Yogic Science include:
A text book of yoga and health
Yoga as Art and Science of Living
Yoga in Synergy with Science
Applied Yogic Science
Scientific Exploration of Yoga
Yoga & Human Values
Human Excellence through Yoga
Yoga Sankskrit and Human Transformation
Revealing Scientific & Behavioural Aspects of Yoga and Spirituality
UGC/University/Department Representative for following projects:
S.No. | Date | Topic | Program and Station |
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1. | 21/06/20 | International Yoga Day: Yoga as lifestyle (Live) as panelist | Doordarshan, Dehradun |
2. | 29/04/20 | Yoga during Corona period | All India Radio, Dehradun |
3. | 21/06/20 | International Yoga Day: Yogotsav (Live program) as panelist | Doordarshan, Delhi |
4. | 21/06/18 | Live commentary during Prime Minister’s Yoga protocol practice at FRI Dehradun as Yoga Expert | All India Radio, Dehradun (Relayed by all Radiostations of India) |
5. | 17/09/17 | Yoga and Health | All India Radio, Dehradun |
6. | 21/06/17 | International Yoga Day Special | All India Radio, Najivavad |
7. | 18/06/16 | International Yoga Day Special | Radio Bridge Program All 16 India Radio Delhi |
8. | 20/06/15 | Yoga for Youth fitness | Yuvvani program All India Radio, Najivavad |
9. | 30/07/12 | Importance of Yoga in goal achievement | Yuvvani program All India Radio, Najivavad |
10. | 26/07/10 | Yoga and Youth | Yuvvani program All India Radio, Najivavad |
11. | 26/12/09 | Yoga and its application in Women’s Health | Mahila Jagat program All India Radio, Najivavad |
12. | 26/12/08 | Women's Health & Yoga | Mahila Jagat program All India Radio, Najivavad |
13. | 19/05/08 | Health Tips | Swasthya Charcha program All India Radio, Najivavad |
14. | 30/10/07 | Yoga for Women's Health | Mahila Jagat program All India Radio, Najivavad |
15. | 27/03/07 | Migraine and depression & its Yogic Management | Mahila Jagat program All India Radio, Najivavad |
16. | 29/09/06 | Backache & it’s Yogic Management | Mahila Jagat program All India Radio, Najivavad |
17. | 03/01/06 | Mental depression & it’s Yogic Management | Mahila Jagat program All India Radio, Najivavad |
18. | 28/07/05 | Scope of Yogic studies for Youth | Yuvvani program All India Radio, Najivavad |
19. | 10/02/05 | Yoga and health | Yuvvani program All India Radio, Najivavad |
20. | June | Youth problem and yoga | Yuvvani program All India Radio, Najivavad |
Associate Professor
Dept. of Yogic Science
Uttarakhand Sanskrit University,
Haridwar, India
Associate Professor
Dept. of Yoga & Health
Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya,
Haridwar, India
Lecturer
Dept. of Human Consciousness & Yogic Science
Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya,
Haridwar, India
Co-investigator, in the research project entitled “Effect of Yogic Practices on Cardiac, Autonomic and Metabolic Parameters in patients of Coronary artery Diseases” at King Jorge Medical University, Lucknow, Funded by Central Council of Research in Yoga & Naturopathy, Dept. of AYUSH, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India. Dec 2006-Dec 2009.
Ph.D supervisor at Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar
S.No | Scholar | Title | Year/Date of Award |
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1. | Radhika Chandrakar | A Study on the Effect of Yogic-Spiritual Package on Pregnancy Outcomes | 08/04/2017 |
2. | Seema Patel | Effect of Yogic Intervention on Obesity: an experimental Study | 08/04/2017 |
Ph.D supervisor at Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, Haridwar
S.No | Scholar | Title | Year/Date of Award |
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1. | Shivcharan Naudiyal | A Study on the Effect of Nada-Yoga on Mental level of Yoga Sadhakas of Uttarakhand | 21/04/2022 |
2. | Anjana Uniyal | A study on the effect of Yogic intervention on the Hematological and Psychological Parameters of Cancer Patients | 17/06/2023 |
3. | Anupam Kothari | A Study on the effect of Yogic intervention on selected Physiological and Hematological parameters of Uttarakhand College going Students | 17/06/2023 |
4. | Pooja Devi | An experimental study on the effect of Yoga on Hb, TLC and BMI on college going girls of Uttarakhand | 17/06/2023 |
5. | Amita Patil | Pranayam vidhiyon ka madhumeh ke rohiyon par parne wale prabhav ka prayogik addhyan | 29/11/2024 |
M.Phil supervisor at Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, Haridwar
S.No | Scholar | Title | Year of Award |
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1. | Mukesh Dwivedi | Srimadbhagwadgeeta Me Yoga: ek Vivechnatmak Addhyayan | 2020 |
2. | Deepak | Samajik Samarasta me Yoga Ki Bhumika | 2022 |
3. | Ashish | Chhatron ke Samajik Samayojan me Yoga ki Bhumika | 2022 |
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