Faculty – Graduate Division / Community Education Division (Text and Tradition)

Dr. Kuldip Dhiman serves as a Texts and Traditions faculty member at both the Graduate and Community Education Divisions at HUA. He holds Master’s Degrees in English, Philosophy, Sanskrit, and Graphic Design, and earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Punjab University. His early education was at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Hebbal, Bangalore, and he also completed a course in journalism from the Writer’s Bureau, UK.

Dr. Dhiman is the author of several works, including The Yogavasishtha of Valmiki (a seminal text on Vedanta), The Ultimate Iconoclast (on the philosophy of Rajneesh Osho), Emotion – The Essence of Life (on evolutionary psychology), and The Yogasutram (a translation from Sanskrit to English with the Vyasa Bhashya). He is currently producing YouTube videos on the Yogasutram in both English and Hindi.

With over three years of experience teaching Sanskrit through the Bhagavad Gita at Punjab University, Dr. Dhiman has developed an effective indirect method for language instruction. He also teaches the Yogasutram online, making this classical text accessible to a wider audience.

In addition to his work in philosophy and Sanskrit, Dr. Dhiman is internationally recognized for his research on reincarnation, having investigated over a dozen cases and published his findings both in India and abroad. His diverse interests include music, photography, and cinematography, reflecting a multifaceted engagement with art, culture, and scholarship.