Swami Medhananda Maharaj became an ordained Sanyasi of Sri Ramakrishna Order in Feb 2020. He received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Southern California, Berkeley.
He served as Associate Professor and Head of the Program in Philosophy at Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute in Belur Math, West Bengal (India). He holds faculty and advisory positions in several prestigious universities that include UCLA. His scholarly work is outstanding with many Honors & Awards. He is the author of 4 books, 34 articles, 53 invited lectures, conference presentations, 5 keynote addresses, and Editor of several International journals.