Gopalakrishnan TC
Gopalakrishnan TC was born in Madras (now Chennai), India, in 1941. He received his doctoral degree in Coastal Engineering from the North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA in 1978. He served on the research and teaching faculty of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India, the North Carolina State University and the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait.
Aside from his professional involvements, he was interested in the philosophic issues of life for the last forty years or so. This led him to the messages of Ramana Maharishi, Lao Tzu, J Krishnamurti, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Eckhart Tolle, Marcus Aurelius, Meister Eckhart and similar Masters. His self-published book titled “In Quest of the Deeper Self” is the outcome of his reflections on those and his wish to share the outcome with others. In connection with the book, he was invited to give talks at the following centres:
1. J Krishnamurti Study Centre, KFI, Vasanta Vihar, Chennai, India
2. Theosophical Society, Adyar, Chennai, India
3. ‘Reflections’- A forum in the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India
4. The Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter
5. The Ladies and Knights of the Square Table, at the Koshy’s Chillout, Bangalore
6. Nightingales Elders Enrichment Centre, Bangalore
7. Senior Citizens Group, Bangalore
8. International Women’s Association, Chennai Chapter (Talk at the Express Avenue Mall, Chennai)
Gopalakrishnan is a member of the International Association for Near Death Studies (IANDS). He gave a talk at the IANDS International Conference held at Durham NC, USA, September 2 - 4, 2011. The title of his talk was “On the Spiritual Content of Near Death Experiences”.
He lives with his wife Banumathy in Kodaikanal, a hill town in Tamil Nadu, India. He maintains a blog with the link - http://nde-thedeeperself.blogspot.com
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