A Modern Rishi

“Prof. NVC Swamy was an able and gifted communicator and an inspiring teacher. His writings, whatever he took up, were clear and convincing. Besides his numerous articles in Vedanta Kesari and other magazines, he also wrote a handy volume, Notes on Karma Yoga, published by S-VYSA. It was co-authored by him and a research scholar of the same institution. It is a seminal work throwing light on Swami Vivekananda’s Karma Yoga”.

“One of my vivid memories about him was his dedication to knowledge and practices to keep constant touch with that. On Sundays, from the earlier library building I can see him sitting outside his cottage and engaged in reading for hours. Such was his passion for reading, keeping abreast with new developments and dedication to knowledge systems.We really miss him and I personally miss him as a great teacher and educator”.

“He was a real teacher I had never seen a person like him before in my life. It was a blessing that I met him! He was my inspiration to be a good teacher. He was amazing orator and his time management was awesome!!! There were many days I used to watch him so carefully his words, his style, his expression, and the way he used to make the class so interesting!! Hey I want to learn to speak like him!! Though not like him, I have his blessings to take good classes in all the subjects he taught us!! But not Science and Consciousness!!! The subject was removed from the syllabus as nobody could handle the subject like him!.”

I met Prof. Swamy around 2008-2009 when I was doing my studies at Prashanti for my Diploma in Yoga Therapy. I was at Prashanti for over a month. The best part of my entire month was the evenings with Dr. Swamy. The story of Swami Vivekananda was like actually watching Swamiji on a screen or even better, it was like living close to Swami Vivekananda. Every detail about Swami Vivekananda's life was unfolding in front of our eyes. Some days Dr. Swamy talked about Edgar Cayce and his Clairvoyance and his belief in reincarnation. Dr. Swamy was a great storyteller. One would lose track of time while listening to him. I remember Prof. Swamy as a man with scholarship, integrity, passion, and most importantly a great Hindu and a great patriot.