Shri Chawla

After a successful career as founder of U.S. Microtech in 1979, and of Silicon Valley Innovation Center in 2010, Shri Chawla (B.E. Hons in Electrical Engineering) faced a serious heart problem with a self-directed holistic course of action including yoga, meditation, and changes of lifestyle and diet to obtain health, well-being, and personal enlightenment. Currently managing his own semiconductor distribution business and consulting, Chawla lectures and writes on health and spirituality. He also serves on the Board of Trustees for the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPIO), and he recently helped organize the first ever India Community Center (ICC) Health Summit on Cracking the Wellness Code 2018, on July 8, 2018 in Milpitas, Silicon Valley, CA.

Mr. Chawla serves as an Advisor for Taksha’s Center for Integrative Medicine and Yoga (CIMY).

Welcome to Taksha Institute!

Originally founded in 1976 by Adarsh Deepak, PhD, as the Institute for Atmospheric Optic and Remote Sensing (IFAORS), TakshaShila Institute (doing business as "Taksha Institute," "Taksha," or "TI") remains a dynamic, not-for-profit [501(c)3] tax-exempt, independent minority institution of advanced research and learning, with the addition of non-technical subject matter, since its inception. As a non-degree giving, non-diploma awarding institution, TI is engaged in cutting-edge research projects and learning opportunities in the form of workshops, seminars, and other events, for all ages (from kindergarten to life-long learning), for personal or professional growth and enhancement.

Incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia (US), Taksha has its headquarters in Hampton, VA, with a West Coast/Silicon Valley, CA office. From its inception, TI has been supported entirely by R&D meetings management contracts with the federal government, industry, and UN organizations; the collection of registration fees for events; and donations from industry and private parties.

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