Dr. David Frawley (born 1950 in Wisconsin, U.S.A.) is currently one of the world's leading authors on Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma), Yoga, Ayurveda, and contemporary Indian politics. Dr. Frawley presents authentic Vedic knowledge in the Western world and in a lucid presentation recognized by the tradition itself. He has worked extensively teaching, writing, lecturing, conducting research and helping establish schools and associations in related Vedic fields over the last thirty years. He has studied and traveled widely gathering knowledge, working with various Vedic teachers and groups in a non-sectarian manner.

As an American Hindu, Dr. Frawley is one of the few Westerners to be recognized by a major Hindu sect in India as a Vedacharya or teacher of the ancient wisdom. In 1991, under the auspices of the Hindu teacher Avadhuta Shastri, he was named Vamadeva Shastri (वामदेव शास्‍त्री), after the great Vedic Rishi Vamadeva. In 1995,

With the book In Search of the Cradle of Civilization, Frawley gained wide public attention in India with his writings attacking the Aryan Invasion Theory. His approach to ancient India stresses its spirituality. Three of his works "Arise Arujuna", "Awaken Bharat", and "Hinduism and the Clash of Civilizations" have been often cited as highly influential foundational works responsible for the Hindu revival currently being witnessed in both India and globally. He has pleaded for a return to the teachings of the Vedas, treating these ancient texts as infallible sources of wisdom.

Dr. Frawley founded and is the director of the American Institute for Vedic Studies in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Through his institute, he offers courses on Yoga philosophy, Hindu astrology

Dr. Frawley has a very wide following among both traditional Indian Hindus, as well as American followers of Yoga.

Partial bibliography

• Gods, Sages, and Kings, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-910261-37-7
• From the River of Heaven, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-910261-38-5
• The Myth of the Aryan Invasion Theory
• In Search of the Cradle of Civilization
• How I Became a Hindu
• The Rig Veda and the History of India
• Hinduism and the Clash of Civilizations.
• Yoga and Ayurveda, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-914955-81-0
• Tantric Yoga, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-910261-39-3
• Wisdom of the Ancient Seers, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-910261-36-9
• Oracle of Rama, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-910261-35-0
• Yoga and the Sacred Fire, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-940985-75-6
• Ayurvedic Healing, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-914955-97-7
• Ayurveda and Marma Therapy, (with Ranade and Lele), Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-940985-59-4
• Yoga for Your Type: Ayurvedic Guide to Your Asana Practice, (with Summerfield-Kozak), Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-910261-30-X
• Ayurveda: Nature's Medicine, (with Ranade), Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-914955-95-0
• Yoga of Herbs: Ayurvedic Guide to Herbal Medicine, (with Lad), Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-941524-24-8
• Ayurveda and the Mind, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-914955-36-5
• Astrology of the Seers, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin ISBN 0-914955-89-6

See also

• Ayurveda
• Hindu reform
• Dharma
• Hinduism
• Frank Gaetano Morales

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