Dada Maheshvarananda

Who is Dada Maheshvarananda?

Dada Maheshvarananda is a yoga monk, activist and writer. As a student, he adopted a radical approach to social change, and was inspired to become, in the words of Che Guevara, a "true revolutionary guided by great feelings of love."

In 1978 he became a monk in India, dedicating his life to the service of humanity; since then he has continuously worked in different parts of the world. He teaches meditation, yoga and other techniques for personal transformation free of charge, and the Progressive Utilization Theory, a post-capitalist model to empower people and communities to create a better world.

His most recent book is After Capitalism: Economic Democracy in Action was published in 2012. His first book, After Capitalism: Prout's Vision for a New World with a preface by Noam Chomsky was published in 2003 and has been translated in 10 languages.

In 2007 he founded the Prout Research Institute of Venezuela in Caracas, where he currently serves as director.