Dr. Rishi Manivannan hails from a traditional Idiga vishavaidya lineage and completed his schooling at J. Krishnamurthy Foundation India, and after completing his formal Graduation in Ayurveda (B.A.M.S.) and Chinese medicine (M.D.) he spent 3 years in the forests of Javadhu, Vellore with Siddha Yogi K.P. Arjunan, 47th Guru Sri Atri Maharshi Siddha lineage, learning the occult and practical sciences of Shaiva Tantra, Vaasi Yoga, Nadi Vidya, Jyotisha, Panchapakshi, Vastu and Silambam in the Gurukula system of education after which he was adopted by Padmashri P.R. Krishnakumar who initiated him into Srividya Tantra and Ashtavaidyan tradition of Ayurveda and had spent five years working closly with him at Arya Vaidya Pharmacy and is now currently working on completing his Guru’s vision by setting up ‘Garden of Peace’, an Ayurveda Village that comprises of a Gurukula for young children, an organic agricultural and herbal farm, sustainable food production and a centre for traditional knowledge.

He is also the Editorial Assistant for ‘Science of Life’ Journal and is currently working alongside scientists from AYUSH, AIIMS and Cambridge in bringing a new light to the science of Ayurveda through translational research in Bio-physics and Bio-energetics of Ayurveda & Siddha. He is a guest instructor on Satsangam’s Vedic Threads membership-based online course.