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Guruji Nandkishore Tiwari

Guruji Shri Nandkishore Tiwari is an extraordinarily simple person and this veil of ordinariness hides his yogic and mystic persona. But for true seekers, the ones coming only for Satsang, it doesn’t take much time to discover the miraculous reality beyond this veil. Those who come searching for spirituality in logics, magics and miracles, they go confused with his simplicity.  Born in serendipitous hamlet Durkhuru in Jhansi District of Uttar Pradesh, in Northern India, Guruji was a gifted child. At the age of three he showed interest in Ramcharit Manas and started meditation at very early stages of childhood.

Prior to this, Guruji was a journalist and a distinguished editor. Guruji has found self-made spirituality by virtue of his innate curiosity and continuous yoga.

Guruji received the Acharya Chanakya Award – 2018 for his invaluable contributions in the sphere of spirituality.  NIMHANS (Bengaluru) appointed Guruji as a philosopher and guide for the inclusion of spiritual perspective in the treatment of patients suffering mostly from addictions and mental diseases.

Guruji is also the founder president of the all India social society “Universal Forum for Human Dignity (year -2002) and the Founder Trustee of the Darpan Foundation (Trust).

Guruma Smita Tiwari

In Kerala, born in such a family where communism and spirituality flowed in such a harmony as if it were same verse sung in their own inimitable styles by different members of family. This mix was so heady that none among them would judge whether they were more communists or more spiritual. When they grew, all other ‘isms’ too got submerged amicably in their harmony. Music was a common companion, all of them in the family thought that he/she was more interested than next person to listen to or talk about it. As a child she would talk to plants and flowers as she would converse with members of our own species.

Later she discovered her interest in Mathematics and completed her Post Graduation in Mathematics from Calicut University.  Sooner she got hooked to the field of computer sciences to have a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications. With 22 years’ experience in the IT field, she continues to work with an IT major in Bangalore.

Life, in its own eloquence kept opening itself up, how she herself is, and, rest of it, love did unveil and, later as Guruji former did it reveal.  Submergence of childhood transformed into great merger. Immersion and emergence turned one. Blessed with Mrinal as son, engrossed in this shared dream and vision along with all disciples of Guruji, as one/none.

Guruma Smita Tiwari

Our Team

Deepa Chacko

Deepa Chacko

Deepa likes to call herself as Guruji’s disciple first; before the other identities she plays.
Raghavan Radhakrishnan

Raghavan Radhakrishnan

With a Masters degree from BITS-Pilani, Raghavan has been associated with Darpan/UNIFOHD since early 2013.
Elizabeth Sam

Elizabeth Sam

Elizabeth Sam, better known as Merlin by all, hails from Kerala but most of her growing up years were spent in Pune.
Nirmala Devi Dhanasekar

Nirmala Devi Dhanasekar

Nirmala Devi (Alias Narmadha) was born in small town Erode, TN in an agricultural family.
Apurva Singh

Apurva Singh

A MBA post-graduate from IIM Bangalore in Marketing and graduate from BITS-Pilani.
Chandan Singh

Chandan Singh

He has an education in engineering and business administration from IIT Kanpur and IIM Calcutta respectively.
Meenakshi Raman

Meenakshi Raman

A literature Postgraduate with PG Diploma in Tourism by education, a Leisure Holiday and MICE specialist by profession