T. Natarajan

T. Natarajan : founded The Mother’s Service Society, a social science research institute based in Pondicherry, India, in 1970 and served as its president until his passing in 2020. Through MSS he initiated the first successful village adoption program by a nationalized bank in India, which was eventually multiplied to include similar programs to over 100,000 villages by 1980. An original thinker and prolific writer, he formulated original theories of social development, organizational development, education and evolution of consciousness inspired by the evolutionary thought of Sri Aurobindo, as well practical strategies to accelerate development of businesses, national states and the international community of nations. A number of his recommendations were adopted and implemented by the Government of India, including a strategy to create 100 millions jobs in the country within 10 years. His theory of business growth led to publication of a book highly praised by Peter Drucker, widely regarded as the father of modern business management, and his approach was adopted by leading corporations in India and overseas. In 1989 he took an initiative which led to the establishment of the International Commission on Peace and Food, and his thought was deeply reflected in the commission's report , Uncommon Opportunities: Agenda for Peace and Equitable Development, presented to the UN in1994. In 1999, he established Primrose School in Pondicherry to apply advanced methods for early childhood and school education. He has authored hundreds of articles and working papers on social development, business management, global governance, literary criticism, psychology and applied spirituality; and more than 70 books in English and Tamil on principles of spirituality under the name of Karmayogi, by which he was widely known from 1980 onwards. Visit MSSResearch.org for more information.