Contents: Foreword/S.R. Bhatt. Preface/V. Bala Mohan Das and K.R. Rajani. 1. Introduction/K.R. Rajani. Visuals. Part I: 2. K.R. Rao: A Knowledge Dispenser/B. Sambasiva Prasad. 3. Magisterial and Seminal Work of K.R. Rao/David Lorimer. 4. A Model and an Inspiration/J.P. Das. 5. Congratulations to My Time Twin/Stanley Krippner. 6. Greetings to My Spiritual Brother/Hiroshi Motoyama. 7. India’s Eminent Contemporary Philosopher/Larry Dossey. 8. Leader and Pioneer in Parapsychology/S.N. Arseculeratne. 9. A Complete Academic/C. Subba Rao. 10. A Second Leader for Parapsychology in Durham, NC/John G. Kruth. 11. A Visionary Academic/H.R. Nagendra. 12. A Sthitaprajna Par Excellence/G.C. Nayak. Part II: 13. K. Ramakrishna Rao at Andhra University/K. Samrajya Lakshmi. 14. K.R. Rao’s Academic Journey of Sixty-Plus Years/V. Gowri Rammohan. 15. Prof. K. Ramakrishna Rao and Higher Education Reforms in India/K.S. Chalam. 16. A Scholarly Librarian/C. Sasikala. 17. Explorer of New Knowledge Frontiers/A. Prasanna Kumar. 18. A Philosopher-Psychologist/A. Lakshminath. 19. A Source of Inspiration to Younger Generation/K.C. Reddy. 20. Padma Shri Prof. K. Ramakrishna Rao: An Appreciation/C.V. Raghavulu. 21. An Outstanding Role Model/S.V. Sudhakar. 22. Born Researcher and Committed Academician/K. Nirupa Rani. 23. My Salutations to a Great Visionary/P. Nirmala Devi. 24. A Pre-eminent Academic Leader/Y. Satyanarayana. 25. Teacher Par Excellence: Random Reminiscences/G.V. Raju. 26. Scholar and Administrator/Allam Appa Rao. 27. Light of My Professional Career/G.V.S.L. Narasimharaju. 28. Rare Kind of Shashtipurti/Surapaneni Sri Babu. Epilogue. 29. Indian Psychology: A Case Study of Mahatma Gandhi/K. Ramakrishna Rao.
Ageless Mind and Timeless Ideas contains the reflections and reminiscences on the life and legend of Prof. Koneru Ramakrishna Rao by some of his students, colleagues and fellow scholars who are familiar with him and his work. The volume also includes as an Epilogue a recent address of Prof. Rao at the Centenary Conference on Psychology at Calcutta University in October 2015 – ‘Indian Psychology: A Case Study of Mahatma Gandhi.’
Prof. Ramakrishna Rao is both a visionary and a missionary with an incredible ability to conceptualize and concretize his ideas and the gift to live his dreams. He is an internationally acclaimed academic visionary who excelled in vastly different areas that include Psychology, Philosophy, Yoga, Education, and Library and Information Sciences. At 83, Prof. Rao is still active as a scholar and administrator. He published over 5,000 pages during the last ten years, and currently serves as the Chancellor of GITAM University.
