Famous as the founder of the Chinmaya Mission, an organization created to incite global interest in an ancient Hindu scripture-based philosophy known as Advaita Vedanta, Saraswati published nearly 100 books and articles on the topic of ancient Hindu texts. After earning his bachelor's degree from St. Thomas College, Trichur, and his graduate degrees in law and literature from Lucknow University, he pursued a career in journalism and was also involved in the Indian Independence Movement.
