Shoolini Chancellor sums up life journey in memoir

Chandigarh, February 16

Prof Prem Kumar Khosla, Chancellor of Shoolini University, has released his autobiography ‘Trysts with Karma’.

“I had apprehensions like why would anyone read my autobiography. But when I started writing, I was able to make sense of it. Right from Partition to the current Covid times, I have tried to sum up my life in 35 chapters,” says Prof Khosla.

The octogenarian has steered the university for 11 years since its inception in 2013. He says, “Research plays an important role in everything you do. When I was writing, I studied books like ‘Garuda Purana’ and ‘Shiva Purana’ to do justice to what I wanted to say.”

Prof Khosla says he made no efforts to hide facts or incidents that might portray him in poor light. “While I tried to be 100 per cent honest, there are still things I couldn’t talk about openly, like corruption in the education sector. My wife, Saroj, gave me reality checks to tone it down,” says the author.

His life has been influenced by Paramahansa Yogananda and his teachings prompted him to follow the science of Kriya Yoga. “This technique keeps me energised even at the age of 82…. It keeps me actively calm and calmly active. So I decided to dedicate this book to the science of Kriya Yoga,” he says.

When asked whether he plans to write another book, he says, “Yes. A few days ago, I asked a student to do research on Bhagavad Gita and its interpretation through the ages by various scholars. I would definitely like to co-author it.”

The 300-page autobiography was released by Vishnu Prakash, former Indian envoy to Canada and South Korea, at a virtual function last week. — TNS