K.V. Raghupathi, a former academic, poet, short story writer, novelist, critic, columnist, and book reviewer, writes in English despite speaking Telugu as his first language. Widely published and anthologized both in online and print journals in India and abroad. He has so far published fourteen collections of poetry, three novels, and two short story collections. His third collection of stories, Summer Death is in the pipeline. He regularly writes to the Speaking Tree columns of Indian National English dailies, The Times of India and The Economic Times.
KV Raghupathi developed an interest in Yoga and Spirituality at an early age. Without a guru, he left home at the age of eighteen (in1974) and has lived alone ever since, dedicating over four decades to intense sadhana as a devoted Sadhaka in the Patanjali’s yogic tradition. His insights drawn from personal experience, have found expression in numerous articles, books, lectures, and talks - many of which he shares through his own Yoga channel, WhatsApp, and spiritual and philosophical discussion. He describes his entry into the yogic path as an “accidental fall”. A self-taught yogi, he holds radical and original views on Yoga and Spirituality. His notable books in this field include: Yoga for Peace (2006/2018), My Tryst with Yoga and Other Essays (2018), Yoga and Zen (2006), Hastha Yoga: Theory and Practice (2018), Dispersing Clouds: Discourses of Yoga (2022), Think with Heart and Feel with Mind: The Yoga Diary in Two Volumes (2024), and The Science of Consciousness: A Monograph (2025). He lives in Tirupati (India) and is actively engaged in writing. He can be reached at drkvraghupathi9@gmail.com