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His Holiness Hanumat Presaka Swami

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Hanumatpresaka Swami
(Huber Hutchin Robinson)
(Rev. 26 April 2006)

Hanumatpresaka Swami (Huber Hutchin Robinson) was born 12 January 1948 on the South Pacific island of Guam in the Marianas Islands.

He is currently General Secretary for NIOS, the “North American Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies”, and Visiting Professor with IECOO, the “Institute for Oriental and Occidental Classical Studies”, Ricardo Palma University, Lima, Peru.

He is an honored scholar, continuously traveling, and lecturing on classical Indian literature.

He grew up in California and graduated from the University of California in 1970 with a first place prize in Psychology and minor studies in Biology and Electrical Engineering.

He then began Doctoral studies at Northwestern University in Chicago while also participating in the famous "Second City Improvisational Theater Troupe" but became convinced that Western knowledge was lacking much that might be augmented by Oriental wisdom. His mentor, Donald Campbell, President of the "American Psychology Association", agreed so he then headed East obtaining a Black Belt in Okinawan Karate, and then taking vows as a Brahmacari, novice Bengali monk, from Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami in 1974. He continued in this Indian tradition taking vows as a Sanyasin, life long monk in 1984, and was approved to accept his own students in 1994.

Besides his deep internal austerity and study since 1990 he has also developed a astonishing program of global lecturing and travel. This has included work as associate director of the “Bhaktivedanta Institute” and the “Ranganiketana Manipur Cultural Arts Troupe” which organized two “World Congresses for the Synthesis of Science and Religion”, Bombay, 1985, Kolkatta, 1997, and international cultural tours with artists and musicians from the remote Himalayan kingdom of Manipur. These included participation of Nobel Laureates such as George Wald, Charles Townes, Sir John Eccles, Arch-Bishop Paulo Mar Gregorious (President of World Council of Churches), the Dalai Lama and many others.

March 1999 he was the Chief Guest for Calcutta Universities criticial "National Seminar on Science and Technology in Ancient India". November 2004 and July 2005 he was principle speaker at the "National Conference on Psychotherapy", Caesar Vallejo University, Tujillo, Peru, and “International Congress on Psychotherapy”, National College of Psychologists, Chiclayo, Peru.

His interests turn more and more toward individual education in techniques of introspection and meditation although he still keeps an active schedule of lecturing, seminars and educational development.

With San Marcos University, the oldest university in the Western Hemisphere, NIOS is a co-organizer for the “Bharatiya Sanskriti: A Festival of Classical Indian Culture”. The Festival is being produced in Lima from 2005-2007. Sponsors and participants include many prominent universities, Ambassador of India and renown scholars from four continents. It includes a Symposium on Oriental Social Philosophy and an Orientation to Traditional Science in the Orient which are expected to help significantly in developing an enloightened comprehension of man, nature and life.

Current addresses:
NIOS
304 Astor Way
Franklin, TN 37064
USA

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