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Line 1: {{Short description\|Indian systems scientist (born 1937)}} {{BLP sources\|date=July 2017}} {{EngvarB\|date=October 2013}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=~~October~~July ~~2013~~2023}} {{Infobox scientist \| name = ~~Prem Saran Satsangi~~ \| honorific_prefix = Professor ~~\| image = Revered_Prof._Prem_Saran_Satsangi.png~~ \| ~~caption~~image = ~~Prem Saran Satsangi~~Revered_Prof._Prem_Saran_Satsangi.png \| ~~predecessor~~caption = Prem Saran Satsangi \| ~~birth_date~~predecessor = \| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=yes\|1937\|03\|09}} \| birth_place = [[~~Varanasi~~Benares]], ~~Uttar~~[[Benares ~~Pradesh~~State]], [[British India]] \| fields = [[Consciousness]], [[Quantum field theory\|Quantum Theory]], [[Systems ~~Engineering~~engineering]]▼ ~~\| nationality = Indian~~ \| workplaces = {{Plainlist\|▼ ▲\| fields = [[Consciousness]], [[Quantum field theory\|Quantum Theory]], [[Systems Engineering]] ▲\| workplaces = {{Plainlist\| * [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi]] * [Banaras Hindu University [Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) from 2013 Varanasi]] Line 17 ⟶ 18: * [[Dayalbagh Educational Institute]] }} \| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list\|[[Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi]]\|[[Michigan State University]]\|[[University of Waterloo]]\|[[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]]}} \| doctoral_advisor = Jack B. Ellis \| thesis_title = A physical systems theory modelling frame work generalized for large scale economic system. \| thesis_year = 1968 \| known_for = {{Plainlist\| * Sant Satguru of Radhasoami Faith▼ * Systems Modelling▼ * Founder of System Society of India * Applied Systems Research▼ * Father of the system movement in India * Eastern Philosophy in the Spiritual Traditions ▲* Systems ~~Modelling~~modelling ▲* Radhasoami Faith ▲* Applied ~~Systems~~systems ~~Research~~research * Eastern philosophy in the spiritual traditions }} \| awards = {{Plainlist\|▼ ~~\| influences = {{unbulleted list\|[[Gurcharan Das Mehta\|Mehta Ji Maharaj]]\|[[Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya]]\|[[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]]}}~~ ▲\| awards = {{Plainlist\| * National Systems Award {{small\|1977}} * Jacob Gold Medal {{small\|(1987)}} * Life Time Achievement Award from IIT Roorkee {{small\|2008}} * Distinguished Service Award from IIT Delhi {{small\|2011}} * Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIT BHU {{small\|13.02.2021}} }} \| signature = \| footnotes = }} {{Infobox religious biography '''Prem Saran Satsangi''' is the eighth and current Sant Satguru<ref>Official website of Radhasoami Satsang Sabha, Dayalbagh http://www.dayalbagh.org.in/radhasoami-faith/sant-satguru.htm</ref> of [[Radhasoami Satsang Sabha\|Radhasoami Faith]], [[Dayalbagh]].<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Juergensmeyer\|first1=Mark\|title=Radhasoami Reality: The Logic of a Modern Faith\|date=1995\|publisher=Princeton University Press\|isbn=9780691010922}}</ref> He holds the Emeritus Chair from the East of the Integrated East-West Forum at [[The Science of Consciousness]] Conferences since 2012.<ref>http://www.consciousness.arizona.edu/documents/TSC2013AgraBookofAbstracts.pdf (22-23)</ref> He is the chairman of Advisory Committee on Education, [[Dayalbagh Educational Institute]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.consciousness.arizona.edu/documents/TSC2013AgraBookofAbstracts.pdf \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=24 April 2017 \|archive-date=6 July 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706071047/http://www.consciousness.arizona.edu/documents/TSC2013AgraBookofAbstracts.pdf \|url-status=dead }}</ref>▼ \| name = Religious Biography \| alias = Gracious Huzur, Param Guru Huzur Satsangi Sahab \| location = [[Agra]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India \| religion = Sant SatGuru of [[Radha Soami]] Sect \| sect = Sant Mat Radhasoami \| title = Spiritual Teacher (''Vaqt'' Sant [[Satguru]]) \| period = 2003 – present \| predecessor = [[Makund Behari Lal]] \| successor = }} ▲'''Prem Saran Satsangi''' is(born ~~the~~9 ~~eighth~~March ~~and~~1937) is the current [[Sant ~~Satguru~~(religion)\|sant]] [[satguru]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Home \|url=https://www.dayalbagh.org.in/ \|access-date=2024-06-14 \|website=www.dayalbagh.org.in}}</ref><ref>Official website of Radhasoami Satsang Sabha, Dayalbagh http://www.dayalbagh.org.in/radhasoami-faith/sant-satguru.htm</ref> of [[~~Radhasoami~~Radha Soami Satsang Sabha\|~~Radhasoami~~Radha Soami ~~Faith~~Sect]], [[Dayalbagh]].<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Juergensmeyer\|first1=Mark\|title=Radhasoami Reality: The Logic of a Modern Faith\|date=1995\|publisher=Princeton University Press\|isbn=9780691010922}}</ref> or [[Radhasoami Satsang Dayalbagh]] who succeeded [[Makund Behari Lal\|Param Guru Lal Sahab]], seventh Sant Satguru in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sant Satguru in Ra Dha Sva Aa Mi Faith \|url=https://www.dayalbagh.org.in/radhasoami-faith/sant-satguru.htm \|access-date=2024-06-22 \|website=www.dayalbagh.org.in}}</ref> He is also the founder and first president of the System Society of India, a professional body of [[Systems science\|system scientists]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=DSC2024 \|url=https://dsc-dei.in/ \|access-date=2024-06-10 \|website=dsc-dei.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Systems Society of India - Sysi.org \|url=https://www.sysi.org/ \|access-date=2024-06-23 \|website=www.sysi.org}}</ref> He holds the Emeritus Chair from the East of the Integrated East-West Forum at [[The Science of Consciousness]] Conferences since 2012.<ref>http://www.consciousness.arizona.edu/documents/TSC2013AgraBookofAbstracts.pdf (22-23)</ref> He is the chairman of Advisory Committee on Education, [[Dayalbagh Educational Institute]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.consciousness.arizona.edu/documents/TSC2013AgraBookofAbstracts.pdf \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=24 April 2017 \|archive-date=6 July 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706071047/http://www.consciousness.arizona.edu/documents/TSC2013AgraBookofAbstracts.pdf \|url-status=dead }}</ref> ==Birth== He was born on the campus of [[Banaras Hindu University]], [[Varanasi]] on the day of Indian festival of [[Holi]] on 9 March 1937, to Krishna Kumar, a Professor of Botany at [[Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University\|Agriculture College, Banaras Hindu University]] and Bhakt Saheli. ==Education and early career== He studied [[electrical engineering]] at the Banaras Hindu University [[At present Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi]] and graduated in 1957. He was initiated into Radhasoami Faith on 13 February 1958. In 1960 he accepted a scholarship at [[Michigan State University]] where he received his M.S. in Electrical engineering in 1961. The [[United States Agency for International Development\|USAID]] extended his fellowship for ~~Ph.D.~~PhD, but Satsangi declined the offer and returned to India in July 1961. He got an appointment as Reader in Electrical Engineering at [[MBM Engineering College]] and was appointed to the faculty in 1964. He, thereafter joined the [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi]] in 1964,.<ref>Past HOD's of IIT, Delhi http://dms.iitd.ac.in/past_hods.html</ref> In the initial years, he taught [[Network theory\|basic network theory]] (analysis and synthesis), control theory and electric traction courses. He served as Assistant Professor for 8 years, Associate Professor in 1972 and Professor of Electrical engineering in 1973. He was selected for a Canadian Commonwealth Research Fellowship award. He secured admission as a doctoral candidate at the [[University of Waterloo]] with research supervisor Jack B. Ellis in the research field of [[socio-economic systems]].<ref>http://eacharya.inflibnet.ac.in/data-server/eacharya-documents/548158e2e41301125fd790cf_INFIEP_72/110/ET/72-110-ET-V1-S1__l_.pdf {{Bare URL PDF\|date=March 2022}}</ref> In the summer of 1970, he went to the University of Waterloo as a post doctoral fellow for three months for joint research assignment with the Department of Systems design engineering and Man-environment studies. During the period, he completed his ~~Ph.D.~~PhD dissertation in the form of relevant papers. He also attended a short summer course at [[MIT]] on [[transport system]]s.<ref>{{Cite journal \| doi=10.1080/03081070500422869\|title = Systems movement:Autobiographical Retrospectives\| journal=International Journal of General Systems\| volume=35\| issue=2\| pages=127–167\|year = 2006\|last1 = Satsangi\|first1 = Prem Saran\|s2cid = 11209547}}</ref> ==Dayalbagh (~~1993–present~~1993–2002)== He left IIT Delhi in May 1993 to join the Dayalbagh Educational Institute as its director. He became the member of [[Radhasoami Satsang Sabha]] in 1993. During the 1990s, he was involved in education and research in intelligent [[systems engineering]] applications to large and complex systems by invoking soft computing techniques and published several papers and produced a number of doctoral theses. He held the office of Director of Dayalbagh Educational Institute for almost nine years. His primary duties involved academic administration, although he continued participating in systems science research and practice.<ref>{{Cite web \| url=https://www.dei.ac.in/dei/ \| title=Home}}</ref> He is involved in the research of systemic education and experiences related to material, energy, information, mind, intellect, emotion and the science of spiritual consciousness transcending the one in ancient India and the recent advances in [[neurophysiology]] and [[cognitive psychology]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.dayalbagh.org.in/specialTalks/visionTalkQANSAS2012.htm\|title = Special Talks}}</ref><ref>A Search Inin Secret India https://archive.org/details/ASearchInSecretIndia {{ISBN\|1614272891}}</ref> ==As ''Vaqt'' Sant Satguru (2003-Present)== ~~==Spiritualism==~~ ~~He was initiated into Radhasoami Faith on 13 February 1958. He became the member of [[Radhasoami Satsang Sabha]] in 1993.~~ In May 2003, Satsangi Sahab was unanimously acclaimed as the 8th Revered Leader or ''Vaqt'' Sant Satguru of the [[Radhasoami]] Faith. Under his guidance, [[Radhasoami Satsang Sabha]], initiated the Murar Declaration <ref>Murar Declaration as cited on the official webpage of Radhasoami Satsang Sabha, Dayalbagh http://www.dayalbagh.org.in/radhasoami-faith/murar-declaration-2010.htm</ref> on 13 June 2010, for forging unity among different [[Radhasoami]] communities. He believes that the theory of spiritual systems is fully consistent with the latest theory of everything of the Physical Universe.<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://www.dayalbagh.org.in/specialTalks/visiontalkTSC2013.htm \| title=Special Talks}}</ref> ==Radhasoami Satsang Dayalbagh== [[File:DAYALBAGH GURU LINEAGE.jpg\|thumb\|DAYALBAGH GURU LINEAGE (SANT SATGURUS OF RADHASOAMI FAITH)]] Located at: [[Dayalbagh]], Agra. Lineage: [[Shiv Dayal Singh]] (Soami Ji Maharaj)- [[Salig Ram]](Huzur Maharaj)— [[Maharaj Sahab\|Brahm Shankar Misra]](Maharaj Sahab) — [[Kamta Prasad Sinha]](Sarkar Sahab) — [[Anand Swarup]] (Sahab Ji Maharaj, Founder of Dayalbagh) — [[Gurcharan Das Mehta]](Mehta Ji Maharaj) — [[Makund Behari Lal]](Lal Sahab) — [[Prem Saran Satsangi]](Satsangi Sahab). Dayalbagh was founded by [[Anand Swarup]], Kt.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.dayalbagh.org.in/ \|title=Home \|website=dayalbagh.org.in}}</ref> The present Guru<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sant Satguru in Radhasoami Faith \|url=http://www.dayalbagh.org.in/radhasoami-faith/sant-satguru.htm \|website=www.dayalbagh.org.in}}</ref> [[Prem Saran Satsangi]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sant Satguru in Radhasoami Faith \|url=http://www.dayalbagh.org.in/radhasoami-faith/sant-satguru.htm \|website=www.dayalbagh.org.in}}</ref> is an emeritus professor, physicist and system scientist<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Chapters - Sysi.org \|url=https://www.sysi.org/chapters.html \|access-date=17 February 2024 \|website=www.sysi.org}}</ref> of [[IIT Delhi]]. The 200th birth anniversary of Shiv Dayal Singh was celebrated in [[Dayalbagh]] from August 2017 to 24 August 2018.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/agra-temple-113-years-in-the-making-inches-towards-completion/articleshow/59040687.cms\|title=Agra: Agra temple, 113 years in the making, inches towards completion \| Agra News - Times of India\|website=[[The Times of India]]\|date=8 June 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bicentennial Celebration Closing Function August 24, 2018 Flyer \|url=https://www.dei.ac.in/dei/files/events/2017/Bicentennial_Celebration_Closing_Function_August_24_2018_Flyer.pdf \|website=www.dei.ac.in}}</ref> ==Family== Satsangi married on 11 November 1958 (Deepavali) to P.Bn. Satyavati and they ~~had~~have 2 daughters, Prem Pyari and Dayal Pyari, who are both married. ==Research papers== Line 76 ⟶ 93: ==See also== * [[List of University of Waterloo people]] * [[Radha Soami Satsang Sabha\|Radha Soami Satsang Dayalbagh]] lineage [[Shiv Dayal Singh\|Param Guru Soami Ji Maharaj]] (1818–1878) [[Salig Ram\|Param Guru Huzur Maharaj]] (1829–1898) [[Maharaj Sahab\|Param Guru Maharaj Sahab]] (1861–1907) [[Kamta Prasad Sinha\|Param Guru Sarkar Sahab]] (1871–1913) [[Anand Swarup\|Param Guru Sahab Ji Maharaj]] (1881–1937) [[Gurcharan Das Mehta\|Param Guru Mehta Ji Maharaj]] (1885–1975) [[Makund Behari Lal\|Param Guru Lal Sahab]] (1907–2002) Prem Saran Satsangi (born 1937) == References == Line 81 ⟶ 107: {{Authority control}} {{Sant Mat}} {{Systems}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Satsangi, Revered Prem Saran}} [[Category:~~1937~~Radha ~~births~~Soami]] [[Category:Surat Shabd Yoga]] [[Category:Sant Mat gurus]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:20th-century Indian physicists]] Line 93 ⟶ 123: [[Category:Mathematical physicists]] [[Category:Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi alumni]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]