IvyPandit Speaker Sheet
Nishant K. Mishra, MD, PhD
Neurologist • Physician-scientist • Educator • Public scholar
Public scholarship at the meeting point of neuroscience, medicine, Sanskrit, Indian Knowledge Systems, cognition, and human experience.
Signature lecture topics
- Gāyatrī, Saṃskāra & the Developing Brain
- Avadhāna and the Indian Science of Attention
- The Bhagavad Gītā, Cognitive Reframing & Human Resilience
- Ancestors, Memory & the Brain
- From Śāstra to Scientific Discovery
- The Brain, Culture & Human Neuroplasticity
Programs & audiences
Universities • medical schools • Sanskrit institutions • temples • conferences • schools • youth/family programs • podcasts • community organizations
Formats: invited seminar, community lecture, workshop, panel, podcast, lecture series, virtual program.
Languages: English • Hindi • Sanskrit
Additional conversational languages: Bhojpuri • Marathi • French
Approach
Respect tradition. Encourage curiosity. Demand rigor. Talks distinguish classical source, traditional interpretation, research question, and scientific evidence. Classical material is not presented as a modern science textbook, and scientific analogies are identified as analogies rather than proof.
Selected scholarly themes
Stroke and brain health • human neuroplasticity • bilingualism • attention and memory • cultural expertise • Avadhāna • Gāyatrī and Sandhyā • Bhagavad Gītā • Mahābhārata • Pitṛpakṣa and ancestral memory • IKS research method.
Contact
Email: nishant.mishra@ivypandit.com
Website: ivypandit.com/speaking
YouTube: @IvyPandit
LinkedIn: IvyPandit
Honorarium and travel arrangements may be discussed depending on the organization, location, and format.