Siva Vats

Siva Vats (Natarajan Sivasubramanian), born 1936, served in the Government of India for 35 years and spent the next 30 years in retirement, contemplating the nature of existence and what happens after death.

Early on, he was drawn to Sri Ramana Maharshi’s teachings, which suggest that Existence is eternal consciousness, beyond fleeting ideas. Vats explores these concepts in his book, challenging the scientific view that humans are just brainy matter. As the worldly self fades, the spiritual self emerges, prompting deeper reflection on life and the self.