The PioneerH.H. Dr. Ramchandra Pralhad Parnerkar
An acclaimed scholar, philosopher, economist, gemmologist, sociologist and spiritual preceptor who led a transformative social movement across Maharashtra, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh.
Life is an Art — to be lived completely, in its fullness.— Guiding principle of his life
An epoch maker who lived a complete life.
A polymath of rare breadth — scholar, philosopher, economist, gemmologist and sociologist — Dr. Parnerkar carried his teaching directly to the people, travelling extensively and transforming lives across India through spiritual preceptorship.
In 1947 he propounded Poornawad — Absolutism — establishing that mind and matter are two sides of the same coin, both essential and interdependent for complete living. The doctrine has since been cited as the Fifth Veda.
His enquiry ranged from philosophy and cosmogony to economics, drawing freely from both Eastern and Western streams of thought. He submitted a thesis on The Origin of the Universe to the University of Berlin, and set down an economic treatise on the valuation of labour and the inefficiencies in food distribution.
He held that while the circumstances of one's birth lie beyond the individual's control, the motivation to live life on one's own terms is innate — wholly one's own. It is this very force, he believed, that led humanity to explore nature and give rise to every art-form, science and stream of thought, each born to serve and enrich human life.
Mind and matter — two sides of the same coin.
The revolutionary doctrine propounded in 1947, establishing that the material and the spiritual are not opposites but interdependent aspects of a single, complete existence — the philosophical foundation of the entire Poorna Life movement.
Living a healthy and happy life is, was and should be the centerpiece of any science, art-form or stream of thought.
Anything otherwise, he held, leads to that art-form or science becoming obsolete — for every branch of knowledge came into being to enable a fuller human life, and must remain true to that purpose.
Major contributions
Founded the philosophy of Poornawad, cited as the Fifth Veda.
Propounded the revolutionary theory of Pure Economics, addressing labour valuation and food distribution.
Authored “Abhinav Abhang” — a masterpiece of 21 couplets orchestrated on Indian classical Raags.
Travelled extensively and transformed lives across India through spiritual preceptorship.
Conferred a Doctor of Philosophy by the All India Sanskrit and Spiritual University at Varanasi (1948).
Submitted a thesis on The Origin of the Universe to the University of Berlin, bridging Eastern and Western thought on cosmogony.
Guided numerous social institutions across India — uplifting economically deprived families and farmers in rural India, and inspiring lower-middle-class families to embrace education, science and technology.
An epoch maker who lived a complete life guided by his philosophy of “Life is an Art,” leaving behind a rich legacy of writings and a growing community of disciples worldwide.