Pratap Sanchetee
Dr. Pratap Sanchetee graduated from Dr. SN Medical College, Jodhpur in 1970, and received his MD in medicine and therapeutics from the University of Rajasthan in 1974, and DM (Neurology) from the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh in 1985. He served in India’s armed forces as a physician and neurologist for 24 years, retiring as Lt Col in 1998. From 1994 to 1998 he was also an associate professor at the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune. Since 1998, he has worked in clinical practice in neurology at various hospitals in Jodhpur and at Guwahati Assam. He has been a visiting professor, Ph.D. supervisor, and advisor at Jain Visva Bharti University (JVBI) and Bhagwan Mahaveer International Research Centre (BMIRC), Ladnun, Rajasthan, since 2009. He is the Director of Research at the Spiritual Training Research Foundation (STRF), Mumbai. His areas of active interest are the mind as an interface between soul and body; meditation and the brain; and the delivery of neurology care in society. Dr. Sanchetee has edited six books and published 120 original papers, chapters, and review articles in national and international journals. For over 10 years he was associated with the tropical neurology subsection of the Indian Academy of Neurology as chair and secretary. He regularly presents academic papers at national and international conferences. He has been executive editor of the Medical Journal Armed Forces India and the Journal of Indian Academy of Geriatrics.