Dr. Yashwant Pathak obtained his B.S. in Pharmacy (1975), M.S. in Pharmacy (1977), and Ph.D. in Pharmacy (1989) from the Nagpur University in Nagpur, India. Dr. Pathak was a Visiting Fellow with the Royal Free Hospital and School of Medicine at the University of London in England in 1987. He was also a post-doctoral fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1989 and an American Heart Association of Michigan fellow at the University of Michigan in 1990. Dr. Pathak was also a Visiting Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Paris in Paris, France in 1991. He has received numerous appointments in academia as well as the research arena. He has 65 publications, including 2 books, and has completed 24 research projects.
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Apart from his academic interests, he has worked in over 45 countries throughout the world, studying the ancient traditions and cultures of Native Americans, Africans, Maoris, Australian aboriginals, Hindus and others. He has been associated with the International Center for Cultural Studies and the World Council of Elders of The Ancient Traditions and Cultures. We recently had him in Denver, and DesiShades could get some time to talk to him. It was a bit late in the evening, and he was very active, despite of his tight schedule since morning.