Eternal Hanuman

Prof. Shrikala Warrier is an anthropologist with a Ph.D from the University of London. She developed the first validated degree programme for Ayurveda in the West, and retired as the Dean of MAYUR University, a small private institution in London. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has taught at universities in India and the United Kingdom. She has also undertaken research for several organizations, including the National Health Service in the UK, the World Health Organization, the British Red Cross, The King's Fund, and Helen House, the first children's hospice in the world.

Her book "Kamandalu: The Seven Sacred Rivers of Hinduism", published in 2014 by MAYUR University, draws on the Vedas and other sacred Hindu texts to present the myths associated with the Saptapunyanadi that define the physical, spiritual, and cultural landscape of India. Other published works include Dates and Meanings of Religious and Other Multi-ethnic Festivals, co-authored with John Walshe (published by W. Foulsham Educational Publishers), contributions to Enterprising Women: Ethnicity, Economy and Gender Relations (edited by S. Westwood and P. Bhachu, Routledge, 1988) and Desh Pardesh: The South Asian Presence in Britain (edited by Roger Ballard, Hurst, 1994).