The Guru Who Never Was: A Seeker’s Chronicle

Dr S.K. Sharma, MBBS, MD, is a physician and lifelong seeker of truth. A graduate of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, he has more than three decades of experience as a researcher, clinician, and professional in the pharmaceutical industry. He now dedicates his practice to diabetes care and provides free consultations in Chennai through two social organizations.

Beyond medicine, Dr. Sharma has followed a parallel journey into the deeper questions of life. For years he has studied spiritual traditions, philosophical thought, and scientific inquiry, bringing together the wisdom of all three in his reflections on existence and consciousness.

His writings weave reason with reflection, offering timeless insights through simple, accessible narratives. They invite readers to pause, question, and look beneath the surface of everyday life—to rediscover the wonder and mystery that lies within and around us.

In Guru Who Never Was: A Seeker’s Chronicle, he weaves the personal journey of Shiva which carries the reader across religions, philosophies, and lived experiences, weaving together the wisdom of scriptures, the insights of philosophers, the practices of mystics, and the struggles of spiritual quest.

The book does not preach or offer ready-made answers; instead, it opens pathways of thought and reflection. With its radical approach to spirituality, it challenges dogma while encouraging inquiry. In Shiva’s story, you will encounter the timeless human quest — to seek, to question, and to find meaning.

Accessible yet profound, the book speaks both to beginners taking their first steps into spirituality and to seasoned seekers who know that the journey itself is sacred.

"The test of first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposite ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function." -Fitzgerald