TuryanandaNath (Asis Kumar Ray) is a Kriya Yoga practitioner, researcher, author, and spiritual educator with more than four decades of dedicated study and practice in the Indian yogic tradition. He is the Founder President of the Bengal Institute of Oriental Studies and the founder of the Bengal Institute of Oriental Studies, International Kriya Yog Council (IKYC) and Guru Parampara Society for Kryayoga Studies (GPS KS).
His work is devoted to preserving, researching, and promoting the authentic teachings of Kriya Yoga, Sanātana Dharma, Tantra, Yoga Philosophy, and Oriental Studies. Through publications, educational initiatives, and spiritual guidance, he seeks to make India's timeless wisdom accessible to seekers and researchers worldwide.