Swami Aswathi Thirunal is a champion of peace, religious harmony and yogic way of living. Acclaimed nationally and internationally, he is one of the most sought after motivation speakers in the country.
Swamiji had represented Hinduism in Asian Conference of Religions for Peace held in Manila (Philippines) in 2008 where he delivered a speech on religious peace which made ripples throughout the world. Swami was elected as a governing body member of ACRP .
Swamiji has written books on various subjects. He is also a columnist in news papers and magazines . Very popular with his spiritual discourses in the small screen as well as on stage, His programs “Insight” in Kairali “Jyothirgamaya” in Surya were popularly viewed. Now he appears as a spiritual speaker in Asianet Cable Vision every morning. His talents as a motivational speaker are hired by the corporate sector, to train their executives.
A good orator, Swamiji’s Ramayana and Bhagavatha Sapthaham’s in Malayalam and English attract a lot of audience. He keeps the devotees spell bound with his oratory talents and mellifluous bhajans. Swamiji also leads Maha Saraswathy and Maha Lekshmy Yagams in many temples of Kerala and Tamilnadu, where only brahmins used to get an opportunity to conduct yagas. But the yagas supervised by Swami Aswathythirunal, all devotees of lord, irrespective of cast, religion or creed can perform. Swami is against commercialization of yagas or any other religious pujas and strongly condemns any attempt to make yagas or pujas, a way to extract money in the name of Dakshina.
Swamiji is now planning to develop Chingamchira Prakrithi Temple (Kollamgode, Palakkad) as the greatest Yoga Centre and Yoga Temple in the world. He is an exponent of the type of Yoga called “Dravida Yoga”
He is also busy working day and night for the International Hindu Renaissance Assembly, planned to be held at Palakkad in 2011. He hopes to pave the way for a totally united, Universal and reformed Hinduism above fanaticism and cast feelings and political identities through that assembly.