Dr. P.V. Vaidyanathan

Dr. P. V. Vaidyanathan is a child specialist, who has been running his own Pediatric clinic since 1990. He was born and brought up in Mumbai, and he completed both his graduation in Medicine, and his post graduation in Pediatrics, from the Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College at Sion, which is affiliated to the Mumbai University. A freelance writer by hobby, he started writing articles in local dailies and magazines, when he accidentally discovered that he had a flair for writing, at the age of 40. In June 2007, his first book titled Make Your Child Stress Free, which is a guide for parents on how to recognize and manage stress in children, was published and released by Ameya Prakashan, Pune. Since the last few years, he developed an interest in spirituality, and took to reading books on this subject written by varied authors like Osho, Deepak Chopra, Eckhart Tolle, Robin Sharma, Swami Chaitanya Bharathi, Richard Dawkins, Rasha, and Rhonda Byrne. His main area of interest is Buddhist and Zen philosophy. He lives with his family in Chembur. His wife Rama is a voice coach and trainer, while his son Arvind, is a typical 14-year-old teenager of today.