Maj Gen Anand Saxena (Retd.)

Maj Gen Anand Saxena (Retd.) is a combat veteran, leadership professional and student of Indian wisdom traditions, with nearly 39 years of distinguished service in the Indian Army, including operational experience and command of large bodies of troops and equipment. He holds degrees in Science, Defence and Strategic Studies, and Management, and has pursued advanced studies in Vedanta, Yoga and meditation.

A life and executive coach accredited by ICF, he is passionate about integrating timeless wisdom with contemporary psychology and neuroscience to advance Inner Governance, ethical leadership and human flourishing. Through the Advaita Deepananda Foundation, he aspires to develop practical pathways for personal transformation and social change.

His years in uniform included demanding operational roles, leadership at scale and the responsibility of making decisions where judgement, composure and clarity mattered deeply. Alongside this, he has spent decades studying and practising Vedanta, Buddhist thought, meditation, positive psychology and the deeper questions of human behaviour.

An author, speaker and founder of the Advaita Deepananda Foundation, Anand brings these worlds together in his coaching: the discipline and realism of a soldier, the perspective of a lifelong learner, and the reflective enquiry of a practitioner. His work is centred on helping individuals understand themselves better and lead their lives with greater awareness, balance and purpose.