Swami Atmapriyananda is a monk of Ramakrishna Order presently serving as Vice Chancellor of Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University headquartered at Belur Math. He joined the Ramakrishna Order in 1978 and has been teaching Physics for nearly 25 years besides being engaged in educational administration as Principal and Vice-Principal for nearly 3 decades. He holds a Ph.D. in theoretical physics  and has published extensively in international journals. He is widely travelled and participates on invitation in educational and inter-faith  conferences across the globe.