Dr. Rajendra Barve is trained as a consultant psychiatrist and is a facilitator, coach and trainer by design. A student of Mumbai University, he topped at MD & DPM. He was at Tufts University (Boston, USA) as an observer. He has studied Behavioral Therapy at Institute of Psychiatry, Kent, London. He later taught Psychiatry in T N Medical College.

He is working as a consultant psychiatrist with his private practice in Mumbai for more than thirty-seven years and is also a visiting consultant psychiatrist at IIT Bombay. He was an elected President of the Bombay Psychiatry Society (2007-8). Recipient of the SHATAYUSHI award for contribution to mental health, he has also been felicitated as AROGYA DNYANESHWAR for writing 25 books in Marathi, to create public awareness, and demystify mental health.

He is an awardee of the Trans Asia Association of Chamber and Industries (TAACHI), for contributions to mental health (2014).

While working for Sun Pharmaceuticals earl in his career, he discovered a passion for training and development of human resources. He pursued training in the Dynamics of Team building at IIM Bengaluru. He is an accredited user of MBTI (Myres Briggs Type Indicator), which is a widely used psychometric personality test for corporates. He has trained people across the gamut of the corporate world like M & M, TATA concerns, Philips, Aker solutions, SKF(Bearings), Glenmark Pharma, Essar, Patni Computer Systems, and several others - from mortar & bricks to service organizations.

He was president of ABHIVYAKTI - a not-for-profit organization which works to create media for development.

He was awarded a scholarship to study HRD SYSTEMS in Japan, through ASSOCIATION of OVERSEAS TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP (AOTS). He was invited to establish and head the soft skill training center “GroWel”, at Welingkar Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai.

He is a visiting faculty to teach organizational behavior at Shailesh J Mehta School of Management (SJM SOM) at IIT BOMBAY.

Rajendra has earned Diploma in Vipassana and Buddhist Studies. He visited meditation centers of Buddhist monks under the guidance of Sulakh Shivraksha of Thailand.

He is a practitioner of Mindfulness under the auspices of Thera Olande Ananda at Pagoda Meditation Center located in Colombo, Sri Lanka, for more than a decade.

He was bestowed the title - Acharya of Mindfulness.