Born and raised at Amritsar, Punjab, India in a traditional family atmosphere, Manmohan studied at the local D.A.V. institutions; and later at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research at Chandigarh, also in Punjab, India. He worked at the latter institute before migrating to Canada in 1972. Since July 1974, he has been working at the Woodstock General Hospital, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada as a Medical Laboratory Technologist. Currently, he is the senior technologist in-charge of Blood Bank.
"Despite the fact that I am financially content; satisfied with my job; have a good family and a good circle of friends; and am in a good state of health, stresses and tensions of daily living are enormous. Working for approximately 30 years in acute care institutions, I have seen all kinds of human pain and misery. I have seen many actual cases of near death experience and suffering, which can make anybody very humble. During my wide and varied experience, I have learnt that spirituality is a very good tool which enables one to counter the effect of most of the problems of modern living. The mechanics, how spirituality works (better understanding, diversion, mystical or some other) is irrelevant, as long as the end result is good and it brings harmony and peace amongt all human beings everywhere. My upbringing, educational institutions, work environment, and my circle of friends have all been contributing factors in my interest in the work of Spiritual Heritage Education Network."