C.M. Bhandari, born at Dehradun in 1949, received his Master's Degree in Physics from IIT Kanpur (1970) and Professional Forestry Degree (1972-74) from Forest Research Institute and Colleges, Dehradun in 1974. He also has a Master's Degree (1991) from the National Defence College, New Delhi affiliated to the Allahbad University. Besides lecturing for two years at Christ Church College, Kanpur (1970-72), he has been a member of India's Foreign Service since 1974 and served in various capacities at Bangkok, Oslo, Lagos, Canberra, Phnom Penh and Toronto where he is presently Consul General of India.
Bhandari's interest in the spiritual field comes from family traditions or sanskaar. He has been slowly but surely learning from various religious texts and moving on the path of understanding the concept of life's basic existence. Through personal studies, experiences and in trying to apply the teachings from different religious texts to his own day-to-day life, he is able to find consolation even in miseries and obstacles. He is a firm believer that all religions ultimately lead to the same message of 'oneness of the human soul', no matter to which religion, faith, race or geographical location one physically identify it with. The teachings of Bhagwat Geeta are particularly dear to him.