Bollachettira Dhyan Appachu's passions include his family, his pets, farming, yoga, meditation, nature and writing on issues close to his heart in his blog https://aryadharma.world/ and https://artofrealwealth.com/. He possesses an ME in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida, with nearly 22 years of rich experience in the Global Engineering Consulting industry. He was recognised with the Best Employee Award in 2003 for technical achievement in PBSJ, now SNC Lavalin Atkins North America, the world's 3rd largest design firm. He is the founder of Shambhala Samathvam, a start-up focused on niche innovative solutions for Real Estate, Agriculture and Natural Living. He has topped the Entrepreneurship Essentials NPTEL Course 2019 (top 2%) by IIT Kharagpur. He is a member of American Mensa since 2000. He is a United States Parachute Association 'A' License holder in Skydiving in 2001. He has passed the Pianoforte Grade 5 (Trinity College of Music, London) in 1989.