disciple until the end of 1988, assisting him in the establishment of 23 Kriya Yoga centers around the world. He has described his two meetings with the guru of Yogi Ramaiah, Babaji Nagaraj, above Badrinath in 1999 and has written about Babaji and the Siddha Yogis. Reception The Indologist and Yoga scholar Georg Feuerstein wrote in review of Govindan’s publication of the Tirumandiram: "Yoga-loving English speakers and the academic community owe an enormous debt of gratitude to Marshall Govindan (Satchitananda) for initiating and sustaining this mammoth project." In his 1996 Yoga Journal review of Govidnan's publication Thirumandiram: A Classic of Yoga and Tantra, Feuerstein praised Marshall Govindan for his contribution to the field of Classical Yoga by editing and publishing for the first time in English, one of what he called the four most important literary works related to Yoga. In November 2001, in his Yoga Journal review of Govindan's Kriya Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and the Siddhas, Feurstein wrote: "A significant contribution to the sadhana of every serious yoga student, this copious (nearly 300 pages) new work, the result of a 10-year effort, includes detailed translation, tips for integrating the lessons into one's practice, references to other commentaries, and indexes to both Sanskrit and English keywords in the text." Hinduism Today (July 2010) wrote: The publication of English translations of the Tamil Yoga Siddhas literary works is moving the state government of Tamil Nadu, India, to recognize their importance and publish them. In January 2010, the Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments of Tamil Nadu, K. R. Periyakaruppan, spoke at a function aimed at launching the 10-volume series of the English translation of Tirumandiram. Periyakaruppan stated: "The state government will favourably consider setting up a publication house for Tamil religious books." Stephane Champagne, journalist for La Presse newspaper of Montreal, reported: "The Master of the ashram, Marshall Govindan, and his wife Durga, are known almost everywhere in the world. They teach Yoga, we are told, in the United States, in Europe and even in India. M. Govindan is building an ashram in the region of Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of India." Partial bibliography Babaji and the 18 Siddha Kriya Yoga Tradition, 1991, Babaji’s Kriya Yoga and Publications, 8th edition, 2008, Babaji’s Kriya Hatha Yoga: Eighteen Postures for Relaxation and Rejuvenation, Babaji’s Kriya Yoga and Publications, 8th edition, 1992, 8th edition, 2009, The Thirumandiram: Classic of Yoga and Tantra,