▁Department ▁of ▁Par aps ych ology , ▁the ▁only ▁such ▁university ▁department ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime ▁he ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁char ter ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Par aps ych ology ▁Association ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁its ▁secretary ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁its ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁( He ▁was ▁again ▁elected ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁Par aps ych ology , ▁but ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁And h ra ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁university ' s ▁vice - chan cell or . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁established ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁Y oga ▁and ▁Cons cious ness ▁at ▁And h ra ▁and ▁became ▁its ▁director . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁he ▁again ▁became ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁Par aps ych ology , ▁where ▁he ▁has ▁remained ▁to ▁the ▁present . ▁Most ▁recently , ▁he ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Council ▁of ▁Philosoph ical ▁Research ▁for ▁the ▁Indian ▁Government . ▁He ▁visited ▁and ▁lect ured ▁at ▁univers ities ▁in ▁USA , ▁Canada , ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁Germany , ▁France , ▁Greece , ▁Sweden , ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁Den mark , ▁I cel and , ▁Italy , ▁Japan , ▁Pakistan , ▁Th ailand , ▁Singapore ▁and ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁fest schrift , ▁one ▁of ▁his