I am a student of Advaita Phylosophy since 1976,when I heard the first discourse by Swami Chinmayananda.I have undergone one year course in Advaita Vedanta in Chinmaya Foundation.I was a student of Swami Prabudhananda of Ramana Kendra,Lodi Road,New Delhi.I regard Shankar as incarnation of Lord Shiva. Dev Prasad Panda