Acharya M. R. Rajesh, (born 31 May 1972), better known as Acharyasri Rajesh is an Indian Spiritual Guru, Vedic Educator, and Author, Founder of World's first Veda temple. As he was born in an orthodox Namboodiri family, he was able to learn Vedas from his father Subramanyan Namboodiri himself. It was from V.S. Harshavardhanan he learnt Vyakarana and Nyaya (Indian logic). Later he joined Acharya Narandra Bhooshan, a renowned Vedic scholar in Kerala, and learnt to interpret Vedas according to the Nirukta, ancient Vedic etymology from him. By pointing out the egalitarian view of the Vedas, he started teaching Vedas and Vedic rituals to all irrespective of caste, creed, or gender. For the propagation of Vedas, he founded Kasyapa Veda Research Foundation, a charitable trust, headquartered at Kozhikode, Kerala.
