Born on 15 March 1967, in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, to Prem Narayan Shukla and Gayatri Devi. After acquiring primary and secondary education at the government school in his village, he moved away from the village and enrolled for graduation. Thereafter, he completed his post-graduation degree in Economics in 1987, from Allahabad University.

Next, he sought admission in the M Phil program at the prestigious Delhi School of Economics. Little did he know that his life was about to take a 360-degree turn. After a chance encounter with his future Guru at this institution, he decided to quit studying Economics. Instead, he joined the world-renowned Bihar School of Yoga in 1988. He studied there until 1991, pursuing and completing an MA as well as a PhD degree in Yogic Science.

During the course of his yogic studies, he gained deep insights into Indian and Western philosophies and understood the essence of spiritualism from his enlightened great guru, Saint Abhilash Saheb. He realized that the purpose of his life was to attain self-enlightenment and serve humanity.

He started his own Yoga institute in New Delhi—Kaushal Yoga Institute—with the aim of serving his fellow beings, in India and abroad, through the science of Yoga.