Rachel Irvani is a trained architectural designer based in Atlanta, GA. After 10 years practicing architecture in Houston and New York City and completing her training as a certified Vaastu Consultant from AUM S&T, Rachel established the Vaastu consultancy practice Karu Design Studio where she is working to share the principles and benefits of Vaastu architecture.

Karu’s mission is to benefit the wellness of families and communities with beautiful spaces for the purposes of restoration, reflection and connection through the use of Vaastu systems. 

dr. jessie mercay

Dr. Jessie Mercay is the Chancellor of The American University of Mayonic Science and Technology LTD. In association with the Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati, she developed a curriculum for education and training an international body of students in Mayonic Science and Technology, Vaastu Shastras, and Building Architecture of Sthapatya Veda. For inquiries in joining AUM S&Ts Vaastu training programs, email aumcourses@aumscience.com

Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati

Born in the year 1927, at Pillayarpatti, a village near Karaikudi, Tamilnadu, Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati comes from an illustrious family of temple architects and sculptors. His family lineage stretches back over one hundred decades including the sthapatis who created the great Brihadeeswara Temple of Tanjore, the treasure house of Indian art and architecture. 

Son of Sri Vaidyanatha Sthapati, a renowned sculptor and Sanskrit scholar, he has made remarkable contributions to the field of art and architecture. Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati renowned sthapati and Vaastu scholar. From the 1980s, Sthapati campaigned to restore and elevate the status of traditional architecture  in modern Indian society, by affiliating courses to the University of Madras  and offering degree courses, bringing about a revival of Vastu Shastra. 

After retirement from government service, he established the Vaastu Vedic Trust and the Vaastu Vedic Research Foundation, aimed at research, development, and globalization of Vaastu Shastra. 

In 2010, Dr. Ganpapati Sthapati established AUMS&T and put his most trusted student, Dr. Jessie Mercay to lead the university and curriculum.