Yogis of India gives a joyous glimpse into the lives of the great Indian spiritual masters like Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Ramana Maharishi and Anandmayi Ma. It explores not just the various fascinating facets of these saints, the eternal travelers, but also describes vividly their beautiful relationship with their key shishyas. It traces the life of each yogi from birth to mahasamadhi, in the process touching the leela, or the play of the realised master that nurtures the devotee and develops the disciple.

Sanjeev Shukla, a senior MNC executive, hails from a deeply spiritual and literary family that has produced reputed authors and yogis. A chance encounter with a householder yogi introduced him to various esoteric science relating to yoga and tantra. He received spiritual initiation and the same Sivapura from his guru, Parmahansa Niranjanananda Saraswati, the Parmacharya of the Satyananda Yoga tradition. His fascination with the biographies of saints grew deeper over the years to finally become an all-consuming passion.