Anand Acharya Semalty was born into a Brahmin family of Bharadwaja Gotra from Badrinath in Himalaya, descents from the great sage Bharadwaja Maharishi of the Vedic Period. He studied the Vedas at the Sampurnanand Sanskrit University in Varanasi and post graduated his mastery in Sanskrit Grammar and Jyotish (Vedic Astrology) with the honorific title Acharya (a scholar who practices what he teaches). From his grandfather Sri Pandit Gyandev Semalty who himself was the Adviser and Astrologer of the Maharaja of Tehri-Gahrwal, he received deeper knowledge about Astrology and Palmistry. His Father Sri Pandit Purushottam Dutt Semalty introduced him into Vedic Rituals and Tantra. The traditional and intense practice and realization of Yoga, Mudra and Meditation he achieved from Yogis in the Himalayas. He speaks fluent  Sanskrit, Hindi, English, Russian and German.