After completing B.Tech. at IIT Madras, Mukundan went on to do a Master’s degree at the  University of California, USA. He briefly worked in the Humanities Department of the IIT, Madras.

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He studied and worked for a few years at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, Chennai, where he was trained in the therapeutic application of yoga asana and pranayama.

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Mukundan is one of the  founder-members of the PPST, where he worked full time for a few years. During this period, he worked on the ancient irrigation systems (Eris) of Tamil Nadu. He is also one of the founding-trustees of the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS), where he worked for a few years. During this period, he worked on the 18th century data of Dharampalji pertaining to the villages of the Chingleput District of Tamilnadu.

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For over 25 years Mukundan has been a part of  the Sanjeevani Ayurveda and Yoga Centre, Chennai, set up by his wife  Dr. P.L.T. Girija.

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His long-term interests are: Traditional Indian sciences and technologies;  Ayurveda in the healthcare of India.

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He is the author of  “The ery systems of South India” – a book on the traditional irrigation systems;  and co-author of the book “Ayurveda for revitalizing healthcare in India”.

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Mukundan is the co-author of Dharampalji for the book “The British Origin Of Cow Slaughter in India”