Histas is a householder yogacharya living with his wife and family in Mumbai, India.
He was initiated into Kriya Yoga in Jan 2002 and was authorised to teach Kriya in March 2016.
Histas qualified as an architect from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, practices architecture with his wife Aruna in Mumbai, India.
Histas was instrumental along with Paramahamsa Prajnananandaji in designing the Guru Mandir or samadhi shrine of Gurudev Paramahamsa Hariharananda, in Balighai, Puri, Odisha India.
He was also instrumental in designing the Sri Guru Janmabhumi Mandir at Habibpur and buildings in Hariharananda Balashram school and Hariharananda Gurukulam in Balighai, Odisha.
On request from Paramahamsa Prajnanandaji he started kriya yoga initiations in Europe, from London, in October 2018.
He was invited by Kriya Yoga Centre Vienna and visited Tattendorf as a Guest speaker for its foundation day program in Sept 2022, and will commence Kriya initiations in the EU in April 2023.