BIOS

Srikanth Vaidyanathan

Srikanth Vaidyanathan is an orator, musician and is currently the Regional Devotion Coordinator for the North-East region (Region 1). He was personally guided by Swami in public speaking, dramatics and music. Srikanth has spoken in Swami's presence a number of times and continues to speak in many retreats across the US. He was also part of the music group in Prasanthinilayam. Currently he lives in the Boston Area.

S. Kumar

S.Kumar was born in a Sai Family who were devotees since 1960s. Kumar was into Carnatic classical training during his Balavikas days at Neyveli. His music guru was Sri CHEMBAI ANANDAMANI. Kumar got the opportunity to join the SUNDARAM Bhajan group in early 80s where he got the opportunity to sing in the divine presence for the first time. He joined Swami's college for Masters in 1984, went onto complete his PhD and was a faculty member in Department of Math & Computer Science. Kumar's job brought him to the US in 2000. Since then, Kumar has been actively involved in many SAI retreats giving talks, Bhajan workshops and music programs. He is currently lives and works in the Washington DC area.

Aditya Kalavagunta

Aditya Kalavagunta joined the Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School in 1993, Swami blessed him with the opportunity to sing in the Mandir Bhajan group in 1995 and he led Student Bhajans in the Mandir till the year 2000. He graduated with an MS in Physics. He came to the U.S. in 2001 and got his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Physics from Vanderbilt University in Nashville TN. He is presently learning Hindustani Classical Vocal Music from renowned Hindustani singer Mrs Lakshmi Shankar. He is also the devotional coordinator at the Torrance Sai center in South L.A.


"The bhajans that are sung permeate the ether in the form of sound waves and fill the entire atmosphere. Thereby, the whole environment gets purified. Breathing in this purified atmosphere, our hearts get purified. Reciting the Lord's name is a process of give and take. Singing the Lord's name should become an exercise in mutual sharing of joy and holiness. It should be remembered that the sounds we produce reverberate in the atmosphere. They remain permanently in the ether as waves and outlast the individual uttering the sounds."