Sai Speaker Series

April 24, 2021 

Anusha was born and brought up in Chennai, India. Swami was first introduced  through her father-in-law, when the family went to Parthi to have Swami's Darshan in 2006. But Swami connected and truly brought her closer to Him only in 2013 when she started visiting the local Sai center. Most recently she feels blessed to have served during the Zonal Young Adult Festival in 2019. She has been an SSE assistant and teacher for pre-SSE, group-2 and group-3 students, and is presently teaching group-1 children. She is also serving as the Young Adult Rep for the Chicago North Sai Center and the Region-5 YA coordinator. Anusha has a master's degree in Environmental Microbiology and is a mother of two rambunctious boys! She strives to live a Sai-filled life with her family in Lake Zurich IL hoping always to be worthy of His Love! 

November 21, 2020

Saikrishna has been trained in classical music for more than 12 years and has been singing Sai bhajans since childhood. He studied in Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School and Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning for his high school education and undergraduate studies. During his time in Prashanthi Nilayam, he had the golden opportunity to be a part of Prashanthi Mandir bhajan group and was blessed with the good fortune of playing harmonium and keyboard in the divine presence. Notably, he has played harmonium in the bhajan CD, “Nada Brahmam, Vol. 2” and keyboard for several musical programs including Swami’s 85th birthday celebrations. Saikrishna is currently working as a Data Scientist at Motorola Solutions, Inc. in Chicago, IL. 

July 11, 2020 (Click here to watch session)

Malvika is a Masters' student in Apparel Merchandising who has been in Swami's fold since she was a child. Amrit is an alumnus who also graduated with his undergraduate and masters' programs in Chemistry from the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. When they are not researching, Malvika & Amrit enjoy music and seva. They are actively involved with Vedam and Bhajans at the Des Moines-Ames Sai Center. 

July 4, 2020 (Click here to watch session)

Sriram Sivakumar is a former YA from the Indianapolis Sai center. He is an incoming masters student in the field of data science at the University College London.  He did his degree in engineering at the University of Michigan and began working in Indiana afterwards. 

June 27, 2020

Sai Uma is a YA from the Des Moines Sai center. She completed her undergraduate studies at Drake University and received her bachelors degree in neuroscience. She then continued her studies receiving her Masters in biomedical sciences. She is currently the YA representative for the Des Moines Sai Center. 

June 20, 2020 (Click here to watch session)

A SSE graduate from Milwaukee Sai Center, Anisha is a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison studying Economics and Legal Studies. For Anisha, Swami is her friend and she looks to him for advice and guidance. With Swami’s blessings she hopes to be an active member of the Sai community. 

June 13, 2020 (Click here to watch session)

Yogini was blessed to be born into the Sai fold and grew up attending SSE. She recently graduated with a biomedical engineering degree from the University of Minnesota. She is currently the female YA rep for the Minneapolis Sai Center. 

June 6, 2020 (Click here to watch session)

A SSE graduate from Chicago Metro, Siddharth went to the University of Berkeley. After graduation, he was scouted by a modeling agency and is now onto an acting career in Hollywood. Next year, he'll be moving to Los Angeles to start his journey into film and TV in Hollywood.

May 30, 2020 (Click here to watch session)

A SSE graduate from Des Moines, IA, Sraavya went to the University of Iowa for her biomedical engineering and later medical school. She is currently finishing her first year of residency. She is thankful to Swami for bringing her to SSE and for the many explicit and implicit lessons he's taught her.  

May 23, 2020

An avid musician, Sai Pranay likes to experiment and create fusion music. He will start University of Akron law school this fall, where he recently graduated with a Computer Engineering degree. Sai wishes to incorporate spirituality in his daily life and spread the message about learning about ourselves as a way to learn about the world. 

May 16, 2020 (Click here to watch session)

Priya is a 3rd year obstetrics and gynecology resident physician who is currently completing her residency. She was fortunate to grow up in Swami's fold and went through the SSE program. As a YA, she has been involved with medical camps/clinics, computer literacy classes for mothers in rehab, and teaching for migrant workers. 

May 9, 2020

Sancheev Ravichandran is a filmmaker based in New York. He is an SSE Alumni of the Chicago Metro Sai Center. He graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts with a concentration in cinematography.  Sancheev has shot a number of music videos, branded content pieces, commercials, and short films.

May 2, 2020 (Click here to watch session)

Nirupama completed her undergraduate studies in IUPUI and will be attending the Indiana University School of Medicine in the fall of 2020. Passionate about cancer research and advocacy work for community health, Nirupama seeks to find divinity through the convergence of science and service.

April 25, 2020

Hemanth Korella is from Detroit Metro. He graduated from SSE and completed high school in Columbus, OH, and went to Georgia Tech to pursue Computer Engineering. Hemanth has been working at GM for the last 1.5 years for autonomous vehicles. He has served as the YA rep for Detroit and is now the Region 5 Deputy Male YA rep.   

April 18, 2020

Sai Harini Narayanan went to Swami's school in Puttaparthi and then to Swami's College in Anantapur. She did her master's in IIT Chicago and is currently working in Chicago. She is young, enterprising and represents Swami's values in today's society.