VISHNUVARDHANRAO

FAMILY

PARENTS: My father was a school teacher and having immense devotion towards Lord Rama and he spent his many years in devotional singling and prayers and was a pious and pure hearted person. He was very simple and perhaps he never harmed any one in his life and he was very compassionate and helping nature and I was one way lucky to be born in such highly devotional and simple family and I was always a obliged son and took care of my parents. My father devotional values have left me unattended towards my education. My mother was the most compassionate women and like any mother she was loving and caring and always worried about her children and she struggled a lot and had to pass very hard days. Relatives have helped us and his brothers have come to help us.

Bhagawan blessed my mother with this photo around 1962

Bothers & Sisters:My two brothers (one elder and one younger) and two younger sisters are very simple and by the blessings of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, they are leading a very peaceful life.

Sevadal: Very important aspect in my family is that all my family members (my mother, my brothers, my sisters, my wife) are all sevadal and they have paticipated in Prashanthi Nilayam services on many occasions and all were blessed by beloved Swami. My mother served all most 10 years as sevadal till her health permitted.

My Marriage: I was most fortunate in this beautiful World to get my chosen wife and we got married in 1985 at the abode of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba at Prashanthinilayam and on the day of marriage (6th Dec 1985) Swami took our wedding cards from both ladies and gents side and blessed us to proceed and assured HIS blessings all the time. This was my  another turning point in my life to have such a most understanding and loving wife and we have already passed more than 25 years and never -not even a single time we made arguments or quarrelled. I feel and I am proud that we are made for each other that God has chosen us to lead such a peaceful and wonderful life. She is simply the best choice for me and I have no words to describe about her personality.

Latest Events

Dr Sailatha’s Engagement Function

(23^rd March 2014 in my house at Saroornagar-Hyderabad)

New Family Member-Sri S Ganesh

My elder daughter Dr Sailatha, who has been doing her Post Graduation in Eye Care (Ophthalmology) in Chennai, is engaged to Sri S Ganesh of Chennai on 23^rd March 2014. Sri Ganesh studied in Prashanthi Nilayam from 11^th Standard to M.Tech. He received his B.Sc, M.Sc and M.Tech (CS) Degrees from Sathya Sai University. He has been blessed by beloved Bhagawan. Right now he is working as SWE in Bangalore. His father-Sri Swamy Pillai, a Retired Senior Manager from Canara Bank, worked some time in Puttaparthi and their only daughter Mrs Gayathri is Alumni of Sathya Sai Women’s College of Anantapur. Mother Smt Saroja is a sevadal member of Sathya Sai Seva Organisation.

Paada Namaskaram

Service to Parents

I am very fortunate to be blessed by Bhagawan Baba to serve my parents. I have always kept my spirits high to serve parents and I strongly believe that it is my foremost duty.

To fulfil my moral obligations, I prefer to be with my parents during their odd and even times and I have taken my parents’ responsibilities and did my best. I served my father with utmost devotion and I was with him during family’s difficult days and he breathed his last in my hands and he admired me and he kept his faith and confidence in me to look after the family affairs.

In spite my hopping jobs in India and abroad me and my wife continue to serve my mother who has been with us for the past 30 years and I did not shift my family anywhere just to serve my mother. My mother has immense faith in me that I take care of her. My wife has completely changed and adjusted her life according to the family moral demands. I personally feel very much elevated when I think of looking after my mother all these years. This may be my biggest strength and confidence to move and progress in life.

My wife's family: They are all ardent and long time devotees of Bhagawan and they have enjoyed a very close proximity with Bhagawan and they were blessed by Swami throughout their life.

My Daughters:

My elder daughter Dr Sailatha joined PG medical (DNB) in a reputed Eye Hospital in Chennai in May 2013 and she will be completing her study in 2016 (got this through centralized counselling in Delhi).

We were blessed with two wonderful and lovely daughters and both were lucky in getting the best education which I missed in childhood. Elder daughter Sailatha studied 12 years from 1st class to 12th Class at Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School, Prashanthi Nilayam and she has become a doctor as we all wished her, now she is Dr Sailatha and Swami has blessed her with all boons and graced her on several occasions. 

Aksharabyasam (writing Initiation) for Sailatha in 1989 by beloved Bhagawan

Swami's Robe: My elder Daughter Sailatha is very much fortunate to receive beloved Swami's cream color robe in Sai Kulwant Hall when Swami distributed HIS robes to beloved students when she was in 7th standard at Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School, Prashanthi Nilayam and we treat this (Robe) as very precious and more than gold and can not be valued.

7th Class Students Near Golden Chariot

10th Class Students with beloved Bhagawan

12th Calss Batch with beloved Bhagawan

Younger one Shanthilatha studied primary and secondary education in a corporate school; established by Sathya Sai Students and later she was lucky to get admission at Prashanthi Nilayam for 11th & 12th Classes. She was blessed by Swami during her stay in Puttaparthi. She has chosen commerce and doing her best.

      Aksharabyasam (writing Initiation) for Shanthilatha in 1991 by beloved Bhagawan