Student Stories Archive

The Unseen Hand of Sri Sathya Sai

Sathyanarayana Kumar Chavali, a student of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam Campus, from 1992-2000 writes the following article. After graduating from SSIHL he joined iNautix Technologies as a Project Manager

A Ceaseless Offering of Sai Prasadam

Most of us are aware of the Sri Sathya Sai Grama Seva [village services], where students of Bhagawan go out to villages during Dasara [festival of good destroying evil] distributing prasadam [blessed food] to

Sri Sathya Sai – The Heart of Sai Students

Being Bhagavan’s student, I feel that I must share the joy of living with Him. Ours is a bond of love. You can give it any dimension. Call it a father-son relationship, a mother-son

Sri Sathya Sai: Omniscient, Omnipresent, Omnipotent

This incidence happened during Dassara in 1995, just after I completed my B.Sc. (Honors) course, in the Brindavan campus of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning. All the boys of the Brindavan [in

Understanding Ego and its Problems

Every day, we are required to identify ourselves. If we travel quite frequently we are asked to produce some legal form of identification such as a passport. If we buy something, we usually hand

From the Mouths of Children

Following are the excerpts from various Bal Vikas Children’s speeches given in the presence of Bhagavan Baba, in Bombay, in 1975. We are children of the Sai era. I wonder how empty our future would

The Glory of the Divine Name

I can’t believe it, but it did happen to me. In February 1985, I casually participated in the 8th All India Music Competition sponsored annually by the Sur Sangam Club, Jaipur, [North India]. Just

The Golden Age is Here

Sister Aparna Nistala, a third generation devotee from Hyderabad, India, is an active Young Adult at Manhattan Sai Center.  Her Grandparents came to Swami in the late fifties. As a toddler in 1978, Aparna

Art From the Heart

Sri C. G. Sai Prakash is a member of the staff at the Sri Sathya Sai Digital Studio  in Prasanthi Nilayam. He started at the Sri Sathya Sai Primary School and completed his education

Sai—Our Redeemer

C. Phalguna hails from Chennai. His family has been associated with Bhagavan for more than five decades. He is currently studying in the second year B.Com. (Hons.) class. Why does God descend on earth?

Sai—The Super Magnet

S. Srikarthik joined as a student in the Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School at Prasanthi Nilayam. A talented singer, he is presently [2005] studying in the third year B. Com. (Honors) class. He

Love My Uncertainty

Sri Sanjay Sahni, Principal of the Brindavan Campus of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, is an alumnus of the Institute. A brilliant orator and an outstanding academician, he joined the Institute as a faculty