Ghandikota Venkata Subba Rao

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>From the Sarva Dharma Service Center Inc. Newsletter, January

2004http://www.sai-service.org/html/newsletters/current/currentNlt.pdf

Ghandikota Venkata Subba Rao

One of eminent devotees of Svaami, Sri G. V. Subba Rao merged in Svaami in the

early hours of Dec 28, 2003. Son of the great Vedic scholar who has been

recognized as the one of the last human beings to live by injunctions of the

Vedas, Brahmasri Ghandikota Subrahmanya Sastry, Sri Subba Rao was highly

educated both the traditional and contemporary systems. He was a top notch

Physicist and was the head of energy department of the United Nations for

nearly 30 years. He was founder-trustee of the Hindu Temple in Flushing, NY in

the 1970’s and was the person responsible to convince all the trustees accept

the Sarva Dharma symbol of our Beloved Bhagavan as the symbol of that temple.

His traditional education and way of life took him back to India to serve his

father in his last years of the latter’s life and subsequently to the lotus

feet of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. For the past twenty years Sri Subba Rao

served our Lord as His constant companion, translating His

speeches into English for publication in Sanatana Sarathi bringing Svaami’s

message to multitude of devotees. He also edited many of publications by the

Trust. Following his illustrious father’s footsteps (who gave Sai Gayathree to

the world), Sri Subba Rao authored Sai Surya Gayathree, Sai Hiranyagarbha

Gayathree and Sai guru Gayathree to which Bhagavan referred as Sai Three.

Further through him, we have Sairama Gayathree and Saikrishna Gayathree. He was

a regular speaker at Prasanthi Nilayam for the foreign devotees and would

explain in simple terms the complexities of philosophy. Above all his love for

individuals was very striking, laudable and worthy of emulation. He always

spoke with people with a loving smile that you. know came from depths of his

heart He is one of those intellectuals who rigorously put Bhagawan Baba’s

teachings into practice. He was a worthy son of a great scholar. Sri Subba Rao

graced the Coordinating Committee meeting of Sarva Dharma Service Center in

2001 praised our efforts and encouraged us in his address. He then went to the

current site and prayed to the setting Sun to give us the strength to complete

the project. Recently, in July 2002 when a group of Sarva Dharma Service Center

members went for Svaami’s darshan in Bangalore, he spoke to more than 300 US

devotees. He talked about the need for unity of religions in this age of rising

fanaticism amongst some nations and again pointed out that more people should do

what ‘Sarva Dharma Service Center is trying to achieve’. Members of Sarva Dharma

Service Center will miss his guidance and love. We pray to Svaami to grant peace

to all mourners and give us the strength to follow his lead.

Sri Ghandikota Venkata Subba Rao

 

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