January 2022

Dearest Brothers and Sisters,

A very warm welcome to 2022 and January’s edition of Love & Light. Let us pray to Swami that this year is full of joy, happiness and love.

Last year was another difficult year with the increase of Coronavirus and its new strains, and we pray that Bhagawan continues to shower His grace and protect everyone. We finished the year off with wonderful local and National Christmas Celebrations.

A New Year gives us more opportunities to serve our Dearest Lord, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, and we are hoping to have some face-to-face events this year, starting with the National Office Bearers and Active Workers Conference in February. An opportunity for us to get together and work together in His Name, to serve His devotees in the Centres/Groups and Regions.

Loving Sai Ram

Ketan Gokani

Makara Sankranti or Pongal is a festival celebrated all over India marking the change in seasons and, with our sacred Organisation that bears our Dearest Lord’s Name, it is the time for changing office bearers.

We would like to thank our outgoing National Council members, Mr Rajendra Manandhar, Ms Nirali Sisodia, Ms Kawita Gurung and Dr Dixa Thakrar, for their dedication and service during these past few years.

It gives me immense pleasure to introduce the National Council Members of the Sri Sathya Sai Organisation United Kingdom for 2022, who will be serving you with immediate effect:

• National President: Mr Ketan Gokani
• Joint-National Vice Presidents: Mr Pratap Thakkar and Mr Narendra Mistry
• National Spiritual Coordinator: Dr Sakthi Shanmugathasan
• National Service Coordinator: Mr Jayesh Patel
• Joint-National Bal Vikas (SSE) Coordinators: Mr Roni Ramdin and Mrs Vasuki Easwarakumar
• National Young Adult Coordinators: TBC
• Region 1 President: Dr Sakthi Shanmugathasan
• Region 2 President: Ms Anita Ruparelia
• Region 3 President: Dr Arul Srinivasan
• Region 4 President: Dr Amit Patel
• Region 5 President: Mr Sanjay Vaja
• Region 6 President: Mr Roni Ramdin
• Region 7 President: Mr Mahendra Patel
• Region 8 President: Dr Bhaskar Ram

We are grateful to Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba for the opportunity to serve you.

Just over a month to go!

The Sri Sathya Sai Organisation United Kingdom invites all Office Bearers (current, outgoing and new) and active workers to the National Office Bearers and Active Workers Conference 2022. This will be the first national in-person event in two years and a golden opportunity to meet, greet, eat and be blessed.

What can I look forward to at the Conference?

• inspiring talks
• workshops
• a musical programme
• interactive sessions

The Conference gives everyone the opportunity to share their experiences and explore ways to take our sacred Organisation forward.

Let's come together as a nation and delve into our Bhagawan's message to all humanity.

If you have any questions to be addressed at the Conference, please send them in advance to: events@srisathyasai.org.uk.

When is the Conference?

• Saturday 19 February
• 10am till 4pm
• Bushey Arena, London Road, Bushey, WD23 3AA

Should there be any changes to the Conference, we will keep you informed.

Registration

It is very important that you register for this Conference. Use the button below to register as places are limited.

Closing date for registration: 5 February 2022.

We are happy to present the National Calendar for 2022.

This year, we have made the calendar available in multiple formats. 

You can view the calendar, download a PDF or PNG version to share with family and friends and also download it in .ics format for you to integrate into your existing calendars and to synchronise events. 

Any additional national or regional events not yet included in the calendar will appear in due course.

Please note: National event dates may change depending on the UK government guidelines prevailing at the time.