The Sri S G Sundaraswamy Memorial Lecture is an endowment lecture at Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL), instituted in honour of the late Sri S G Sundaraswamy—a doyen of the legal profession in Bengaluru, former Advocate General of Mysore State, and an ardent devotee of Bhagawan Baba.

His son, Sri S S Naganand, Trustee of the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, established it. The inaugural lecture in this esteemed series was held at Prasanthi Nilayam in 2015.

This year, the memorial lecture features Sri Swaminathan Gurumurthy, a distinguished Chartered Accountant, writer, journalist, public intellectual, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Vivekananda International Foundation. He will address a highly relevant theme that connects our rich civilisational roots to the modern era.

🔹 Topic: Relevance of ancient Indian philosophical thought to contemporary times
📅 Date: Sunday, 20 September 2026
⏰ Time: 10:30 AM IST
📍 Venue: Sai Hira Global Convention Centre, Prasanthi Nilayam

🎙️ ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sri Swaminathan Gurumurthy is a prominent public voice whose work seamlessly spans economics, finance, business, public policy, and Indian civilisational thought. Over a career lasting more than four decades, he has achieved national recognition as an investigative journalist and corporate advisor. He serves as the Editor of Thuglak, has taught as a visiting faculty member at IIT Bombay, and serves as a nominated member on the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India. His discourses frequently explore contemporary economic and social issues through India’s deeper cultural lens.

📋 PROGRAMME SCHEDULE (IST)

10:30 AM – 10:35 AM: Invocatory Vedam Chanting
10:36 AM – 10:40 AM: Welcome Address | Prof. U Suma (Chairperson, Centre for Sri Sathya Sai Studies, SSSIHL)
10:41 AM – 10:50 AM: Setting the Context & Introduction to the Speaker | Prof. Rani P L (Director, Anantapur Campus, SSSIHL)
10:51 AM – 11:50 AM: Memorial Lecture | Sri Swaminathan Gurumurthy
11:51 AM – 11:55 AM: Vote of Thanks | Dr. Sowmya Srinivasan (Dean, Student Welfare, SSSIHL)
11:56 AM onwards: Aarti | Sri S S Naganand (Member, Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust)

📺 LIVE BROADCAST
Watch the event live on SSSIHL’s official YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/srisathyasaiinstituteofhigherlearning