Chaganti Koteswara Rao

Chaganti Raja Veera Venkata Basava Koteswara Rao
Chaganti Koteswara Rao in August 2015
Personal
Born
Chaganti Koteswara Rao

(1959-07-14) 14 July 1959 (age 65)
ReligionSanatan Dharma
SpouseC. Subrahmanyeswaryi
ChildrenC. Shanmukha Charan, C. Naga Srivalli
Parents
  • Chaganti Sundara Siva Rao (father)
  • Chaganti Suseelamma (mother)
Organization
PhilosophyAdvaita Vedanta
Websitesriguruvaani.net
HonorsSaradaa Jnana Puttra, Pravachana Chakravarti
QuoteBhava Sankara Desika Me Saranam (భవ శంకర దేశికమే శరణం)

Chaganti Koteswara Rao is an Indian speaker known for his discourses on Sanatana Dharma.[1][2] An exponent in puranams, his discourses are widely followed and are telecast over television channels such as Bhakti TV and TTD and is quite popular among Telugu-speaking people all over the world.[3] He was also appointed as cultural adviser for the government of Andhra Pradesh in 2016.[4] He was also one of the 10 ambassadors Swacch Andhra Corporation.[5] He is also hired for state government activities. He was bestowed with titles like Pravachana Chakravarti (Emperor of discourses), and Sarada Jnana Putra (son of the Goddess of knowledge Saraswati).[6]

  1. ^ "Discourses on 'Sivaanandalahari' from Nov. 22". The Hindu. 2009-11-20. Archived from the original on 2009-11-24.
  2. ^ "Brahmasri Chaganti Koteswara Rao". srichaganti.net.
  3. ^ Staff Reporter (2014-04-07). "Set aside time for spiritual growth". The Hindu.
  4. ^ Staff Reporter (9 April 2016). "Chaganti Koteswara Rao appointed government cultural adviser". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Sindhu among 10 brand ambassadors of Swachha Andhra Corp". The Hindu. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Changanti, TS Reddy to be felicitated at Vijayawada". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 March 2018.