Acharya E.Bharadwaja was born on 30th October 1938 and was a post-graduate in English literature. After a decade of intellectual quest for Truth, he was converted by a profound spiritual experience at the Samadhi Mandir of Sri Saibaba of Shirdi. Thereby he left Indian Administrative Service(IAS), which is a highly respected position in the society and took a poistion as Lecturer of English literature for the ease of spreading his master’s teachings. Thereafter he devoted himself to a lifetime of intensive research into the lives and teachings of several saints, travelling extensively and personally contacting many of them. Like many other great men he also insisted on the necessity of a Sadguru to direct one smoothly in the spiritual path. The culmination of all this is a series of books on Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi and many more great saints. He says, Sai Baba of Shirdi is the matchless saint, is a blend of all religions and is the answer to all the questions of present day and spirituality. Other books that explain and prove existence of God in a scientific manner and the necessity of resorting to a Sadguru are also invaluable. His writings are getting translated into several other languages of the world.

He made those who contacted him to start spiritual disciplines easily and live a richer, purposeful,righteous and peaceful life. Towards this end in view he founded the Shirdi Sai Cultural Mission at Vidyanagar and Sai Baba Mission in Ongole. He also founded a Telugu fortnightly(now monthly), SaiBaba, which continues to spread his messages, and was the main source of inspiration in the construction of several Sai Baba temples. After a life of incessant activity spreading the teachings of Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi, he attained Maha Samadhi on 12th April 1989. Though he has left his mortal frame, even now He responds to the call of his devotees. Presently, his work is being carried by the Sri Master Universal Sai Trust & Acharya Bharadwaja Peace Foundation, Ongole, Andhra Pradesh.

Bharadwaja was a saint of the Vedic period. There are numerous hymns in Rigveda concerning him. He lived for spreading knowledge of god and for the welfare of the people. A great soul, he was not tempted to become an emperor but to serve the people. He acquired extensive knowledge with strenous effort; he disseminated it for the welfare of the world.

The clash between the good people and the bad people has been going on in this world for thousands of years. Even in Bharadwaja’s time such confrontations were going on. In that clash, Bharadwaja stood like a fortress to protect the good people. Because of the extraordinary scholarship and might of Bharadwaja, numerous kings accepted him as their preceptor and ruled according to him.

He extended support only when people followed the tenets of righteousness enunciated by him. Sage Bharadwaja spent his life bridging the earth and the heaven as it were. People still remember his wisdom, meditation, ldndness and services.