Sathya Sai Grama, Muddenahalli |2 June 2025 Sri Madhusudan Sai is a visionary and a humanitarian whose mission of ‘Service and Spirituality’ spans 80 countries across the world. Inspired by the ancient Indian ideal of vasudhaiva kuṭuṁbakam – One World One Family, his mission has reached the unreached, served the unserved and done the undone, in the fields of Nutrition, Education and Healthcare, ever since the year 2012, benefitting over 13 million individuals worldwide.
Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence is a one-of-a-kind higher education institution which was established by Sri Madhusudan Sai in the year 2019 at Kalaburagi district in the North of Karnataka (India) as a State Private University. This is a unique institution, because it has completely decommercialised higher education, and has further empowered youth with employment after education. Set up in rural hinterlands for the rural youth of the country, this University is a residential gurukula system, and hence not only education, but also stay, food, stationery and other curricular and extracurricular amenities are given completely free of charge to all the students. More than 70% of the students who study in this University are first generation graduates and they mostly come from remote rural areas.
It is worth mentioning that, following a review, the University Grants Commission (a statutory organisation under the Ministry of Education, Government of India) recognised and placed it on record that the Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence is the only one of its kind in India.
Taking over the Chancellorship from the octogenarian Sri B N Narasimha Murthy, who has served as an educator and mentor of young students for more than 50 years through his association with the Sri Sathya Sai Educational Institutions, Sri Madhusudan Sai will be one of the youngest chancellors of the country.
In his address, Sri Madhusudan Sai appreciated the contribution of Sri B N Narasimha Murthy as the first Chancellor of the Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence, who inspired the younger generation through his commitment, dedication and devotion towards serving the humanity. Taking it on from here, he said, “This University is a vision, a dream and a prayer, which found its fruition through the commitment and hard work of so many people. We shall continue to foster its noble vision and inspire generations after generations.”