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Dr. Goda Venkateswra Sastri, M.Sc. Ph.D,CAIIB is a distinguished Vedic Scholar teaching the Prasthantraya text in several institutions over the past thirty years. He has participated in a large number of Vidvat Sadas and Seminars. Recognising his wide scholarship, he has been awarded many titles such as Advaita Siddhi Ratnakara, Vidya Vachaspati, Brahma Vidya Bhusana, and so on. He has contributed a number of articles to learned journals.

Dr. Goda Venkateswara Sastri got Poornadiksha from Gnanandanatha, Brahamsri Injikollai V.Jagaderswara Sastrigal of Guhananda Mandali. He is a practicing Upasaka of Sri Vidya. He has been giving lectures on Sri Vidya texts like Lalitha Sahasranaama Bhaashya of Bhaskararaya, Varivasya Rahasya, Kamakalavilasa, Ganesha Sahasranama, Subramanya Kalpa, etc. Many Yagas are performed under his direction at various places. He has been the key note speaker at many a seminar on Tantra Mantra Yantra.

Sastriji was an officer with the Reserve Bank of India for 30 Years before taking voluntary retirement for the purpose of teaching and research in Tarka, Mimamsa, Vedanta and other systems in Sanskrit.