As Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayanandaji stated, “The spirit of Advaita is not to stay away from anything but to stay in tune with everything”.  Swami Siddhanandaji has stayed true to this ideal not for a minute, day, or year but for five long decades.
Swami Siddhananda was born in Kerala, studied Vedanta directly from Pujya Gurudev, served at Chinmaya Mission, Chennai from 1976-1992.  During that time, Swamiji spearheaded several projects, including Tapovan Prasad and Bala Vihar magazines, Chinmaya Yuva Kendra, Madras Chinmaya Seva Trust, Sarveshwara Dhyana Nilayam and the Chinmaya Vidyalaya.  In August of 1992, Swamiji took charge at Adi Shankara Nilayam, Cochin, leading all Chinmaya International Foundation activities in the early years.

In 1994, Swamiji arrived in the USA to take care of Chinmaya Publications West. While working tirelessly leading Chinmaya Publications, Swamiji also conducts Bal Vihar, Study Group, Satsang and Bhajan Sandhya. Swamiji’s dynamism in spreading Gurudev’s work has resulted in four vibrant Chinmaya Centres – Kedar, Madhuvan, Ramalaya and Sudarshan in the Philadelphia area of Pennsylvania East.

Siddhaji is also an artist, composer and accomplished singer who has released seven devotional albums.  Swamiji continues to inspire devotees worldwide with his enthusiastic leadership style, teamwork, oratory skills and the essence of Vedanta.