Narayana Kasturi

Narayana Kasturi (25 December 1897 – 14 August 1987)

Kasturi received his bachelor's degree in law, and his master's degree in arts from the University College, Trivandrum, India. He later became the editor of the magazine of the Sathya Sai Organization called "Sanathana Sarathi."

In 1949, a University Order appointed Kasturi as the Principal of the Intermediate College in Davangere. His cremation took place on the banks of the Chitravathi River the following day. Upon his death, a mourning period was declared in Puttaparthi by Sathya Sai Baba, including the closure of Prasanthi Nilayam and other institutions. Kasturi's wife, Rajamma, had died in 1985. which was translated into English as 'Truth, Goodness, Beauty '. The first part of the book was published in 1960 and covers the first 34 years of the life of Sathya Sai Baba. Kasturi stated that he gathered information for the book from various sources, including Sathya Sai Baba's father and brother, as well as teachers from the schools he attended. The second part of the book was published in 1968, and the complete work was published around 1980. Kasturi stated that a significant amount of time had passed between the publication of certain parts of the book.

Narayana Kasturi was a writer and journalist who wrote for the magazine Koravanji in the 1940s and 1950s. He was known for discovering and promoting the work of young writers, including Kefa, Bulla, Aa. Ra. Se, Na. Kasturi, C.K.N. Raja, Girani Ramsami, and T. Sunandamma. Koravanji was successful during its publication but ceased in 1967 due to financial constraints. Kasturi also wrote hagiographic accounts of Sathya Sai Baba's life and his own autobiography, entitled "Loving God: Eighty-five Years under the Watchful Eye of the Lord" was published in 1982 by Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications.