Sri R J Rathnakar, Managing Trustee, SSSCT, delivered an inspiring talk to the 700 students of the Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Trust, Alike this evening. He impressed on them the importance of respecting parents and teachers, and also narrated to them beautiful stories from Swami's childhood.

Earlier the students received him with their band playing vibrant tunes of many Sai bhajans. He was welcomed by the Chairman of Alike institutions, Sri Krishna Bhat and the Secretary, Sri Chandrasekhara Bhat. Sri Rathnakar, along with Sri B R Vasuki (Convenor of SSST, Karnataka) and Sri M Padmanabha Pai (State President, SSSSO, Karnataka) are on their way to Chokkadi (100 kms from Mangalore) for the consecration ceremony of a Shiva Linga materialised by Bhagawan and the installation of marble padukas reverentially carried from Prasanthi Nilayam.