Thumaka Chalata Ramachandra, a Bhajan by poet-saint Tulsidas

About Viju Kulkarni

Viju Kulkarni has been following the Siddha Yoga path since 1971, when she went with friends to Alandi, India, and sang bhajans for Baba Muktananda. Two years later, she began serving on staff in Gurudev Siddha Peeth; her first seva was to sing bhajans each morning in the Bhagavan Nityananda Temple. In the five decades since, Viju tai has offered seva as a Siddha Yoga musician in Gurudev Siddha Peeth and Shree Muktananda Ashram. A harmonium player and vocalist trained in Indian classical music, she has played and sung for Siddha Yoga satsangs, courses, Shaktipat Intensives, and numerous SYDA Foundation music recordings, including Prayers of the Heart, a collection of bhajans.

Viju tai has a bachelor’s degree from Savitribai Phule Pune University and a music degree known as Sangeeta Visharada.