Dr. Kavitha Chinnaiyan is a Cardiologist and Professor of Medicine, a wife, and a mother. She is a Srividya initiate and disciple of Sri Chaitanyananda Nātha Saraswatī (Haran Aiya), pithadhipati and founder of the Rajarajesvari Pitham in Rush, NY. She is a long-term student of Dr. Sumit Kesarkar, who is her Vidya Guru in all traditions. She is the author of Shakti Rising; The Heart of Wellness; Glorious Alchemy: Living the Lalita Sahasranama; and Fractals of Reality: Living the Sricakra.