Dattatreya Siva Baba is an international spiritual leader, humanitarian and scholar-mystic from the Tamil Siddha tradition of Southern India. Recognized as a fully enlightened Master, his spiritual journey began at an early age when he received initiation into the esoteric secrets of the Siddha lineage and was blessed to teach in the West, which he has done for over two decades.
Dattatreya Siva Baba’s interests include the merger of science and spirituality and the role of faith in government. He has been a speaker on Hinduism for the United Nations Conference of World Religions, hosted forums on Religion and Science, and is currently creating an Institute for Religion and Politics focused on developing a deeper understanding of how faith shapes our political landscape.
As founder of non-profit Tripura Foundation, Dattatreya Siva Baba is committed to abolishing world poverty and relieving human suffering in all forms. His organization sponsors Girlstown and Boystown orphanages for impoverished children, delivers feeding programs throughout India and offers other relief programs for the impoverished, mentally ill and destitute around the world.