The 100-year birthday of Sri Sathya Sai Baba was celebrated in Trinidad and Tobago with heartfelt gratitude, spiritual reflection, and a powerful reminder of the global impact of his teachings.
Government Ministers, regional leaders, and international representatives joined devotees at the Shri Sathya Sai Global Council for a ceremony on Saturday, November 22nd, 2025, to honour his legacy grounded in service, love, and unity.
Representing the Prime Minister, Minister of Justice Devesh Maharaj praised Sai Baba’s philosophy for inspiring transformation through service.
“The Honourable Prime Minister has imbibed those teachings, and she has told us politics is about service. If you don’t serve the people, you will pay the consequences.”
Also in attendance was Prime Minister of Grenada Dickon Mitchell, who reflected on Sai Baba’s teachings through the lens of regional tragedy and recovery. He recalled how volunteers from the Sai Baba organisation supported Grenada after Hurricane Beryl, bringing not only relief, but dignity, compassion, and hope.
“They did so not by just providing the 27 homes that they provided and furnishing them, but they did so by eating and speaking and sleeping with the people who are devastated by the hurricane, by sharing the little food, the little water, by enduring the heat, the discomfort and, lack of electricity. And they did so with love, with an abundance of joy, and with seeking no publicity.”
Minister of Rural Development and Local Government Khadijah Ameen emphasised how Sai Baba’s message resonates deeply in a multicultural nation built on unity, generosity, and compassion.
“The philosophy of Sri Satya Sai Baba is not abstract. It is lived through the actions of ordinary people. And he said that hands that help are holier than lips that pray. That is the spirit of a government led by the Honourable Kamla Persad Bissessar, SC, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, who strives to be the hands that help, building a safer, kinder, and more compassionate Trinidad and Tobago.”
High Commissioner for the Republic of India, Dr. Pradeep Singh Rajpurohit, said the life of Sathya Sai Baba was a living embodiment of the core values of the civilisation of India, especially ‘Sewa,’ which simply translates to selfless service.
“Shri Sai Baba placed Sewa at the heart of human beings. For him, Sewa was love in action. He oriented his spirituality towards welfare. He linked spirituality with selfless service and personal transformation. Sai Baba linked it with character building and value-based education.”
As devotees marked the centenary, speakers underscored the relevance of Sai Baba’s guiding principle, love all, serve all.
Sathya Sai Baba died in April 2011 at the age of 84.