The chain of Suddhananda Vidyalaya schools with the Uthandi school being the first of the chain was founded by Swami Suddhanandaji in the year 1999. It has been a long term vision of Swamiji to start schools with the normal academic curriculum and toping with the Self Knowledge.
Swamiji is deeply rooted in the Upanishadic wisdom. He studied at Sandeepani, Mumbai, was founded by Swami Chinmayanandaji, where Swami Dayanandaji was a resident Acharya. Swamiji has been the teacher of Vedanta for nearly five decades, established widely, and travelled through continents. Swamij has shared the universal Vedic vision to many students in residential camp workshops, camp and retreats.
Swami Suddhanandaji was a delegate for UN millenium meet in 2000. Swamiji is from Orissa and has founded many schools and colleges and Suddhananda Group of Institution which caters to tertiary education. Every moment of his life Swamiji breathes and lives Self Knowledge and Self Knowledge alone.