Kandiah Sivaloganathan comes from a traditional Hindu family from the village of Suthumali, Jaffna, Sri Lanka. He had his early education in Sri Lanka at Manipay Hindu College, Jaffna and at St Benedictâs College, Colombo. He studied at the University of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and graduated in Engineering with honours. He obtained his Masters Degree in Engineering from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. He is a Member of the Institution of Engineers, London, UK, Hong Kong and Australia. Mr Sivaloganathan has travelled extensively, and worked as an engineer and consultant in Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Australia. He showed a keen interest in spirituality from his early years and has devoted his life to spiritual pursuits. He is a devotee of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, and has been involved with the Sathya Sai Movement for more than 35 years. He was also an active member of the Sathya Sai Centre of Hong Kong.