Dr. Mala Kaul was born to a family who have been ardent devotees of Swami since the early 1960s. She grew up visiting Puttaparthi and being blessed by Swami who has guided her throughout her life. She married into a Sai family and has three children. Professionally, she is a physician and has a Master’s degree in clinical health sciences from Duke University. She is the Medical Director of Rheumatology for the Piedmont Healthcare system, and adjunct professor of Rheumatology at Duke University. She is a part of the SSE teaching team in Atlanta, and has served as a Pre-SSE teacher for the last six years.