About Me
Abhi is a native of India. He was reared in a liberal Hindu tradition similar to Unitarian Universalism. He graduated from Andhra University, India with a degree in Physics and pursued graduate studies in Quantum Physics and Electronics. Abhi is married to Lalitha. They have two sons Abhimanyu and Yashasvi. Abhi was involved as a lay-minister of a liberal Hindu organization the Brahmo Samaj. Encouraged by this group and inspired by his experience with them he took a “”leap of faith”” and enrolled in Meadville/Lombard Seminary in Chicago IL to prepare for full-time ministry in India. Although his ministry was interrupted by various dissapointments and and roadblocks Abhi graduated in 1998 and was ordained at the Unitarian Church of Evanston Illinois that year.His preparation included Ministerial Internship in Evanston Clinical Pastoral Education at Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical center and a Field Education Tutorial as the Student Interim Minister at the UU Community Church in Park Forest Illinois. He then served the First Unitarian Society of Madison Wisconsin as their Interim Associate Minister. Abhi served as President of the International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) a 100-year-old interfaith organization based in the UK until recently. He is actively involved in many local and national interfaith multicultural and civic organizations and causes.
My Interests
reading, music, movies, taking long walks