SD Nari Moksha Committee

Harini Narasimhan

Director - Senior Services & Anand Basti (Retirement Housing) & Moksha (Bereavement)

Harini is a management professional with a vast experience in the corporate world. She is passionate about helping others and has been with SD Nari for over a decade in various capacities. She has worked with nonprofits and was instrumental in establishing a parent run, value-based Sunday school at the local temple in San Diego which currently celebrated a 17-year milestone. As an office bearer of the Sathya Sai organization, she helped formulate and establish processes which are currently in use. Involving the community and bringing groups together to help the less fortunate is her forte and she has established support groups as a F2F teacher at NAMI .

Dr Vishwa Lakshman

Director, Palliative care, Scripps Hospital

Dr. Vishwa Lakshman (Anand Basti/Moksha) is a Palliative Care Physician with 13 years of medical experience, including 9 years specializing in the care of seriously ill patients at a local hospital system. Born and raised in the United States to parents from Bangalore, India, she possesses a deep personal and professional commitment to supporting individuals and families through life’s most challenging moments.

Her practice focuses on Palliative Care, a specialized medical approach designed to improve the quality of life for patients living with serious illnesses. This involves addressing symptoms like pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, or emotional distress, while also providing support to patients and families in navigating critical medical decisions. Dr. Lakshman also clarifies that Hospice Care is a form of palliative care provided when a patient is nearing the end of life and no longer pursuing curative treatments, with an emphasis on comfort, dignity, and support for both the patient and their loved ones during this final stage.

Dr. Lakshman’s primary objective is to expand access to these vital services within the community, aiming to ensure that patients and families facing serious or life-threatening illnesses receive the compassionate care, guidance, and support they need.

Dr Bavana B. Vyas

Palliative care, Kaiser hospital

Dr Nanda Subbarao

Spiritual Care provider (Hindu Chaplain)

Nanda Subbarao is a resident of San Diego. She is certified as a Spiritual Care Provider by the Chinmaya International Foundation and works in the Silverado Hospice system as a volunteer Chaplain. She is a GMP consultant in Analytics in the pharmaceutics / biologics industry. She enjoys her time with the grandkids and her hobbies include gardening, travelling, hiking and birding.

Shashidhar Rao

Advisor - Accounting

Shashidhar Rao is a resident of San Diego. His career in the Pharmaceutical industry was in Drug Design and Regulatory Affairs. He currently works as a data curator in UCSD. He enjoys his time with his grand-kids and his hobbies such as travelling, hiking and birding. He is passionate about teaching math and science to youngsters.