• Birth Date: 17 November, 1878

  • Original Name: Surya Ganapati, later changed to Vasistha Ganapati based on his Gotra

  • Location: Kalavarayi, Vishakapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh, South India

  • Born to:  Srimati Narasamamba and Sri Narasimha Sastri

  • Siblings: Bhima (Elder brother), Annapoorna, Sivarama (Younger sister and brother respectively)

  • Rig Vedic