Ekkirala Bharadwaja was born at Bapatla, a town in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and was a post-graduate in English literature.

He got profound spiritual experience on 9th Feb 1963 at the Samadhi Mandir of Sai Baba of Shirdi, thereafter becoming a lecturer of English literature because that gave him an opportunity to spread his master's teachings.

By the time he had attained 19 years, he was a post-graduate in English Literature and started teaching at the Sarma Degree College in Ongole, a town in Andhra Pradesh.

Once, with the objective of confirming to himself that he could complete any job that he set for himself, however difficult, Ekkirala Bharadwaja took up his brother's challenge to clear the UPSC examinations.

Endowed with an inquisitive mind, sharp intellect, keen observation and logical deduction, steadfast determination and a highly developed sense of integrity, truthfulness and wit, his dynamic spirit urged him on the quest for the ultimate truth, the meaning of life and death, which was instigated by the sudden demise of his beloved nephew at the very moment of Bharadwaja's Brahmopadesam during the sacred thread ceremony in 1955.

As a lecturer, Ekkirala Bharadwaja would often incorporate life’s values and its guiding principles while explaining the subject which was of far more practical use later in their lives.

"Sri Guru Bharadwaj Thapovanam" (14.031567210959647, 80.0299242449768) was actually the house that Acharya rented while working as an English Lecturer in the N B K R(Nedurumalli Bala Krishna Reddy) Science and Arts Degree College at Vidyanagar, Nellore District in 1970.

The Thapovanam site also holds great significance for the devotees of Ekkirala Bharadawaja not only for the memories contained therein but also for the numerous saints that graced this house by their presence.

He believed Sai Baba (Dattatreya incarnation) to be the matchless saint, a blend of all religions and the answer to all the questions of the present day and spirituality.

His thoughts are now promoted by the Sri Master Universal Sai Trust & Acharya Bharadwaja Peace Foundation in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh.