Dr. Kavitha Chinnaiyan (Saundaryāmbikā) is a Cardiologist and Professor of Medicine. She is a Śrīvidyā initiate and the author of Shakti Rising (Nonduality Press, 2017), which won the Nautilus Gold Award for Best Books of 2017, Glorious Alchemy: Living the Lalitā Sahasranāma (New Sarum Press, UK, 2020) and The Heart of Wellness (Sfaim Press, 2021).She is the founder of Śabda Institute.