  Someone just left a message on our answering machine (we never answer the phone) for "Satayvia". With this in mind, let me offer a pronunciation key for the general public. My name is not hard to say. All you have to do is actually look at it: Satyavati. Here are two common and both correct pronunciations for my name: SOT ya VAH tee SUT yuh VUT tee (Punjabi/American pronunciation) There is also a third correct pronunciation that changes the stress on the syllables: Sot ya vah TEE, but that is not the way Gurudeva said it, so when my name is written with diacritics, it indicates the proper stresses.
(Diacritics are extra markings used on a Roman alphabet to help with pronunciation. ) I hope this has been helpful. It does take a little practice, but there's no reason anyone should ever be calling me Satchee, Sacajawea, Stephanie, or Satayvia ever again. Thank you and have a good night. urlLink 
