Venerable Daw Kesavati was born in 1982 in Mangyiten village, Nyaung U township, in the Mandalay region. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from Makeitila University in 2005. In 2010, she embraced monastic life, becoming a Buddhist nun under the guidance of Venerable Ukkamsa, the Abbot of Mahasi Meditation Centre in Nyaung U town. Her dedication to Buddhist studies continued, and in 2020, she earned another Bachelor’s degree in Buddhism from the International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University. Currently, she is studying Dhammacariya Buddhist literature and is an ardent practitioner of meditation. Before joining the Uganda Buddhist Centre, she was living in North Okkalapa, Yangon, Myanmar.