Sister Kasturi was born in Maharajnagar, Lakhimpur Kheri, District Kheri of Uttar Pradesh, India. Her date of birth is 26th September, 1926 as per English Calendar (Saptami 7th day of Aswin month, Krishna Paksha). Her grand father, Pandit Jagannath Prasad served as Superintendent of Police. He had three sons and a daughter. The Elder son was Pandit Ram Das Chaturvedi, Second son was Pandit M.L. Chaturvedi and the third son was Pandit Dayanand Chaturvedi. Shri M.L. Chaturvedi was judge in Allahabad High Court and Shri Dayanand Chaturvedi was Advocate in Aligarh. Pandit Ram Das Chaturvedi was a lawyer and he had five daughters and two sons. sister Kasturi is his third child. Her mother’s name was Bhagavati Devi, who was a very virtuous lady and devoted housewife.
Sister Kasturi’s family stayed in Lakhimpur Kheri (UP) till 1960 and then the family shifted to Bareily to stay with her elder brother till 1965. Her father passed away on 22nd June 1965 at Bareilly. Thereafter, they stayed in Modinagar with her younger brother till 1975. Afterwards the family shifted to Lucknow. Her mother passed away in 1978 in Lucknow. In 1982, a house was purchased in Lucknow and sister Kasturi remained in this house with her younger sister, younger brother & family till 2012. She attained Maha Samadhi on 22nd February 2012, in Lucknow.