Reviews

 

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Sir Mark Tully, former Bureau Chief of BBC, New Delhi; Author, No Full Stops In India

Aseem Shrivastava, Ecological economist and co-author of the acclaimed book, ‘Churning the Earth: The Making of Global India’

Dr. Vasant Joshi aka Swami Satya Vedant: Former Chancellor of Osho Multiversity; Visiting Professor / India Scholar teaching Eastern Religion and Hinduism at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio.

Subbiah Yadalam is a collector of rare and antiquarian books on India. In 2009, he established the Rare Book Society of India, a digital library of rare, out-of-print books on India, with more than 44,000 members worldwide. His personal collection itself has almost 175 rare literary works. Subbiah is a perceptive and insightful spotter even of contemporary creative expressions which discover and celebrate Indian ingenuity. [www.rarebooksocietyofindia.org]

Ramesh Sharma has been living and learning with the rural and indigenous people of India since nearly 40 years now. He left doctoral studies in IIT Delhi to pour his energy into working with the tribals of Bastar, in his home state Chhattisgarh. He is the campaign coordinator of the largest non-violent movement in India, Ekta Parishad. Spanning 11 states, with 1100 community-based organisations. Ramesh is also a member of various groups such as the National Task Force for Land Reforms, the Central Enquiry Committee on Tribal Self Rule, and the National Land Reforms Committee. He has also delivered lectures on people, nature, economics and life in India at Cambridge University, the London School of Economics, and Oxford University as well as the British Parliamentary Committee. [www.ektaparishad.com]

Ven. Rev. McCollum is an internationally recognized spiritual leader whose work toward human rights, social justice, and equality for all religions and spiritual traditions, transcends cultural, religious, and political barriers. He is the 2010 recipient of the Mahatma Gandhi Award for the Advancement of Religious Pluralism. He was also named as a World Inner Peace Ambassador by Thai Buddhists and was given the title Venerable. He also served as an advisor for the United States Commission on Civil rights, and his comments and insights were forwarded in a report to both Congress, and to the President of the United States. [patrickmccollum.org]

Carsten has had years of experience in leading business positions of global companies. Watching the ups dealing with the downs. Both. He realised his way was to discover a new approach for business leaders. Combining science and spirituality. An evolution from a materialistic to an idealistic worldview. He is on a path to promote sustainable personal, economical, and global transformation through the introduction of “Scientific Spirituality in Business“. He works with pioneers of future leadership who share a desire for personal, professional, collective growth. [www.CxO-Evolution.com]

Chinmaya Dunster: Internationally acclaimed Sarod player whose compositions incorporate elements of Celtic and Hindustani music. The composer for much of the music in Hindu Nectar. [www.chinmaya-dunster.com]

Deepak Dhamija is one of India’s most talented, versatile young theatre directors. Also an investment manager, a stand up comedian, a poet, a software engineer, an award winning playwright, philosopher, actor. In short, a multidimensional sadhak, seeker. [www.shoelace.in]