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Above: Photos from Santiniketan, Bengal, India in 2025. Tagore statue and buildings, and photo with Deen Chatterjee and Asha Mukherjee.<\/p>\n

Nagarkot, Nepal, 2024, International Institute of Peace Education (Tony Jenkins, right) and my plenary presentation on \u201cInter-religious Dialogue and Activism for Peace and Environmental Justice.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kathmandu: Visiting Buddhist sites with Rajib Timalsina (conference organizer), Juhi and Carlos<\/p>\n

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Visiting the Kumari – living Goddess, with Juhi; Buddhist temple with Janet Gerson, Eamon Rafter and others<\/p>\n

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With the Jesuits in Kathmandu – the Boston College program (with Sisters of Charity), and the Jesuit High School in Godavari<\/p>\n

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Photos from earlier visits in India — 2005 Fulbright Research grant<\/p>\n

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With Philosophy students at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Christmas Day 2008 with Jesuits Rudi Heredia, John Chathanatt, and T.K.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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With Rajmohan Gandhi and his family at the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, museum in New Delhi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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With yogi Shelarmama, age 104 at the time of this photo in 2005<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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At Mani Bhavan, Mumbai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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My invitation to speak at Mani Bhavan, from Usha Thakkar<\/p>\n

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Participating in a conference at U of Mumbai, Coletta Campus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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With Jill Crosby at Vykom Temple<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Vykom Temple, Kerala<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dharasana Salt Works Memorial – at the close of the 75th anniversary of the salt march, with marchers and Tushar Gandhi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ar Dandi, the memorial for Gandhi’s salt march, at the conclusion of our walk from Ahmedabad to Dandi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A rest during the Salt march, 2005, 75th anniversary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dandi Yatra\/ Salt march, marching with T. Venkatramayya<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Salt march\/ Dandi yatra 2005<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Atmadhara, near the Papal seminary in Pune, where I stayed for 6 months.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Sisters at Atmadhara.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Vishwnath Karad, President of Maharashtra Inst of Tech, Pune, who hosted me during my Fulbright, 2005<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The World Peace Center at MIT, Pune (Host of my 2005 Research Fulbright)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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With Shobhana Ranade of the Gandhi National memorial Society, Agakhan Palace, Pune<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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