K r IS hna dhar M a

Krishna Dharma lives in England with his wife, Cintamani, and three children: Madhva, radhika, and Janaki. he is the author of a number of English retellings of ancient Indian classics, including Mahabharata, ramayana, and Panchatantra. he is also a regular guest broadcaster on the BBC’s Pause For Thought. he writes many articles on current events from the Vedic perspective, as a student of his Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Prabhupada is the author of acclaimed English translations of and commentaries on the Bhagavad-gita, Srimad Bhagavatam, and Sri Caitanya-caritamrta. Krishna Dharma’s aim is to make these teachings accessible and relevant to today’s world. his motto is “Spiritual Solutions for Material Problems,” which sums up his mission of addressing the multitude of society’s problems with the profound teachings of ancient sages.

Contributors

Sushma K. Bahl (Delhi) is the author of 5000 Years of Indian Art and former head of Arts & Culture for the British Council India. She is also an independent arts adviser, writer and curator and organizes festivals and cultural projects internationally. Sushma was involved with the Triennale-India (guest director), Bharat rang Mahotsav (project consultant), Asian Art Biennale-Bangladesh (jury member) and ASEAN artists’ residency & exhibition-India (curator). The art exhibition ways of Seeing she curated won the IhC Art India Award.

Prof. Lokesh Chandra was born in India in 1927 at Ambala, haryana, in an illustrious family of educators. he is the honorary Director of the International Academy of Indian Culture. Previously he was Chairman of the Indian Council for historical research and the Vice-President of the Indian Council for Cultural relations. he was a Member of Parliament (rajya Sabha) for two terms (1974-80 and 1980-86). In 2006 the Government of India gave him the Padma Bhushan award, one of the most prestigious civilian honours, for his contributions to academic life and public discourse. he has 596 works and text editions to his credit. Among them are classics like the Tibetan-Sanskrit Dictionary, Materials for a history of Tibetan Literature, Buddhist Iconography of Tibet, and his Dictionary of Buddhist Art in fifteen volumes. he now is writing on the cultural exchanges of the last two millenia between India and China. he has traveled widely in Europe, Asia, and russia.

Editing: Tom J. Guild

Design: Phelelani Mdabe