NY Consul General Nazareth of India with Sri Chinmoy in Queens 1989 Jun

Filed under asia-oceana | Other programmes

15 June 1989 Many members of the peace meditation at the UN join in a special function in honour of for New York’s Indian Consul General Pascal Alan Nazareth held at P.S. 86 in Queens NY.

Afterwards there was a dinner at Annam Brahma Restaurant with Sri Chinmoy and members of the Meditation Group. Ambassador Nazareth, an advent student of local customs and practices,always supports literary and cultural activities to bring different countries and cultures together for greater understanding. During the 1982-85 period, Mr. Nazareth was The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Director General, when multifaceted Indian cultural festivals were held in Britain, USA and France. There were international conferences on ‘Buddhism and National Cultures’ and ‘India and World Literature’, as well aWorld Poetry Festival at New Delhi. An India-Greece Symposium organized during this period at Delphi resulted in the scholarly publication ‘India and Greece’.

More photos and details to be added as available