Journal Entries
January 30, 2008 - Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
A new year has begun, and on January 10th I went to Allahabad, India where I delivered a paper on the astronomical significance of Kuruksetra at the Allahabad Museum. My hosts were, Dr. Sachchidanand Sahai, Editor of the Southeast Asian Review; Sunil Gupta, Indian Ocean Archaeologist; Professor Radha Kant Varma, Chaiman Allahabad Museum Society and Dr. S.K. Sharma, Director Allahabad Museum. It was the occasion of the International Seminar titled India and Southeast Asia: Shared Cultural Heritage. In Delhi I was fortunate to visit the Akshardham temple and deliver a second paper at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. My hosts at IGNCA were Dr. Bachchan Kumar, in charge of South East Asian Studies; Dr. Ramesh C.Gaur, Librarian and Professor Dr. Lokesh Chandra, Member of Parliament 1974-1986. A special gift was presented to me from Dr. K.K. Chakravarty, Member Secretary and Trustee of IGNCA. Praveen and Neeraj Mittal of BRPC (India) Ltd. also offered their hospitality as did Anil Gupta, Director of Marque Ikon Pvt. Ltd.March 19, 2008 - Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
It has been an amazing experience to watch Dextre being assembled at the International Space Station. And in due poetry the day it was finished Auther C. Clarke passed away.
Something very new and very different is beginning to take shape to send humans
to other worlds. But I have to also wonder how one of the most spiritual of
humanities representatives is also being called a monster. The Dali Lama is
struggling for his life as China is defying any autonomy to these Tibetans.
It saddens me to think we would have to leave this planet with such limits on
how we as humans are able to express ourselves spiritually.