Category Archives: Profiles

Shri. Jackie Shroff Bollywood Actor Shri. Jackie Shroff is an actor from Mumbai who made his debut in Hindi cinema with the film Hero in 1983. For Parinda, he won a Best Actor, Filmfare Award and he won accolades for … Continue reading →

His Excellency Bhairon Singh Shekhawat India’s Vice President At the time of Amritavarsham50, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was serving as India’s Vice President, a position he began in 2002. He was born on 23 October 1923 in the village of Khachariawas, … Continue reading →

Ms. Linda Evans Actress, environmentalist, USA Ms. Linda Evans, whose career spans forty-five years in TV and cinema, is known as one of the most gracious actresses in Hollywood. In 1985 she was awarded the Golden Globe Award for the … Continue reading →

Shri. Mattanur Shankaran Kutty Famous Kerala Temple Music Artist Shri. Mattanur Shankaran Kutty led the thayambaka performance during dwajarohanam, the hoisting of the Amritavarsham50 Flag on the morning of the first day of the Amritavarsham50 Celebrations. He also performed with … Continue reading →

Mrs. Nandini Rangan Classical dancer Mrs. Nandini Rangan is a classical Indian dancer from Mysore, who today splits her time between living in India and in the United States. Nandini is a disciple of Shri. Natyacharya K. Muralidhar Rao, an … Continue reading →

Ensemble Panafrican (France) Spiritual music from West Africa The Panafrican Ensemble performs spiritual music from Cameroon and the Ivory Coast, West Africa. The group brings together instruments from across the continent, such as: djembe: A drum common to nearly all African … Continue reading →

H.H. Shankaracharya Swami Raghaveshwara Bharati Head of Ramachandrapura Math, Hosanagar, Shimoga, Karnataka H.H. Shankaracharya Swami Raghaveshwara Bharati was installed as the 36th head monk of the Ramachandrapura Math in 1999. The math traces its lineage back to H.H. Adi Shankaracharya, … Continue reading →

Shri. Joseph Pulikkunnel Director, Indian Institute of Christian Studies Christian reformer, Kerala, India Shri. Joseph Pulikunnel is a former lecturer in economics and member of the Kerala University Senate. Currently, he is the director of the Indian Institute of Christian … Continue reading →

Senator Larry Pressler Retired U.S. Senator Senior Partner, O’Connor & Hannan Member of the Board of Directors, Infosys Technologies, Ltd. Retired Senator Larry Pressler was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University in England and is a graduate of the Harvard … Continue reading →

Shri. Ravi Shankar Prasad India’s Honourable Minister of Broadcasting & Information Born in 1954 in Patna, Bihar, Shri. Ravi Shankar Prasad, was serving as India’s Honourable Minister of Broadcasting & Information during Amritavarsham50. Shri. Prasad has served in the Patna … Continue reading →