{"id":7643,"date":"2009-09-09T18:17:32","date_gmt":"2009-09-09T17:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=7643"},"modified":"2009-09-09T18:18:38","modified_gmt":"2009-09-09T17:18:38","slug":"mumbai-celebrities-unveil-%e2%80%98the-journey-home%e2%80%99-by-radhanath-swami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=7643","title":{"rendered":"Mumbai celebrities unveil \u2018The Journey Home\u2019 by Radhanath Swami"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAbove: (from left to right): Actor Juhi Chawla, Dr. Swami Piramal, Radhanath Swami, Ajay Piramal, Hrishikesh Mafatlal, Shloka Birla, Yash Birla.<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

By Parijata devi dasi<\/strong><\/p>\n

At a spiritually uplifting event, \u2018The Journey Home \u2013 Autobiography of an American Swami\u2019 by Radhanath Swami was officially launched in Mumbai on 21 August 2009. <\/p>\n

The Journey Home\u201d which chronicles the metamorphosis of an adventurous young American seeker into a saintly global spiritual teacher, filled as it is with inconceivable trials, threats and temptations, illustrates how reality can be more adventurous – and infinitely far more fulfilling – than fiction.<\/p>\n

At a star-studded ceremony in Mumbai, renowned film actor and producer Juhi Chawla unveiled the book and expressed her appreciation for the author Radhanath Swami and the book. The event was hosted by Dr. Swati Piramal, Director, Piramal Group & Chairman, Mr. Ajay Piramal. After a short question & answer session with Dr. Swati and Ajay Piramal, Radhanath Swami revealed how the inspiration to write the book came from the spiritual leader and his close friend the late HH Bhakti Tirtha Swami. He expressed his gratitude to his parents, his spiritual guides from his journey and most importantly to his spiritual master A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada who led him to the path of Bhakti-yoga. <\/p>\n

The ceremony was well attended by prominent citizens of Mumbai including Yash & Avanti Birla, N. D. Desai & Maithali Desai, Hrishikesh & Rekha Mafatlal, Madhoo, Nawaz Modi Singhania, Chetan Bhagat, Roopkumar & Sonali Rathod, Dolly Thakor, Manhar Udhas and several others. Noted French journalist Nadine Kreisberger, took the guests through the proceedings at the event. <\/p>\n

Glimpses from the author Radhanath Swami\u2019s epic quest through Europe, Turkey, Afghanistan and the Pakistan-India border were enacted at the ceremony by a group of children through song, mime and dance performance in the classic eurhythmy style of Rudolf Steiner. Shloka Birla, daughter of Yash Birla, enacted as the young Radhanath Swami and was appreciated for the same. A unique concert by popular American kirtan band \u2018As the Kindred spirits\u2019 performed for the first time in India, kirtans mixed with jazz and blues accents to celebrate the special moments in the book. The kirtan which was performed in Sanskrit created a positive aura and enlightened the spirits.<\/p>\n

With this musical backdrop, Radhanath Swami read from his book about the Afro-American civil rights movement and Martin Luther King, the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, Mother Theresa, the Dalai Lama, George Harrison of the Beatles and the Ganges. <\/p>\n

Radhanath Swami, the American teenager who left home nearly forty years back, has chronicled his adventurous memorials in the book, that internationally renowned yoga teacher, B.K.S. Iyengar has called, \u201cA stunning story worth reading.\u201d The book gives endearing glimpses into the kaleidoscope of Indian spirituality as the author journeys from one master to another till he ultimately finds his home in the forest of grace in Vrindavan. Then amazingly, to serve the mission of his spiritual master, he returns back to what most of us call \u2018home\u2019 to share with the whole world the treasures he has so painstakingly discovered. <\/p>\n

Dr. Swati Piramal, Director of Piramal Group says, \u201cToday, everyone needs a powerful tool that they can refer on daily basis for peace of mind. The book states many facts, which we see around us in day-to-day life. The book is something you will not be able to put down, its lessons to deal with trials and tribulations of modern world bringing harmony and peace\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"HareBy Parijata devi dasi<\/strong><\/p>\n

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