Met Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla ji, former Foreign Secretary & Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) in Siliguri. Discussed a number of issues connected to North Bengal. PM Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of #ActEast & #Purvoday have immense potential in this region. One always gets interesting perspectives from his assessments.
Was very happy to welcome Venerable Shih Jianyin, Secretary General of the World Buddhist Bhikkhuni Association and an eminent and widely respected Buddhist teacher from Taiwan. She is also Secretary General of the Taiwan Buddhist Association, among other responsibilities. Venerable Jianyin has been visiting India, especially the Buddhist pilgrimage sites …