Art of Living Silver Jubilee Celebrations (25th anniversary) - USA

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar developed a proposed Universal Declaration of Human Values which recognizes the need to address the root cause of violence and conflict and stresses the need to address the spiritual aspect of human existence. This would help to achieve the goals for which the United Nations was formed, including universal human rights as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as well as the objectives of the Millennium Declaration. The Universal Declaration of Human Values was unveiled at an event at the John F. Kennedy Centre for Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. on March 28, 2007. The event marked 25 years of service to society by the Art of Living and its founder, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.

Image: (From left) Dino Teppara, Chief of Staff to Congressman Joe Wilson, co-chair of the India Caucus, Congressman Joe Wilson, co-chair of the India Caucus, Congresswomen Jan Schakowsky, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Dr Sudhir Parikh and Dr Natwar Gandhi, CFO, Dist of Columbia

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar welcomes guests at a reception held to mark the silver jubilee celebrations of The Art of Living Foundation at Kennedy Center in Washington, DC on March 28.

Several US Congressmen and influential members of the India-American community attended the gala.

Image: (From left) Dino Teppara, Chief of Staff to Congressman Joe Wilson, co-chair of the India Caucus, Congressman Joe Wilson, co-chair of the India Caucus, Congresswomen Jan Schakowsky, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Dr Sudhir Parikh and Dr Natwar Gandhi, CFO, Dist of Columbia

Photograph: Mohammed Jaffer/SnapsIndia