Dr. Abbas Panakkal is the director of International Interfaith Harmony Initiative, which has been organising the International Interfaith Conferences in collaboration with United Nations initiatives, the Malaysian Prime Minister’s Department for Unity and Integration and the International Islamic...

Senior Training Coordinator, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development Amanpreet holds a Master’s in Business Administration from ICFAI University, India. She has over six years of rich and varied experience working with organizations and people engaged in the fields of youth and s...

Leader of the multi-religious “Samanwaya Giri” (Hill of Integration) The Venerable Swami Athmadas Yami Dharmapaksha identifies himself as a liberal Hindu, with an immense interest in other religions and cultures. Born to parents of interreligious backgrounds (a Christian father and Hindu mother...

Bhavya Srivastava is a veteran journalist specializing in religion news. He is also a founding member of the International Association of Religion Journalists. He has worked with leading TV News channels and produced numerous shows related to religion and spirituality. As a student of sociology, s...

Dr. Kanchan Chandan was born to a devout Hindu family, which respected and believed that all paths lead to one destination, one God. She spent her childhood reading religious literature from almost all faiths that were available. However, an interest in science, logic, and facts led to her being an ...

Farha Iman is pursuing her doctorate in interfaith foundations in Islam and Christianity from the Sophia University Institute (promoted by the Focolare Movement and erected by the Holy See) in Florence, Italy. Ms. Iman is one of the founding members and General Secretary of Sarva Dharma Samvaad (All...

Director of Implementation, Global Interfaith WASH Alliance Ganga Nandini is a youth leader who has recognised the immense power of faith and serves as the director of implementation, integration and communication for the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA), the world’s first-ever internationa...

Rev Jose Nandhikkara CMI, a Carmelite Priest, is the Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy at Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram and Head of the Department of Philosophy at Christ University, Bangalore. He also serves as Director of the Centre for the Study of World Religions and Chief Editor of the Journal of Dh...

Masters in Gandhi and Peace Studies Kenu Agarwal a social and spiritual leader, has been working on various Peace, Harmony, and women’s Empowerment issues for more than 15 years. A profound believer in Inter-Religious and Inter-Cultural harmony, she has been working for Peace and Religious...