KAICIID Fellows
Dr. Ana Ramiro Nieto
Human Resources Officer and Researcher, Alcalá University Ana has been a Soka Gakkai Buddhist since she was 21 and studied law at university. She works at Alcalá University as a human resources officer as well as a researcher and is currently finishing her PhD. She is the academic secretary at th...
Napan Thawornbanjob
The Venerable Napan founded the “For Beautiful Life Group” (FBLG) in 2001 and was the Chair until 2015. He has designed and led trainings for Buddhist community leaders in southern Thailand affected by violent conflicts to heal the victims and prevent further conflicts. In addition, ...
Pandit Krishna Kripa Dasa (Juan Carlos Chellaram)
President, Hindu Federation of Spain Pandit Krishna Kripa Dasa was born in Spain to a father who was an Indian Hindu and a mother who was a Spanish Catholic. He grew up in an interfaith interracial family, joined the Hindu Vaishnava school, and was ordained a priest (purohit) in 1994. He has been i...
The Venerable Sangharakkhita
The Venerable Sangharakkhita Olivier Biraro was born in Rwanda in 1981. At age 17, he started practicing Buddhism and later became the first and the only Buddhist Monk in the Theravada Tradition from Rwanda. He is an inspirational speaker on subjects of inner peace, forgiveness, reconciliation and t...
Wendy Yee Mei Tien
Director, University Malaya Wendy Yee Mei Tien is a senior lecturer and currently, holds the position of Director for the Center for Internship Training and Academic enrichment at the University of Malaya. She received her PhD (2008) in youth studies from the University Putra Malaysia. She also obt...