These conversations drew on diverse spiritual perspectives and alternative therapeutic methods to respond to the growing crisis in mental health while contributing to a broader ongoing multi-faith public discourse.
Reflections on the Vedanta
Swami Sarvapriyananda
Minister of the Vedanta Society of New York & Senior Monk, Ramakrishna Mission
Teachings of The Dalai Lama
Khen Rinpoche Geshe Tashi Tsering
Abbot of the Sera Mey Monastic University in South India
Perspectives from Islam
Syeda Hameed
Eminent activist-scholar on Islam & Founder Member of Muslim Women’s Forum
Haji Syed Salman Chishty
Gaddi-Nashin Hereditary Custodian of the Dargah Ajmer Sharif
Yogic Approaches
Yogacharya Dr. Ananda Bhavanani
Director, ICYER at Ananda Ashram, Pondicherry & Professor of Yoga Therapy
Sikh Perspectives
Dr. Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh
Professor & Chair, Dept. of Religious Studies, Colby College, USA
Ayurvedic Approaches
Dr. M.S. Valiathan
Eminent Cardiac Surgeon & Author and Researcher of Ayurvedic Texts
Dr. Ramesh P.R.
Ayurvedic Physician & Chief, Clinical Research, Arya Vaidya Sala Kottakkal
Psychoanalytic & Buddhist Approaches
Honey Oberoi Vahali
Professor, School of Human Studies, Ambedkar University Delhi
Perspectives from Psychiatry
Dr. Sudhir Khandelwal
Former Head Dept. of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Perspectives from Tibetan Medicine and Astro-Sciences
Tenzin Loden
Head, Outreach & Development, Tibetan Medical & Astro. Institute, Dharamsala
Dr. Tenzin Choying
Head, Dept. of Mental Health, Tibetan Medical & Astro. Institute, Dharamsala
The Spirit of Homeopathy
Dr. Rajan Sankaran
Head, International Academy of Advanced Homoeopathy, Doctor & Author