The Indian Express (Bangalore)  - Spiritual Calling  
 
 A long list of celebrated personalities from the state assembled at Le Meridian Hotel on Monday January 11. for the launch of the inspiring autobiography of spiritual guru Radhanatha Swami. Titled The Journey Home— Autobiography of an American and Allide Nama Mane in Kannada, both the editions were unveiled in the presence of the author, Pankaj Advani (world Billiards and Snooker Champion). T S Nagabharana (film director). Dr S K Jain (Vedic astrologer). Shankar Bidari (police commissioner). Rockline Venkatesh (actor-film producer), Anil Valluri (MD sun Microsystems), D Surendra Kumar (Sri Dharmastal Ksetra), Ram Murthy (ex commissioner of police), PGR Sindhia (director. centre for Polices & Practices). Srinath (MLC, actor) P Sadananda Maiya (MD and chairman - MTR). Gopinath Menon (senior vice president, Blue Dart), Shiva Subramanya (editor Kannada Prabha) and Chakrapani.
The autobiographical narrative, The Journey Home chronicles the metamorphosis of an adventurous young American seeker into a saintly global spiritual teacher. It's filled with inconceivable trials, threats and temptations, and illustrates how reality can be more adventurous and infinitely far more fulfilling than fiction.
Although he travels constantly, Radhanath Swami has established headquarters at Radha Gopinath Temple in Chowpatty, Mumbai. For the past twenty years. He has guided the community development and has initiated a number of social action programmes including missionary hospitals and eye camps: eco-friendly farms, schools and ashrams; and a number of emergency relief programmes across India.
The book priced at Rs 395 and Rs 195 for its English and Kannada version, respectively, is available at all leading books stores. The proceeds of the book sale will go towards charity — eye camps, feeding underprivileged children, and hospice services for the old.
 
13/01/2010