Meet the Japanese Gandhian Spreading the Mahatma Gandhi Ideals Around the World

Dr. Daisaku Ikeda has been the President of Soka Gakkai International (SGI) since 1975 and Honorary President of Soka Gakkai since 1979. He was earlier the President of Soka Gakkai from 1960 to 1979.

The SGI is a global lay Buddhist movement that originated in Japan in 1930. It has more than 10 million members in Japan and more than 1.2 million members in 189 other countries and territories worldwide.

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With Over a Lakh Books, This Septuagenarian Couple s Library Is Worth a Visit!

There is only one place on earth that you would find a 1942 issue of Sakthi with a resplendent Rukmini Devi Arundale on the cover, letters written by Rajaji and poet Bharathiyar’s daughter Thangammal, a rare photocopy of Thampiran Vanakkam (1578)—the first Tamil book ever published, and a hand-written 1867 Latin-Tamil dictionary, all under one roof.

Gnanalaya is a private library and research centre in Thirukokarnam, Pudukkottai that was est Read more...