| 1 | An evening with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: a contemporary Romanian–Indian cultural dialogue |
The event hosted by the Embassy of India in Bucharest creates a setting for an encounter between spirituality, humanistic values, and contemporary Indo-Romanian cultural cooperation.
On June 12, 2026, the event entitled “An Evening of Wisdom and Meditation with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar”.
The event centers on Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, an internationally renowned Indian spiritual leader recognized for his humanitarian work, promotion of peace, and contribution to spreading traditional spiritual practices and cultivating human values.
Through this meeting, the Embassy of India offers guests an excellent opportunity to engage with a vision in which wisdom, spirituality, inner balance, responsibility toward others, and the cultivation of peace are living, transformative points of reference in the dialogue between tradition and the present.
Founder of the Art of Living organization, established in 1981, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has developed programs focused on stress reduction, harmonizing personal life, education in human values, and fostering a global culture of peace.
His work is associated with the vision of a society free from stress and violence, where personal transformation, inner discipline, spirituality, awareness, and social engagement for the common good become complementary parts of a balanced life.
Through Art of Living programs, his message has reached many countries and communities, including educational and social settings, intercultural dialogue, humanitarian initiatives, and community rebuilding projects.
One of the central contributions associated with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is Sudarshan Kriya, a breathing practice incorporated into Art of Living programs. This method illustrates the importance that Indian tradition places on breathing as a bridge between body, energy, emotions, and consciousness. Such practices renew awareness that inner balance cannot be separated from quality of life, relationships, and participation in community.
The meeting at India House provides an opportunity to reflect on how traditional wisdom can be communicated today in an open, nonconfrontational, universally accessible form. Inner peace, the joy of life, and human values can transcend cultural and philosophical boundaries and become shared reference points in a world marked by tension, fragmentation, and excessive demands.
At the invitation of His Excellency Dr. Manoj Kumar Mohapatra, Ambassador of India to Romania, through the Embassy of India in Bucharest, AMN-România representatives will attend this event dedicated to the spiritual, cultural, and humanitarian values of contemporary India.
The presence of Mr. Andrei Gămulea, president of AMN-România, and Ms. Aurora Nicolae, vice president of AMN-România, reflects sustained openness to dialogue with India and initiatives bringing Romania and India closer through culture, knowledge, and diplomatic cooperation.
The traditional science of Ayurveda expresses a broad vision of life in which physical balance, harmony, clarity of consciousness, ethical conduct, and social integration are closely connected.
From this perspective, an evening devoted to Indian wisdom and tradition naturally aligns with values supporting a conscious, balanced, beneficial life.
Such a meeting also holds special significance by bringing together two important dimensions: the living presence of Indian culture in Romania and the representation of a remarkable contemporary spiritual tradition.
The event illustrates how India’s values continue to become known in Romania not only through writings, concepts, and studied traditions, but also through direct encounters with figures who have helped spread these values worldwide.
The Embassy of India in Bucharest serves an active role in cultural mediation. Through such events, India House becomes a meeting place for tradition and modernity, spirituality and culture, notable figures from India, and people interested in Indian spiritual knowledge.
AMN-România’s participation confirms the continuity of a relationship of respect, openness, and cooperation with Indian institutions in Romania.
The evening with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar represents a convergence of cultural diplomacy and the cultivation of human values. It also offers an encounter with a contemporary Indian figure who has contributed significantly to the worldwide spread of India’s traditional spiritual practices.
