Hindu Chairman of the Observer Research Foundation in Mumbai - Republic of India
Sudheendra Kulkarni
Founder of the Forum for a New South Asia in Mumbai. A well-known social and political activist, writer and media commentator, and a staunch believer in Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of truth and non-violence, between 1998 and 2004, he served as a close aide to former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the Prime Minister's Office. He also served as secretary to Lal Krishna Advani, former Deputy Prime Minister of India.