Ending the NY meetings and a quick stopover to Washington to see the family

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Even the Gala dinner and additional meetings we held were also filled with substantive and thoughtful interventions…

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All our sessions over the two days were substantive.

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All our sessions over the two days were substantive filled with thoughtful interventions by the very eminent participants

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The opening session set the tone

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The NGIC meetings were an outstanding event that had many very distinguished participants…

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the UN General Assembly is a gathering of many global leaders…

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Harvard Club of New York

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Times Square

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Historic Knickerbocker Hotel in Times Square…

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New York (NY) is the city of Skyscrapers and great architecture…

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New York is a Fabulous City…

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Flying to the USA, for the Annual meetings of the UN General Assembly

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Seizing the moment to meet with beloved friends

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The Inter-generational Dialogue

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The Technical Sessions

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It was a Hybrid conference…

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The Student organizers prepared Several major posters

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This year we organized our fourth Pre-COP Conference and Inter-Generational Dialogue

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Some snapshots of the discussions at the High-Level meetings in Uzbekistan 18-19 August 2025

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The participants in the High-Level meetings in Uzbekistan 18-19 August 2025

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special visit to Samarkand

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Two other remarkable scholars from Uzbekistan Al Khwarizmi (c. 780 – 850) and Al Bukhary (810-870)

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The death of Ulugh Beg in Samarkand 27 October 1449

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The incredible quality and unbelievable accuracy of the Science in 15th century Samarkand

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Ulugh Beg (1393-1449) and His Amazing Star Catalogue

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Ulugh Beg Madrasa and observatory

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Ulugh Beg (1393-1449)

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In 1401, Timur’s campaigns had reached Damascus

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Modern Uzbekistan is at the heart of the empire of Timur who made Samarkand his capital

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Uzbekistan A land steeped in History

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Tashkent The dynamic capital city of Uzbekistan

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Taking off for meetings in Uzbekistan 17 August 2025

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Later in the Program I Delivered my Kyynote Address

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The MSSRF

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My Friend My Inspiration Swaminathan

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Who was M.S. Swaminathan

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India's Capital New Delhi is A great City in its Own Right

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India the most Populous Country in the World and an Amazing Fabric of Cultural Diversity

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But my days in Sharm El Sheikh are spent diving from the Boat