Spiritual leader and founder of the Living Arts Foundation Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, met Padma Shri recipient Dr. Sudhir Parikh, chairman of the tri-state based Indian American news outlet Parikh Worldwide Media and ITV Gold, December 20, 2025.
The meeting was held at the Hyatt Regency in Jersey City. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar gave his blessings to Dr. Parikh and presented him with a shawl. The spiritual leader was in US and addressed the United Nations and held several other meetings around the occasion of World Meditation Day, which is observed on December 21, 2024. Dr. Parikh invited Gurudev Ravi Shankar to be featured as a guest on the ITV Gold television channel, which the spiritual leader graciously accepted on a virtual platform.