L.M. SINGHVI 1931-2007

Dr L M Singhvi when he served as Indian High Commissioner in Britain, was a good friend to all faith communities. We particularly appreciated his support for the World Congress of Faiths. In 1993, he gave a memorable Younghusband lecture. We express our sympathy to Mrs Singhvi.

I was glad to listen again to Dr Singhvi at the meeting in May of this year at the House of the Lords. Almost exactly two years ago, I had the pleasure of listening to him speak at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi. His words deserve to be remembered and can be an inspiration to us all:

“There are dialogues of the mind, there are dialogues of the heart, there are dialogues of the soul. And a dialogue is completed by the dialogue of the soul, the spirit, the values, the commitments and the dedication. The understanding of the world in which we live and the unravelling of the inspiration which makes us all common pilgrims on the common path to our common future and to our common present ­– it is in this that all of the faith traditions of the world fulfil themselves.”

Marcus Braybrooke