Epistolary biography of a bridgebuilding 20thamp160century ChristianHindu spiritual leaderamp10This fascinating biography of Swamp257mamp299 Abhishiktamp257nandaamp160Henri Le Sauxamp160is based on a vast collection of letters written to friends and family over his twentyfive years in India.amp10Swamp257mamp299 Abhishiktamp257nanda 19101973a French Catholic monk who came to India in 1948 and settled there till the end of his life in 1973amp8212was one of the most fascinating spiritual figures of the twentieth century and a bridgebuilder between Christian and Hindu traditions. After nineteen years of living in a Benedictine monastery in France his passionate longing to realize the Truth brought him facetoface with Indian spirituality and paved the way for him to meet one of the greatest contemporary sages of India Shri Ramana Maharshi.amp10This book illustrates the spiritual trajectory of an extraordinary pioneer of interreligious dialogue and a bridgebuilder between Christian and Hindu traditions from his first arrival in South India in 1948 towards his spiritual Awakening in Rishikesh on July 14 1973.