Sri Chinmoy offers a public meditation and concert at 8:00 p.m. and throughout the evening exhibits eleven of his Jharna-Kala 4’ x 8’ canvases dedicated to the ‘Soul of America’ in the McMillan Theatre at Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy sings 100 new Bengali songs – later published as Illumination-Song and Liberation-Dance part 1 and part 2 — at his Jharna-Kala Gallery, 200 Mercer Street in Lower Manhattan, New York, NY, USA. The gallery displays some 12,000 of Sri Chinmoy’s paintings, which he had created in the previous sixteen months.
Australia is declared a Sri Chinmoy Peace-Blossom-Nation and the world’s first Sri Chinmoy Peace-Continent, by the Government Whip of Australia, Kay Elson. The Government Whip speaks on behalf of the Australian government.
Belize is declared Central America’s first Sri Chinmoy Peace-Blossom-Nation by Prime Minister Said Musa.
Sri Chinmoy lifts 20 people in Jamaica, NY, USA.
Barbados is declared a Sri Chinmoy Peace-Blossom-Nation.
Sri Chinmoy receives the Heart of Eritrea, Heart of Estonia and Heart of South Africa Awards.
Sri Chinmoy lifts Olympians including Bob Beamon, 1968 gold medallist in the long jump; Ottis Davis, 1960 gold medallist in 400m and 4 x 400m relay; Diane Dixon, 1984 gold medallist in 400m, 1988 silver medallist in 4 x 400m; Lindy Remigino, 1952 gold medallist in 100m and 4 x 100m; and Jose Torres, Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World – Jamaica, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy lifts Ustad Sultan Khan, sarangi player, in Jamaica, NY, USA.