Sri Chinmoy runs the Sri Chinmoy Race13-mile race in a time of 2:41:03 at Jamaica High School track in Jamaica, NY, USA.

Sri Chinmoy lifts 19 Japanese nationals in Jamaica, NY, USA.

Sri Chinmoy offers the opening meditation for the Nation Federation of Indian-American Associations Exhibit, at which his Jharna-Kala paintings are featured, at Sheraton Hotel in New York, NY, USA.

Sri Chinmoy lifts Irina Malikova, Chief of International Programs, the Gorbachev Foundation, Moscow, Russia, at the Armenian Church in New York NY, USA.

Sri Chinmoy offers a sunrise Peace Concert in the State Ballroom of the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, IL, USA. Afterwards, Ananda Guruge, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the US and President for Sri Lanka of the World Fellowship of Buddhists, comes to the podium and presents Sri Chinmoy with a book he has dedicated to him. He then reads out his dedication.

Sri Chinmoy receives the ‘The Light of India’ Award in recognition of “his ceaseless and selfless efforts for universal brotherhood, understand­ing, friendship and peace,” from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan USA, at the World Music Concert in honour of the 50th anniversary of India’s independence.

Sri Chinmoy lifts Ismail Merchant, 6-time Academy Award-winning producer and director; Mercedes Ruehl, Academy Award winner and Tony Award winner – Jamaica, NY, USA.

Sri Chinmoy lifts Leander Paes, India’s top tennis champion, who plays mixed doubles with Martina Navratilova, in Jamaica, NY, USA.

Sri Chinmoy lifts 28 members of the Youth Choir in Jamaica, NY, USA.

Sri Chinmoy meditates at a concert given by Boris Purushottama Grebenshikov at the United Nations in New York.