Dr. Francis Valloor is an author and international speaker. His life long quest brought him in contact with many wonderful spiritual teachers, friends and several masters and sages such as Anthony de Mello. It was he who set him on the path of Awareness. After de Mello’s death, Francis worked as the director of Sadhana Institute in Lonavla, India for fourteen years before spending two years as a visiting scholar at the University of Notre Dame. Currently he lives in Dublin, Ireland where he works as a Clinical Psychologist in private practice and conducts Awareness workshops and retreats. He is the author of A Dewdrop in the Ocean – Wisdom Stories for Turbulent Times (2009) and The Ocean in the Dewdrop – Awakening the Sage Within (2010).

Books from this author - Ocean In The Dew Drop, Seeing Your Face Without A Mirror, Walking with Turtles, When The Eye is Unobstructed, Play the Ball Where the Monkey Leaves it

Fredrick W. Bunce, a PhD and a cultural historian of international eminence, is an authority on ancient iconography and Buddhist arts. He has been honoured with prestigious awards/commendations and is listed in Who’s Who in American Art and the International Biographical Dictionary, 1980. He is currently Professor Emeritus of Art, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana. He has authored the following books all published by D.K. Printworld: • Buddhist Textile of Laos, Lan Na and the Isan — The Iconography of Design Elements. • A Dictionary of Buddhist and Hindu Iconography. • An Encyclopaedia of Buddhist Deities, Demigods, Godlings, Saints and Demons (2 vols.). • An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Deities, Demigods, Godlings, Demons and Heroes (3 vols.). • The Iconography of Architectural Plans — A Study of the Influence of Buddhism and Hinduism on Plans of South and South-east Asia. • Islamic Tombs in India — The Iconographical and Genesis of their Design. • Monuments of India and the Indianized States. • The Mosques of the Indian Subcontinent — Their Development and Iconography. • Mudras in Buddhist and Hindu Practices — An Iconographic Consideration. • Numbers — Their Iconographic Consideration in Buddhist and Hindu Practices. • Royal Palaces, Residences and Pavilions of India — An Iconographic Consideration. • The Sacred Dichotomy: Thoughts and Comments on The Duality of Female and Male Iconography in South Asia and the Mediterranean. • The Tibetan Iconography of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and other Deities — A Unique Pantheon. • The Yantra of Deities and their Numerological Foundations — An Iconographic Consideration.

Books from this author - The Yantras Of Deities And Their Numerological Fou, Mudras In Buddhist And Hindu Practices An Iconogra