Divya Vani October 1963

versity, in 1944. The publication of his second book Culture contact as a Dynamic of Social change”, is under consideration of the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India. Besides, Dr. Roy has written several articles and pamphlets on education, philosophy, etc.

He has also taught at Columbia and Harward Universities and at several other educational institutions in the U. S. A. for varied lengths of time. In 1961, he was appointed an American specialist by the Department of State, Washington, D.C., and in this capacity, he delivered lectures in many Indian Cities and towns, explaining the American way of life. The subjects on which he delivered lectures included: “What can India and America learn from each other”, “Contributions of American Philosophers”, “Needs and Functions of Com parative Philosophy”, “Influence of Swami Vivekananda in America”, etc. Incidentally, he was the first person of Indian origin to be entrusted by the American Govern ment with such assignment. Recently, Dr. S. C. Roy has been appointed an Adjunct Professor at Springfield College, in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Now, he has come to India from U. S, A. on a short tour, on a Fulibright Reasearch Scholarship from the United States of America—the first blind person to be awarded this grant for research. He is now in Calcutta and will be shortly on an all-India tour visiting various Ashrams, Saints, Mahatmas, learned scholars ane God-realised personalities—but not temples—, and the subject of his investigations in the present trip is “MODERN TRENDS IN HINDUISM”, of couse, on a Universal basis.

He stated that he had the good fortune of learning about AVATAR MEHER BABA from some of his students and friends in America. At our interview 57