Birad Rajaram Yajnik is an author, speaker, curator and photographer. He created the 'KING – Gandhi Wall' – an interactive art installation on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi at the Howard University in Washington D.C.

In 2010, his Limited Edition book 'MKG – Imaging Peace Truth Ahimsa' was previewed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and released by the President at the United Nations to mark the International Day of Non-Violence.

Since 2010, he has spoken at the Nehru Centre in London, the Tolstoy farm in Johannesburg, at the Jaipur Literature Festival and at the event – THE SPIRIT OF GANDHI AT TAHRIR SQUARE in Cairo. In May 2013, he was invited to South Africa by the Gandhi Development Trust for a lecture series on Mahatma Gandhi in the 21st century at the Durban University of Technology. His initiative in collaborative art produced the Ahimsa Harley.

In 2014, he curated the Mandela Gandhi Digital exhibition in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Also, he has been appointed as a curator for the Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library in South Africa. He also curated a digital exhibition called the 'Pha-Bapu, Love for the Nation' in Bangkok, Thailand. The exhibition was in honor of His Excellency King Bhumibol of Thailand and Mahatma Gandhi. A collection of fine prints was showcased at the University of Petra, Jordan and his limited edition book on Gandhi was gifted to the Mayor of Amman as well.

With multiple titles to his name, his books have been published in nine international languages and his name is synonymous with fine print production. He is currently curating the first Mahatma Gandhi Digital museum and actively blogs on Mahatma Gandhi in the 21st Century.

Birad Yajnik also heads the digital interactive company –that specialises in cross functional engagement platforms across multiple stakeholders for Fortune 50 and 500 companies around the world.

Image Credit:
CC BY 2.0 Jeremy Keith.