Shantum Seth is a teacher, social activist and man of peace. He is an ordained Dharmacharya (teacher) in the Zen lineage (of the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh) and the foremost guide to the sites associated with the Buddha. He has been leading pilgrimages 'In the Footsteps of the Buddha" and other meaningful journeys throughout India and parts of South Asia since 1988. He and his tours have been featuredin The New York Times and on the BBC/PBS's "Story of India" (www.buddhapath.com)

He advises the Government of India's Ministry of Tourism and Culture and was instrumental in initiating the Endogenous Tourism program for the United Nations Development Program, where he worked for 15 years. He has used his considerable experience to contribute to a number of books, including "Walking with the Buddha", "Planting Seeds..Practicing Mindfulness with Children" and "Volunteers against Conflict".

Shantum has been a guest speaker at many forums including to the World Presedent's Organization, the UNDP executive board, the Chicago Council for Global Affairs and at a number of universities and museums East and West.

He is actively involved in the non-profit organization Ahimsa, which is pioneering work on 'Mindfulness in Education' and setting up a center for this purpose in the foothills of the Himalayas (www.ahimsatrust.org).

An itinerant traveler himself, he has visited more than 50 countries and has lived in England, the USA and France. He now lives with family in Gautam Buddha Nagar, Noida, a suburb of New Delhi, India. Read more>>

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Journeys led by Shantum Seth: Peepal Pilgrimage, Bodhi Pilgrimage, Wisdom Traditions of South India, Living Faiths of India, Delhi and Agra