Sri Chinmoy offers the U Thant Peace Award to Dr. Russell Barber, WNBC television producer, on U Thant Island, at the United Nations in New York.
“I am especially blessed by this recognition [the U Thant Peace Award], for it is given by a great man of peace – Sri Chinmoy – in the name of another great man of peace – U Thant. It was the commitment to the universal spirit that connects all people to the light and love of the Supreme that made U Thant a great man of peace. It is that same commitment that makes Sri Chinmoy a tireless worker for peace, understanding and tolerance in a dangerous world.” — Russell Barber, WNBC-TV religion editor, Emmy Award winner and producer and host of The First Estate: Religion in Review