GRAMMY AWARD FORMALLY PRESENTED TO HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA

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DHARAMSALA, INDIA (3 June 2026) — Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama was formally presented with his first-ever Grammy Award for his contemplative spoken-word album Meditations at his official residence. The physical golden gramophone was personally delivered by the album's co-creators—legendary Indian sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and his sons, Amaan and Ayaan Ali Bangash—marking the culmination of a unique cultural project that blends Buddhist teachings on compassion with traditional Indian classical music.