Ramdas Lamb Ramdas Lamb is an Associate Professor of Religion at the University of Hawai'i. He first came into contact with the Ramnamis while living and studying in India (1969 to 1978). After returning to his home in Hawai'i, he continued his academic education, which culminated with a doctoral degree in Asian Religions from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Throughout his academic career, the Ramnami Samaj has been the central focus of his research, and he has returned to India more than a dozen times to continue his work and study there. In 2002, the State University of New York Press published his study of the Samaj, entitled "Rapt in the Name." The text contains the most comprehensive research ever done on the Samaj, its origins, development, and present day status. Amita Talwar Amita Talwar is the Editor and Owner of "Channel 6," a monthly magazine published in Hyderabad, India. She has spent years traveling around India, learning about the country's many diverse traditions and writing about many of them. Additionally, she has been involved in various documentary projects on different facets of India culture and traditions. Amita first became aware of the Ramnami Samaj through a short magazine article on the group. Intrigued by the Samaj, she contacted Ramdas, who facilitated her personal introduction to the Samaj in January 2002. After that, we found that we shared common aspirations with respect to the Samaj and the welfare of its members. Through this, the seeds of our collaboration were sewn.