Born in Australia Salil has lived in New York since 1990. He was first introduced to meditation in 1984, at the age of 19 and shortly after began to incorporate a daily practice into his life. In 2004 Salil’s meditation teacher Sri Chinmoy asked him to serve as the Executive Director of the Peace Run, a running relay which takes a “Peace Torch” to over 100 countries each year. Salil still serves in this capacity.