May 23, 2025– Author Shomik Chaudhuri’s book, Some Whispers From Eternity, has been honored with the 2025 Nautilus Book Award under the category Religion / Spirituality of Eastern Thought (Silver). This accolade adds to the book’s growing list of recognitions, including the 2024 International Impact Book Award, 2025 Titan Book Award, and 2025 The BookFest Award. The Nautilus Awards, known for recognizing books about societal and environmental justice, have previously honored luminaries such as astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Han.
In his book, Chaudhuri addresses the deep divisions plaguing modern society—religious strife, racial and national conflicts, and the fading of kindness and compassion in an increasingly divided world. He observes how humanity has fragmented itself along artificial lines, religion, caste, creed, and nationality leading to perpetual discord. In such a world, self-improvement, introspection, and spiritual growth often take a backseat. Chaudari authored the book based on some of his real life experiences, witnessing the lack of empathy, compassion and concern people have for each other in society. He offers time-tested and authentic methods and ideas to help individuals evolve into better, more compassionate human beings. The book works as a guide to transformation, providing techniques that enhance concentration, patience, emotional balance, physical well-being, and overall life satisfaction.
The book’s central premise is that spirituality should be made an integral part of daily life, and it’s not an abstract concept reserved solely for monks. Chaudhuri’s message is urgent yet hopeful: real change starts within. By turning inward, readers can cultivate a deeper relationship with the Divine—transforming not just themselves but the world around them.
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About the Author:
With over 30 years as an author, Shomik Chaudhuri’s writings have been featured in prestigious publications such as The Statesman, The Asian Age, United Nations Chronicle, and various Indian American newspapers like News India Times and Desi Talk. At just 25, he became the youngest person in United Nations history to represent the organization at the 1995 World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen.
He co-founded an NGO at the UN that introduced spirituality as a key aspect of human development, influencing global policy. Today, he leads another international NGO in Special Consultative Status with the UN ECOSOC, with branches in New York and Europe. A lifelong practitioner of Kriya Yoga for over four decades, Chaudhuri was initiated into OM Kriya Yoga by Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajivlochanacharya in 1999.