Organizing Committee

JR Sandadi is a faith-based community leader, interfaith advocate, author, and longtime resident of Carmel, Indiana. Born in Hyderabad, India, he was raised with Hindu values that emphasized education, character, humility, and service. After twenty-two years in technology leadership, he left corporate life in 2017 to devote himself more fully to community service, interfaith engagement, and writing.

JR has been actively involved in faith-based and interfaith work across Indiana and the Great Lakes region. He serves as Board Chair of the Center for Interfaith Cooperation. He is also a founding member and President of the Indiana Multifaith Network and serves on the board of the Carmel Interfaith Alliance.

He has tutored students through Bright Lane Learning and continues to support its work with Indianapolis students facing homelessness and housing insecurity. His community work is grounded in the belief that faith traditions, when lived with humility and service, can become bridges of understanding and shared responsibility.

A long-distance runner, JR has completed all six original Abbott World Marathon Majors. He is currently writing his first book, The Eleventh Kilometer, a memoir exploring faith, family, endurance, and belonging.

Jagdish Sewhani is the President of the American India Public Affairs Committee, from New York City, NY. He has spent more than three decades working closely with lawmakers to forge positive and constructive relations between the U.S. and India, two of the largest economies in the world. He also works with various interfaith organizations to bring global peace, and played a key role in the Millennium Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders held at the United Nations.

He is a Mechanical Engineer by profession.

Scientist by profession, social worker by nature, entrepreneur, and community leader with extensive experience in cardiovascular research, traditional medicine, higher education, social development, and international humanitarian initiatives. From Cleveland, Ohio, born in Bhopal, India.

Former Senior Research Scientist and Co-chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Board of the Research Institute at the Cleveland Clinic. Collaborated with Bharat Ratna Nanaji Deshmukh in India for social and rural development. Founder and leader of multiple social, educational, and humanitarian programs in the United States and India, including Bhutani refugee rehabilitation initiatives, international educational exchanges, and public health conferences.

A unique combination of scientific expertise, entrepreneurial vision, and grassroots social leadership dedicated to advancing healthcare, education, cultural understanding, and community development.

Amol Inamdar serves in leadership roles within the technology industry and is an active community leader dedicated to fostering collaboration and mutual understanding. He has been actively involved in coordinating coalitions of Hindu organizations and leading collaborative initiatives that strengthen the Hindu community's engagement with society and civic officials.

Amol is also deeply engaged in interfaith work, building relationships with diverse faith communities and organizing joint programs that promote dialogue, cultural understanding, and cooperation across traditions.