Penguin Annual Lecture Begins in Delhi on Dec. 3; Dalai Lama to Attend

Penguin Books presents the fifth edition of the most coveted publishing event of India, the Penguin Annual Lecture, which will be held in Delhi on Dec. 3, 2011. 'The Art of Happiness’ will be the focus of the event.

The Tibetan Buddhist leader, the Dalai Lama will attend this year’s event and he will outline his idea of human well-being.

The spiritual leader, who heads a Tibetan Buddhist government-in-exile at Dharamshala in India, is known for his thought-provoking themes relevant to the present times.

The Penguin Lecture series has featured some leading thinkers and writers like Thomas Friedman in 2007, diplomat-writer Chris Patten in 2008, Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen in 2009 and historian Ramachandra Guha in 2010.