Moral and Political Thought of Mahatma Gandhi. He also put together two collections of Gandhi's own writings (The Moral and Political Writings of Mahatma Gandhi and The Essential Writings of Mahatma Gandhi). Iyer lived in Santa Barbara, where he died of complications resulting from pneumonia on 20 June 1995 at a local hospital. He was survived by his wife Nandini Mehta Iyer, and son Pico Iyer (b. 1957), a noted writer. References Further reading Raghavan Narasimhan Iyer, 65, An Expert on East-West Cultures, New York Times. By Wolfgang Saxon. 24 June 1995. External links Founders tribute at The Institute of World Culture Biographical Sketch of Raghavan N. Iyer, at the Theosophy Trust Memorial Library 1930 births 1995 deaths University of Mumbai alumni Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford Alumni of Nuffield College, Oxford Presidents of the Oxford Union Indian Rhodes Scholars Fellows of St Antony's College, Oxford Academic staff of the University of Oslo Academic staff of the University of Ghana University of Chicago faculty University of California, Santa Barbara faculty Indian Theosophists Indian writers Indian expatriates in England Indian emigrants to the United States Political science educators Indian political philosophers American male writers of Indian descent 20th-century Indian social scientists Scholars from Chennai Writers from Santa Barbara, California Deaths from pneumonia in California