Windle is a practicing Buddhist , and co-sponsored the visit of the Dalai Lama to Los Angeles in 1984 . Following the visit , Windle moved to India to practice as a Tibetan monk at the Dalai Lama 's monastery upon the Dalai Lama 's invitation , until he was expelled from the country due to political tensions following the Bhopal disaster . In 1986 , Windle marched for nine and a half months from Los Angeles to Washington , D.C. as a part of the Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament . He is married to the eminent children 's book author and bibliographer Chris Loker ; they lived in Orinda , CA
Bhopal disaster
Bhopal disaster
John Windle (bookseller)