eth sem ani ▁in ▁Kentucky . ▁M erton ▁later ▁dedicated ▁his ▁book , ▁Z en ▁and ▁the ▁Bird s ▁of ▁App et ite ▁( 1 9 6 8 ), ▁to ▁Ch ak rav art y . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁for ▁India ▁▁ ▁Ch ak ar av art y ▁edited ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁English ▁transl ations ▁of ▁Tag ore ' s ▁works . ▁Most ▁well ▁known ▁among ▁these ▁are : ▁A ▁Tag ore ▁Re ader ▁( 1 9 6 1 ) ▁and ▁The ▁House w arm ing ▁and ▁other ▁Selected ▁Writ ings ▁( 1 9 6 5 ). ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁consult ing ▁editor ▁for ▁The ▁Asian ▁journal ▁of ▁Thomas ▁M erton ▁by ▁Thomas ▁M erton . ▁ ▁Rec ogn ition ▁ ▁Pad ma ▁Bh ush an ▁from ▁the ▁G ov t . ▁of ▁India ▁( 1 9 7 0 ) ▁ ▁The ▁Des h ik ott ama ▁from ▁Vis va - B har ati ▁ ▁Sah ity a ▁Akadem i ▁Award ▁( 1 9 6 3 ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Vis va - b har ati ▁page ▁on ▁Am i ya ▁Ch ak rav art y ▁ ▁Ex cer pts ▁from ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁book ▁on ▁Am i ya ▁Ch ak rav art y ▁ ▁In flu ence ▁of ▁Baud ela ire ▁on ▁Beng ali ▁Po etry ▁ ▁William ▁P enn ▁L ect ure ▁by ▁Am i ya ▁Ch ak rav art y ▁on ▁Gand hi ' s ▁work