Under the Streisand Foundation, a charitable trust started by Mr. Streisand in 1996, Streisands gives shape to its noble ideals and works to turn them into reality.
Being a founding member of Natures Guardian; a US based Non-Profit and Non Governmental Organization for environmental preservation (est.1993), Mr. Streisand and Group have brought knowledge, experience and down-to-earth solutions to the much needed environmental issues of the third world.
In 1990, after several trips to the East and being inspired by the Orients culture and spiritual heritage, Mr. Streisand dedicated himself to the study of its ancient literature under the tutelage of the renowned monk, author and philosopher Bhakti Gaurava Narasingha Maharaja. In 1994, along with a group of like-hearted and like-minded individuals, Mr. Streisand started a retreat (ashram) for well being of mind, body and soul on the beautiful banks of the Kaveri River near the ancient city of Mysore in South India.
Having grown up in Hawaii and been very active in sports (trekking, biking, surfing, etc) that involved being immersed in Mother Nature, Mr. Streisand and Group began the novel Mantra Surf Club in 2003, at their second retreat on the Arabian Sea near Mangalore, India. There, surfing, vegetarian cooking and other aspects of a healthy lifestyle are practiced and taught to guests along with Yoga, Ayurveda and other fascinating aspects of India’s culture. For more details please visit: www.surfingindia.net.
Gosai Publishers, the ashrams book publishing unit began 1998. One of its first publications “Follow the Angels” by Swami B.R. Sridhar won awards at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 1999. Many more titles as “In Search of the Ultimate Goal of Life” and “Evolution of Theism” have received acclaim and become favorites amongst the philosophically inclined.
As a board member of Mandala Publishing - a California based, cutting edge publisher on “Eastern Wisdom” - Mr. Streisand helped bring forward many wonderful books that are adored by readers worldwide, fascinated with the Spirituality and Mysticism of the East. Mandala is a highly reputed publisher with many awards to its credit. For more details please visit: www.mandala.org.
Due to the extensive amount of freelance photography done by Streisands over a period of 30 years, Indica and the Gosai Photo Club, an online resource for stock photography on India and other destinations across the globe was started in 2006. Please visit www.indiastockphotography.com for more details.
Using multimedia to educate and entertain had always been a dream of Streisands and in 2002, Devavision Productions was created. Releasing its first films “Kumba Mela” and “Himalayan Pilgrimage” brought much appreciation from its audiences and today Devavision is setting greater goals for itself. For more details please visit: www.devavison.org.
The India Street Children Help Trust (ISCHT) was started in 2007 as a project to bring people together who have experienced the overwhelming number of children living on the streets in India. The project is a platform for those who want to join hands and really do something about it. Please visit: www.indiastreetchildren.org for more details.
Our business is “doing good.”
As many qualified professionals join Streisands dream of making the world a better place, the Streisand Foundation and Natures Guardian are reaching its goals of helping society and setting newer and larger goals for itself.
