Henry Geiger (August 10, 1908 – 15 February 1989) was the editor, publisher, and chief writer of MANAS Journal which was published from 1948–1988.
He*+ “had been variously a chorus boy on Broadway, a journalist, a conscientious objector in World War II, a commercial printer, and a lecturer at The United Lodge of Theosophists in Los Angeles.”
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From the Archives
It is really fun trying to trace the origin and find information concerning an old photo. The image we are looking at right now did not have any specific details on it. The photograph is pretty rare since both the 14th Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama are in it, while visiting the ADYAR LIBRARY. His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited our Headquarters a number of times, but for as far as could be determined, this was the only occasion he was in Adyar accompanied by the Panchen Lama.
Compiled by Jan Nicolaas Kind
Jaishree Kannan
Not so long ago Jaishree Kannan who is in charge of the Adyar Library and Research Centre submitted a kind of “mystery-photo” without any backgriound information to me when we were exploring some historical photos of famous persons who might have once visited Adyar and Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931), the world-famous inventor, was one of them. It has now become clear that he never made it to Adyar, but his phonograph certainly did. He was the fourth most prolific inventor in history, holding 1,093 US patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Thomas Edison died of complications of diabetes on October 18, 1931, in his home, "Glenmont" in Llewellyn Park in West Orange, New Jersey.
In 1882, the International Headquarters of the Society were established in Adyar, near Madras (now Chennai) in India. The Indian Section of the Theosophical Society was chartered on November 17, 1890 effective from 1 January 1891. The Indian Section of the Theosophical Society was registered on 31 August 1903 with its Headquarters at Varanasi.
Indira Gandhi, was the 3rd Prime Minister of India and visited Adyar during the 1982 Centennial Celebration.
Indira Gandhi during her visit
Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre (1787-1851) was a French artist and photographer, recognized for his invention of the eponymous daguerreotype process of photography. He became known as one of the fathers of photography
The Daguerreotype camera
Boris de Zirkoff – USA
Katherine Tingley, founder of Lomaland, at her desk
[written in 1979]
July 11, 1979, will mark the fiftieth anniversary of Katherine Tingley's "Passing into Light," after a long life dedicated to the service of humanity.
As is often the case with unusual people, her stature grows as her image recedes into the distant past. Misunderstood by some, violently opposed by others, misjudged by those whose materialism and ignorant conceit were challenged by her spiritual outlook on life, Katherine Tingley is slowly being recognized as an inspired leader of thought, and a witness to the undreamt of possibilities of the hidden powers in man.