
Robert Arnett has a Master’s of Arts degree in history from Indiana University. His undergraduate studies were at Tulane University, the University of Georgia, and the London School of Economics in England. He taught History of Western Civilization for the University of Maryland, European Division, while serving 19 months in Turkey as one of the youngest commanding officers in the United States Army Signal Corps. Arnett has made six trips to India, spending almost two years studying art, culture, and religion while living with Indian families. Arnett has mounted a traveling educational photographic exhibit with 35 select photographs from India Unveiled. Seven sets of the exhibit are sponsored by universities, private foundations, and museums. His children’s book Finders Keepers? has won six national book awards and has been translated into Spanish under the title ¿Es mío? Arnett has lectured widely throughout America including the Smithsonian Institute, The Kennedy Center, Harvard, Yale, and Stanford Universities. He has been interviewed on National Public Radio, Voice of America, and various television programs. He was a speaker at the Parliament of the World Religions in Cape Town, South Africa.