Overview
- He won Best Audiobook, Narration and Storytelling for Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the 2026 ceremony in Los Angeles.
- The project compiles decades of recorded reflections into 10 tracks produced by Grammy winner Kabir Sehgal.
- Guest contributors include Rufus Wainwright, Maggie Rogers and Andra Day, with Hindustani classical elements blended with pop.
- Ayaan Ali Bangash performed sarod and said the Office of His Holiness was closely involved and gave its blessing throughout the project.
- China’s Foreign Ministry condemned the award as political manipulation, while Wainwright accepted the Grammy on the Dalai Lama’s behalf.