The World Institute of Interfaith Studies and Research (WIISR) was inaugurated by HH Thinley Yarpel Shreshta Lama Gangchen Tulku Rinpoche, Dr. Priya Ranjan Trivedi and Dr. Henryk Skolimowski jointly inaugurating the World Institute of Interfaith Studies and Research (WIISR) at India International Centre, New Delhi on the occasion of the Interfaith Summit on 23 April 1995.