Richard Alpert, fired from Harvard in 1963 for his psychedelic drug research, traveled to India, found a guru, and was renamed Ram Dass, becoming a global spiritual inspiration.
Ram Dass, Fierce Grace
Richard Alpert, a former Harvard professor, was fired in 1963 for his research on psychedelic drugs. He then embarked on a journey to India, where he discovered a guru and was rechristened Ram Dass, meaning "Servant of God".