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Sri Ramanuja
Mission Trust
Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust, popularly known as SRMT was founded in
the year 2000 at Chennai, for the noble cause of organizing and
supporting projects for all round social welfare. It concentrates on
various issues like poverty alleviation, self-employment, health awareness,
rural empowerment, women empowerment and good governance, by
organizing seminars, workshops, field studies and also by 'guiding and
training' volunteers and by providing financial assistance to NGOs. The trust
anniversary is celebrated with considerable financial aid and honour to
deservingandreputed,individualsandinstitutions.
Regular education scholarships and consultancy, medical aid and
rural medical camps are being conducted by us. Many workshops on
personality development and empowerment like career development,
character moulding, memory booster, mind potential, emotional balancing
and stress management, are effectively conducted at various parts of the
country. The vital objective of our trust is "knowledge dissemination". It has
organized and supported more than 1000 conferences of national and
InternationalstandardsonvarioustopicslikeSeedbreeding,Agronomy,Plant
Bio-technology, Energy solutions, Waste recycling, Environmental issues like
Climate change, Medical Ethics, Nano-technology, Bio-ethics, Education
research and Pedagogy, National Security, Inter-faith dialogue, Music,
Economic crisis, Media ethics, Jurisprudence, Consciousness studies and
manymore.
The lectures and discussions are being brought out in the form of CDs
and the transcriptions of the proceedings are being published in the form of
printed and e-journals. The trust is managed by a team of committed
personalities and guided by a panel of highly knowledgeable and dynamic
dignitaries.
FormoredetailsaboutSRMT,visitwww.sriramanujamissiontrust.info.
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SRMT - AN INTRODUCTION

Prime mover of the trust is Prof. S.A.R.P.V.Chaturvedi. Extolled as an
authority in Philosophy, ethics, logic and traditional sciences, he is also a
renowned analyst and multi-linguistic orator in contemporary and emerging
disciplines. Even though his academic qualifications are limited with
philosophy, law, language and literature, computers and management studies,
by the virtue of his meritorious erudition, he adorns several institutions as
Professor emeritus, Eminence, and distinguished professor in various faculties,
inhisyoungageof42.Hisrational,modernandenergeticapproachforserious
issues like rehabilitation, quality education, counter-terrorism, green planet,
pandemics, water treatment, soil erosion and flood control, has gained wider
appreciationandsupportforhismission.
Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust had also extended its participation,
supportandimpactfulpresenceacrosstheworld.
We were represented in the "World Parliament of Religions"
rd
(December 3 2009)
assembly held at
Melbourne by Patrick
Nickish, Director
Global Operations,
SRMT. Our trustees
C.Krishna Kumar and
Varadan Chandar
p a r t i c i p a t e d i n
"International Consultation on Faith, Shared Wisdom and International Law"
at Malaysia (3-7 October 2010). It was a prestigious event where hundreds of
global elites and dignitaries participated. Our Chairman's speech- visual was
telecasted and Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust was one among the organizers of
thisgrandprogram.
The spirit behind
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In this series, we had an invitation
from World Philosophical Forum located in
Athens, Greece for their 4th annual
Dialectical Symposium (September 30 –
October 4 of 2013) with the theme "Earth-
XXI CITIZENSHIP – from Ignorant Earth
POPULATION to Civilly Educated Earth
CIVILIZATION". Dr. D. Swaminadhan
attended the meeting on our behalf and
alsoaddressedtheelitegathering.
He was conferred the prestigious
"Earth Citizenship Certificate" along with
certificate of participation. Later the same
were issued for our Managing Trustee also.
This connection has brought the Vice
president of World Philosophical Forum
(who has now become the president) Dr.
Igor Kondrashin to our "13th trust
anniversary" celebrations at Chennai
(Oct12-13 of 2013) and has paved way for
manyfutureventures.
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World Philosophical Forum, Athens, Greece

Prof Dr.H C Timi Ecimovic
Paul Pissanos
Philippos Nicolopoulos
Paris Katsivelos
Dr Steven Roy
Panagiotis Angelopoulos
Em. Professor Raoul weiler
Dr Ioanna E Mastora
Marios I Damaskos
Member of European academy of
Sciences and arts
President of administrative council,
Universal Intellectual Center, Athens
Legal counsellor, associate professor,
Athens
Actor-director-professor of Higher
education of drama schools and theatrical
studios,Athens
Glasgow university, senior fellow,
Philosophicalforum,Athens
Salesconsultant
Founder president EU- chapter Cor-EU
Curriculum Developer, member of
HellenicOlympicAcademy
UniversityofReading
Igor Kondarshin
Vice President, World Philosophical
Forum
Junyan He
Stanley Sfekas
Lawer, poet, calligrapher - World Philosophical
Forum
Prof of Philosophy
Dignified Participants of Symposium
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Bichev Gennady Doctorate of Philosophy
Expert , Doctorate of pedagogical scienceAlmaz Khanum S. Madjidova
Dr Avtandil V Mikaberidze President, Caucasus cultural center
Roula pollard
Dr SC SlavkoKuic
Inna Titarenko,
Consultant-DreamsideEstatesLtd,
Senior Research Fellow, Institute of
WorldProblems,Zagreb,Croatia
Doctorate of Philosophical Sciences,
Southern Federal University
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GUSI PEACE PRIZE INTERNATIONAL
November 24-30, 2013
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MyWishestoall.
This is to keep you informed on the Manila trip, mainly on GUSI
PEACEPRIZEInternational.
I arrived in Manila on Sunday and headed to ISCKON which is Makati
city, just spent around one hour in temple and reached Hotel Peninsula
whereallthedelegatesstayed.
As Narrated by Jyothi Nallari
We had an invitation to
participate in Gusi
International Peace
Award festival (November
24-19, 2013) an illustrious
event held at Manila,
Philippines, for peace
where top dignitaries of
theworldparticipate.This
was extended by the
same Igor Kondrashin,
who is a peace prize
laureate for this year. We
a r e r e p r e s e n t e d b y
JyothiNallariwithourmessagesandmaterials.Wesolicitthewishesofallour
members to widen the domains and regions of SRMT as well as to increase its
serviceandimpact.

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November 26, 2013
(Tuesday)
06.00p.m. Welcome Dinner The Peninsula
Hotel, Manila
November 27, 2013
(Wednesday)
05.00 p.m. 12th Annual Gusi
Peace Prize
International
Awarding Ceremony
Philippine
International
Convention Center
November 28, 2013
(Tuesday)
11.00 a.m. Exclusive lunch for
the Laureates
Shangri-La Palace Hotel
Date Time Venue
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
November 24, 2013
(Sunday)
Expected arrival
of laureates
November 25, 2013
(Monday)
05.00 p.m. Golden Bay Restaurant,
Macapagal Ave.,
Pasay City
06.00 p.m. Forbes Park
November 26, 2013
(Tuesday)
07.30 a.m.
Presscon
Dinner at the
Ambassador's
residence
Rizal Park
12.00 p.m. Welcome Lunch at
Tuloy Foundation
in Alabang
Programme
Wreath laying
Ceremony at Rizal
Park and Awarding
of the Key to the
City of Manila

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Date Time VenueProgramme
Thanks giving Dinner06.00 p.m. Manila Hotel
Departure of laureates
and foreign delegates
November 29-30,
2013
On Monday 25th November, I had met IGOR and Barry GUSI,Chairman, Gusi
Foundationandtooktheschedulesoftheprogram.
On the same night around 7 pm, we had the press meet. Media
questionedhoweachoneofthemwillworkforpeace.

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IgorrepresentingRussiamentioneditwasthrougheducation.ExPresident
from Estonia mentioned how Estonia got independence in a peaceful
manner. Dr Glen Martin stated that World should have one constitution
andhencetheEarthneedsaWorldFederation.
Dr. Raoul A Weiler from Belgium emphasized on the climate,
environment changes happening and how each country needs to address the
catastrophicdisastersliketyphoons,earthquakeTsunamietc.
A Lawyer by profession,
Catherine D Atok from
Nigeria wanted Human
Rights and consumer rights,
in particular to African region
where the powerful nations
exploit the third world. The
M a u r i t i u s P r e s i d e n t
RajkeswarPuryag wanted
state welfare and peaceful
coexistence. Sudan Ex Prime Minister Mr. Abdel RehmanAlmahdi spoke on
Sudan's dictatorship and emphasized that peace will be obtained only if
democracyisestablishedinSudan.
Mr. Jermone Binde from France mentioned his contributions as UNESCO
Director, where he worked for many countries on arts and cultural bondage
andtriedtominimizetheculturaldifferencesamongcountries.
Mr. A H M. Nouman from Bangladesh mentioned that peace can be
obtained from mother as she instills values of peace. Nouman had worked on
the cyclone victims especially on pregnant women for safe delivery giving
them shelter, food and health cards. Nouman, Secretary General and
Founder of "Development Alternative of the Rural Poor" (DARP), a national
NGO, introduced maternity allowance in 2005 for poor mothers in
Bangladesh.
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AHM Nouman said, “Mother should be given priority in a country's
development process...empowered mothers can lead a country towards
peace,progressandeconomicemancipation.”
AmbassadorfromTurkeyDr. OrhanGuvenenspokeonpoverty.
Day 2
We had to leave early around 6 am to Rizal Park where a wreath was
placed for Martyrs. From there we went to Rector School which is the oldest
school in Asia and Laureates were honored with mementos. We then
proceeded to “TULOY Foundation” by Father Rocky. This Foundation
rehabilitates street
children, drug addicts,
off springs of criminals
and prisoners, and
victims of human
traffickingandabused.
In TULOY, 300
children are given
boarding and lodging
and 600 children come
from other homes. The
school does not give
formal education but train the children in music, sports and mechanics. They
are counseled by Psychologists and cared by doctors. The Foundation has
numerous volunteers working with passion. They are funded by foreign
organizations.
In the evening we attended a dinner sponsored by Gusi foundation,
followed by few cultural events. On Wednesday 27th, in the evening around
6.30 pm we had the valedictory function honoring the Laureates. There were
morethan4000guestsincludinglocaldignitaries,consulatesandelite.
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About Gusi prize
The Gusi Peace Prize Foundation is Asia's foremost awarding body
and also among the leading in the world today. In recognizing the most
brilliant examples of those
w o r k i n g t o w a r d s
attainment of peace and
respect for human life and
dignity, Gusi Peace Prize
brings out the best of
human achievements,
idealsandvalues.
It is a charitable
foundation whose main
objective is to give proper recognition through conferment of awards of
excellence and distinction to individuals or groups worldwide, who have
distinguishedthemselvesasbrilliantexemplarsofsocietyorwhocontributed
inthefollowingcategories:
Academe,ScientificResearch and Discovery,Physiologyor Medicine,
Chemistry, Physics, Journalism, Statesmanship, Philanthropy or
Humanitarianism, Economics, Cinematic Excellence, Performing Arts, Visual
Arts, Engineering Technology, Religion, Politics, Poverty Alleviation,
Literature, Cultural Heritage, Internationalism, Architecture, Archeology,
EcosystemandBiodiversityandBiology.
The “Board of Trustees” includes eminent persons from Philippines
andfewinternationalpersons.
A total of 17 dignitaries with international repute including
President, Former Prime Ministers and Saudi Prince were honoured with the
prestigious award at the 12th award giving ceremony at the Philippines
InternationalConventionCentre(PICC)onWednesday,reportsBSS.
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His Excellency President Rajkeswur Purryag of Mauritius in
statesmanship, His Royal Highness Prince Bandar Bin Khalid Al Faisal Al Saud
of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in social science and humanitarianism, Ex-
president Arnold Ruutel of Estonia in statesmanship, former Prime Minister
Al-Saddig Abdel Rahman Al- Mahdi of Sudan in statesmanship, former
President Prof Dr Emil Constantinescu of Romania in statesmanship, and
dignitaries from US, Russia,
France, Syria, Turkey and
Philippines were among the
laureates.
Chairman of Gusi
Peace Prize Intl, Bari S Gusi
handed over the award
among the laureates. The US
Senator Emanuel Jones,
Chairperson for Charity and
Medical Missions of the Gusi
Peace Prize, Dr Evelyn Tantamco Gusi, past laureates and members of Gusi
Peace Prize board spoke on the occasion. Bangladesh Ambassador in
PhilippinesMajorGeneral(Retd)JohnGomesalsoattendedit.
At the outset of the ceremony, which was attended by around 5,000
invitees, one minute silence was observed in memory of the typhoon
“Haiyan”victims.Theyalsoexpresseddeepshockatthedeathsandconveyed
sympathytothebereavedfamilymembers.
Speaking on the occasion, Mauritius President Rajkeswur Purryag
said, 'Promotion of global peace is key to promotion of social justice.
“Establishing the world peace is impossible without benefiting the common
people”, he said. “We all should work in a coordinated manner to prevent any
conflict in Africa; domestic or internal conflict or conflicts of two nations;
conflictanywherewhetherinAsia,Europeorwest,”saidthePresident.
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Sudanese former Prime Minister Al-Saddig Abdel Rahman Al- Mahdi
of Sudan said five basic of human rights — human dignity, justice, freedom,
food and peace have clearly been stipulated in the Islam back in centuries
ago. “We all may join for better world to establish justice on the basis of
human rights,” he said. US Senator Emanuel Jones described peace as social
justice and freedom and said peace is satisfying the basic needs of food for all
mankind on the globe. He called upon the laureates to work hand in hand to
make the world a better place. “Let us fight against social injustice, conflict
andhumiliation.”
Prof.Dr.Abdel Madjid Amrani–Algeria–Philosophy
Prof.Dr.RaoulA.Weiler–Belgium–Scienceandtechnology
Hon.CatherineDupeAtoki-Nigeria-HumanRightsAdvocacy
Ex-President Arnold Ruutel-RepublicofEstonia–Statesmanship
HisExcellencyPresident Rajkeswur Purryag–Mauritius–Statesmanship
Former President, Prof. Dr. Emil Constantinescu – Republic of Romania -
Statesmanship&Academe
Architect Yolanda D. Reyes - Republic of The Philippines - Architecture &
Academe
His Royal Highness Prince Bandar Bin Khalid Alfaisal Al Saud – Kingdom of
SaudiArabia-SocialServices&Humanitarianism
Dr. Glen T. Martin – United States of America (USA) - Philosophy of Human
Liberation
Prof.Dr.IgorIkondrashin–Russia-ScientificPhilosophy
Mr.Malek Jandali – Syria - Performing Arts (composer & pianist) &
Humanitarianism
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AmbassadorDr.OrhanGuvenen–Turkey-Economics&StrategicResearch&
Diplomacy
Dr. Aboubakar Abdoulah Senghore – Gambia - International Human Rights &
HumanitarianActivism
Mr.JeromeBinde–France-InternationalDiplomacyandForesight
Former Prime Minister Al-Saddig Abdel Rahman Al-Mahdi – Sudan –
Statesmanship
Honorable Ferhat Mehenni – Algeria - Indigenous Rights (for The
IndependenceofTheBerberpeopleof Algeria)
Abul Hasan Mohammad Nouman – Bangladesh - Poverty Alleviation and
Humanitarianism
After the event, I met and discussed with the Peace prize foundation people.
They evinced their interest in our trust's participation and support for their
events.WehavealsoinvitedthemforSRMTevents.
JyothiNallari(Trustee)
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SRMT Trust Board had agreed to this proposal and
had deputed its Senior Trustee to attend the
organizers'meetingon22ndand23rdMarch,2014at
Sarajevo, Bosnia to prepare specific action plans for
this June meeting. The time available for obtaining
the visa for Mr. Varadan Chandar to undertake this
trip was very short and it appeared difficult as their
immigration system demands official authorization
of Bosnian government to enter into their nation.
Our well-wisher and coordinator Smt. Neeru Rawal
of Utas travels, Delhi made her best efforts to
convince the embassy people about our mission and
finally suggested that Mr. Varadan Chandar should
directlymeettheembassyauthorities.
Visa struggle
SRMT REPORT
Preparatory Meeting of Sarajevo Peace Events (June 2014) (First World War
Centenary Celebrations) - March 22-23, 2014 Hotel Grand, Sarajevo, Bosnia
Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust, Chennai, India poised to play an active role
in the International Peace Conference at Sarajevo Bosnia in June 2014. In the
recent periods, SRMT has been closely working with International Peace
Bureau (IPB), Geneva, Switzerland on the subjects of campaigning for
sustained peace initiatives and mobilizing active support for disarmament
and development through various specific programs. IPB has been tirelessly
working with a dedicated vision of a world without war and has over 300
membershiporganizationsin70Countries.IPBhadproposedSRMT'salliance
as a co- convener in IPB's forthcoming International Peace Convention to be
held at Sarajevo, Bosnia from June 6th to 9th 2014 to commemorate the
centenary of the commencement of the First World War. More than 220
worldpeaceactivistorganizationsare participating inthismeet.

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Mr. Varadan Chandar met the Bosnian Ambassador in Delhi His
Excellency Dr. Sabit Subasic and the Counselor at the Bosnian Embassy
Mr.Momcilo Vukovic on March 19th and explained the purpose. They
extendedtheirfullestsupportandcooperationfortheissueofthevisawithin
the short time. But the formalities of the rules of the Bosnian government for
approving visa were rather tight but the timely intervention and favorable
word of reference given to their government by the First Secretary at the
Indian embassy at Budapest, Hungary Mr. J.N.Majhi IFS who is in charge of
Bosnia, made it possible for Varadan Chandar to receive his visa at the nick of
themoment.
Our Delhi host Mrs. Sudesh Sharma
and SRMT coordinator Mr. Diwakar
Mishrawerealsoextremelyhelpful.
SRMT records its warm
appreciation and heartfelt gratitude
to all of these noble officials and
associates for their timely and
effectivesupportforthisventure.
SITUATIONINBOSNIA
Known previously as Yugoslavia, the country was divided into
Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the basis the ethnic divisions
inthenineties.Bosniaisacountry insouthEasternEuropewithitslargestcity
and capital Sarajevo. An international armed conflict broke out in Bosnia
between 1st March 1992 and 14th December 1995 as a result of conflicts
between the Bosnians, Serbians, Croatians and the republics of Bosnia.
Around 1, 00,000 people were killed during the war. In addition 50,000
women were raped and over 2.2 million people were displaced, making it the
most devastating conflict in Europe since World War II. Today, Bosnia is still a
struggling country – fighting the post effects of war, internationally enforced
peacesettlements,povertyandpoliticalthaw.

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MEETINGANDDISCUSSIONSATBOSNIA
There were forty persons representing more than fifty international
and Bosnian peace organizations who participated in the pre- conference
meetingheldatHotelGrand,Sarajevoonthe22ndand23rdMarch2014.
Mr. Ibrahim Spahic, Chairman of the International Centre of Peace,
Sarajevo and also Chief Organizer of Sarajevo Winter Festival warmly
received Mr. Varadan Chandar, Trustee, SRMT and the latter was
unanimously elected to participate in the pre-conference organizing
discussions.
SRMT'sThreeProjectsatSarajevo
As co-organizers for the event Sarajevo
Peace Meet, SRMT has agreed to
organize the following three events at
Sarajevo.
Project 1 Objective : Reconciliation and
Sharing of Love As a token and symbolic
action,apeacedemonstrationwillbeorganizedatSarajevo,ontheconsisting
of three groups of women and children (around 100 numbers each )
belonging to the Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian ethnic groups starting
separately from their respective worshipping places, walking with placards in
their hands stressing universal peace, amity and harmony, converging at a
commonplaceandthewomenfromeachgroupsreachingacrosstotheother
groups'childrenandhandingoverattractivegiftstoallthechildren.
The whole group of women and children merged and unified
together with inspiring placard messages and exchange of cheers and smiles,
asserting their fundamental right for amity, harmony and peace, will be
highlight of this event. Documentation, documentary and effective media
coverage of this climax will speak to millions of hearts and create positive
ignition.

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An elocution cum speech competition amongst the college students
of Bosnia will be organized, when about ten leading colleges of Bosnia will be
requested to locally arrange a competition in front of their students on the
title"Theimportanceofestablishingpeaceformankindintoday'sworld”and
send their single best student from each college for this event as their
representative. The ten semi-final candidates will speak before a Sarajevo
college gathering, on the title "Removing the root causes of fear, anger,
hatredandgreedfromthemindsofhumanityforestablishinglastingpeace---
whyandhow?"
Project 2.
Objective : Awareness Generation and Sensitizing the Youth on Peace
Initiatives

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Five best speakers out of this will be chosen for the finals. The final
round will be at a prestigious location organized in an impressive
manner in a Sarajevo college gathering, comprising of international
dignitaries, general public as well as a large student community where the
selected ten semifinal students will speak on the title, "Planting the seeds of
compassion, cooperation and conciliation amongst strife torn sections of
humanityforestablishingsustainablepeace,whyandhow?"
The best speaker will be awarded the first prize of a gold medal and a
cash award of 1000 Bosnian Marks. The second prize will be a Silver medal
and a cash award of 500 Bosnian Marks. There will be three bronze medals
and cash award of 250
Bosnian Marks for the
other three candidates.
All the ten semi-final
candidates will be given
impressive certificates of
participation and a token
cash award 100 Bosnian
Marks each to cover their
expenses of travel and
stayforthisevent.
The speeches will be in English only. The duration of each speech will
be three minutes only. Students of both the genders in the age group 19 to 26
are eligible to participate in these events. The support and cooperation of the
various college principals and the professors of Bosnia have been requested
for organizing and judging these competitive events. The main person for
organizing these entire event from SRMT's side will be Maida Salkanovic,
mobile no. 00 387 61429117; salkanovic.maida@gmail.com . SRMT will take
care of the gold and silver medals, cash disbursements for all the winners and
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This will be an annual award of our Trust to identify the outstanding
performing company internationally who have maintained the same job
levels or grown to a higher level but converted to ethical civilian applications
and manufacturing redesigning from their previous unethical and anti-
human activity of armament manufacture. For this Sarajevo event, we will
institute and
c o m m e n c e
this award
and hand it
over to the
best selected
c o m p a n y
w h i c h w i l l
comprise of
an impressive
gold shield
withglorifying
inscriptions
o n t h e i r
nobilityofactionandchangeofheart.
This event will be followed byliberal praising of such noble actions by
other speakers explaining how these constitute the right role models for
sustainable peace and urging the rest in the unethical arms manufacturing
businessactivitytorealizetheiraccountabilitytohumanity.
Project 3.
Objective : Glorifying International Companies who have converted their
armament manufacture venture into ethical civilian end-products, by
awarding them the 'Sri Ramanuja Peace Prize'.

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SRMT is also planning a session to discuss with proprietors/advisers/
m a n a g e m e n t r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f m a j o r a r m a m e n t
research/manufacture/supply agencies, about the possibilities of
redesigning their business nature, based on factors of conscience, social
concern, cruelties of war and burning need for social reconstruction,
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The acceptance speech of the receiving company will be the major
highlight of this function. The motivated other companies that agree for the
conversion either with immediate effect or in stages, will also be honored on
thisoccasionwithencouragingmementosofpeace.
Discussions are on the move in identifying the most suitable
companyforthisyear's“SriRamanujaPeacePrizeAward”atSarajevo.
The following are the points
discussed by our trustee Mr.
Varadan Chandar and Mr.
Reiner Braun, head of
International Association of
Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms
(IALANA) and co convener of
the International Peace
Conference, Sarajevo, June
2014.
Discussions at Sarajevo with
Mr. Reiner Braun, Co-President, IPB, Germany

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1. ConveningofWorldConferenceofPeaceActivistsin2017andevolvinga
powerful movement which will include all peace associations, churches
and other religious institutions, trade unions, environment
organizations, respected ex-politicians, noble laureates, women
organizations, youth organizations and other outstanding personalities
in addition to individual peace activists, for asserting the fundamental
birthright of mankind for peace and harmony. This will culminate in
emergence of a powerful civil society mechanism that is capable of
effectiveenforcementofthesame.
2. As pre events for this mega event, to arrange for joint programs
emphasizing peace and harmony 2016, from those places in the world
which have witnessed massive human tragedies, such as (a) Ieper,
Belgium (22nd April),(b) Verdun, France (21st February or 19th
December),(c) Hiroshima, Japan ( 6th August),(d) Nagasaki, Japan (9th
August),(e) St. Petersburg, Russia (8th September or 27th January), (f)
Auswich, Poland,(g) Baghdad, Iraq, (h)Nanking (i) Bikini Islands and (j)
African Union and South Africa – any two of the following places –
Uganda, Sudan, Nairobi , Liberia, Tunisia and Johannesburg, on their
commemorationdays.
3. To carry out exhibitions and lectures on the human tragedies arising out
of the consequences of the massive armament at the centers of major
armament manufacturing cities such as Texas, Arizona and in Seattle
(Boeing'sheadquarters).
4. To glorify the right role models in the international corporate world who
have converted from military to civilian end use- such as Hahan /
Schleswig/Schindleretc.inGermany
5. To involve scientists and technologists in peace activists' movements
and to identify renowned scientists who have stood and campaigned
with courage against anti-human application and usage of science and
technology.
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6. To invite to India
Eminent Personalities such as
Dr. Peter Becker and Dr.
Earnst Ulrich von Weisacker,
for participation in the
ensuing conference of
S R M T ' s a s s o c i a t e
organization, FOSAPAH
(ForumofScientistsAimingat
Peace and Harmony) in
October2014.
7. To finalize opening of an
international office for SRMT
at Brussels or Geneva in the
nearfuturetosteertheabove
mega projects to their logical
conclusions.
Varadan Chandar also
visited ISKCON centre of
Bosnia, where he was warmly received by Dhira Prashant Das, local ISKCON
president. He briefed SRMT's Bosnian projects that were appreciated by the
president who assured all possible cooperation from their side. Nikhil Mehta,
an Indian ISKCON devotee residing in Bosnia also expressed his interest in
supportingus.SRMToffersitsthankfulwishestothem.
SRMT hereby makes an earnest appeal to all the peace loving
citizens of the world and the officials at the Indian and other
countries' embassies to extend their fullest cooperation and
support to enable SRMT in taking along all the likeminded fellow
citizens of the world towards success in the above stated objectives
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The SMRT Global Outreach Mission has been undertaken on the
initiative of Prof. S.A.R.P.V. Chaturvedi - Managing Trustee SRMT and
its Senior Advisor and Chairman, International Institute for Ethics
Analysis, Awareness and Action (IIEAAA), Dr. D. Swaminadhan, a former
Member of Planning Commission, Government of India, a former Vice-
chancelor of the earstwhile Jawaharlal Nehru Technological Uniersity,
Hyderabad and Founder President of Dr. D. Swaminadhan Research
Foundation (DSRF) and it's Research Institutes – Mahatma Gandhi National
Institute of Research and Social Action (MGNIRSA) and Jawaharlal Nehru
Institute for Advanced Studies (JNIAS), Hyderabad. He was accompanied by
SRMT Director of Global Relations and Civil Society Diplomat to the United
Nations, Mr. Patrick Nickisch, scientist of World's Religions in International
Relations (IR), Honorary UN representative of the United Religions Initiative
(URI) and the UN representative of the Global Commons Cluster, Geneva,
Switzerland.SRMTwillopenitsfirstinternationalrepresentationinGenevain
2016-2017.
Dr.D.SwaminadhanandMr.Nickischintheirdiscussionswithvarious
organizations and individuals, while exchanging briefs about each other's,
highlighted the objectives, functions and activities of SRMT and the purpose
of their visit to explore the possibilities for joint and collaborative
programmesthatcouldbeundertakenformutualbenefit.
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The Trust has also created a 'Global Think Tank' for integrating crossfield
research and developing holistic appraoch to develop longterm initiatives
rooted in short term tangible first phase pilot projects and continues to reach
out for international experts to be associated with the Global Think Tank as
well the International Advisory Council of SRMT. During the discussions in the
US, it was informed that the project on
establishing the 'World Parliament of Faiths'
(WPF) is being offered as a personal gift to the
world by SRMT to be used by Interfaith
Organizations and Peace builders among the
religions. In addition, support is also being
offered by SRMT for joint project
developmentandprogramsponsorshipsundertaken inIndiaandabroad.
The 'SRMT US Mission' was undertaken to develop formal
partnerships with likeminded organizations and initiatives which share the
objectives of SRMT, to meet with UN clusters, NGOs with UN consultative
statusandnoteworthyandnobleorganizationswithglobalpursuitsforglobal
peace and justice. Further objectives have been to expand the membership
of the SRMT and to pursue its application of membership and affiliations with
likeminded organizations and to increase the network of SRMT coordinators
andcollaborativepartnersforprojectsonglobalscale.
The aim of the SRMT International Relations (SRMT IR) and its SRMT
International Advisory Council (SRMT IAC) are to broaden SRMTs activities
across the globe to support the establishment of peace, security, human
rights and development as set forth in the statutes of the United Nations
Organizations (UNO). Prior to the SRMT US Mission, a consultation took place
at SRMT Headquarters with Dr. Ian Fry, Mr.Varadan Chandar, Ms. Azadeh
Bakhtiary, Mr. Patrick Nickisch, Dr. Swaminadhan, Mr.Damodaran and Dr.
Herman Greene.
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The duration of the entire Mission to the
United States of America was 15 days of which 10
days had been spent in New York City (NYC) and 5
days in Washington D.C. SRMT meetings in NYC
havebeenheldduringtheendoftheEighthOpen
Ended Working Group of the United Nations post
2015 Sustainable Development Agenda in the
Trusteeship Council for developing the
successors to the Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs) and the Sustainable Development
Goals(SDGs).
This marked the end of the first cycle of 8
months intergovernmental negotiations along
with inputs of Civil Society organizations which
do have Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
Consultancy status. To acquire ECOSOC status for
SRMT is being pursued. First information about
the formal procedures has been gathered and
the necessary documentation on the side of
SRMTisbeingpursued.
Dr. Swaminadhan and Patrick Nickisch
both participated during the sessions at the UN
HQ itself at the Trusteeship Council and during a
planning meeting of the representatives of the
nine major group representatives that form part
of the sustainable development consultancy
process and which include Youth, Women, NGOs,
Indigenous Peoples, City Municipalities and Local
Governments, Business, Science, Agriculture and
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They conducted meetings inside and outside the UN premises, and
went to several UN related events at places such as UN Foundation, UN Plaza,
UNChurchCenterandtheFordFoundation.
THE NGO COMMITTEE ON SPIRITUALITY, VALUES
AND GLOBAL CONCERNS, CSVGC-NY
On the first day, Patrick Nickisch was attending the general meeting
of the Committee of Spirituality, Values, and Global Concerns New York
(CSVGC-NY) conducted at the UN Foundation premise. With the Foundation,
adiscussionwasheldforthesakeofcooperationonmattersofeducationand
knowledge dissemination. Mr. Nickisch has been further involved with the
CSVGCgroupsinceitsannuallyconductedweekofSpiritualityattheUNHQin
October 2011. Warmly welcomed by its Chair, Ms. Sharon Hamilton Getz
(right side) and MrNickisch had lively discussions with her regarding future
collaboration with SRMT. Under the notion of the Spiritual United Nations,
more spiritually oriented pursuits have been undertaken with varying
leadership and to differing degrees since the founding of the United Nations
by a great variety of organizations and movements and is ongoing. SRMT is
committed to support such endeavors and has become part of this
movement.
Dignitaries present at UN Foundation and from this group will be
attending the SRMT Global Grand Meet to be organized June, 2014 As a
further follow up with some prolonged discussions in the presence of Dr.
Swaminadhan at the UN Plaza hotel, a peace tour will be jointly prepared that
will include Pakistan, India and Bhutan and which has been approved by
SRMT after a proposal had been sent by Mrs. Hamilton Getz. The Tour will be
organizedlaterin2015.
After the CSVGC General Assembly, a lively discussion was held between Dr.
Kurt Johnston, co- author of the 'Coming Age of Inter-spirituality' and
memberoftheintegralmovementofmostlyUSbasedleadingintellectuals
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who have also formed the Contemplative Alliance under the auspices of the
Global Peace Initiative of Women (GPIW) of which we also have met its
founder and convener, Ms Dena Merriam. The informal interspirituality
cluster is interested to collaborate with SRMT for knowledge dissemination,
book writings, and scholarly conference, in India, US and elsewhere. We
conducted sessions about how to enhance the global movement of holistic
thought leaders that integrate spiritual wisdom with modern knowledge and
arewelcomingSRMTaspartnerandsupporter.
Presenting at the UN Foundation was also Mr. Ken Kitatani, Executive
Director of Forum 21 Institute, a leading knowledge hub based in San
Francisco, which is assembling the futurist thought leaders of our globe for
the sake of establishing a new spiritually awakened global civilization.
Mr.Kitatani was very much interested in cooperating with SRMT for the same
purpose and is in full alignment with its mission of SRMT and hence is being
suggested to become a major collaborate partner for long term impact in
society. Another dignitary present at the UN foundation has been Dr. Ani
Kalayjian, the Founder and President of A TOP Meaningful World. Being a
researcher, author and Professor of psychology, she has been working
worldwide in genocidal places and disaster prone areas such as former.
Yugoslavia, republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Japan, Syria, Israel and dozens of
other countries helping
survivors of trauma heal and
thrive again. She has received
many honors such as the
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SRMT will be pursuing further steps to conduct joint programs with ATOP for
refugees and genocide survivors for trauma healing helping those who
sufferedmost.
THE PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS LEARNING (PDHRE)
Dr. Swaminadhan and Mr.Patrick had meeting with the renowned
International Human Rights activist and senior development consultant
Robert Kesten, Executive Director and CEO of the People's Movement for
Human Rights Learning(PDHRE)at his officein the American Jewish Societyin
NYC. He has been active in the field in many countries since more than three
decades, organizing large scale music events as we as social enterprises for
theupliftmentofsociety.
Robert has been invited to the SRMT annual celebrations in September 2014
and follow up work regarding collaboration is being organized related to his
initiative to empower local
groups in living their Human
rights by developmental
projects he is preparing in
Africa. It was suggested that
SRMT may join their proposed
Project on “Increasing
Agricultural Productivity in a
Developing Country using
Modern Technology”. When
informed about this proposal,
the Chairman, Prof.SARPV
Chaturvedi felt that as a prelude to this a Project on “Compiling the
Agricultural Technologies based on the Native Wisdom“ could be taken up
for which SRMT will support a couple of experts bearing their International
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He responded positively when informed about this in a subsequent meeting
and had put forward two more International Proposals- one on 'Music' and
another on 'Music Awards' to inspire artists and the arts for peacebuilding
andhumanrightsimplementation.
We have invited Mr. Kesten to join the SRMT International Advisory
Board which he joyfully accepted and is preparing a thorough proposal for
cooperatingwithSRMTforruraldevelopmentandHumanrightsworkinIndia
andaroundtheglobe.
SOME DAY FIRE PRODUCTIONS
During the same weekend, we had also met with the
social worker, peace activist, UN representative of
the NGO Information Habitat, and filmmaker and
founder of Some Day Fire Productions Ms. Ashley
Young. She has interviewed leading spiritual people
working at the United Nations and had been at
numerous conferences, and has been associated
with Patrick Nickisch since the General Assembly of
the United Religions held at ISKCON Headquarters,
Mayapur,India.
Ashleyhasbeenwithusonnumerouspanels,UNeventsandhadalso
recorded our speeches during the Ethics and Spirituality Initiative for
Sustainable Development consultations held at the SukyoMahikari Center in
NYC. She is looking forward to work with SRMT with her film company to
spread spiritual wisdom via the media and has been invaluable with her
assistance in conducting some of our meetings at the UN HQ. We are both
grateful for her support and do look forward preparing a formal partnership
between her 'Some Day Fire' Productions and her spiritual pursuits to give
voice to the spiritual world leaders who are often not heard by main stream
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THE ETHICS AND SPIRITUALITY INITIATIVE FOR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT ESI FOR SD WITHIN THE UN POST 2015 AGENDA
Earth Charter Commissioner and renowned Civil Society Diplomat at
the UN, Rick Clugston, together with
Herman Greene and Ken Kitatani
conveyed the 2nd official Ethics and
Spiritual Initiative (ESI) for
S u s t a i n a b l e D e v e l o p m e n t
consultation at the Sukyo Mahikari
Center NY. During this meeting both
Dr. Swaminadhan and Mr. Nickisch
spoke at the ESI meeting which has
been documented by Ashley Young
who has been also recording the
meetings in 2013 and now again in
2014.Dr.D.Swaminadhan addressed
the Gathering and suggested that
various elements of the SDGs and
their implementation should be
scanned by an Ethical and Spiritual
Standards Scanner Mechanism. In
this context he referred to the Creation of the International Institute for
EthicsAnalysis,AwarenessandAction(IIEAAA)atHyderabadbySriRamanuja
Mission Trust of which he is the Chairman. He closed his intervention witih
theneedforCreationoftheGlobalEthicalCouncil.
We had met with a variety of allied organizations and faith traditions
on this occasion like the Baha'i representative for sustainable Development
based in DC, Baha'I representative to the United Nations, Daniel Perell, and
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ToUisoneoftheearliestinterfaithorganizationsintheworldandthe
first one at the UN. ToU and its chapter in India are interested to pursue
further cooperation with SRMT, and ToU in New York is already linked with
SRMT via a joint partnership within the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance
(GIWA) and the GIWA chapter in India. Patrick Nickisch has been part of the
organizing team since its inception various organizing partners including the
Soetendorp Institute for Human Values and Ganga Action Parivar (GAP),
UnitedReligionsInitiative(URI)and TempleofUnderstanding(ToU).
THE MEETING WITH STAKEHOLDER FORUM
We had some further meeting with Farooq Ullah at the Ethics and
Spirituality Initiative consultation and had met at other occasions with the
Stakeholder Forum Executive Director, based in London, and Patrick Nickisch
has been working with Mr. Ullah earlier in 2013 as part of the Friends of
Water group among governments, NGOs and UN agencies at meetings in
Geneva and New York city. Mr. Ullah is also conducting futurist science
meetings that are relevant to SRMT innovative approaches to science and
technology and Farooq had given an open invitation to work further along
these lines. He has invited Patrick to come over to London to his office later
this yearto discuss more about the kind of cooperation and partnership to be
pursued. It was mentioned it would be good to create more reference on the
ground to help lobby governments and convince them of the sustainable
development agenda with a human rights approach and a strong value based
andethicalfoundation.Thelater,pairedwiththeelementofjusticeforfuture
generations was also his main point during his presentation during the Ethics
and Spirituality Cluster of the UN meeting which SRMT delegates attended.
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We had met Farooq at several occasions during the UN Sustainable
Development Open Ended Working group and during some strategic
consultations about next steps forward on the 27th top level floor of the
UnitedNationsHeadquartersandduringtheFordFoundationatanevent-on
good governance where we had met with several governmental diplomats,
UN representatives and high level Civil Society officials, like with two young
diplomatsontheirwayhomeandJanGustavStrandenaeswhoisverykeenon
opening up more the UN system for innovative approaches to global
governance and an advocate for active and meaningful civil society
participateoninintergovernmentalprocesses.
CIVICUS-WORLD ALLIANCE FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
One of the largest NGO coalition in the world, CIVICUS and its UN Main
representative Jeffrey Huffines, who has been presenting along with Mr.
Ullah at ESI for SD meeting as key note speaker, have been meeting with
SRMT delegates at several occasions and Patrick Nickisch could build on the
last three years of working with him to pursue more strategic partnership
with CIVICUS in the future. They are conducting a major CIVICUS world
assembly in late 2015 and we have been warmly invited as SRMT to
participate and build further on the relationship to determine meaningful
andimpactfullongtermcollaboration.
Jeffrey has been a high level leader in international relations of the
Baha'i Faith which is, besides the Vatican, one of the best represented and
organized faith communities which are active at the UN since its inception
after World War II. A deep discussion had been conducted with one of their
representatives to the UN, to conduct future programs with the Baha'i on UN
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THE ROLE OF RELIGION ON THE PREVENTION OF ATROCITY CRIMES' TO
COMMEMORATE THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RUANDA GENOCIDES,
ORGANIZED BY THE UNITED RELIGIONS INITIATION
Dr. Swaminathan and Mr. Nickisch have been invited by his colleague
from the United Religions Initiative, Monica Willard, URI Main representative
to attend the event at the UN Headquarters where high level UN officials,
Genocide survivors, and religious experts presented about the role of
religions in peace-building and building up its capacity for preventive
measures. Present for the panel discussion have been the Ambassador
Adrakhmanov from Kazakhstan who shared the importance of Interfaith
harmony in his country. The Keynote address was given by Mr. Adma Dieng
the Special Advisor for the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on the
Prevention of Genocide. She spoke about the necessity to engage religions in
conflict prevention and resolution and to end the growing violence in many
countriesoftheworld.SharingherstorywasRwuandaGenocidesurvivorand
peace advocate Ms Consolee Nshimwee who spoke also to the Rwuanda UN
ambassadorandaddressingtheassembledtokeepthepeoplewhosufferthe
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RMT delegates also met and discussed further with one of the
panelists, Rabbi Roger Ross, URI Member and Board Chair and teacher
at the International Seminary for Interfaith and Interspiritual Studies
ISISS,NY.
The SRMT project to make an Interfaith scripture was warmly
received by Rabbi and it could be used for his interfaith ministers to study in
NY and around the globe. On advocacy, UN peace building, interfaith work
and interfaith education,
Rabbi Ross had been very
much interested to pursue
such efforts further with
SRMT and we look forward
for more joyful meetings
together.
To further pursue
this missing dimension of
peace-building regarding
theroleofreligionsinInternationalRelationsandmorespecificwithintheUN
system is a great opportunity that has been opened up by URI with high level
UN officials and SRMT
as URI supporter and
member has been
asked to take a leading
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Here, Dr. Swaminadhan ringing the UN Peace Bell, which is being done bythe
UN Secretary General annually on
the International Day of Peace (IDP)
on 21st September. The bell was
gifted by the Government of Japan
to the United Nations, a
Government that has peace-
building enshrined in its
constitution since the end of World
WarII.
UNIVERSAL PEACE FEDERATION (UPF)AND WANGO
We were meeting at the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) in New
York office with the Director of the office of marriage and family, Lynn Walsh
which is one of priority areas of UPF besides Peace and Security Service and
Interfaith. Education. Educational programs that promote the same and
cooperationforprogramdevelopmenthasbeendiscussedandmoredetailed
follow up is being prepared. Originally, we had scheduled a conversation with
UPF New York President and of WANGO but he was unable to attend due to
severe weather conditions. SRMT as member of WANGO will be pursuing a
special status in WANGO due to SRMT's vast network and status. Further, a
leading member of UPF has been invited for the SRMT Global Grand Meet in
June,2014.
PEACE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT : A TWO WAY RELATIONSHIP
During the Open Ended Working Group on Sustainable
Development, side events of UN Missions and Civil Society Organizations
been conducted and the SRMT delegation had attended some of them like
the panel organized by the UN Mission of El Salvador , Peace Islands Institute
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Dr. D. Swaminadhan suggested that the UN and concerned organisations
should support a project on building a mechanism of Brain Mapping and
Tuning of the brains of decision makers for adopting a positive approach to
prevent the perpetuation of crimes against humanity as the inner
transformation is an often neglected dimension to lasting peacebuilding
efforts.
T h e a m b a s s a d o r o f
Salvador responded that such
reserach is in progress in a certain
University and the status could be
find out on the INTERNET. After the
panel, discussion took place with
the Writers Foundation on how to
collaborate regarding peace and
media and documenting both peace-building efforts as well as sharing of
information for knowledge and news related to knowledge dissemination to
cultivate peace in society. Further, we did meet with the Director of the
Center for Global Affairs of the Peace Islands Institute, Mehmet Kilic and
followupstepsareinpreparation.
The Global Commons deals with an approach to promote the
commonality of a wide range of natural and other types of resources such as
health, wealth, water, air, food and various other such common goods to be
sharedwithinanall-winapproachamongallnationsandsovereignpeoplesof
theworld. The Commons Cluster is led by its main Coordinator This
approach has a wide support of NGOs who formed the Common Cluster
within the UN Sustainable Development Agenda. Allied movements SRMT
met with have been the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) leading Member
Rob Wheeler whom we have met to pursue further cooperation with SRMT in
thefuture.
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We had been also invited to attend the Global Commons Panel organized at
the UN in New York where UNEP advisors, ocean experts, and the Bolivian
Ambassador,Dr.ReneGonzalesOrellanaHalkyerhadbeenpresent.
With His Excellency Dr Orellana Halkyer, Patrick Nickisch had a lively
discussion about the rights of Mother Earth which Bolivia is championing as
first country at the UN due to the leadership of the first indigenous President
and leader of the country since the colonial period in the Americas, His
ExcellencyEvoMorales.
AjointprojectunderthepatronagewithSRMThadbeenproposedto
work more with the indigenous leaders of Bolivia and the government of
Bolivia to empower these people who have kept their traditions and are
becoming new leaders on the global stage representing already and ethical
and spiritual approaches to national governance which can expand to a
globallevelifsuchapproachesreceivetheappropriateinternationalsupport.
Later,attheUNplaza,wehadprolongedmeetingswithDr.LisinkaUllatowska,
(second left), the Chief Coordinator of the Commons at the United Nations
and UN representative of the Institute for Planetary Synthesis who welcomes
the vision to create a global commons cluster among NGOs in India by SRMT
and has requested SRMT delegates to take a lead to implement the commons
approach in business and among Civil Society, thus creating healthy cells
withinthebodyofhumanityandtheearth.
Such implementation of a commons approach, which is being done
for example by cooperatives and women circles as Dr. Swaminadhan was
mentioning as a positive reference for the UN Global commons cluster when
they lobby the high level governmental leaders, policy makers, on diplomat
level, and the UN agencies. SRMT is being invited to also join the Global
Commons cluster and to give advice and knowledge inputs when strategic
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Patrick Nickisch is one of the Global Commons representatives to the United
Nations in Geneva and had been asked to further facilitate such
collaboration. Dr. Swaminadhan has also been invited to give strategic advice
andtoinvolvehisResearchFoundationinadoptingacommonsapproach.
One of the dignitaries attending the Global Commons Cluster
meetingwastherenownedpeaceadvocateDr.DeloisBlakelywhoisgoodwill
ambassador to Africa and working much on Women Empowerment across
the world. She is the community mayor for Harlem, a district in northern
Manhattan and much active to work with local communities and across the
world where she is being invited as speaker and chief guest. She sees a good
potential between African and Indian women to cooperate on Human rights
issues, rural development, and water issues. Dr. Blakely was much interested
to come and visit India for SRMT related functions and projects. Along with us
have been Ashley Young who had also accompanied us on this occasion
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At the end of our NYC mission, we were invited by Interfaith Minister
Janet Weber to a meeting of Native American spirituality practitioners at the
Hudson valley upstate New York in a way
continuing what has been birthed at our
discussion with the Bolivian ambassador to
the United Nations in New York. A
prophecy was shared of the seven fires that
predicted the arrival of the light skinned
race and the havoc that would bring but
also the potential for the creation of a new
global civilization based on the fusion of ancient spiritual wisdom and
modern knowledge. The Native American wisdom tradition are slowly
reviving themselves from the massive genocides committed by the invaders
of North America and deep spiritual exchange between India and Red Indians
has been called for by the assembled.
Dr Swaminadhan and Patrick Nickisch
have spoken of the ancient Traditional
Vedic wisdom and the desire was firmly
expressed to continue such spiritual
exchange for the empowerment and
revival of the almost lost and largely
hidden sacred knowledge of the Native
Americans. An invitation has been
extended for SMRT to attend the World
Peace and Prayer Ceremonies by Chief
Arwol Looking Horse and other Red Indian shamans and Priests during the
summersolsticeJune21stinthestateofNewYorkatHudsonvalley.
LAST DAY NYC MISSION
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It is a vast global network but mostly based on US. Dr. Swaminadhan and
Patrick Nickisch meet in their Headquarters at Bethesda near Washington DC
and had a prolonged conversation with its President Timothy Mack. SRMT
Representatives have been invited to attend the next Annual Conference in
July 11th to 13th 2014 in Florida USA as a testing ground for future
cooperation so that SRMT can get to know this longstanding futurist
community. The offer was to be more actively involved as co-organizer for
the annual conference in 2015 and to expand its network further into India
over the course of time. Many renowned intellectual and thought leaders are
a part of the World Future Society and they can be accessible via this
organization for SRMTs future programs. Varying degrees of membership
details and ways for SRMT to become a partner with WFS have been
discussed so that SRMT can become an official Member to start contributing
to its publications called 'The Futurist' and of which we got some sample
copies with us to bring back to Chennai, India. The Aims and objectives
between SRMT and World Future Society are much aligned hence both sides
expressed their sincere desire to work on a long lasting and deep partnership
in areas of knowledge dissemination, networking and consultancy work
relatedtothepeacefuldevelopmentofthefuturesociety.
The Global Peace Foundation (GPF)has welcomed us at their new
Headquarters outside of Washington D.C. and we have meet with the
President, Mr. James P. Flynn, the Director of Organizational Development,
Ms. Cat Lockman and Chief of Operations, Mr. Joseph N. Wakaria to discuss
about SRMT and to listen to their main aims and objectives so as to assess
howwecanworkbesttogether.GPFispartofthecommunityoftheUniversal
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We have found a remarkable alignment with the core values our
respective organizations and they have shared their deep commitment to
their three main areas, which are Interfaith and Peace building, the family,
andserviceprojects.
GPF will be conducting major regional conferences and programs in
America, and developmental programs on Water in African countries. SRMT
has been also invited to
participate and work on the
Youth Leaders Assembly
which is being planned in
August, a major assembly in
Guatemala in September,
one assembly in Paraguay
late November. The major
conference of great strategic
importance is their Global
Peace Leaders Summit in
October. A warm invitation for support and collaboration on these and the
likeinthefuturehasbeenofferedbySRMTandmoredetailedfollowupforan
impactfulpartnership,isbeingprepared.
The Open Gov Hub is a confederation of around two dozen
organizations who created a hub by coming together in the America House in
Washington DC. The remarkable expertise and synergy assembled in this way
can be of great use for participatory democracy development. We had meet
with the Christina Crawley of Global Integrity and Coordinator of the Open
Gov Hub and discussed more about the nature and complexity of their
operations in US and on the global scale and how this knowhow and
technological advancement could be used to empower and create similar
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Itwasdecidedthatmoreresearchabouttherespectiveorganizations
within the hub would be necessary to determine how project specific
collaboration can be initiated which will be done throughout 2014 so that a
more impactful and dynamic partnership with the respective organizations
canbepursuedwithalongtermperspective.
Global Integrity is active in 150 countries and works for more
transparency and accountability of governments which hence become more
open so that Civil Society can be empowered by a deeper interaction with
local and national governments. SRMT and its Members, its present and
future projects can benefit
much from the association with
this group of expertise based
NGOs that are very open to
work with SRMT to develop
p r o g r a m s a n d j o i n t
collaborationbasedontheaims
and objectives of the many
organizations under this hub
which is now open to interact
and is looking forward to work more in depth with SRMT for the overall
welfare of society and the strengthening of its democratic capacity of citizen
engagement.
Normally, a foreign national has to apply at one's embassy in
WashingtonD.C6monthsinadvancetobeabletoeithervisittheWhitehouse
or to enter the Senate or Congress at the US Capital. However, we could
witnessaDocumentaryabouttheWhiteHousepresentedatReception.Later
due to some special arrangement, Patrick Nickisch could get some entry pass
and after he completed the regular visitor tour, witnessed the US senate
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WORLD SERVICE SOCIETY
SRMTdelegates'lastmeetingofthisUSMission,justbeforethegreat
snow storm Pax reached the D.C. area and have visited World Service Society,
foundedbyGarryDavies,whorenouncedhisUScitizenshipafterWorldWarII
where had served the US army as a bomber pilot. Today, World Service
Society as an NGO issue Passports, give marriage certificates and related
documents, and have a special service department for refugees, who, being
stateless,cangainsomestatuswiththeirWorldCitizenpassports.
We had a long
conversation
a b o u t t h e
Global Citizen
educational
programs and
a w a r e n e s s
r a i s i n g
c a m p a i g n s
S R M T i s
Conducting
liketheGlobal
Grand Meet
in 2015 with
the explicit
theme of global citizenship. SRMT is welcomed to partner more substantially
with World Service Society so that SRMT Members can get World Citizenship
Passports and that the Human Rights based approach to citizenship
sovereignty can become a strong point of future collaboration. The vast
network of this NGO along with their outreach to broadminded exceptional
visionary individuals is of particular interest for the international relations of
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Patrick Nickisch had the chance to visit some of the memorials of
historically significant places of the US capital city like the Abraham Lincoln
Memorial, where the spot is situated where Martin Luther King had given his
famous 'I have a dream' Speech during the March of Freedom . At that time,
US society was deeply segregated based on a racist approach between white
and blacks.
Such citizen mobilization based on a non violent approach that Dr.
King has been inspired from Mahatma Gandhi are historical precedence that
changed course of history, first in India, and later in US. Both Mahatma
Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King have struggled to bear fruit of their efforts
to bring freedom and justice to all of the people of India and of the US. May
their example of courage and faith to speak truth be followed by the millions,
sothatpeaceandjusticewillprevailonEarth.
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Based on the merits of SRMT's activities since its formal creation in
the year 2000, and due to the tireless efforts of its Founder, Prof. S.A.R.P.V.
Chaturvedi Swami along with his devoted volunteers across India and the
globe, the next phase in the Trust development has been drawn. Having first
established a firm base in India, the original vision to affect a global all
encompassing renaissance of our emerging world civilization has taken an
important further step by sending Dr. Swaminadhan and Patrick Nickisch to
themain-powerhubsoftheworld,theUnitedNationsOrganization(UNO)in
New York City, and the capital of the United States, Washington D.C. which
markedtheofficialbeginningoftheSRMTWingofInternationalRelations.
The groundwork had been prepared for years, and Dr. Ian Fry along
with Patrick Nickisch will be leading this effort under the guidance of Seniors
and Experts. Partnerships will be further pursued based on this outreach to
NGOs, Faith Based Organizations (FBOs), the UN system, and noteworthy
global initiatives such as the Sustainable development Agenda of the United
Nations, which is the largest global effort undertaken by the UN,
Governments, and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). The world is in crisis,
and the greatest experts and most able Organizations in the world have been
approached, and SRMT is now joining these efforts in becoming a leading
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5. TRAVEL TO GENEVA & ZURICH - April 11, 2014
Geneva is the second most populous city in Switzerland, the first
being Zurich. Situated where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of
the Republic and Canton of Geneva. Geneva is a global city, a financial centre,
and worldwide centre for diplomacy due to the presence of numerous
international organizations, including the headquarters of many of the
agenciesoftheUnitedNationsandtheRedCross.
Geneva is the city that hosts the highest number of international
organizations in the world. It is also the place where the Geneva Conventions
were signed, which chiefly concern themes about treatment of wartime non-
combatantsandprisonersofwar.
Geneva can be considered as the peace capital of the world.
Numerous peace institutions have been functioning with Geneva as their
headquartersforoveracentury.
About Geneva
SRMT and Peace
Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust has been vigorously and assertively
pursuing peace activism since its inception in the year 2000. It has organized
around hundred seminars and conferences on the various dimensions of
peace establishment in cities such as Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai
wheredistinguishedscholarsandexpertshaveparticipated.
As an extension of these activities, SRMT was invited by Colin Archer,
Secretary General, IPB, Geneva to attend an international seminar at Geneva,
which was organized by International Peace Bureau on the April 11, 2014,
which was also the Global Day of Actions on Military Spending (GDAMS). The
functionwasorganizedatthevenue,'CenterInternational',RueDeVerembe,
Geneva. Mr. Varadan Chandar, senior trustee at SRMT had represented SRMT
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The context of the meeting was set by
Mr. JarmoSareva, Deputy Secretary General of
the Conference on disarmament and Director
Office for Disarmament Affairs, Geneva, who
moderatedthemeeting.Hesharedthedatathat
the armament budget of all the Governments of
the countries put together stood at US $1730
Billion per year as on date. He highlighted the
urgency with which these budgets have to be
reconsidered during the current days and
divertedforconstructiveenduses.
Ms. Helen Wilandh of Stockholm
International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
shared the specific data on the region wise,
nationwisetrendsofexpenditureforarmament
purposes in which the trends and data
presented caused severe concern on the whole
issueforallofus.
Mr. Colin Archer, Secretary General, IPB,
Geneva explained that the other priority areas
for human survival such as climate change
mitigation, humanitarian relief, environmental
care, sustainable development etc,.deserve far
larger investment, which could be possibly only
if government are willing to reconsider their
policesand reducethebudgeton armament.He
also mentioned about his campaign, “Move the
Money”, which involves drive for shifting the
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Prof. Alfred De Faya, UN Human Rights Council Independent Expert
on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order came
with some forthright and critical scenes on the existing situations. He urged
the nations to view the whole subject from a longer humanity's point of view
ratherthanfromtheirnarrownationalinterestconsiderationsalone.
Mr. Varadan Chandar of SRMT gave a brief introduction about his
Trust's past work in India. With respect to disarmament, he advocated a
unifiedassertivevoiceofallNGOsunitedtogetherfromacrossthecontinents
pressingtheirrespectivegovernmenttoreducetheirarmsbudget.Thisalone
could move the mighty powers to take concrete corrective actions he
emphasized.
To urge more impactful actions for mobilizing and unifying the peace
activists, he proposed some specific strategies and actions plans. These
included. Organizing peace marches consisting of women and children
belonging to the families of war victims of the previous year's urging for
reductioninarmsbudgets.
Involving and energizing the youth community on the urgency of the
effective disarmament measures by organizing speech and essay
competitions amongst college students, why such vital resources need to be
wiselyutilizedforconstructiveenduses.
Identifying and rewarding the role model companies who have
effectively migrated from unethical armament manufacturing to ethical
civilianapplicationproducts.Thistypeofrewardingcanhavespreadingeffect
on the messages that sustainable pro-humanity policy shifts are essential
from these corporate who phase out earning their profits and livelihood from
theanti-humanitybloodsoakedmoneyofarmsmanufacture.
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June 9, 2014, how SRMT is planning the three projects for
enhancement of interfaith reconciliation, youth awareness and rewarding of
conversionprojects.
The responses for SRMT's inputs were very warm and encouraging in
thisaugustgathering.
Theotherpersonscontactedduringthismeetingareasfollows:
1. Mrs. Delia Memon, President, Grains of Peace, Geneva - Grains of
Peace is a humanist NGO profoundly respecting human beings and life,
focusing on developing human relations of peace and avoiding harm-
doing. It encourages a culture of welcoming, helps children and adults
developpeaceskills,invitesinterestedpersonstotakepartinitsactivities,
encounters,debatesandworkshops.
2. Dr. Enrique Sierra, Representative of Pax Christi to the U N in Geneva-- Pax
Christi International is a global Catholic peace movement and network
that works to help establish Peace, Respect for Human Rights, Justice and
Reconciliation in areas of the world that are torn by conflict. It is grounded
in the belief that peace is possible and that vicious cycles of violence and
injustice can be broken. Pax Christi was found in Europe in 1945 as a
reconciliation movement bringing together French and Germans after
World War II. Today, the movement has more than 100 Member
Organizations active in more than 50 countries and five continents
worldwide.
3. Dr. Mukesh Kapila, Aegis Trust, London -Aegis Trust works actively for
preventing crime against humanity. Kapila's background is in medicine,
public health and subsequently, international development and
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He has qualifications from the Universities of
Oxford and London. As a mid-level civil servant
in 1994, he was part of the first British teams to
see the aftermath of the Rwandan Genocide
after entering Rwandan Patriotic Front-
controlled Kigali. He was the Deputy Director of
the National UK AIDS programme during the
1990s.He was Head of Conflict and
Humanitarian Affairs unit of the British
Department for International Development
from1998to2002.From2002-2003,Kapilawas
a Special Adviser to the United Nations, first to
the Special Representative of the Secretary
General in Afghanistan and then to the High
Commissioner for Human Rights. In 2003-2004
Kapila was the United Nations Resident and
Humanitarian Coordinator, and the UN
D e v e l o p m e n t P r o g r a m R e s i d e n t
Representative for the Sudan. While stationed
in Sudan, he was outspoken in his
condemnation of the human rights abuses
being committed in the western region of
Darfur.
His activism began after a Darfuri
woman came to his office to tell him how she,
her daughter and 200 other women in the
village of Tawilla had been gang-raped and
mostly murdered by government soldiers and
paramilitaries. His reports about the Darfur
conflict were at the time dismissed by the
Government of Sudan as a "a heap of lies",
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MEETING WITH DR. CHRISTOPHER STUCKELBERGER
Dr. Stuckelberger is the founder director of Globethics.net, a Geneva
based organization that is relentlessly pursuing ethical approaches in all
walks of public life such as religion, business, education,
politics, etc,. SRMT shared with him its specific
programmes of CIFOVIG (Citizens Forum for Vigilance and
Good Governance) and NAPVEL (National Programme of
Value Education and Ethical Leadership) under which, the
various seminars and conferences organized so far by us in
India. As a future programme from his side, Dr.
Stuckelberger shared the plans and they are now proposing for a new
Globethics Leadership Center. The SRMT's proposed Institute for Ethical
Analysis and Leadership was also briefed to him. In view of the similarities in
objectives and approach towards both these institutions from both sides, we
suggested if we can pool all our resources and have a single institute, which
draws strength from both the sides on its respective bases and gets
empowered to grow with greater synergy. It was agreed to hold further
discussions and interactions to develop on this theme in the coming
period.
Dr. Clare Amos is the programme executive, Inter Religious Dialogue
and Cooperation at the World Council of Churches, Geneva.
Our main purpose of meeting Dr. Clare Amos was to brief
her about the specific programme, we are now planning to
organize on the at Sarajevo, Bosnia, comprising peace
march of about 300 to 400 ladies and children belonging to
the Bosnian Muslims, Croatians, Christians and Serbian
Catholic Christians group. We requested Dr. Clare Amos to
get us contacts of NGOs working in Sarajevo who can support and cooperate
withusforthisspecificinter-religiousevent.
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Further,wealsosharedwithherthemajorinterfaithmeetings,SRMT
had organized / participated in India in the last five-six years, which are as
follows:
12/6/2009 Interfaith Conference Shanmukhananda
Hall
Mumbai
13/6/2009 Rally - Interfaith Dialogue St Mary's Auditorium Mumbai
11/7/2009 Interfaith Dialogue Anna University Campus Chennai
26/8/2009 URI National Assembly -
Lectures on Interfaith
Shantigiri Ashram Cochin
28/8/2009 URI National Assembly -
Spiritual Unity
Shantigiri Ashram Cochin
8/9/2009 Interfaith And Its
Practical Complications
Somaiya Vidya Vihar Mumbai
17/3/2010 Dalai Lama Meeting Bhopal Bhopal
23/4/2010 Inter-Religious Synergy Surya Shibir Pune
25/4/2010 Religious Challenges And
Capacities- An Action Plan-
URI Asian Conference
Surya Sibhir Pune
25/9/2010 Role of Spiritual Leaders In
Social Development
Harshal Hall Pune
27 /9/2010 Agenda For Faith Summit Art of Living Centre Bangalore
Programme Venue PlaceDate
5/1/2008 Interreligious Dialogue
For World Peace
Bharatiya Vidya
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27/8/2011 Conference on Interfaith;
International Peace
Research Institute
Karikam International
Public School
Karikam
27/8/2011 Conference on Holy Book MAR Thoma Jubilee
Mandiram
Karikam
9/12/2012 National Conference of
United Religions Initiative (URI)
Shantiniketan Tourist
Cottege
Kolkatta
5/3/2013 Religion And Human Values Azad Plaza Cochin
22/9/2013 Gobal Peace Maker
Conference - Interfaith Peace
Royal Orchid Hotel Bangalore
30/9/2013 Holybooks And Life After Life Internationa Public
School
Karikam
(Kerala)
16/11/2013 Bridging Cultural And
Relegious Difference
Sarvodaya St Plus
College
Mumbai
1/10/2013 sInauguration of 5th
International Holy Books
Conference
Karikam International
Public School
Karikam
(Kerala)
1/4/2014 Sri Lanka zonal Assembly Dharmaram College
(Deemed University)
Bangalore
Religion And Marginalized
Society
We conveyed our appreciation to the great work WCC has been
rendering for inter faith harmony under her leadership and hoped that with
the World Council of Churches, Geneva, also a joint programme of SRMT
couldbeorganizedverysooninthecomingperiods.
Programme Venue PlaceDate
9/12/2010 Franciscan Centre Cochin
3-7/10/2010 International Consultation
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Ms. Sandrine Burel went through all
theliteraturesofSRMTregardingitsactivitiesin
the past thirteen years and expressed a broad
opinion that it more than qualifies for inclusion
as a member of the Economic and Social
Council (ECOSOC) of the UN. She gave all the
details of the forms to be filled for this purpose
to us and asked us to expedite the applying
process before 1st June 2014 to be able to
become a member of ECOSOC by mid June
2015.
Ms. Leticia is an UN trained Economic
Consultant who specializes on women
entrepreneurship. Women empowerment
worldwide being one of the stated objectives of
SRMT, how do we work together for these were
the points of discussions with her. It was
concluded that in collaboration with World Bank
as well as IMF, joint programmes will be
organized in the countries of Spain, Germany,
France and UK. The main themes of these
programmes will be 'Development of Women
Entrepreneurships' .It was agreed that SRMT will
act as a co-organizer and catalyst for these
programmes.
Meeting with Ms.Leticia Gennes Beltran,
Economist & Founder Chairperson, LGB
Projects, Geneva
Meeting with Ms.Sandrine Burel, Liaison
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A very warm reception and meeting awaited us at the above temple where
the Krishna devotees throughout
Switzerland assemble and carry out
devotional services with great vigor
and piety. The scope and possibilities
for further joint working in association
with this institution was discussed in
detail. A very large gathering of Swiss
tamils many of them hailing from Sri
Lanka congregate and regularly
worshipatthistempleonallSundayafternoons.
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The scope and opportunity for
SRMT and IPB working together on a wide
p l a t f o r m o f
activities for the
common cause of
establishment of
peace and harmony
amongst mankind were discussed in detail. As an
outcome of the understanding of this discussions,
subject to getting proper approvals, indicatively it is
expectedtoinclude
(a) SRMT supporting IPB in their Internship
programmes, covering the costs for the aid, stipend
or scholarships costs of one to three interns from the universities who come
to work at the IPB for a specific duration, (b) Setting up of SRMT Annual
Chair at IPB for development and growth of education and training on
subjects related to peace establishment and (c) Organizing SRMT annual
endowment lecture at an impressive gathering in Geneva by inviting a
distinguished international authority which will also be jointly addressed by
our two sides. In addition a substantial grant of about 10,000 US $ to IPB will
alsobeofferedforsupportingtheirpeaceestablishmentendeavors.
Met Umais Ahmed and his brother Khuais Ahmed on the Geneva
Dohareturnflightonthe20thApril.Theybothrunagarmentexportcompany
near Fiasalabad, Pakistan under the name 'Ecowork Wear'. We conveyed our
interest in worshipping at the Sharadadevi temple situated in POK province
where thousand years ago, Saint Ramanuja accompanied by his ardent
discipleKuresa,hadreceivedthesacredscripture'BhodhayanaVritti'directly
Other Persons Met
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They said they will help us to identify this
temple and facilitate our worship when we go to
this temple sometime later in the coming years.
In turn, they too wanted to worship at the Ajmer
dargah and we offered necessary assistance for
thesame.
At the IPB's office, Met Mr. David
Atwood, Counceiller at the Small Arms Survey
Geneva. He is an active member of the Quakers
Movement whose belief emphasize that the
"Light of Christ" lies in every person. Quakers
havebeenasignificantpartofthemovementsfor
the abolition of slavery, to promote equal rights
for women and peace. They have also promoted
education and the humane treatment of
prisoners and the mentally ill, through the
founding or reforming of various institutions.
Quaker entrepreneurs played a central role in
forging the Industrial Revolution, especially in
EnglandandPennsylvania.
Also met at the IPB's office was Mr.
Younis Ahmed belonging to Ethiopia, Africa.. He
hasbeenapatrioticnationalistwhomthemilitary
junta ruling his country disliked. He was
imprisoned for a number of years for asserting
the rights of freedom of speech and campaigning
for democracy after which he left the country as a
refugee. He was critical of the super powers that
controlled their country by proxy by encouraging
and backing the adjacent Eritrean rulers to
controlhislandaswellandderivingnumerous
from the hands of the goddess, on the basis of
which he could finish his 'magnum opus', 'Sri
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business benefits for gold mining and mineral sourcing rights in return.
Further met Mr. Didier Bolozi who represents the diamond miners of Africa in
Geneva. He belongs to the independent
tiny country of Monaco on the Italian
border and a native of Congo. He too
was very critical of the super powers
who had been controlling all the gold
anddiamondminesintheirland.
He was all praise for their ex head of
Zaire, Mobutu after whose death in
2005, the adjacent Rwandan tribes are
now instigated by the super powers to
control his country he said. Enormous number of lives has been lost in these
Power struggles for controlling the land and its huge mineral wealth he
regretted. He wondered at the hypocrisy of big nations who preached
sovereignty, democracy and human rights to others while themselves
trampling them down and creating massive human tragedies in their lust for
naturalwealthandmineralresources.
Even though there were plans to visit few organizations like CIVICUS,
CONGO and Swiss peace, we could never meet them because of Easter
holidays. Further journey to proximate countries like France, Austria and
Germanywasalsopostponedtomid-Juneduetothesamereason.AsGeneva
istherightplacetoputourviewsandbroadcastourvoiceforglobalreachand
impact, we have initiated the process of fixing a centre for SRMT global
operations and a responsible and capable administrator-representative for
us.
As a beginning, we are preparing an annual schedule of series of
conferences and lectures on Human rights, peace, education, ethics,
environment and many more, in partnership with leading international
organizations and institutes based at Geneva. As usual, we solicit your
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The first days event consisted of a
huge cultural show at the Olympics ground
at Seoul where about two lakhs young men
and women had collected supporting the
cause of world peace. It was addressed by
many leading political and religious heads
across the continents followed by a
dazzling show of crackers and a colorful
field cultural show involving hundreds of
brightly dressed youngsters Mr. Varadan
Chandar, Trustee SRMT who attended this
grand meet spoke on the televised byte in
thatoccasionexpressingSRMT'sobjectives
and actions in the last fourteen years. He
also expressed the support of SRMT for an
unified worldwide movement for uniting
all peace aspiring NGOs for establishing an
world order of peace, commitment for
resolving all disputes only by dialogues and
peaceful means, shedding of war, violence
and militancy as tools for asserting ones'
position and commitment for sovereignty
oftheruleofinternationallaw.
6. Inter-religious Peace Summit
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On the second day of the conference close to 2000 delegates from all
continents, representing political, religious and youth sections ,
womens' movements, environment activists, secular and human
rights movement participated in technical sessions which was again
addressedbymanyleadingpoliticalandreligiousheadsacrossthenations.
Therewasconsensusinthediscussionsthatfollowedthatthecontrol
of effective peace maintainance needs to be given higher priority and the
capability of the United Nations Organization must be strengthened to serve
thisvitalcause.
Immediate reforms in the Charter of U N was recommended to
ensure that some of the most powerful countries, the Security Council's
permanent members, due to their veto privilege do not over use their
dominance to bulldoze the concerned majority opinion of the other
members.
This outright contradiction of the Charter between two basic
provisionsof equality for all members and special overriding veto powers to a
selected few on the basis of the 1945 power equation, not only hampers the
effectiveness of the world organization, but undermines its legitimacy as
guardianofpeaceandguarantoroftheinternationalruleoflaw.
To be consistent in one's commitment to the norms of behaviour is a
basic moral duty, at individual as well as at state level. One cannot outlaw
violence in general and, at the same time, introduce rules that make the
exercise of violence, under their own self justifying grounds, permissible. The
human commitment to honesty and truthfulness means that one has to be
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The discussions pointed to the need for emphasizing the duty of all
states together to eliminate the normative contradictions concerning the use
of force in the UN Charter in addition to reforms in the educational syllabi for
the coming generations which emphasizes spiritual values to be imbibed into
the minds of children in addition to enriching them with the knowledge and
skillformaterialprogress.
Together with a coalition of NGOs from all around the globe, the
speakers at the
opening ceremony
and the subsequent
keynote sessions
i n c l u d e d H . E .
HarisSilajdžićember
of the Presidency of
the Republic of
Bosnia-Herzegovina
( 2 0 0 6 - 2 0 1 0 )
Gaudencio Cardinal
Rosales, Archbishop
emeritus of Manila
(Philippines); H.E. Emil Constantinescu, former President of Romania; H.E.
Bertie Ahern, former Prime Minister of Ireland, the Venerable Dr. Ashin
Nyanissara, founder of Sitagu Buddha Vihara (India); as well as leaders of Sikh
and Jewish communities. Nobel Peace Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu
(SouthAfrica)sentaspecialmessagetotheparticipants.
Upon conclusion of the proceedings, the political and religious
leaders assembled at the conference adopted an appeal to the United
NationsOrganizationforanamendmentoftherulesofinternationallawsoas
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The religious leaders assembled at the Peace Summit jointly signed a
callforunityamongallreligionsinthepursuitofpeace–soas“toleave
aworldatpeaceasalegacyforourfuturegenerations.”
On the sidelines
of the conference, Mr.
Varadan Chandar also
met with manykey
dignitaries including Dr.
Hans Koestler, President
of the International
Progress Organization,
Austria, Prof. Yong-Bock
Kim, Chancellor of the
Asia Pacific Center for
IntegralStudyofLife(SouthKorea),Dr.TeresaLangledePaz,representativeof
t h e F o u n d a t i o n
“Culture of Peace”
(Spain)and many other
notabledignitaries.
The third days' event
involved an open air
meeting at the Peace
Arch of the Olympic
Park at Seoul followed
by a 'Peace March'
where thousands of
young and enthusiastic
men and women had
participated asserting their aspirations for a lasting reign of world peace in
thecomingcentury.

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Being different is the essence of global system. Following classifications
are verymuchevidentintheworld.
1. Disparitiesbetweenspecialstructuresandfunctions
2. Ethnic,caste,linguisticandreligiousbarriers.
3. Extreme ends of poverty and richness, nescience and knowledge and
powerandvulnerability.
Boundariesintheformsofcontinentsandnations.
The first classification is decided by innate patterns and immutable.
Howeverabio-harmonyisfashionedbysymbioticbondageandthesystemas
a whole is preserved as nature. But environmental abuse has considerably
harmedthisharmony.Buildingblocksofnatureareshatteredinthepretextof
buildingnations.
Ethnic and caste divisions, formed and fostered by social conditions
are fortified as rigid identities that serve as barricades for fraternity and
collective action. Language and religions are tools for culturing love and
peace but misused as weapons for separatism and extremism. Avarice and
social anaesthesia fuelled by these differences have produced strong and
detrimentaldivideofthethirdkind.
Space divided into continents and nations for organizing and focused
administrativepurposeshaveinitiatedhunt,accumulation,misappropriation
and endless wars for the sake of power and resources. Every nation should
absorb developmental opportunities from the world and contribute more for
nourishing the global balance and well-being. But national growth now
means a monopolized version of progress by neglecting and exploiting
others. There is no room for supremacy and sovereignty in the global system
whichneedsonlyserviceandempowerment.
Message to 4th Annual Dialectical Symposium of World
Philosophical Forum Held at National University of Athens,
Greece (Sep 30-Oct 4, 2013) Difference and Unity
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Divisions of nature and organizational structures are converted into
resorts of discrimination and are retained by humanoids. Immature and
infected mind sees distance, envy, hatred and hostility everywhere, whereas
mature mind searches and sees only opportunities for affinity, compassion
andbenevolence.
We are in emergent need of a salient technology that can nullify
senseless divisions, synthesize the beauty and brilliance of systematized
divisions and bring out a common minimal binding and action in sensitive
divisions; A technology that can engineer integration and productivity from
the same factors of conflict and calamity. This technology can spring only
fromastrongphilosophicalspirit.
Philosophyiscompleteandactiveknowledgeignitedbyzealandlove
towards knowledge and its subject and objects. Many systems and solutions
emanatedinscience,society,polityand economyhavefailed,turned adverse
as well as could not sustain due to lack of a comprehensive philosophical
vision. They were designed by hastened decisions and hasty generalization,
considering mind setup and benefits of a selected section of society and
aiming at immediate and interim relief without impact analysis. Fool proof
measures and strength test are neglected and most of the solutions reflect
personal convictions rather than public need and welfare and on many
occasions serve as social retaliation. This hollow and half vision could never
bring action and charge to withstand social changes and repulsions.
Philosophy of progress always links and locks all elements, denizens and
generations together and emphasizes the need for incessant monitoring and
fixinganunbrokenlineageofsocialarchitectsforsustainability.
Philosophy - The solution
Neighbourhood viewed as sources for competition and extraction should be
reviewed as centres for collaboration and sharing of power, resources,
knowledgeandtechnologies.
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We, a very limited group of members have congregated to bring the
dawn, a philosophical awakening for universal betterment. We hope that this
rise will create clusters of committed teams that shall facilitate mass reach
and reaction. In every level and angle of functioning, need of philosophical
zeal, vision and verve, pursuit and insight should be imparted and
implemented. We are exhausted with enormous trials and errors and we
have come to the stage of initiating 'applied philosophy' program.
Philosophy is knowledge with vision, force and transformative ability and
hence much more than mere learning, mastery, expertise and innovations.
Education, science and social thinking should accommodate this foundation
and proceed ahead. Syllabus, system, teaching and learning ambiences and
pedagogyofthisphilosophyarealldistinctfromconventionalmethodologies
andweshouldworkfordefining,draftingandcraftingthesame.
Modern science has many achievement records but still lack in
benefaction. Space exploration and exo-biosis become meaningless as the
entrusted planet has already become abode of dirt and danger. Prosperity is
futile as the expected enjoyers are insecure. Extension of longevity is absurd
as standards, value and purpose of life have become immaterial. One side of
knowledge deciphers subtlest elements like nano, D.N.A and boson and on
the other side intelligence has no concern and impactful action on most
tangible issues like poverty and corruption. I feel elated that World
Philosophical Forum has rendered special attention on creating a 'literate
earth'. The knowledge mentioned here is not subject like linguistics, history
or technical study but 'planetary literacy', the art of making this planet
secure, salubrious and peaceful. All other sciences are its devices and
derivatives.
We should be hopeful in the power of positive thoughts, action and
mission and never should under estimate the efficacy of this silent and puny
streamofawarenessamidstcolossalglobalunrest.
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A thorough decade action plan shall certainly bring a century impact. We may
not be over confident about the total literacy of the entire mankind but we
are sure that a qualitative strength of committed activists shall leadthe major
mass and silence forces of disruption, in the near future. The day is in our
hands as the decision, determination and dynamism are the products of our
individual and collective responsibility. Let us advance the day by joining our
minds, voices and hands. Like Athens, India has the glory of being the cradle
and throne of philosophical evolution apart from secreting and hosting
religious and spiritual systems. Knownfor Her plural fabric and magnanimous
appreciation of merits, She is also specially endowed with rich sense of
tolerance. It would be our privilege to host our 'fifth annual dialectical
symposium' in 2015 in India with our fullest patronage and cooperation.
Whilecongratulatingthesincereandseriousthinkersof'Earthwelfare',Iwish
andblesstheeventagreatsuccessandimpact.
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Message to the Sarajevo Peace Preparatory Meeting, Bosnia
22nd and 23rd March 2014.
Cultivationofpeace
In this busy world, where many are relentlessly fighting for survival,
sustenance, wealth and power, very few are engaged in bringing solution and
change. Their venture can be made successful only through the collective
work of courage, commitment, wisdom, vision, perseverance, inspiring spirit
and resources. Round the clock, throughout the year, in every corner of the
globe,thisforceshouldpermeateandfunction.
As a part of this serious universal transformational program, highly
sincere socio-centric members have assembled here, in this preparatory
meeting, representing the call of nobles and cry of needy across the globe. As
a strong antidote to weapon and war cultures, message of 'fraternity and
unity'forpeaceisplannedforcultivationinthesameland,SarajevoofBosnia,
whichproduced theFirstWorldWarand itsby-products aswars,clashes,ruin
andunrest.
LearningfromSarajevo-1914
Among the worst moments recorded in the earth's diary, 'First World
War (1914-1918)' and Second World War (1939-1945) remain unparalleled.
Already existing power greed and war mania reached a monstrous shape as
theoutburstofFirstWorldWar.Creatingcolossallossofresourcesandlives,it
was a severe blow on the face of humanism and threat to fashion of peaceful
coexistence. This cruel war staged by so called developed and civilized
countries served as a solid proof for their lacking of concern about welfare of
their subjects, neighborhood relations and global peace. Revisiting these war
moments is a potential source for all of us to imbibe, inculcate and inject
values of pluralism, liberty, equality, tolerance, relations, united action and
peace education. Even after the First and Second world wars, still countless
battles in the forms of civil, cold, defensive and pre-emptive wars are eroding
globalpeaceandprogress.
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A new trend of inexpensive and smart wars through aid-lock, trade-clutches,
infiltration and local networking is becoming more prominent. All peace
loving denizens should ensure by their vigilance and diligence that the
Second World War should be the last world war and last war on earth should
be their upcoming 'peace-war to end all forms of ongoing wars'. As 1914-
2014 is experienced as a 'war century', we should initiate all necessary steps
to announce and activate the beginning of 'century of peace' from 2014. If
this is not achieved and made sustainable, there won't be anybody to name
andcallthenextcentury.
Planandaction
When power mongers and peace killers ignited wrath and wars,
disarmament and anti-war missions and movements were simultaneously
started by peace-lovers. But voices of victims and wise were often trampled
by sociophagus power entities. Now it is our prime duty to raise our volume
and vigour to demonstrate the power of peace to those who are after and
againstit.
This mission and responsibilities are not only exclusive for Sarajevo or Bosnia
or concerned few nations. Every global citizen and nation are receptive to
impactsofwarandbenefitsofpeaceandhenceshouldengageactivelyinthis
glorious and the most needed task. Apart from the major ruling powers and
global public, we, the activists have the force to mobilize the social change.
WespeakforpeopletoGovernmentsfortheirrightsandresourcesandspeak
to people about their strength, weakness, challenges and solutions. It is the
right time for us to start the following measures to invigorate our peace
action.
Z A customised and comprehensive report for conflict resolution, positive
engagement, disarmament and relation building should be drafted for
every needed nation, by a team of local and global analysts and activists.
It can be fine-tuned by further study, survey and scrutiny and submitted
forenforcement.
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Z Disarmament should be the prime focus of UN millennium development
goals, sustainable development and all other projects, as armament is
the major diverter of development funds. All global N.G.Os should insist
onthisandaccelerateUNdisarmamentprogram.
Z This obnoxious situation where no nation can be safe without wars and
weapons, is created by weapon maniacs and nourished by negligence of
society. Public spirit should be kindled by global signature campaigns,
awareness programs and opinion polling, against military spending and
war motives. Public demand should reach paramount heights so that
'military expenditure limits and reduction' occupies first place in election
manifestosofallparties.
Z Peace advocates should pressurize governments to land on any of the
following steps to peace; military budget restriction, elimination of
excessive weapons and expansions, gradual disarmament, complete
disarmamentandrelationbuilding.
Z Extended celebrations of this peace event should be conducted
throughout the year 2014 in all parts of the world and the next year, we
should assemble back with fool proof, practical and most efficacious
action plans and vision models. We should be able to display the
reflection of our protest in the consecutive defence budgets of 'weapon-
sick'nations.
PeaceforBosnia
Z In every station of unrest, on one side, there will be a limited number of
peace-crackers clouded by dilly sentimental and smart political reasons,
causing chaos. The other side is comprised of innocent peace-seekers
and victims of misleadership, who are trainable and corrigible. If the
second side is streamlined and reinforced, peace will be at our doorstep.
Forming the federation of peace-loving citizens will be the gateway for
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Z Values of peace and harmony should be taught and trained in living,
learning and working environments through stories, discussions,
dialogue,socialinteractionandcommonengagements.
Z Culture, arts, language and literature are potential devices that can
bridge between diverse members of the society by developing
understanding, concern, amity and bondage. A common club of
Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats with prime agenda of national welfare and
socialempowermentwillcertainlybeimpactful.
Z People's attention should be directed more towards strengthening of
human rights and democracy and building economic progress. Welfare
prioritization and social action will eventually nullify the possibilities and
evileffectsofunrulyengagements,victimization,lethargyandinaction.
Z To eradicate poverty, unemployment and other ills, affected individuals,
centres and organizations can be adopted by local corporates,
philanthropists and welfare agencies for talent developing, micro
financing and self-employment schemes. Apart from locals, great
business houses and international N.G.Os can initiate and intensify such
ventures.
Z Every bit of deep and soulful prayer rising from every participant of this
augustalliancewillbeagreatsourceofpeaceforthisland.
OurWishesandprayers
India, known for its civilizational splendour and energetic democracy
is still carrying the deepest sense of global brotherhood and dedication for
peace, even after facing several invasions and intrusions. We, from India
represent the nerve of our heritage and culture, 'peace' and fortify your zeal
andtrialswithourcommitmentandcontribution.
We believe that it is the power of prayers of good hearts that charges
philosophers, leaders and soldiers who fight for peace. We irrigate this most
needylandofBosniabyourunalloyedprayers.
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We also offer our earnest prayers for this congress to succeed in its
meritorious and laborious task of redesigning Sarajevo, the' native land of
global war' as the 'homeland of global peace'. While congratulating all
organizers, associates, partners and patrons of the peace event, we, the
members of Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust (SRMT), assure all possible supports
for the events and our peace-mission. To put it brief, WAR, in our context
means'WeAreReady'.
Let this gathering convey our strong message-'Those who ignite and
carrytheflameofwararemisfitsforearth'.
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Religiousdominance
Globe is filled with all forms of conflicts and unrest. Peace,
development and happiness are either interim or fragmental and are mainly
held by the smartest and fittest. Advocates of global order and well-being
suggest political reforms, social change and economic progress as solutions
to these issues. We can never deny or underestimate these remedies. At the
same time, the power of positive force and productive role of religion(s) in
shaping,servingandsafeguardingthesocietyshouldbeconsideredasamore
impactful device. This idea is still under suspicion and dispute as the world is
yet to see many conspicuously constructive performances of any religion or
allianceofreligions.
In spite of advancements of technology, and increasing members of
skeptic, rational, atheistic and faith-free communities, still religions directly
or indirectly dominate the major global functioning. Through faith and
sentiments, religions form a strong social network. Great corporates and
leaders either emerge from or affiliate with these communities, empowering
religionstoextendtheirsocialvoiceineconomicandpoliticaldomains.There
areevennationsruledbyreligiouslawsandrobustassociationsofreligious
FewQuotes:
“ManwantsGodtosendpeaceandGodwantshimtoendwar.”
“Vengeance quashes immediate possibility of bringing peace whereas
weaponsnullifyeventheremotestpossibility.”
“The new definition of 'super power' is the ability to administer and
safeguardthenationwithoutweapons.”
“Weaponsaretheplay-toysofdevil.“
Message for “The summit for World Alliance of Religions
for Peace” (September 17-19, 2014, Seoul, South Korea)
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affiliates living in many nations. Thus religions are all powerful bodies that
influencemuchon'others'andcommonsociety.
Present religious stuff has three ingredients; sense, sentiments and
sensations. If the right sense of religions associated with rationale, social
concernandcommitmentareinjectedinthisinfluentialrange,itwillfashiona
prompt and effective welfare model. If weaker sentiments and unruly
sensationsarefed,theworstmagnifiedversionofdangeranddisordercanbe
seen.
Peace and disaster can be created from any system. The result
depends upon the intention, ability and will of the person dealing with it.
Religion being a very powerful system, anything that emanates from it will be
extremely forceful. Due to the uncertain and volatile nature of religions, the
necessity of religions and possibility of substituting religions with theoretical
ethics are much debated. Religions serve as source of moral fear, service,
satisfaction,solaceandsolutiontomillionsofbelievers.
Their necessity cannot be underrated by assessing evils that come
from its misuse. They cannot be substituted by baseless dry ethical formulae.
Purpose, process, practices and object of ethics are all well-explained only in
religions. This conclusion directs us to define and refine religions and enforce
theenrichedversioninthesociety.
Coalition-Therightsolution
Even though the domination of religious systems remain irrefutable,
relyingon thesamereligiousstructuresfor rectification and restoration isnot
easilybelievableformany.
Few opine that religious disaster emanate from improper
understanding and handling, and proper comprehension and application are
therightremedies.
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Second theory emphasizes that religions with faith, service and
surrender unto Supreme has the best positive force that can resurrect and
rejuvenatethesociety.
Third view says that religions dealing with sensitive sentiments have
fuelled conflicts, clashes and calamities and they only have the responsibility
and ability to function as an antidote and delete the ill-effects of its own
misuse.
Fourththeory statesthatusingreligionsforrescuewillbringnewand
additional peril, and prescribes launching of pro-social and anti-religious
crusades for bringing peace. Fifth and final verdict is a coalition proposal, the
best solution and immediate need. First version of coalition is that of a
spiritual association. Second emerges from social consensus, comprising all
divisions,whichisdesignatedasholyalliance.
Holy allianceis the name for the association of all those who love and
distribute peace and in peace language, 'holy wars' are our battles for peace,
initiated against micro, macro and mega wars. The synergy of this holy
alliance, if manifested properly will be thousand times stronger than the
collectiveenergyofallwarmongersandweaponstocksoftheentireplanet.
Spiritualassociationandrenaissance
A great spiritual renaissance only can rectify the errors of religious
misunderstanding and misdirection. This spirituality is a culmination stage in
religious accomplishment where God and scriptures (his messages) are
understood in the right sense;' the peace mode' rather than a blind and blank
spirituality. This religious spirituality will install a meaningful and mighty
inner-faith, without which internal faith between members of different sects
of the same religion and interfaith alliance between members of different
faiths,canneverbeachieved.
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Differentfaithsremainasapartofglobalset-upandcreator'sdesign.
He who has fashioned different languages, arts and sciences has also
provided us different angles and stages for viewing the primary cause and
ultimate purpose of world and life. Reaching religious consciousness and its
various stages of evolution are based on maturity and grace factors and God
never expected a sudden jump or long jump in accepting a particular form of
God or scripture. So pluralism and progression theories form the foundation
of religions. As differences cannot be ruled out, spirituality prevents those
meredifferencesfromimposinginferiorityandinducingenmities.
Religionsarenowfunctioningaswarehousesof'hatred',thebasicingredient
of all religious explosives. This 'hatred' either remains as a substance of
scriptures or in the sense of readers and interpreters or in the spirit of
receiverswhohaveaninbuilturgeforfightanddestruction.Saintlyreformers
are entrusted with the laborious duty of handling sensational contents of
scriptures and their social impacts. Recent moderate trends of branding
them as 'not for application-records', spiritual metaphors, excessive sense
loads or extraordinary contexts are too fragile in changing conventional
rigidities and in charging followers with amity and peace potential. History
also carries the flame of hatred to every ongoing decade and century to see
that the hostile vigour is maintained. Every bitter bit of history should be
neglected, diverted or duly settled based on their seriousness and sense
quotients and a movement for peace based relearning of scriptures should
bestarted.
Counteringevilproducts
Conversion and terrorism are the two major maladies of religion. First
exploitsand second extirpatestheirtargets.Eventhough theyarecarriedout
by few individuals and institutions, the blemish embraces the entire system
and such religions are viewed by others as fatal threats to their culture,
heritage,religionandpeace.
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Hence peace-lovers of every religion should federate together and
demonstrate their transparency and courage by disowning such aliens of
peace residing in their own religions and by evincing maximum dissent and
agitationtocreateanaffirmativecounter-threat.
Liberal religious propaganda is allowed in some nations where as even
individualpracticesandcitizenryarerestrictedforothercommunities,onthe
other side. In the pretext of religious freedom and secularism, temptational
marketing, trade and derogation are promoted in the former and in latter
religiousfreedomandequalityarecurbed.
Every religion is in some way, afraid of existence, growth and expansion of
other religions. This insecurity can be erased only by a solid 'assurance for
non-intrusion'thatreligiousindustrycanprovidetotheirneighborreligions.
Inter-faithera
It is surprising and painful that men who are gifted with the talent of
converting toxins into lifesaving drugs and waste into energy are producing
only wrath and wars from the most auspicious and beneficial message of
God. Philosophies that divulge and sentiments that follow the secrets of
world before creation and life after death should never disturb flourishing
world and hopeful living. Traditional practices advise that faith systems need
to preserved and distributed only to qualified or qualifying recipients and
wealthshouldbedistributedforallascharityandempowerment.
On the contrary, we witness only imposition of religions and exploitation of
wealth everywhere. Globalization agenda of religion is meaningful and
applicable only if it is in terms of benefaction and positive inspiration to the
worldandneverthroughindoctrination,conversionanddestruction.
'If conversion and terrorism are executed with a strong scriptural
endorsement, organized by growing groups with vehement zeal, nourished
bypatrons,applaudedbydominantfanaticsandsilentlywatchedbymajority
of followers as acts of pride and dignity, then the blame infects the entire
religionandestablishesastrongglobalopinionaccordingly.'
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Analyzing 'right and wrong' of religions create chain of disasters in an
intolerant and wild society. All religions should be placed in a common
platform of 'processes in pursuit of creator, His service and a purposeful
complete life'. To discuss which religion is correct or senior, and to decide
'whatshouldbethereligionofothers'arecradlesofcalamity.
God has launched faith systems in order to make us understand the program
and purpose of His creation and gifted us with interfaith spirit to filter
extremism,eccentrismand otheruglyand deadlyinstinctsthat could emerge
in the carrying and conveying process of His message and to maintain
peacefulcoexistenceandcollectivesocialaction.
Globalaction
Peace loving members of every religion should join with all like-
minded multi-religious and social brethren to ensure reforms in and
remediation byreligions.The major forcethat can bringtheneededchangeis
'global action'; consolidated action of simple people all over the world. The
action referred here is 'vigilance'-close monitoring of every sensitive incident
and issue, 'pressure'-demanding needed intervention by repetitive
campaigns of all forms and finally 'aid'-extending all promising supports for
themovementandmission.
Globalactionofholyalliancesneedfourforcestogainpowerandmomentum
for succeeding in their trials. Quantity- Mass participation of students,
housewives and common public. Good rulers can be supported by such
civilianstrengthforenthronementaswellaspeaceadministrationandunruly
headscanbedethroned.Quality-participationofcelebritieswhocanimpress
and mobilize public participation. Dignity-participation of administrators,
military heads, scientists and revolutionary leaders to intensify the outcome
and finally divinity-involvement of realized visionaries that shall accelerate
actionandsuccessofthemission.
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We have today attempted our level best to assemble all socio-sensitive and
pious souls here, for the noblest cause of peace restoration. Not only in
religious issues, but in every issue that disturbs global order like corruption,
pandemics, poverty, environmental degradation and violations of human
rights,justiceanddemocracy,productiveattentionandactionofreligionsare
essential.
Religiouspersonsshouldusesentimentalcommunicationforalluring
the fragile and misled, advisory calibre for educated and semi-mature,
transformational prowess for the impenetrable and incorrigible, and velocity
of prayers to connect the unmentioned and for the triumph of all the above
said endeavours. A person may not be in a religious followers' list but
certainly will be in the victims' list of religious abuse and the list of
beneficiaries, in case of any prospective control, settlement and amity. Risk,
timeandresourcesspentontransientpacificationofdisputescanbediverted
for national and global progress. So intervention of civilians and
administratorsinreligiousissuesisveryimportant.
Appeal
Z There are myriads of channels for sports, adventure, entertainment and
religious propaganda. It will be more educative and enlightening to have
an international channel on Interfaith that can tutor conflict resolution
andsensesoffraternity,brotherhoodandharmony.
Z There should be a comprehensive interfaith manual that can assist
everyone with right understanding of their own religion and right
associationwithothers.
Z An exclusive ministry and department for 'peace and inter-faith
amity' should be constituted just as we have divisions of defense, home,
finance, environmentandothers.
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Z A permanent 'Parliament of faiths' should be established with needed
resources and affiliation strength. It should also have a clear pro-social
agendaandactionplan.
Z To resolve religious disputes, there should be centres for counseling and
negotiation, along with an international court of religious justice. All
these three bodies should have members from influential and
authoritative sectors, and should have enforcement abilities, instead of
mereadvisoryandsuggestivestatuses.
I appreciate this herculean task of organizing such a magnificent gathering
and laudable mission of peace revival, undertaken by 'Heavenly culture,
World Peace and Restoration of Light' (HWPL) and personally congratulate
Mr. Man.H.Lee, the chairman and Mr. John Hwang, regional coordinator of
Melbourne office and finally Mr. Ian Fry, Inter-faith scholar, who has linked us
with HWPL and WARP summit-2014. Their mediation in Mindanao region of
Philippines is a source of hope and encouragement of all peace-workers and
we certainly believe that there will be an increasing number of resolutions
andsettlementsinmanyburningpartsofourearth.
While offering our best wishes and sincere prayers for a grand success
and great social impact of this event, we assure all possible supports from our
organizationforfuturepeace-ventures.
Prof. S.A.R.P.V. Chaturvedi
Founder & Managing trustee
Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust
India
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