Global Initiatives for Departments of Peace - Indian Chapter
Year-long Intensive Campaign in India for DoP
The Missionaries of Nonviolence Foundation of India and the Indian Council of Gandhian Studies, New Delhi which spear head the Indian initiative for establishment of a Department of Peace in Government of India launches a year long intensive people’s campaign on the World Peace Day, ie., 21 September, 2006 with a series of programs.
World Peace Day, 21 September, 2006
The program on World Peace Day which will be held at Gandhi Park, Thiruvananthapuram in South India will consist of Children’s Painting Competition, inter faith prayer, recitals from holy scriptures, messages from prominent citizens, rendering of peace songs, a dance drama on Satyagraha, lighting of peace candles, pledge against violence and for World Peace and release of World Peace Day cards.
Discussions in different parts of India
This will be followed by consultation discussions in a phased manner in various parts of India in which prominent citizens, law makers, artists, peace activists, youth leaders will be involved.
Centenary of Satyagraha
The Gandhi birth anniversary celebrations which begin in the backdrop of the centenary of Satyagraha movement on 2 October, 2006 all over India will be used this year to highlight Gandhi’s passion for peace and harmony.
Contacting National Leaders on DoP
The first batch of senior political leaders of India will be contacted in New Delhi to appraise the global initiative for Departments of Peace and to seek their help in moving a bill in the Indian Parliament for the creation of a Department of Peace in Government of India.
National convention A National convention to highlight the campaign’s objectives is also being planned to be held in January 2007 in New Delhi.
The Indian Campaign committee invites everyone to join and support this initiative which is the need of the hour that too in the Centenary Year of the Satyagraha Movement.
Details can be had from the following:
- Dr.N.Radhakrishnan, e-mail: drnradhakrishnan@yahoo.com
- P.V.Rajagopal, e-mail: rajagopal_pv@rediffmail.com
- Dr.Viswanath Karad, E-mail: vdkarad@mitpune.com
- Prof. Sudhamahi Reghunathan, e-mail: sudhamahi@gmail.com
- Dr.N.P.Singh, e-mail: snsibm@rediffmail.com
- Sasidharan Nair, e-mail: sasidharan@inorbit.com
- TRK Somaiya, e-mail: trksomaiya@yahoo.com
- N.Vasudevan, e-mail: n_vasu@rediffmail.com
- Prof. S.Jayapragasam, e-mail: majabetsy@rediffmail.com
- Anil Dutt Mishra, e-mail: gandhimk@nda.vsnl.net.in
- Dr. Vinod Tyagi, e-mail: vinodtyagi@hotmail.com
- A.L.Rangarajan, e-mail: alrangarajan2001@eth.net
- Kusum Chadda, e-mail: kusumchadda@56rediffmail.com