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Krishna AdhikariR-11, FIRST FLOOR
HAUZ KHAS ENCLAVE
New Delhi
India
110016
+91-11-26518990
india@upf.org
India
R-11, FIRST FLOOR
HAUZ KHAS ENCLAVE
New Delhi
India
110016
+91-11-26518990
india@upf.org
Chapter Secretary General
Krishna Adhikari
Global Peace Council Member
Amb. Krishna Venkatachalam Rajan
President, Association of Indian Diplomats
Global Peace Council Member
Hon. Eduardo Faleiro
Commissioner for Non-Resident Indian Affairs, Government of Goa
Day of Peace in Chennai, India
The UPF and the Religious Youth Service, in association with the Federation of Gandhian Institutions, commemorated the International Day of Peace in Chennai, India on September 21. Interreligious prayers for world peace, nonviolence and ceasefire, and a candlelight vigil marked this occasion.
Day of Peace in Sikkim, India
Gangtok, India - UPF-Sikkim commemorated the UN International Day of Peace on September 21 at a gathering in the Forest Department Conference Hall in Gangtok.
Women Promote Good Governance in Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal - “Women need to be involved in every area of society, including those more traditionally dominated by men,” Dr. Mohini Giri, Chairwoman of India’s Guild of Service and founding president of the Women's Federation for World Peace-India, told a June 23 forum in Nepal that included four Members of Parliament. She specifically named the legal profession, politics, and economic enterprises.
Day of Families Celebrated in Sikkim and Punjab
Sikkim and Punjab, India - The United Nations International Day of Families was commemorated on May 15 at the Sikkim Government College in Gangtok, Sikkim, and at the Desh Bhagat Institute of Advanced Computer Sciences in Mandi Gobind Garh, Punjab.
Youth Promote "Adopt a Monument" Project in Delhi
New Delhi, India - As part of its Adopt-a-Monument cleaning campaign, young volunteers with UPF-India assembled on May 8, 2010, at the Qutab Minaret in New Delhi to pick up trash.
S.A. Ali: Problems and Possibilities of Interreligious Dialogue from a Muslim Perspective
A Women's Movement for Change in Sikkim
Gangtok-Sikkim, India - "A Women's Movement for Real Change" was the theme of a March 8 gathering in the capital of Sikkim.
Day of Peace in New Delhi
New Delhi, India - Ms. Shalini Dewan, Director of United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan, spoke on peace.
RYS Participants Build Community Center to Serve Three Indian Villages
Darjeeling, India - Twenty-nine RYS participants, representing various faiths and cultures, gathered to construct a community center of about 1,100 sq. ft for the needy peoples of three villages, thereby providing a much-needed meeting place. Ongoing efforts are being made in the development of a global peace village, and to encourage villagers to become effective decision-makers in the development of their own communities. The community center will also be equipped with important information concerning health and education.
Youth Leadership Training in Delhi
Delhi, India - Interest is growing in UPF's Youth Leadership Training programs in India. Mr. Yeqing Victor Lee, Secretary General of the Washington DC-based Youth Federation for World Peace, was a featured speaker at several events at schools and universities near the nation's capital.
Youth Leadership Training in the Punjab
Punjab, India - Four UPF resource persons traveled 1,800 km to conduct five Youth Leadership Training Programs on the theme “Let Us Join Hands to Build a Bright Future” in four major cities of the Punjab.
C.S. Yong: Award Ceremony for Dr. Pawan Chamling
Your accomplishments for the sake of the Sikkimese people, especially the up-liftment of the poor, downtrodden, and marginalized, are truly remarkable. I am confident that you will achieve your aspiration for the people of Sikkim to be poverty-free and 100 percent literate.
P. Chamling: Acceptance Speech, Leadership and Good Governance Award
Chief Minister of Sikkim, India, Given Award
Gangtok, Sikkim, India - The Universal Peace Federation of India honored Dr. Pawan Chamling, Hon. Chief Minister of Sikkim, with the Leadership and Good Governance Award on July 6. The ceremony took place in the Chintan Bhawan Government Hall in Gangtok, the picturesque capital of Sikkim.
Darjeeling Conference on Leadership and Governance
The Universal Peace Federation (UPF) of India organized a Leadership Conference under the theme, “A New Paradigm of Leadership and Good Governance” in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India on July 5.
G. Rajan: The Language of Peace
The UPF call of “One Family Under God” resonates with an ancient Indian philosophical assertion of Vasudaiva Kutumbakam, the whole world is one single family.
Day of Families Celebrated in Sikkim and Punjab
Sikkim and Punjab, India - UPF-India organized an International Day of Families event at a school in East Sikkim and a hospital in Jalandhar, Punjab.
Religious Youth Service Alumni Help Orphans on Global Youth Service Day in Chennai, India
Chennai, India - On April 26, 2009, Global Youth Service Day, alumni of Religious Youth Service-India volunteered at "Udhavum Ullangal," a free home taking care of more than 100 orphan children in Chennai.
New Delhi Program Promotes a Vision for Peace in India
Delhi, India - Over 500 leaders from all major faith traditions and all walks of life convened for a common cause at the Global Peace Tour event at Delhi University on April 2.
Women Offer Interfaith Peace Prayers at India War Memorial
New Delhi, India - On International Women’s Day, the Guild for Service and War Widows Association offered interfaith peace prayers at India Gate [a war memorial] in New Delhi on March 8, 2009.