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Speech of Mr. Louis Campana

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Second  International Fellowship Program on Nonviolence & Peace IFPNP  Oct 02, 2023, to Jan30, 2024 IFPNP -II Certification Ceremony  April 9, 2024 Message of Louis Campana, President, Gandhi International, France   Good morning, On the occasion of the certification ceremony for those who followed the trainings, I would like to honor them by calling them adventurers of non-violence in this world  which became sick (a little more than yesterday, but it is permanent!), is a compliment that involves a radical change of life.   I would like you to understand the importance of Ahimsa (do not harm), it is the first degree in this adventure and you will realize that it is a difficult thing. The second is the search for truth (Satyagraha) and it begins with oneself. His most necessary involvement is that of the Swadeshi, this voluntary ability to weigh no one, to be oneself subject to noideology or propaganda and thus initiate a path of inner freedom. If you need a reference point

Speech of Dr. Ogarit Younan, Founder, AUNOHR

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  Lebanon - Ministerial Decree n°487 date 04/09/2014 ● www.aunohr.edu.lb Beirut, P.O. Box 17 5227 - Gemayze; Tel/Fax +961 (0) 1- 445333; Mobile +961 70-111382;  E-mail: university@aunohr.edu.lb   International Fellowship Program on Nonviolence & Peace Oct 02, 2023, to Jan30, 2024 IFPNP -II Certification Ceremony ● April 9, 2024. Dr. Ogarit Younan speech AUNOHR University Founder Dears, The International Online Fellowship Program on Nonviolence & Peace – IFPNP II, Thank you to all the people who contributed to the success of this program. Allow me to thank especially, Dr. Siby Joseph, Director of IFPNP, the Director of the Jamnalal Bajaj Memorial Library and Research Centre for Gandhian Studies, in Sevagram - Wardha, India, and  Prof. John Chelladurai, Dean of the Interdisciplinary Gandhian Studies in MGM University, India. Gandhi is present with us. I can feel it. Greetings to him, and to the legacy he presented to the world, with his spirit, behavior, thought, experime

International Online Fellowship Program on Nonviolence & Peace

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Summary Report of IFPNP and list of Eligible Fellows

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  International Online Fellowship Program on Nonviolence & Peace Oct 02, 2023 to Jan30, 2024                                                                          Summary Report   International Fellowship Program on Nonviolence and Peace –II   (IFPNP -II) was organized by Sevagram  Ashram Pratishthan in association with Gandhi International, Academic University College for Nonviolence and     Human Rights and MGM University. This four months fellowship program (Oct. 02, 2023–January 30,2024) was offered online and using English medium to support the international participants. In addition participants were given an opportunity to participate in a Colloquium on Peace and related themes held in  January 2024 in India . The response to the announcement of the program was overwhelming. More than 60 applications from thirteen countries were given admission.   Inauguration : It was inaugurated on Oct. 02, 2023 by  Prof. Ramin Jahanbegloo Vice Dean and Executive Director, Mahatma Gand

Tributes to Johan Vincent Galtung

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                                    Tributes to Johan Galtung International Online Fellowship Program on Nonviolence & Peace -II (IFPNP-II)  Special Meeting In memory of Johan Galtung   Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan Wardha, MS, India  in association with  Gandhi International,  France Academic University College for Non-violence and Human Rights- AUNOHR, Lebanon MGM University, Chh. Sambhajinagar,Aurangabad, MS, India i Google Meet joining info Video call link:  https://meet.google.com/zrq- hana-aad Or dial: ‪(US) +1 628-888-1710 PIN: ‪370 978 277# More phone numbers:  https://tel.meet/zrq-hana-aad? pin=7938805361784          March 11, 2024 at 4 pm IST    Special  Address : Dr. Sanjeev Kumar  , Professor of Political Science , Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi    Tributes and Recollections Facilitators, Mentors and Fellows of IFPNP N. B.  Followed by Facilitators meeting with Fellows   About the Speaker  Prof.Sanjeev Kumar Sanjeev Kumar is Professor of Political Science

Conflict Transformation

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    Conflict Transformation I. Dealing with Conflict Conflict is essentially an aberration of relationship. Conflict resolution is actually restoration of relationship. When we adopt methods that are by nature ‘exclusive’, to resolve, it turns conflict into violent and bitter experience of win / lose kind. When we handle conflict by means of ‘inclusive’ methods, conflict turns into creative experience. Conflict is unavoidable, integral part of life. Hence, instead of running away from it, let’s take it up proactively. The process of pro-actively taking on the conflict can be as follows: 1. Scan the conflict to find out which of the factors is defective and particularize the issue. That will help you deal with the problem without hurting the person much. 2. In a conflict all the factors stated above (in section XIII) come into play. Each factor has two options: one is positive another negative. For instance, a. The ‘alter’ can be viewed as your antagonist or partner in l

Valedictory Address of IFPNP-II

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 Valedictory  Address  The Great Pertinence of Gandhi to India and the World  January 30, 2024 at 3.00 pm IST to 3.45 pm IST  International Online Fellowship Program on Nonviolence & Peace -II (IFPNP-II)                                                                 Organised by  Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan Wardha, MS, India  in association with  Gandhi International,  France Academic University College for Non-violence and Human Rights- AUNOHR, Lebanon MGM University, Chh. Sambhajinagar,Aurangabad, MS, India Google Meet joining info Video call link:  https://meet.google.com/zrq- hana-aad Or dial: ‪(US) +1 628-888-1710 PIN: ‪370 978 277# More phone numbers:  https://tel.meet/zrq-hana-aad? pin=7938805361784 Valedictory  Address  The Great Pertinence of Gandhi to India and the World  January 30, 2024 at 3.00 pm IST to 3.45 pm IST  Welcome : Dr. Siby K. Joseph Director, IFPNP, Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan  Introducing the Chief Guest: Dr. D. Jeevankumar  Hon. Professor, Karnataka Stat