International Day of Peace Vigil 2008, Mysore
20th September 2008Teresian College, Mysore [nggallery id=15] Swami Nityasthanandaji, president of Sri Ramakrishna Ashram delivered an inaugural address stressing peace in the world as starting from the home first. It also comes from understanding other religions and their principles. No religion and its books speaks of violence. Today’s youth should work hard to mix with those […]
Fourth SACC Member Group Workshop 2008
23—24 August 2008 Member groups from various parts of Indiaparticipated in the Fourth IARF Member Group & India Chapter Leaders Workshop & Interfaith Seminar, presided over by IARF president Thomas Mathew. 11 Member Groups & India Chapter leaders presented their annual reports of the previous year. They also discussed their involvement in interfaith activities and the […]
4th SACC Member Group Workshop, 2008
4th IARF-SACC Member groups’ & Chapter leaders’ 2-day Workshop & Interfaith seminar Mysore, 23-24 August 2008 Please see the report here (PDF)
The 12th IARF India Chapter conference, 2007
Held in the southern tip city of India, Kanyakumari, on 14-16 December 2007. The conference was inaugurated by the Honorable Law Minister of India (State) K. Venkitapathy, and the valedictory function led by the Honorable High Court Judge P. Jyothi Mani. Around 250 delegates from different parts of India and many dignitaries – bishops, […]
Interfaith program, Leh (Kashmir) branch, 2005
Organized by Ven. Bhikku Sanghasena, Leh branch chairman. 25 August, 2005 Around 400 specially invited delegates from India and abroad attended. Five delegates from member group IALRW (Japan) also attended this grand program on the banks of the Indus River. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama attended and delivered an inaugural speech in which he […]
Shramadan (gift of labour) Gujarat 2005
India (Gujarat): Morbi, Nana Dahisara & KajaradaFebruary 2005 31 Hindu young adults  Organiser: Hiten Bhagtani, RFYN India Gujarati leader. For this project, the young adults did shramadan, gift of labour, at the sites built during the 2002 project. Most were very wary of going into a 100% Muslim village, entering their mosque and cleaning it. Most had never entered […]
Gandhi Jayanti 2004
On October 2nd of every year Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday is celebrated. This is popularly called “Gandhi Jayanthi”. Gandhiji is universally known as an apostle of peace. On this day this year Khwaja Gharib-Un-Nawaz Inter-faith Centre (KGNWC) chose to arrange a talk by Mr.H.S. Doreswamy who is respected as a Gandhian and a freedom fighter. […]
Young Adult Programme Shillong 2004
17, 18, 19 June 2004. Brief Report on 3-day IARF Young Adult Programme held at Shillong (PDF)
Interfaith celebration of Christmas 2003
24 December 2003, Bangalore From the report (PDF, 1 page): Prof. Dr. Mumtaz Ali Khan …spoke about the message of Lord Jesus Christ to mankind and how his message is relevant to people of different faiths. He made a particular reference to the recognition of Jesus Christ as a Prophet in Islam. Mr. Raya Raddi, […]
IARF-SACC participation at Delhi Peace Summit 2003
“Towards a Culture of Harmony and Peace” Delhi Peace Summit, in partnership with Council for a Parliament of World’s Religions, Chicago, organised an International Summit with the theme “Towards a Culture of Harmony and Peace” from December 7 – 10, 2003 at New Delhi. The summit was inaugurated by the President of India, H.E. Dr. […]