Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration Events

About the Foundation: India is a land of religions and diversity. Our purpose is to bring this country back to its original ethos by reviving harmony and peace. The B. V. Foundation for the Promotion of Peace and Harmony was established in 2006 to promote peace in the Visakhapatnam district of India. Our CC holds […]

Iftar Dinner at Mothi Baba Dargah, Chennai

On 14 July 2015 Adv. Varadarajalu Rengapashyam, IARF Council member for India, held an Iftar Dinner (traditional meal eaten by followers of Islam on sunset during Ramadan, the month of fasting, which is often an occasion for inter-religious encounter) at Mothi Baba Dargah Interfaith Centre (you can read more about it here) attended by about 400 persons of different […]

Human Rights Education Facilitators’ Training Program

26 – 28 June, 2015Venue: St. Ann’s GeneralateSt. Ann’s Retreat cum Seminar Centre, H.No: 12-13-485, Nagarjunnagar Colony, Tarnaka, Secunderabad – 500017, Telangana State, India HRE training Hyderabad 2015 (pdf 1 page)     

India Chapter Chennai branch Human Rights Day event

10 December 2014@Quaide – Milleth College for Men, Medavakkam, Chennai PROGRAM: Invocation: –  Students Welcome Address: Dr. D. Ayub Khan Dawood, QMC for men, Chennai-100 Presidential Address: Dr. A. Rafi, M.Com. M.Phil., Ph.D., Principal, QMC for men, Chennai-100 Inaugural address & Power point on UDHR:  K. Ramachandran National Vice-President, IARF, India Chapter Sharing experience with IARF: […]

Human Rights Awareness Drive by young adults, S. India

Awareness Drive on the Universal “Human Rights” Place: Bangalore & Chennai, India Date : 16th November 2014 Regional coordinators : Fareena Maria (Bangalore) & Vijay Sarathy (Chennai)  On a Sunday morning when most people tend to sleep in and while away their time, a few young adults joined hands to step up and make a […]

International Peace Day 2014 celebrated in India

21 September 2014 International Day of Peace   Visakhaptnam IARF member group Bala Vikas Foundation for Peace & Harmony  observed International  Peace Day at the Gandhi statue near GVMC. Students attended from A.P. Indian Student Parliament, Karuna International, New Trenz, Society for Good Governance, Indian Youth for Society, and Nirmal Jyothi Foundation, plus the social […]

Interreligious Harmony Week 2014 – Dhaka rally

Interreligious Harmony RallyCampus of the University of Dhaka2 February 2014     Dear Peace-loving brothers and sisters of the world, Please accept my greetings of peace. On the occasion of Interreligious Harmony Week declared by the United Nations, The Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (CIID) of the Department of World Religions and Culture of […]

HRET-RFYN St. Anne’s PU College, Bangalore

Human Rights Eduction training St. Anne’s PU College, Bangalore, INDIA 18 & 19 Nov 2013 Facilitators : Janhvi Gupte & Bro. Albert Xaviour   Report (PDF 5 pages, illustrated)    

Human Rights Resource Centre newsletter end-2013

IARF-HRRC Newsletter Oct-Dec 2013 (PDF 48 pages, illustrated)      

State-level Interfaith Fest, TamilNadu