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Peace education and a call for social dialogue onnonviolence and peace
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Surya Nath PrasadJune 26, 2013
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Abstract
I would like to give a clarion call to adopt the kind of peace educationwhich can enable people to solve the problems of terrorism and otherforms of violence, and can make them just and nonviolent. The leaders andheads of different societies and the nation-States must be aware aboutpeace education based on the five elements of man and woman. All leadersshould be honourably invited for dialogue, including those who bearresponsibility for genocide, ethnic cleansing and global terrorism. Othermembers in the dialogue should be heads of different nation-states andreligious sects, global teachers, thinkers and creators of culture ofpeace, popular leaders among the masses and the heads of impartial NGOs.
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The brief of the speech given by Dr. Prasad at the World Spiritual ForumAstana, Kazakhstan was published on June 26, 2013 in Peace and ConflictMonitor – A Journal of United Nations mandatedUniversity for Peace, San José, Costa Rica. For detailsplease go through the journal’s website cited below:
Website: http://www.monitor.upeace.org/innerpg.cfm?id_article=996
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PLAGIARISTS IN PEACE EDUCATIONToday plagiarism is rampant in every discipline of knowledge. Peace education is also not free from wron-doing by the so-called intellectuals.
There may be many, but the following four learned persons came to my notice who have stolen my ideas from my writings published in popular journals, books and encycloaedia, and they are: 1. Prof. A. Ranga Reddy (2007), 2. Mr. Kashinyadav (2010), 3. Dr. Loknath Mishra (2009), and 4. Ms Niharika Panda (2013).
People commit wrong due to ignorance about their own tremendous knowledge and wisdom within. Though all, including the above mentioned four persons, have treasure ofknowledge within, it is a matter of awareness and constant learning to unfold them to be the masters of creation of their own ideas.
08 November 2007
To
The Editor
University News
Association of Indian University
AIU House, 16 Comrade Indrajit Gupta Marg
NEW DELHI-110 002
Sub.: Plagiarism and Proper Action for this
Dear Sir/Madam,
It is a matter of great regret and shame that maximum partsof our article entitled “Peace as the Role and Mission ofUniversity” published in University News, (Vol. 44, No.07,February 13-19, 2006, pp.12-17), were included and reprintedin the article: “Needed Global Peace Universities forSustainable Gandhism” in the name of A. Ranga Reddy,Professor, Department of Economics, Sri VenkateswaraUniversity, Tirupati, and published in University News, Vol.45, No. 43, October 22-28, 2007, pp.9-13. Professor Reddy hascompletely copied the matters of our article cited above atthe pages 12-17 in his article at the pages 10-12.
Kindly go through both the articles written by us, andProfessor A. Ranga Reddy as mentioned above which werepublished in the two different issues of University News asreferred above, and take corrective measures so that suchtype of intellectual robbery should be stopped in futurepublication of University News-a highly esteemed, popular andwidely circulated Journal of Higher Education, and alsopublish a note in the forthcoming issue of University Newsabout the misdeed committed by Professor Ranga Reddy.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thanking you,
Yours truly,
Surya Nath Prasad
Suman Shukla
Copy to:
A. Ranga Reddy, Professor, Department of Economics, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati
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03 November, 2011
Kashinyadav
Manager Cargo
Chennai Area, India
Aviation and Aerospace
Airport Authority of India
Kashinyadav,
Your article on Peace Education posted on Scribd, dated 03/06/2010 is an act of plagiarism done by you.
You have taken all the matters in your article from the textsof writings of other renowned thinkers in the field of peace education to whom you have not acknowledged.
In the beginning paragraphs of your article, you have copied the word and ideas including all the 11 References out of many from the article on the theme: Access to Peace Educationwritten by Prof. Surya Nath Prasad published in Online Encyclopaedia of Peace of Education, Teachers College Columbia University, New York, USA, 2008.
Your act of plagiarism is the subject matter of copyright infringement law and unfair competition, and attracts legal and monetary penalties. Sometimes, penalties for plagiarism can include criminal punishments and imprisonment, and sometimes, severe penalties like suspension or termination from the job.
Kashinyadav, firstly, tell me honestly, really you know the concept, and meaning of peace education, and its methodology of learning or teaching. Secondly, References which you have cited in your article are isolated. Every reference cited in the References requires its citation in the text of the
article which you have not done in your article because you have not read and studied the articles and the books which you have referred in your article. The other reason is that knowingly you have stolen the ideas of others making them of your own hence you have not given the citation in the text ofyour article where you have written their ideas.
Why you copy the ideas of others while every individual (man or woman) has ample treasure within. It is a matter to open or manifest them. And he or she is capable to do so, and to be master of his or her own creation. Do not forget you can also be an original creator of the thing within you which youlike most.
However, in the present circumstances, tender apology to the authors of articles and books for stealing their ideas and words for using in your article entitled Peace Education published in Scribd, dated 03/06/2010, and revise this plagiarized article of yours following the APA Style and Format.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Surya Nath Prasad
cc.:1. Prof. Monisha Bajaj, Editor, Online Encyclopedia of Peace Education, Teachers College Columbia University, New York, USA
2. [email protected] - under Scribd DMCA Copyright infringement notification
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28 April, 2013
To
Dr.Lokanath Mishra
Principal
Vivek College of Education
Bijnor, U.P.
E-mail: [email protected]
Sub.: Tender Apology
Dear Dr. Loknath Mishra,
Thanks for your letter dated 19 April, 2013concerning papers for to be the edited book on thetheme: Gender and Peace Education.
I have gone through your book in two volumes onPeace Education with the title: Encyclopaedia ofPeace Education published by APH PublishingCorporation, New Delhi in 2009.
Collection of papers in a book or books cannot beencyclopaedia. There are twelve chapters in twovolumes of your Encyclopaedia of Peace Education.However, they are not properly arranged as per therequirement of an encyclopaedia. Go through thesome standard encyclopaedias, like EncyclopaediaBritannica, the Social Science Encyclopaedia,Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences and otherpopular encyclopaedias.
In the instant two volumes of your encyclopaedia,you have assembled several ideas of expert authorsin the discipline of peace education, however,unrelated and incoherently and withoutusing/applying any standard norm of citation in thetext of chapters in the volumes of your bookfollowed by citation in the references, and thereare several citations in the references which haveno citations in the text of the chapters of your
book. Some ideas of other authors are cited honestlymentioning their names, though citations are notproper, and are without using any standard norm andstyle of citation in the text of the chapters. several times, ideas of other authors cited by youas quotations in the chapters of the volumes of yourbook are of more than 40 words which require thestyle of block quotation in the text citation. Evencitations in the references of the book are notproper. There are standard rules for citation in thereferences also, which are not followed by you. Youhave written the ideas of other thinker authorsowning your own at several places in the chapters ofyour book.
Now I come to the specific point. I would like todraw your attention towards Para 2, Page v ofPreface of both the Volumes of your Encyclopaedia ofPeace Education, and also Volume I, Chapter 2.2,Para 1, Page 22 of your encyclopaedia. The ideaswritten by you on the above cited pages in thechapters of your Encyclopaedia of Peace Educationare not yours, but you have written owning them asyours. They are stolen ideas, and it amounts toplagiarism (intellectual theft), and you areresponsible for this wrongful act, and itsrepercussion will not be good for you.
The only excuse for you is that you will have toaccept honestly your mistake, tell the source of theides where from you have taken and tell the name ofthe author of these ideas, and tender apology.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Dr. Surya Nath Prasad
P.S.: At the bottom of your current letter justbelow your mobile number, you have cited a short
quotation: TO REACH PEACE, TEACH PEACE” withoutmentioning the name of the original author speakerof the idea owning your own, it also amounts toplagiarism. Put the name of the author of the ideaon your letterhead just after his idea in futurecorrespondence.
My Advice to you: Consider and use others ideas askeys to open the locked treasure of ideas withinyou. Make never others ideas as your own. Use themto coordinate or to compare your ideas (which willcome out by constant reading of others ideas withopen and critical mind) either in favour or incontrast giving them proper credit applying thestandard norm of citation. Follow APA Style andFormat while you are writing a paper, a chapter or abook or an encyclopaedia.
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25 April 2013
To
Ms Niharika Panda
Lecturer
Nalini Devi Women’s College of
Teacher Education, Bhbaneshwar, Odisha
Dear Ms Niharika,
I have gone through your article on the topic – PeaceEducation: The Best Investment for Future Generationpublished in University News, Vol. 51, No.03, January 21-27,2013.
Your instant article is full of stolen ideas of others. Youhave not followed or used any established standard norm,style and format in your article and even common sense forcitation of ideas taken from the writings of other authorsfollowed by citation in the references. There is nocoordination of your ideas with the ideas of other authorseither in favour or disfavour. Ideas of other authors quotedby you in the text of the article, though not proper, are notreferred in the references, and there are several citationsin the references, but relevant citations are not in the textof you paper. In some quotations, you have taken the ideas ofothers which are more than 40 words that require differentstyle of citation in the text of the article.
Now I come to the specific point. And it is a great blundercommitted by you when you have taken and used others ideasowning your own. Can you tell me, the whole ideas, which youhave written owning her own under the caption ‘Conclusion’ inyour article, are taken from whose writings? It amounts tointellectual theft (plagiarism), and its repercussion willnot be good for you.
The only excuse for you is to accept your mistake honestly,confess and tell the source (from where you have taken andwhose ideas are) with the promise that you will not repeatthis type of wrong acts in future.
My advice: Make APA Style and Format your friend and teacherbefore you start to write a paper. Believe on your own ideas which arewithin you (and in every one) as treasure, others ideas are keys to openthe locked treasure of ides within.
Looking forward to hearing from you very soon.
Dr. Surya Nath Prasad
Coy for information to:
The Editor
University News
New Delhi-110 002
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to A Peace Reality, and this issue will be
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Let noble thoughts come to us from all universe -Rigveda, I-89-i
ISSN 1991-5721
PEACE EDUCATION
Vol. 17 Founder &Editor-in-Chief: Surya Nath
Prasad 2010-2011
Global Governance for Security and Peace: The Role
of Peace Education
Surya Nath Prasad 1 Prologue
Johan Galtung 3 Editorial: The UN,
Peace and Peace Education
Young Seek Choue 5 Pax United Nations:Towards Global Peace through
PaxUnited Nations
Charles Mercieca 7 Pax United Nations
Versus Pax Americana
Garveth Evans 10 National Governmentand Global Governance:
Meeting the Challenges of International Decision-
making
Sir Shridath Ramphal 18 Peace in our Global
Neighbourhood
Suman Shukla 23 Teachers for Helpingin Maintaining Peace and
Security: The Goals of United Nations
Surya Nath Prasad 26 Global Governance forSecurity and Peace:
The
Role of Peace Education – A Peace Speech
Betty A. Reardon & 35 Identifying RecentPublications of Significance
Surya Nath Prasad to Peace Education: ARequest from Betty A.
Reardon and A Reply form Surya Nath Prasad
The Norwegian Nobel Committee 39Liu Xiaobo Awarded with Nobel PeacePrize
foe 2010
The Norwegian Nobel Committee 40 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, LeymahGbowee and
Tawakkul Karman Received Nobel Peace Prize
for 2011
The El-Hibri Charitable Foundation 41Colman McCarthy Awarded withEl-Hibri Peace
Education Prize for 2010
The El-Hibri Charitable Foundation 42 Gene Sharp Selected the 2011Recipient of El-Hibri
Peace Education Prize
South Asia Association of 43 K. G. Vyas Honouredwith Varah Mihir Award
Economic Geologists
UN University for Peace 44 Founder of the
University for Peace passes away
Editorial Board of Peace Education 45 Sudden Death of Mrs.Saraswati Hardenia:
Journal Condolence Message
Suman Shukla (Author) 46 A Book on: PeaceEducation: Retrospect and Prospect
(To be published in 2012 by Peace Education Publications)
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Prof. Surya Nath Prasad’sContributions to Pace
EducationThe following information about
Prof. Surya Nath Prasad’s activities
highlight the ways in which Prof.
Prasad has played, and will continue
to play a role in expanding the
field of peace education heightening
its profile:
Surya Nath Prasad was born in 1942 in India. He is
M. A. in Sociology, B. Ed.,M. Ed., M. Phil. (in
Nonviolence and Peace Studies) and Ph. D. (in
Education).
Prof. Prasad has received Honorary Doctorate in Peace
Education from USA and in Education from Nigeria, D.Sc.
from Sri Lanka, and D.Litt. in Peace Education from
Netherlands at the hands of His Excellency Dr. Shankar
Dayal Sharma, Former President of Government of India.
The title of his dissertation in M. Phil. research
was Peace Education: Theory and Practice. It is
going to be published in the book form soon. The
topic of his thesis in Ph. D. research was Psycho-
diagnosis of Mal-adjustment of Pupil-Teachers and
their Therapy. It was published in the book form
with the title Mental Health of Teachers.
Surya Nath Prasad has taught as a Assistant and
Associate Professor in the colleges of education for
the last more than three decades. He has taught as
a Visiting Professor at the Graduate Institute of
Peace Studies, Kyung Hee University in Republic of
Korea.
Surya Nath Prasad has been perpetually developing,
enriching and heightening the field of peace
education for the last about 45 years since 1968
through continuous writing his novel ideas of peace
education for broadcasting on All India Radio, for
national and international conferences, publishing
them in national and international journals and
books, chapters in books and in encyclopedias, and
also by founding an international journal, viz. Peace
Education: An International Journal in 1975, and launching
its inaugural issue in1977 on the Special theme of
Role of Women in Peace Education, and distributing
its issues Free of Cost throughout the world. It is
all for conscientization of all types of people
towards justice, nonviolence and peace.
1967 -Prasad wrote a paper on “Indian Population:
A Survey”, which was published in SANSAR (The World)
on July 06, 1967.
Again in 1967, he wrote a paper on the topic-
“Legalizing Abortion: A License for Immorality”,
which was published in Social Welfare Magazine in
September issue.
It was published in the same year in SANSAR (The
world) on 03 December and in AAJ (Today) on 17
December.
1968 - Prasad gave his talk on the theme: Family
Planning: A Demand of the Era on All India Radio
Allahabad, Lucknow, Varanasi and Rampur (At 8 p.m.
on 8 July, 1968, also published in Sachitra Ayurveda
January, 1968 , pp. 115-118.
1969 - Social Conditioning of Mental Illness
written by Prasad was published in Sachitra Ayurve da
(a Journal of ancient Indian Medicines) in January,
1969 issue.
In 1970 - Social Environment and Mental Diseases: A
Sociological Approach written by Prasad was
published in Prajna (Wisdom) in March, 1970.
In the same year of 1970, he wrote a paper on the
topic: Mental Illness as Social Deviance, which was
published in Indian Journal of Social Research, Vol. XI,No.
2.
1971 and 1972 - Prasad actively participated in the
seminars on “Teachers’ Attitude” and “Causes of
Student Unrest” respectively held in 1971 and 1972
in the Faculty of Education of Banaras Hindu
University.
In the same year in 1972, Education as the Way to
Ease the Stress written by Surya Nath Prasad was
published in Social Welfare, New Delhi, Vol. XIX,
No. 9.
His paper “Education and Mental Health” was
published in Samshiksha, No. 2, April, 1972.
Education and Mental Health, Moral Education in a
Secular State and Social Development in Children: A
Global Need for World Peace were presented by Surya
Nath Prasad in three different Sections of the 47
All India Education Conference held at Banaras Hindu
University from December 27 – 31, 1972.
1973 - All the three papers of Prasad presented in
47th All India Education Conference were published in
book form with the title Education: Mental Health and World
Peace. It is basic search of the author and very
thought-provoking seeking to expose education in
relation to man’s fundamental nature and his
composition with his mental health and peace in the
society. The reviewer of this small book Dr. S. S.
Mathur, Professor of Education, Lucknow University,
India, writes, “The main idea underlying in these
papers has been to reveal the new type of
educational system, which according to the author,
should be adopted in order to make it truly needful
in maintaining and recovering mental health of the
nation, and world peace” (The Pioneer, April 04,
1973).
Prasad was invited to participate in the 4th
Triennial Meeting of World Council and the World
Conference at Pondicherry Ashram held from December
15-19, 1973. He presented his paper on the theme:
Education as the Way to Achieve World Peace and
Unity. The central ideas in his paper were: “It is
foolish to talk world unity without attaining world
peace, and it will be more foolish to talk world
peace without attaining peace at individual level. I
mean if we set right the man or individual, we can
set right the whole world. And it is easy to set
right the man rather than to set right the world.
And there is possibility that if man is set right,
the world would automatically be set right”.
The above cited paper was published in Peace Progress
(Japan) - A Journal of Peace Education, 1974, Vol.
1: No.1
1974 - Dr.Charles Mercieca, a Professor of Alabama
A& M University, Huntsville, Alabama , USA, and
founder of International Association of Educators
for World Peace (IAEWP) wrote in 1974 to Surya Nath
Prasad, “Dear Mr. Prasad, your philosophy and vision
are same as our Association, therefore I appoint you
National Chancellor of IAEWP for India”. And in
different periods, Prasad was elevated to the post
of Deputy Secretary-General, Secretary-General,
and elected international President four times of
the IAEWP. At present Prasad is Executive Vice
President of the Association. IAEWP is affiliated to
five Specialized Agencies of the United Nations,
viz. ECOSOC, UNCED, UNDPI, UNICEF and UNESCO.
1975 - Prasad attended and submitted his paper on
the topic: Education for Peace and Prosperity:
Retrospect and Prospect to the International
Conference of the World Education Fellowship held at
Bombay, India held from December 28, 1974 – January
05, 1975.
The above referred paper was published in Peace
Progress Journal, Vol.1, No. 2,1975.
His paper: Spiritual Evolution and Education for
Peace was presented in the 1st World Congress of
International Association of Educators for World
Peace held from July 29 – August02, 1074 at
Bucharest, Rumania. It was published in Vidya
(Education), Vol. 1, No. 3, 1975-76.
1976 - Prasad’s papers Minority Group Education in
Asia: a Necessity and Self-Determination of Peoples:
A possibility through Democratic Set-up were
presented in the 2nd Asian Convention of the IAEWP
held from August 23-25,1976at Sendai (Japan).
His paper Peace Education: An Alternative to War
Education was published in Peace Progress Journal
(Hirosaki University, Japan), Vol. 1, No. 3, 1976,
and Gst of this paper was published in Journal World
Education (New York, USA), Vol. 7, No. 4, 1976-77.
1977 - Though Peace Education: An International Journal was
founded in 1975 by Surya Nath Prasad, practically it
was started its publication since 1977. Prasad is
the editor-in-chief of the Journal. He distributes
its issue Free of Cost throughout the world. Every
issue of this Journal is on Special theme of peace
education. Its inaugural issue was on the theme:
Role of Women in Peace Education. The editorial was
written by him. Themes of other past issues of Peace
Education Journal are: Gandhi, Nonviolence and
Peace; Disarmament Education and Peace; Democracy,
Education and Peace; Papers on Peace Education ( on
the eve of 1986 UN International Year of Peace;
Science, Religion and Peace; Justice, Law,
Judiciary, Education and Peace; Utopia/Oughtopia,
Education and Peace, Foundations of Peace Education;
Financing Higher Education to build Non-exploitative
Society; Global Governance for Security and Peace:
The Role of Peace Education (in Press).
A talk on the topic “As our Elders so our so our
Younger” was given by Surya Nath Prasad on All India
Radio, Varanasi at 5.30 P.M. on 22 November, 1977.
1978 - Peace through Science and Religion was
written by Surya Nath Prasad as Editorial for Peace
Education Journal published in 1978.
In the same year, on the 26 June, 1978 AT 5.30 P.
M. he delivered a talk on the theme: Education of
Youth for Peace and Prosperity on All India Radio,
Varanasi, India.
Prasad gave another talk on 19 December, 1978, at
5.30 P. M., on the topic: Democratic Education for
Peace on All India Radio, Varanasi, India.
Prasad gave Presidential Address on the theme: Food
for Peace through Education at the Second World
Congress held from December 29, 1978 to January 2,
1979 at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
Prasad was Organizing Chairman of the Congress.
1979 - Democracy and Education for Peace was the
theme of the Editorial written by Prasad for Peace
Education Journal, Vol. II,, No. 1, March, 1979.
1980 - Prasad’s paper: Democratic Education for
one World and Peace was published in Peace Progress
Journal (Thailand), Vol. II, No. 2, 1980.
Peace Education: An Alternative to War Education
was presented by Prasad at the First National
Seminar on Education for Peace at Deo Samaj College
of Education for Women, Ferozepore, Punjab, India
held from 14-15 October, 1980.
1981 – Prasad’s paper: Pornography as an Index of
Criminal Propensity from Educators’ Viewpoint was
published in Vidyaprasar Patrika (Extension
Education Journal) No. 1981.
Prasad’s paper Education and Emancipation of Women
for Peace was submitted to the UNESCO Expert Meeting
on the Role of Women in the Education of Young
People for Peace, Mutual Understanding and Human
Rights held from December 7-11, 1981 at New Delhi,
India. This was attended by Prasad on invitation of
UNESCO.
Prasad’s paper: Peace an Alternative to the Future
was submitted to the International Seminar on
Alternative to the Future from 12-16 December, 1981
at Indian Institute of Oriental and Orissan
Studies, Cuttack, India.
1982 - Prasad attended two days Seminar on
Integration of Tribal from January11-12, 1982, S. P.
College, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India.
Prasad presented his paper: Education for Survival
in the IAEWP World Congress held from November23-27,
1982 at George Town University, Washington, D. C.,
USA, and this paper was published also in University
News, Vol. XXI, No. 10, May 15, 1983 and Vol. XXI,
No. 11, June 1, 1983.
1983 – His paper: Religion and Science for Peace
and Prosperity was prepared and submitted on request
of Association on Zen International, Paris, France
to the Symposium on Healing the Mind: The Primary
Need of Civilization Today, held from May 7-9,
1983.
His paper: Education for Survival was published
also in University News, Vol. XXI, No. 10, May 15, 1983
and Vol. XXI, No. 11, June 1, 1983.
Prasad prepared and submitted his paper: Education
for Peace and Disarmament on request of UNESCO
European Centre for Higher Education, Bucharest,
Romania to the Conference on Education for
International understanding, Cooperation, Peace and
education Relating to Human Rights and Fundamental
Freedoms held in 1983, and it was published in
UNESCO European Journal of Higher Education,
Bucharest, Romania, No. 3/83.
1984 – Dr. Prasad completed Orientation Course for
Teacher Educators of Secondary Teachers Training
Institutions located in Tribal Areas held at
National Council of Educational Research and
Training, New Delhi from 3rd to 9th February, 1984.
1985 – Dr. Prasad’s paper on the topic: Paulo
Freire’s Criticism of Educational System was
published in Journal of Indian Education, Vol. XI, No. 2,
July, 1985.
His paper University as a Sanctuary of
International Awakening and Peace was published in
University News, Vol. XXIII, No. 30, August 6, 1985.
A Guest Speech was given by Dr. Prasad to highlight
the theme of the Seminar on the theme: Educational
Technology and New Methods of Teaching at Shri
Shivaji College of Education, Amravati University
(India) on 26th December, 1985 on the occasion of its
Silver Jubilee Celebrations.
1986 – Dr. Prasad gave Keynote Address on the
theme: Peace Education as a Mass Movement at the
Third National Conference of International
Association of Educators for World Peace at Darbar
Hall of Chanakya Hotel, Patna, India on October 2,
1986.
Dr. Prasad’s paper: Teaching Peace: A Challenge to
Teacher Education and Peace Education: An Necessity
for Peoples Peace were submitted to the Fourth IAEWP
World Congress held at Innsbruck, Austria held from
26-29 November, 1986. Teaching Peace: A Challenge to
Teacher Education was published in Journal of Indian
Education, November, 1986, and Peace Education; A
Necessity for Peoples Peace was published as
Editorial in Peace Education: An International Journal, Vol.
X, December, 1986. A Peace Education Directory
prepared by Dr. Prasad was published in Peace Education
Journal, Vol. X, December, 1986.
Dr. Prasad's name was proposed for 1986 UNESCO
Prize for Peace Education, but that year Prize was
awarded to the celebrated Brazilian educationist
Paulo Freire. However, Assistant Director-General,
Sector of Social and Human Sciences of UNESOC,
through his Letter No. SHS/HR/86/1294, Dated 29
December 1986, wrote to Dr. Prasad, inter alia, "On
behalf of the Director-General and on behalf of the
International Jury , I should like to encourage you
to persevere in your work for peace and to keep
UNESCO informed of your activities."
1987 – Dr. Betty A. Reardon, Director, Peace
Education Program, Teachers College Columbia
University wrote to Dr. Prasad on April 20, 1987
commenting on 1986 issue of Peace Education: An
International Journal: “Dear Dr. Prasad,
Thank you for the excellent December1986 issue of
Peace Education. It will be a most useful resource
for our Peace Education Program…Sincerely, Betty
Reardon, Peace Education Program.”
The Research Paper of Dr. Prasad on the theme:
Psycho-diagnosis of Maladjustment of Pupil–teachers
and their Therapy was published in Indian Educational
Review, October, 1987.
Dr. Prasad wrote an Editorial on the theme:
Disarmament Education for Peace for Peace Education: An
International Journal, Vol. X, December, 1987.
Disarmament: A Bibliography prepared by Dr. Prasad
was published in Peace Education Journal, Vol. XI,
December, 1987.
1988 –The candidature of Dr. Surya Nath Prasad was
proposed by an American Professor Dr. Charles
Mercieca of A & M Alabama University, USA, for the
UNESCO Prize 1988 for Peace Education and his file
was carefully examined by the International Jury.
But upon the recommendation of the Jury , the
Director-General awarded the Prize to Brother Roger,
founder of the community of Taize (France). And
through the Letter No. SHS/HR/88/776, Dated 05
September 1988, the Assistant Director-General for
Social and Human Sciences of UNESCO wrote to the
nominator Dr. Charles Mercieca, inter alia, "On behalf
of the Director-General and the International Jury,
I should like to encourage Dr. Prasad to continue
his actions for peace and keep us informed of his
activities in this field."
Dr. Prasad’s paper Educational Technology for Human
Dignity and Peace was published in Journal of Indian
Education, Vol. XIV, No. 4, November, 1988.
Dr. Prasad wrote his Editorial on the theme:
Gandhi, Nonviolence and Peace for Peace Education: An
International Journal, Vol. XII, December 1988.
Gandhi, and Peace: A Bibliography was prepared by
Dr. Prasad and published in Peace Education Journal, Vol.
XII, December, 1988.
The name of Dr. Surya Nath Prasad was nominated in
1988 for the Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation Award for
promoting Gandhian Values outside India.
1989 – John Paul Eddy, Ph. D., Professor of
Education, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
76203 USA wrote the Foreword for the book Mental Health
of Teachers written by Dr. Prasad. Among many things,
he wrote: “It is appropriate that Prasad a
counselor, a professor-teacher, a scholar-
researcher, and a leader in peace education write
this excellent book to help all humanity.”
1990 – Dr. Prasad attended on invitation the World
Congress on Human Rights at New Delhi sponsored by
Jawaharlal Nehru University and United Nations
Commission on Human Rights at Geneva from
December10-15, 1990.
The book: Mental Health of Teachers written by Dr.
Prasad was published by Gyan Publishing House, New
Delhi in
1990.
1991 – Dr. Prasad delivered keynote address on the
theme: Relevance of Peace Education at the Fourth
National Convention of IAEWP at Trivandrum, Kerala
India on 8th February,1991, and his Speech was
included in the Relevance of Peace Education edited by Dr.
K. S. Pillai and published by The Associated
Publishers, Ambala Cant, India.
His paper: Education as Means of Altruism for
Enduring World Peace in a Nuclear Age was published
in the Souvenir of IAEWP National Convention at
Trivandrum, India, February, 1991.
Dr. Prasad attended XV Annual Conference of
Maharashtra State Secondary Teacher Educators at
Nagpur from March 27-29, 1991.
Dr. Prasad attended World Conference of Religions
on the theme: Religion and Human Solidarity at
Cochin, Kerala, India from October 1-6, 1991.
Dr. Prasad’s paper: Education, Altruism and Peace
was published inThe Primary Teacher Journal, Vol. XVI, No.
4, October, 1991.
1992 – Dr. Prasad wrote Editorial on the theme:
Teaching Human Rights for Peace Progress Journal, Vol. V,
No.1 & 2, 1991-92.
Dr. Prasad’s paper: Peace Education and
International Community was published in University
News, Vol. XXX, No.2, January 13, 1992.
Dr. Prasad participated in Hindu-Christian Dialogue
at Varanasi from February 9-12, 1992.
Dr. Prasad delivered presidential address at the
IAEWP National Convention on the theme: Global Peace
and Development at Surat, India on 24th July, 1992.
Dr. Prasad gave Presidential Address on the topic:
Teaching Human Rights for Global Peace at the IAEWP
6th World Congress held at Malta from 23-28 November,
1992.
1993 – Dr. Prasad wrote on the theme: Human Rights
for Peace which was published in Lokmat Times,
21March, 1993.
Chief Guest Speech on the topic: Total Literacy for
World Peace was given at the West India Zonal
Conference of IAEWP at Bardoli, India on 10th
December, 1993. His speech was published in
International Educator, Vol. 8, No. 2 & 3, 1993.
1994 – Dr, Prasad gave Presidential Address on the
theme: Twenty-first Century School for Nonviolence
at the 7th World Congress, Petersberg, Russia on 22
May1994. This was published in International Educator
Vol. 9, No. 1 & 2, and
also in Journal of Indian Education, Vol. XX, No. 3,
September, 1994.
Dr. Prasad delivered Guest Speech on the topic:
Education for Human Rights
at the IAEWP Convention on 10 December, 1994 at the
Kevadiya Colony, Gujarat, India.
1995 – Dr. Prasad delivered Keynote Speech on the
theme: Education for Peace at District Institute of
Education and Training, Bhopal, India on 10th May,
1995, and his Speech was published in University
News, and speech was published in University News,
Vol. XXXIII 19 June, 1995.
Education for Tolerance for Peace was the theme of
Dr. Prasad’s Keynote Speech delivered at the 14th
Kerala State Convention of IAEWP at Kannur, Kerala,
India on 17th September, 1995, and his Speech was
published in International Educator (Peace Education
Special), Vol. X, No. 3, 1995.
1996 – Dr. Prasad wrote paper on the topic: My
Favourite Reading: Books on Peace Education on the
request of the Editor of the Journal, which was
published in University News, Vol. XXXIV, 12 February,
1996.
Dr. Prasad gave his Presidential Address on the
theme: Education for Eradication of Poverty for
Peace at the Eighth Indian National Convention of
IAEWP at the Government College of Education,
Ujjain, M. P., India on 22 June, 1996, and his
Address was published in International Educator, Vol. 11,
No. 3, 1996.
A paper entitled: Education for Justice and Peace:
The Role of the UN International Year of Peace and
its Future Tasks was presented by Dr. Prasad as a
Panelist at the 1996 International Peace Conference
held at Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of
Korea from 17-19, September, 1996.
Presidential Address was given by Dr. Prasad on the
theme: Peace Education Program and Studies for
Perpetually Just, Nonviolent and Peaceful Society
the Eighth World Congress of IAEWP held in
collaboration with Croatian Red Cross at Split,
Croatia from 26 November – 1 December 1996.
1997 – Dr. Prasad’s paper on the topic: Teaching
Human Rights for Global Peace was published in UN
News, 15-30 June, 1997.
Presidential Address was given by Dr. Prasad on the
theme: Education for Environment and Peace at the
International Eurasian Congress on 4th August, 1997at
the Karadeniz Technical University, Giresun,
Republic of Turkey (held from 2-9 August, 1997).
The Paper: Development of Peace Education in India
written by Dr. Prasad was published in International
Educator, Vol. XII, No. 2, December, 1997.
Dr. Prasad delivered Guest of Honour Speech on the
theme: Ecological Literacy for All for Peace at the
6th World Environment Congress at India International
Centre, New Delhi organized by Indian Institute of
Ecology and Environment, New Delhi from 21-23
December, 1997.
1998 – Upon the request of Nobel Peace Laureate
Oscar Arias through his letter dated 8th December,
1997, Dr. Surya Nath Prasad endorsed his campaign,
and is supporter and participant since 2nd February,
1998 in the Campaign to promote an International
Code of Conduct on Arms Transfers initiated by 17
Nobel Peace Laureates under the leadership of Nobel
Peace Laureate Oscar Arias.
Upon the unanimous recommendation of the members of
Organizing and Committee and the request of Dr.
Young Seek Choue, Initiator of the Global Initiative
for Supporting the Second Renaissance Movement
through Global Campaign for Restoring Morality and
Humanity, Dr. Surya Nath Prasad acknowledged his
commitment as a co-initiator for the movement and
the campaign since 1998. This was proposed by Nobel
Laureate Dr. Herbert C. Brown and initiated by Prof.
Young Seek Choue , Founder and Chancellor of Kyung
Hee University, Republic of Korea.
Guest of Honour Speech was given by Dr. Prasad on
the Theme: Education for Mental Health and Peace
the 2nd World Congress on Alternative Medicines and
Peace at the Himalyan Healing Centre, Kathmandu,
Nepal on 26th February, 1998.
Dr. Prasad’s Speech: Education for Environment and
Peace was published under the scheme of Peace
Education Mini-prints, Lund University, Malmo,
Sweden, No. 92, April, 1998, and it is in
Circulation through ERIC (Education Research
Information Center), Washington, DC. USA .
Dr. Prasad gave a Guest of Honour Speech on the
theme: University as a Sanctuary for International
Awakening and Peace at the opening ceremony of The
Global Open University for Peace at Bagni di Lucca,
Italy on 5th June, 1998.
A Special Speech on the theme: Global Man as the
Vision for the Next Millennium was given by Dr.
Prasad at the International Peace Conference at
Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, on
26th September, 1998.
1999 – A Special Speech on the theme: Education,
Religion and Peace was delivered by Dr. Prasad on
20 February, 1999 at the 5th World Congress of Lama
Gangchen World Peace Foundation (Milan, Italy) held
at Kathmandu, Nepal.
A Speech on the theme: Education, Man, Democracy
and Peace was given by Dr. Prasad at the World
Congress of Global Open University, Padova, Italy
on3rd May, 1999.
A Speech on the topic: IAEWP and the Role of
Education for peace was given by Dr. Prasad at the
First Italian Convention of IAEWP at Milan, Italy on
4rth May, 1999.
A Speech on the theme: Religion and Science for
Peace was given by Dr. Prasad at the Spiritual
Forum, Madrid, Spain on 6th May, 1999.
A Speech on the topic: Mental Hygiene and Peace was
given by Dr. Prasad at the World Congress of Lama
Gangchen World Peace Foundation, Madrid, Spain on 7
May, 1999.
A Speech on the theme: Importance of Peace
Education was delivered by Dr. Prasad at the World
Peace Congress at Madrid, Spain on 8th May, 1999.
A Speech on theme: Peace: The Role and Mission of
the University for the New Millennium, and on the
topic: Peace Education were given by Dr. Prasad at
the 1999 Seoul International Conference of
University Presidents on 13th October, 1999 at Kyung
Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
A Speech on the theme: Building Democracy and One
World: The Role of NGOs in the 21st Century was
given by Dr. Prasad at the 1999 Seoul International
Conference of NGOs held from 10-16 October, 1999 at
Seoul, Republic of Korea.
2000 – A Keynote Speech on the theme: Education,
Healing and Peace was delivered by Dr. Prasad on 11
February, 2000 at the Lama Gangchen Peace Foundation
at the Himalyan Healing Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Dr. Prasad’s Speech: Peace: The Role and Mission of
the University for the New Millennium was published
in University Today, Vol. XX, No. 8, April, 2000.
Peace Education in the New Millennium written by
Dr. Prasad was published in the Journal Education in
Asia, Vol. XX, No. 3, April-May-June, 2000.
A Speech on the theme: Global Governance for
Security and Peace of All: The Role of Peace
Education was given by Dr. Prasad at the
International Peace Conference, Seoul, Republic of
Korea on 18th September, 2000.
A Presidential Speech on the theme: The Role of
Educators in Promoting Peace was given by Dr. Prasad at
the Global Assembly of Educators for World Peace at
New Delhi, India on 23rd December, 2000.
2001 – A Chief Guest Speech on the theme: The
Concept of Man and Integral Education was given by
Dr. Prasad at the National Workshop on Education for
Universal Consciousness at Trivandrum, Kerala, India
on 4rth February, 2001.
A Special Speech was delivered by Dr. Prasad at the
Wrap-up Plenary Session of the International Peace
Conference on the theme: Toward a Global Common
Society for Peace through Dialogue among
Civilizations on 27th September, 2001.
2002 – A Chief Guest Speech was given by Dr. Prasad
on the theme: Restructuring Education based on
Spiritualism at the National Seminar, Trivandrum,
Kerala, India on 9th March, 2002.
2003- A book entitled: Science, Religion and Peace was
edited by Dr. Prasad with Dr. Suman Shukla , which
was published by IAEWP from Nagpur, India in 2003.
Prof. Johan Galtung, pioneer peace research and
father of Peace Studies wrote the FOREWORD for this
book of Dr. Prasad.
Dr. Prasad gave his speech on the theme: Education
for Democracy to build a Global Common Society for
Peace at the International Academic Peace Conference
held in Manila, the Philippines, September19-20,
2003.
2004 – Dr. Prasad was invited by the Rector, The
Graduate Institute of Peace Studies, Kyung Hee
University, Republic of Krea on the recommendation
of the Chancellor of the university to teach as a
Visiting Professor at The Graduate Institute of
Peace Studies, Kyung Hee University, Republic of
Korea for the Spring Semester, 2004. Dr. Prasad was
assigned to teach the course on History of Peace
Ideas. This course reviews great thinkers’ peace
ideas.
2005 – Dr. Prasad wrote the Editorial on the theme:
Justice, Law, Judiciary, Education and Peace for
Peace Education; An International Journal, Vol. 13, 2005.
Education for Justice and Peace written Dr. Prasad
with Dr Suman Shukla was published in this issue of
the Journal.
2006 – Utopia/Oughtopia, Education and Peace was
the theme of the Editorial written by Dr. Prasad for
Peace Education: An International Journal, Vo.14, 2006.
2007 – Dr. Prasad’s paper on the theme:
Misconception and Right Concept of Peace Education
was published in Peace Education: An International Journal
Vol. 15, 2007.
2008 – Dr. Prasad gave his Speech as chief guest
on the theme: Importance of Peace Education at the
At the Seminar and Performance on Indian Cultural
Heritage and World Peace at Mumbai, India on 5th
July, 2008.
Dr. Prasad delivered Guest Speech on the theme:
Peace Education: Medicine and Tonic for Nonviolence
on 30 October, 2008 at the 18th IAEWP World Peace
Congress held in Malaysia (from October 29-31 2008),
and it was published in Peace and Conflict Monitor – a
Journal of UN mandated University for Peace - on
December, 2008.
Access to Peace Education written by Dr. Prasad on
invitation was included in Online Encyclopedia of Peace
Education edited Monisha Bajaj and published by
Teachers College, Columbia University, New York,
USA. in 2008.
2009 – Dr. Prasad wrote Editorial on the theme:
Financing Higher Education to Build Non-exploitative
Society for the Special Issue of Peace Education: An
International Journal, Vol. 16, 2009.
2010 – On the theme: Peace and Nonviolence was
written by Dr. Prasad for Focus Column of Sang Saeng
(Living Together-Helping Each Other) –a Magazine of
Asia Pacific Centre of Education for International
Understanding (APCEIU) under the auspices UNESCO,
Seoul, Republic of Korea on the request of its
Editor-in-Chief Kwang-Hyun Kim on the eve of UN
International Decade of Culture of Peace and
Nonviolence (2001-2010), which was published in the
issue No. 27, Spring 2010.
Peace Education as Solution of Terrorism and other
Forms of Violence was the theme of Dr. Prasad’s
Speech which was delivered at The World Forum of
Spiritual Culture, Astana, Kazakhstan on October 19,
2010 (held from Oober18-20, 2010).
Dr. Prasad wrote on the theme: Peace Education:
Concept and Meaning for World Encyclopedia of Nonviolence
on the request of its Editor Prof. Nankishore
Acharya, which was published byPrakrit Bharati
Academy, Japur, India in 2010.
2011- Dr. Prasad delivered his guest speech on the
theme of the International Seminar: Future Education
and World Peace at Bhagalpur, India on 6th November,
2011organized by Bhartiya Shiksha Shodh Sansthan
(Indian Education Research Institute) in
collaboration with Bhgalpur Univrsity, India.
Dr. Prasad’s Malaysia Speech: Peace Education:
Medicine and Tonic for Nonviolence was published in
Miracle of Teaching, Sept./October/Nov./ December, 2011.
Dr.Prasad ‘s paper on the theme: MANIFESTATION OFINHERENT ELEMENTS OF MAN FOR CREATION OF VALUES FOR SUSTAINABLE PEACE
was published in Darshan (Philosophy), December23,2011.
2012 - Dr. Prasad’s paper: MANIFESTATION OF INHERENT ELEMENTSOF MAN FOR CREATION OF VALUES FOR SUSTAINABLE PEACE was publishedalso in Peace and Conflict Monitor, on 17 January, 2012.
Dr. Prasad’s paper: Global Man (Human) as theVision for the Third Millennium: The Role of PeaceEducation was published in Peace and Conflict Monitor – aJournal of UN mandated University for Peace - on
February 14, 2012.
Dr. Prasad gave a speech on the theme: World Peaceand Conflict Resolution at the International Rotary
Club, Nagpur West on February, 2012.
Brief of Dr. Prasad’s s Speech on the theme: GlobalGovernance for Security and Peace of All: The Roleof Peace Education was published in Peace and Conflict
Monitor – a Journal of UN mandated University for
Peace - on June 1, 2012.
Special Note
2011 issue of Peace Education: An International Journal is in
the Press, which is on the theme: Global Governance
for Peace and Security: The Role of Peace Education.
2012 issue of Peace Education: An International Journal will
be on the theme: Dialogue among Civilizations for
Peace.
2013 issue of Peace Education: An International will has
been planned to be published on the theme: Role of
different Religions in Peace Education.
2014 issue of Peace Education Journal will be on thetheme: Peace Education for Stopping Violence in
Educational Institutions.
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PEACE PUBLICATIONS, SPEECHES ANDACTIVITIES OF
PROF. SURYA NATH PRASAD(Including Publications Listed in Main Publications)
In 1967 -Prasad wrote a paper on “Indian Population: ASurvey”, which was published in SANSAR (The World) on July
06, 1967.
Again in 1967, he wrote a paper on the topic- “LegalizingAbortion: A License for Immorality”, which was published in
Social Welfare Magazine in September issue.
It was published in the same year in SANSAR (The world) on 03December and in AAJ (Today) on 17 December.
In 1968 - Prasad gave his talk on the theme: Family Planning:A Demand of the Era on All India Radio Allahabad, Lucknow,
Varanasi and Rampur (At 8 p.m. on 8 July, 1968, alsopublished in Sachitra Ayurveda, January, 1968 , pp. 115-118.
In 1969 - Social Conditioning of Mental Illness written byPrasad was published in Sachitra Ayurve da (a Journal of
ancient Indian Medicines) in January, 1969 issue.
In 1970 - Social Environment and Mental Diseases: ASociological Approach written by Prasad was published in
Prajna (Wisdom) in March, 1970.
In the same year of 1970, he wrote a paper on the topic:Mental Illness as Social Deviance, which was published in
Indian Journal of Social Research, Vol. XI, No. 2.
In 1971 and 1972 - Prasad actively participated in theseminars on “Teachers’ Attitude” and “Causes of Student
Unrest” respectively held in 1971 and 1972 in the Faculty ofEducation of Banaras Hindu University. In the same year in1972, Education as the Way to Ease the Stress written by
Surya Nath Prasad was published in Social Welfare, New Delhi,Vol. XIX, No. 9.
His paper “Education and Mental Health” was published in
Samshiksha, No. 2, April, 1972. Education and Mental HealthMoral Education in a Secular tate and Social Development inChildren: A Global Need for World Peace were presented by
Surya Nath Prasad in three different Sections of the 47th AllIndia Education Conference held at Banaras Hindu University
from December 27 – 31, 1972.
In 1973 - All the three papers of Prasad presented in 47th AllIndia Education Conference were published in book form with
the title Education: Mental Health and World Peace. It is basicsearch of the author and very thought-provoking seeking toexpose education in relation to man’s fundamental nature and
his composition with his mental health and peace in thesociety. The reviewer of this small book Dr. S. S. Mathur,Professor of Education, Lucknow University, India, writes,“The main idea underlying in these papers has been to revealthe new type of educational system, which according to theauthor, should be adopted in order to make it truly needfulin maintaining and recovering mental health of the nation,
and world peace” (The Pioneer, April 04, 1973).
In 1973 - Prof. Prasad was invited to participate in the 4Triennial Meeting of World Council and the World Conferenceat Pondicherry in India held from December 15-19, 1973, wherehe spoke on the theme: Education as the Way to Achieve World
Peace and Unity.
In1974 - Education as the Way to Achieve World Peace andUnity was published in Peace Progress Journal (Hirosaki
University, Japan) in1974, Vol. 1: No.1
In 197 - Prof. Prasad’s speech on Spiritual Evolution andEducation for Peace was presented at the 1st World Congress ofInternational Association of Educators for World Peace held
from July 29 – August 02, 1074 at Bucharest, Rumania.
In 1975 - Prof. Prasad spoke on the topic: Education forPeace and Prosperity: Retrospect and Prospect at the
International Conference of the World Education Fellowshipheld at Bombay, India from December 28, 1974 – January 05,1975, and this was published in Peace Progress Journal (Hirosaki
University, Japan), Vol.1, No. 2, 1975.
In 1976 - Prof. Prasad presented his views on the topic:Self-Determination of Peoples: A Possibility through
Democratic Set-up at the 2nd Asian Convention of the IAEWPheld from August 23-25,1976at Sendai (Japan), and also in the
same year Prof. Prasad’s paper: Peace Education: AnAlternative to War Education was published in Peace Progress
Journal (Hirosaki University, Japan), Vol. 1, No. 3, 1976
In 1977 - Prof. Prasad founded Peace Education: An InternationalJournal for free distribution, for inter alia, alerting public
opinion and mobilizing the conscience of mankind to the causeof justice, peace, democracy, disarmament, protection of
environment and human rights, and he wrote his editorial onRole of Women in Peace Education for 1977 inaugural issue of
the journal.
In the same year, Prof. Prasad gave a talk on the topic “Asour Elders so our so our Younger” on All India Radio,
Varanasi at 5.30 P.M. on 22 November, 1977.
In 1978 - Prof. Prasad wrote Editorial on the theme: Peacethrough Science and Religion for March 1978 issue of Peace
Education: An International Journal.
In the same year, on the 26 June, 1978 at 5.30 P. M. hedelivered a talk on the theme: Education of Youth for Peace
and Prosperity on All India Radio, Varanasi, India.
Prasad gave another talk on 19 December, 1978, at 5.30 P. M.,on the topic: Democratic Education for Peace on All India
Radio, Varanasi, India.
Prasad gave Presidential Address on 29 December, 1978 on thetheme: Food for Peace through Education at the Second WorldCongress of International Association of Educators for World
Peace held from December 29, 1978 to January 2, 1979 atBanaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. Prasad was
Organizing Chairman of the Congress.
In1979 - Prof. Prasad wrote Editorial on Democracy andEducation for Peace for March, 1979 issue of Peace Education
Journal.
In 1980 - Prof. Prasad’s paper: Democratic Education for oneWorld and Peace was published in Peace Progress Journal
(Thailand), Vol. II, No. 2, 1980.
In 1981 - Prof. Prasad submitted his paper on Education andEmancipation of Women for Peace to the UNESCO Expert Meetingon the Role of Women in the Education of Young People forPeace, Mutual Understanding and Human Rights held from
December 7-11, 1981 at New Delhi, India. This was attended byProf. Prasad on invitation of UNESCO.
Prasad’s paper: Peace an Alternative to the Future wassubmitted to the International Seminar on Alternative to theFuture from 12-16 December, 1981 at Indian Institute of
Oriental and Orissan Studies, Cuttack, India.
In 1982 - Prof. Prasad presented his paper: Education forSurvival in the IAEWP World Congress held from November23-27,
1982 at George Town University, Washington, D. C., USA.
In 1983 - Prof. Prasad submitted his paper: Religion andScience for Peace and Prosperity on request of Association onZen International, Paris, France to the Symposium on Healingthe Mind: The Primary Need of Civilization Today, held from
May 7-9, 1983.
Prof. Prasad’s paper: Education for Survival was publishedalso in University News, Vol. XXI, No. 10, May 15, 1983 and Vol.
XXI, No. 11, June 1, 1983.
Prof. Prasad prepared and submitted his paper: Education forPeace and Disarmament on request of UNESCO European Centre
for Higher Education, Bucharest, Romania to the Conference onEducation for International understanding, Cooperation, Peace
and education relating to Human Rights and FundamentalFreedoms held in 1983, and it was published in UNESCO
European Journal of Higher Education, Bucharest, Romania, No.3/83.
In 1984 - Prof. Prasad completed Orientation Course forTeacher Educators of Secondary Teachers Training Institutions
located in Tribal Areas held at National Council ofEducational Research and Training, New Delhi from 3rd to 9
February, 1984.
In 1985 - Prof. Prasad’s paper on the topic: Paulo Freire’sCriticism of Educational System was published in Journal of
Indian Education, Vol. XI, No. 2, July, 1985.
His paper University as a Sanctuary of InternationalAwakening and Peace was published in University News, Vol.
XXIII, No. 30, August 6, 1985.
A Guest Speech was given by Prof. Prasad to highlight thetheme of the Seminar on the theme: Educational Technologyand New Methods of Teaching at Shri Shivaji College of
Education, Amravati University (India) on 26th December, 1985on the occasion of its Silver Jubilee Celebrations.
In 1986 - Prof. Prasad gave Keynote Address on the theme:Peace Education as a Mass Movement at the Third NationalConference of International Association of Educators for
World Peace at Darbar Hall of Chanakya Hotel, Patna, India onOctober 2, 1986 on the eve of UN International Year of Peace
Prof. Prasad’s paper: Teaching Peace: A Challenge to TeacherEducation and Peace Education: An Necessity for Peoples Peacewere submitted to the Fourth IAEWP World Congress held at
Innsbruck, Austria held from 26-29 November, 1986.
Teaching Peace: A Challenge to Teacher Education waspublished in Journal of Indian Education, November, 1986, and PeaceEducation; A Necessity for Peoples Peace was published asEditorial in Peace Education: An International Journal, Vol. X,
December, 1986.
A Peace Education Directory prepared by Prof. Prasad waspublished in Peace Education Journal, Vol. X, December, 1986.
In 1987 - Dr. Betty A. Reardon, Director, Peace EducationProgram, Teachers College Columbia University wrote to Prof.Prasad on April 20, 1987 commenting on 1986 issue of PeaceEducation: An International Journal: “Dear Dr. Prasad, Thankyou for the excellent December1986 issue of Peace Education.It will be a most useful resource for our Peace EducationProgram…Sincerely, Betty Reardon, Peace Education Program.”
In 1987 Dr. Prasad wrote an Editorial on the theme:Disarmament Education for Peace for Peace Education: An International
Journal, Vol. X, December, 1987.
In 1988 - Prof.. Prasad’s paper Educational Technology forHuman Dignity and Peace was published in Journal of Indian
Education, Vol. XIV, No. 4, November, 1988.
In1988, Prof. Prasad wrote his Editorial on Gandhi,Nonviolence and Peace for Peace Education: An International Journal
Vol. XII, December, 1988.
In 1989 - John Paul Eddy, Ph. D., Professor of Education,University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76203 USA wrote theForeword for the book Mental Health of Teachers written by Prof.Prasad. Among many things, he wrote: “It is appropriate that
Prasad a counselor, a professor-teacher, a scholar-researcher, and a leader in peace education write this
excellent book to help all humanity.”
In 1990 - Prof. Prasad attended on invitation the WorldCongress on Human Rights
at New Delhi sponsored by Jawaharlal Nehru University andUnited Nations Commission on Human Rights at Geneva from
December10-15, 1990.
The book: Mental Health of Teachers written by Prof. Prasad waspublished by Gyan Publishing House, New Delhi in
1990.
In 1991 - Prof. Prasad delivered keynote speech on the theme:Relevance of Peace Education at the Fourth National
Convention of IAEWP at Trivandrum, Kerala India on 8th
February,1991, and his Speech was included in the bookRelevance of Peace Education edited by Dr. K. S. Pillai and
published by The Associated Publishers, Ambala Cant, India.
His paper: Education as Means of Altruism for Enduring WorldPeace in a Nuclear Age was published in the Souvenir of IAEWPNational Convention at Trivandrum, India, February, 1991.
Prof. Prasad attended World Conference of Religions on thetheme: Religion and Human Solidarity at Cochin, Kerala,
India from October 1-6, 1991.
Prof. Prasad’s paper: Education, Altruism and Peace waspublished in The Primary Teacher Journal, Vol. XVI, No. 4, October,
1991.
In 1992 - Prof. Prasad wrote Editorial on the theme: TeachingHuman Rights for Peace Progress Journal, Vol. V, No.1 & 2, 1991-
92.
Prof. Prasad’s paper: Peace Education and InternationalCommunity was published in University News, Vol. XXX, No.2,
January 13, 1992.
Prof. Prasad participated in Hindu-Christian Dialogue atVaranasi from February 9-12, 1992.
Prof. Prasad delivered presidential address at the IAEWPNational Convention on the theme: Global Peace andDevelopment at Surat, India on 24th July, 1992.
Prof. Prasad gave Presidential Address on the topic: Teaching Human Rights for Global Peace at the IAEWP 6th World
Congress held at Malta from 23-28 November, 1992.
In 1993 - Prof. Prasad wrote on the theme: Human Rights forPeace which was published in Lokmat Times, 21March, 1993.
Chief Guest Speech on the topic: Total Literacy for WorldPeace was given by Prof. Prasad at the West India Zonal
Conference of IAEWP at Bardoli, India on 10th December, 1993.His speech was published in International Educator, Vol. 8, No. 2 &
3, 1993.
In 994 - Prof. Prasad gave Presidential Address on the theme:Twenty-first Century School for Nonviolence at the 7th WorldCongress of IAEWP, Petersburg, Russia on 22 May1994. Thiswas published in International Educator, Vol. 9, No. 1 & 2, and
also in Journal of Indian Education, Vol. XX, No. 3, September, 1994.
Prof. Prasad delivered Guest Speech on the topic: Educationfor Human Rights at the IAEWP Convention on 10 December, 1994
at the Kevadiya Colony, Gujarat, India.
In 1995 - Prof. Prasad delivered Keynote Speech on the theme:Education for Peace at District Institute of Education and
Training, Bhopal, India on 10th May, 1995, and his Speech waspublished in University News, Vol. XXXIII 19 June, 1995.
Education for Tolerance for Peace was the theme of Prof.Prasad’s Keynote Speech delivered at the 14th Kerala State
Convention of IAEWP at Kannur, Kerala, India on 17th
September, 1995, and his Speech was published in International
Educator (Peace Education Special), Vol. X, No. 3, 1995.
In 1996 - Prof. Prasad wrote paper on the topic: My FavouriteReading: Books on Peace Education on the request of the
Editor of the Journal, which was published in University NewsVol. XXXIV, 12 February, 1996.
Prof. Prasad gave his Presidential Address on the theme:Education for Eradication of Poverty for Peace at the
Eighth Indian National Convention of IAEWP at the GovernmentCollege of Education, Ujjain, M. P., India on 22 June, 1996,and his Address was published in International Educator, Vol. 11,
No. 3, 1996.
Prof. Prasad was invited by Dr. Young Seek Choue, Founder &Chancellor of Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Koreafor participation in the 1996 International Peace Conferenceheld from 17-19, September, 1996, where he spoke on thetheme: Education for Justice and Peace: The Role of the UN
International Year of Peace and its Future Tasks.
Presidential Address was given by Prof. Prasad on the theme:Peace Education Program and Studies for Perpetually Just,
Nonviolent and Peaceful Society at the Eighth World Congressof IAEWP held in collaboration with Croatian Red Cross at
Split, Croatia from 26 November – 1 December 1996.
In 1997 - Prof. Prasad’s paper on the topic: Teaching HumanRights for Global Peace was published in UN News (Republic of
Korea), 15-30 June, 1997.
Presidential Address was given by Prof. Prasad on the theme:Education for Environment and Peace at the InternationalEurasian Congress on 4th August, 1997at the Karadeniz
Technical University, Giresun, Republic of Turkey (held from2-9 August, 1997).
The Paper: Development of Peace Education in India written byProf. Prasad was published in International Educator, Vol. XII,
No. 2, December, 1997.
Prof. Prasad delivered Guest of Honour Speech on the theme:Ecological Literacy for All for Peace at the 6th World
Environment Congress at India International Centre, New Delhiorganized by Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment, New
Delhi from 21-23 December, 1997.
In 1998 - Upon the request of Nobel Peace Laureate OscarArias through his letter dated 8th December, 1997, Prof. Surya
Nath Prasad endorsed his campaign, and is supporter andparticipant since 2nd February, 1998 in the Campaign to
promote an International Code of Conduct on Arms Transfersinitiated by 17 Nobel Peace Laureates under the leadership of
Nobel Peace Laureate Oscar Arias.
Upon the unanimous recommendation of the members ofOrganizing Committee and the request of Dr. Young Seek Choue,Initiator of the Global Initiative for Supporting the SecondRenaissance Movement through Global Campaign for RestoringMorality and Humanity, Prof. Surya Nath Prasad acknowledgedhis commitment as a co-initiator for the movement and thecampaign since 1998. This was proposed by Nobel Laureate Dr.Herbert C. Brown and initiated by Prof. Young Seek Choue ,Founder and Chancellor of Kyung Hee University, Republic of
Korea.
Guest of Honour Speech was given by Prof. Prasad on theTheme: Education for Mental Health and Peace at the 2nd WorldCongress on Alternative Medicines and Peace at the HimalyanHealing Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal on 26th February, 1998.
Prof. Prasad’s Speech: Education for Environment and Peacewas published under the scheme of Peace Education Mini-
prints, Lund University, Malmo, Sweden, No. 92, April, 1998,and it is in Circulation through ERIC (Education Research
Information Center), Washington, DC. USA.
Prof. Prasad gave a Guest of Honour Speech on the theme:University as a Sanctuary for International Awakening andPeace at the opening ceremony of The Global Open University
for Peace at Bagni di Lucca, Italy on 5th June, 1998.
Prof. Prasad was invited by Prof. Young Seek Choue, Founderand Chancellor of Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic ofKorea to deliver Special Speech at the 1998 InternationalPeace Conference, where he gave his Special Speech on thetheme: Global Man as the Vision for the Next Millennium on
26th September, 1998.
In 1999 - A Special Speech on the theme: Education, Religion
and Peace was delivered by Prof. Prasad on 20 February, 1999at the 5th World Congress of Lama Gangchen World PeaceFoundation (Milan, Italy) held at Kathmandu, Nepal.
A Speech on the theme: Education, Man, Democracy and Peacewas given by Prof. Prasad at the World Congress of Global
Open University, Padova, Italy on 3rd May, 1999.
A Speech on the topic: IAEWP and the Role of Education forPeace was given by Prof. Prasad at the First ItalianConvention of IAEWP at Milan, Italy on 4rth May, 1999.
A Speech on the theme: Religion and Science for Peace wasgiven by Prof. Prasad at the Spiritual Forum, Madrid, Spain
on 6th May, 1999.
A Speech on the topic: Mental Hygiene and Peace was given byProf. Prasad at the World Congress of Lama Gangchen World
Peace Foundation, Madrid, Spain on 7th May, 1999.
A Speech on the theme: Importance of Peace Education wasdelivered by Dr. Prasad at the World Peace Congress at
Madrid, Spain on 8th May, 1999.
A Speech on theme: Peace: The Role and Mission of theUniversity for the New Millennium, and on the topic: PeaceEducation were given by Prof. Prasad at the 1999 Seoul
International Conference of University Presidents on 13th
October, 1999 at Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic ofKorea.
A Speech on the theme: Building Democracy and One World: TheRole of NGOs in the 21st Century was given by Prof. Prasad atthe 1999 Seoul International Conference of NGOs held from 10-
16 October, 1999 at Seoul, Republic of Korea.
In 2000 - A Keynote Speech on the theme: Education, Healingand Peace was delivered by Prof. Prasad on 11 February, 2000at the Lama Gangchen Peace Foundation at the Himalyan Healing
Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Prof. Prasad’s Speech: Peace: The Role and Mission of theUniversity for the New Millennium was published in University
Today, Vol. XX, No. 8, April, 2000.
Peace Education in the New Millennium written by Prof. Prasad
was published in the Journal Education in Asia, Vol. XX, No. 3,April-May-June, 2000.
A Speech on the theme: Global Governance for Security andPeace of All: The Role of Peace Education was given by Prof.Prasad at the International Peace Conference, Seoul, Republic
of Korea on 18th September, 2000.
A Presidential Speech on the theme: The Role of Educators inPromoting Peace was given by Prof. Prasad at the Global
Assembly of Educators for World Peace at New Delhi, India on23rd December, 2000.
In 2001 - A Chief Guest Speech on the theme: The Concept ofMan and Integral Education was given by Prof. Prasad at theNational Workshop on Education for Universal Consciousness at
Trivandrum, Kerala, India on 4rth February, 2001.
Prof. Prasad was invited by Prof. Young Seek Choue , Founderand Chancellor of Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic ofKorea to deliver Special Speech at the Wrap-up PlenarySession of the International Peace Conference on 27th
September, 2001, where Prof. Prasad spoke on the theme:Toward a Global Common Society for Peace through Dialogue
among Civilizations.
In 2002 - A Chief Guest Speech was given by Prof. Prasad onthe theme: Restructuring Education based on Spiritualism the National Seminar, Trivandrum, Kerala, India on 9th March,
2002.
2003 - A book entitled: Science, Religion and Peace was edited byProf. Prasad with Dr. Suman Shukla , which was published by
IAEWP from Nagpur, India in 2003. Prof. Johan Galtung,pioneer peace research and father of Peace Studies wrote the
FOREWORD for this book of Prof. Prasad.
Prof. Prasad was invited by Founder and Chancellor Prof.Young Seek Choue of Kung Hee University, Seoul Republic of
Korea to give his speech on the theme: Education forDemocracy to build a Global Common Society for Peace at theInternational Academic Peace Conference held in Manila, the
Philippines, September19-20, 2003.
In 2004 - Prof. Prasad was invited by the Rector, The
Graduate Institute of Peace Studies, Kyung Hee University,Republic of Korea on recommendation of Prof. Young Seek
Choue, Founder and Chancellor of the University to teach as aVisiting Professor at The Graduate Institute of Peace
Studies, Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea for theSpring Semester, 2004. Dr. Prasad was assigned to teach thecourse on History of Peace Ideas. This course reviews great
thinkers’ peace ideas.
In 2005 - Prof. Prasad wrote the Editorial on the theme:Justice, Law, Judiciary, Education and Peace for Peace
Education: An International Journal, Vol. 13, 2005.
In 2006 - Prof. Prasad wrote his Editorial on the theme:Utopia/Oughtopia, Education and Peace for Vol. 14, 2006 issue
of Peace Education: An International Journal.
In 2007 - Prof. Prasad’s paper on the theme: Misconceptionand Right Concept of Peace Education was published in Peace
Education: An International Journal, Vol. 15, 2007.
In 2008 - Prof. Prasad gave his Speech as Chief Guest on thetheme: Importance of Peace Education at the Seminar on
Performance of Indian Cultural Heritage and World Peace atMumbai, India on 5th July, 2008.
Prof. Prasad was invited to deliver Guest Speech on thetheme: Peace Education: Medicine and Tonic for Nonviolence 30 October, 2008 at the 18th IAEWP World Peace Congress heldin Malaysia (from October 29-31 2008), and his speech was
published in Peace and Conflict Monitor – a Journal of UN mandatedUniversity for Peace, on 2 December, 2008.
Access to Peace Education written by Prof. Prasad oninvitation was included in Online Encyclopedia of Peace Education
edited Monisha Bajaj and published by Teachers College,Columbia University, New York, USA in 2008.
In 2009 - Prof. Prasad wrote Editorial on the theme:Financing Higher Education to Build Non-exploitative Societyfor the Special Issue of Peace Education: An International Journal
Vol. 16, 2009.
In 2010 - Prof. Prasad was invited by Kwang-Hyun Kim, Editor-in-Chief of Sang Saeng (Living Together-Helping Each Other) a
Magazine of Asia Pacific Centre of Education forInternational Understanding (APCEIU) under the auspices ofUNESCO, Seoul, Republic of Korea to write on the theme:
Peace and Nonviolence for its Focus Column on the eve of UNInternational Decade of Culture of Peace and Nonviolence
(2001-2010). Editor Kim requested Prof. Prasad to write non-academic article on the assigned theme. Prof. Prasad’s
article was published in No. 27, Spring, 2010 issue of theSang Saeng Magazine (Search Website: No. 27, APCEIU).
Prof. Prasad was invited as a Guest Speaker for participationin the World Forum of Spiritual Culture at Astana,
Kazakhstan, where he delivered his Speech on the theme: PeaceEducation as Solution of Terrorism and other Forms of
Violence on October 19, 2010 (held from Oober18-20, 2010).
Prof. Prasad was requested by Editor Prof. NandkishoreAcharya to write on the topic: Peace Education: Concept andMeaning (Shanti Shiksha: Awadharna Evam Aarth) for World Encyclopedia of
Nonviolence (Ahimsa-Vishwa Kosh), which was included in it andpublished by Prakrit Bharati Academy, Jaipur & Bhavarlal-Kantabai Jain Multipurpose Foundation, Jalgaon, India in
2010.
2010-2011 issue of Peace Education: An International Journal wasreleased on the theme: Global Governance for Peace andSecurity: The Role of Peace Education. Prologue for this
issue was written by Prof. Prasad and Editorial on the topic:The UN, Peace and Peace Education was written by Prof. Johan
Galtung.
In 2011 - Prof. Prasad delivered his guest speech on thetheme of the International Seminar: Future Education and
World Peace at Bhagalpur, India on 6th November, 2011organizedby Bhartiya Shiksha Shodh Sansthan (Indian Education ResearchInstitute) in collaboration with Bhgalpur Univrsity, India.
In 2012 - Prof. Prasad’s paper: Manifestation of InherentElements in Man for Creation of Values for Sustainable Peace
was published in Peace and Conflict Monitor- a Journal of UNMandated University for Peace- on 17 January, 2012.
Prof. Prasad’s paper: Global Man (Human) as the Vision forthe Third Millennium: The Role of Peace Education was
published in Peace and Conflict Monitor – a Journal of UN mandated
University for Peace - on February 14, 2012.
Prof. Prasad gave a speech on the theme: World Peace andConflict Resolution at the International Rotary Club, Nagpur
West on 21 February, 2012.
Brief of Prof. Prasad’s s Speech on the theme: GlobalGovernance for Security and Peace of All: The Role of PeaceEducation was published in Peace and Conflict Monitor – a Journal
of UN mandated University for Peace - on June 1, 2012.
In 2013 - Prof. Prasad’s interview on the topic: Importanceof Peace Education in Man’s Life was taken for half an hourby a T.V. Anchor, which was relayed on 8 January, 2013 at
4.30 p.m. on UCN News Channel.
2012-13 issue of Peace Education: An International Journal willbe on the theme: Dialogue among Civilizations for
Peace, which is due to be released in December 2013.Again Prof. Prasad will write the Prologue and Prof.Galtung will write the Editorial for this issue of
the journal.
2013-14 issue of Peace Education: An International has beenplanned to be published on the theme: The Role ofdifferent Religions in Peace Education, and theEditorial for this issue will be written by Prof.
Prasad
2014-2015 issue of Peace Education Journal will be onthe theme: Peace Education for Stopping Violence in
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RESUME OF PROF. SURYA NATH PRASAD
Prof. Surya Nath Prasad was born in 1942 in India. He isM. A. in Sociology, M. Ed., M. Phil in Non-Violence andPeace Studies and Ph.D. in Education. Prof. Prasad has
received Honorary Doctorate in Peace Education from USA andin Education from Nigeria, D.Sc. from Sri Lanka, and
D.Litt. in Peace Education from Netherlands at the hands ofHis Excellency Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, Former President
of Government of India.
Prof. Prasad has taught as Assistant and AssociateProfessor in the Colleges of Education of Gorakhpur, Nagpurand Osmania (Hyderabad) Universities in India for the last
30 years. He is a Former Visiting Professor of PeaceStudies in Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea. He wasAdjunct Professor for Romano-Byzantine Institute, Brainerd,
Minnesota, USA, and is a Member of Academic Council ofUniversite Libre des Sciences de L’ Home De Paris, France.He is a Ph.D. Guide in the Faculty of Education, Nagpur
University, Nagpur, India, and Mentor in Peace Education atThe World University, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Prof. Prasad isHonorary Executive President of The Global Open University
for World Peace, Italy.
Prof. Prasad is former President and currently ExecutiveVice President of International Association of Educatorsfor World Peace (IAEWP). The IAEWP is a Non-Governmental
Organization (NGO) affiliated to UN-ECOSOC, UNDPI, UNICEF,UNCED & UNESCO. Prof. Prasad is a Representative to the UNand UNESCO for IAEWP, and a Consultant to the UNESCO Chair
in Education for the Mauritius State Institute ofEducation,
Mauritius.
Prof. Prasad founded Peace Education: An International Journal in1975 and got its registration in 1977 and he distributesits every issue free of cost throughout the world. He
published its inaugural issue on the theme Role of Women inPeace Education on the eve of 1975 UN International Year ofWomen. He is its Editor-in-Chief. He was Chief Editor ofIAEWP Journal Peace Progress. He is Associate Editor of
Diplomacy Journal (Republic of Korea). Prof. Prasad is a Memberof Editorial Board of Peace and Conflict Review, a Journal of UN
mandated University for Peace, Costa Rica (CentralAmerica). Prof. Prasad is a Fellow of United Writers
Association of India. He is a Biographee of InternationalWho’s Who of Intellectuals, Cambridge, England.
His 10 books, more than 100 papers and 4 Radio Talks on thedifferent themes of peace education have already beenpublished, released and broadcasted. Lund University ofSweden has published his 3 Presidential Speeches on thetopics of peace education given at different national andinternational conferences. Prof. Prasad edited the fivebooks in the Series of Peace Education, viz. Disarmament
Education and Peace; Gandhi, Non-Violence and Peace; Democracy,Education and Peace; Women, Education and Peace (1995); and Science,
Religion and Peace (2003). Professor Johan Galtung (pioneer ofpeace research) has written the Foreword for the book
Science, Religion and Peace.
Prof. Prasad participated in 70 national, continental andinternational conferences. He visited Republic of Korea (6times), Republic of Croatia, Republic of Turkey, Italy (two
times), Spain and Nepal (three times), Philippines,Malaysia and Kazakhstan as a Guest Speaker to deliver his
Presidential, Keynote, and Special Speeches at theInternational Peace Conferences, and the Organizing
Committees of the conferences of these countries took theresponsibility of expenses on his travel and accommodation.
Prof. Prasad was Organizing Chairman of Second WorldCongress of IAEWP held in India in 1978-79, and
International Co-ordinator of Sixth World Congress of IAEWPheld in Malta in 1992.
Prof. Prasad is a Co-initiator of the Global Initiative for
Supporting the Second Renaissance Movement through theGlobal Campaign for Restoring Morality and Humanityproposed by Nobel Laureate Dr. Herbert C. Brown and
initiated by Prof. Young Seek Choue, Ph. D., Founder &Chancellor of Kyung Hee University System, Republic of
Korea.Prof. Prasad is a supporter and participant in the Campaign
to promote an International Code of Conduct on ArmsTransfers initiated by 17 Nobel Peace Laureates under theleadership of Nobel Peace Laureate Oscar Arias former
President of Costa Rica.
Prof. Prasad is a recipient of several peace awards for his
service to the cause of peace and peace education.
Prof. Prasad’s wife Dr. Suman Shukla isa AssociateProfessor, College of Education, RTM Nagpur University,Nagpur, India. She assists Prof.. Prasad in editing PeaceEducation: An International Journal as its Associate Editor
(Hon.).
Prof. Prasad and his wife Dr. Suman have two children-Dr.Maneeshi Prasad (son) and Dr. Vidushi Prasad (daughter).
The Address for Communication is:
216, Laxminagar, NAGPUR-440 022, Maharashtra, India.Phone & Fax: 00-91-712-2232523Mobile Phone: 0-9823134698;
e-mail: [email protected]: http://www.
sites.google.com/site/peaceeducationsnp/
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ABOUT THE EDITORS OF
PEACE EDUCATION: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
Prof. Surya Nath Prasad was born in 1942 in India. He is M. A.in Sociology, M. Ed., M. Phil in Non-Violence and Peace Studies
and Ph.D. in Education. Prof. Prasad has received HonoraryDoctorate in Peace Education from USA and in Education from
Nigeria, D.Sc. from Sri Lanka, and D.Litt. in Peace Educationfrom Netherlands at the hands of His Excellency Dr. Shankar
Dayal Sharma, Former President of Government of India.Prof. Prasad has taught as Assistant and Associate Professor in
the Colleges of Education of Gorakhpur, Nagpur and Osmania(Hyderabad) Universities in India for the last 30 years. He is a
Former Visiting Professor of Peace Studies in Kyung HeeUniversity, Republic of Korea. He was Adjunct Professor for
Romano-Byzantine Institute, Brainerd, Minnesota, USA, and is aMember of Academic Council of Universite Libre des Sciences deL’ Home De Paris, France. He is a Ph.D. Guide in the Faculty ofEducation, Nagpur University, Nagpur, India, and Mentor in PeaceEducation at The World University, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Prof.
Prasad is Honorary Executive President of The Global OpenUniversity for World Peace, Italy.
Prof. Prasad is former President and currently Executive VicePresident of International Association of Educators for WorldPeace (IAEWP). The IAEWP is a Non-Governmental Organization
(NGO) affiliated to UN-ECOSOC, UNDPI, UNICEF, UNCED & UNESCO.Prof. Prasad is a Representative to the UN and UNESCO for IAEWP,
and a Consultant to the UNESCO Chair in Education for theMauritius State Institute of Education, Mauritius. Prof. Prasad founded Peace Education: An International Journal in 1975 andgot its registration in 1977 and he distributes its every issuefree of cost throughout the world. He published its inauguralissue on the theme Role of Women in Peace Education on the eveof 1975 UN International Year of Women. He is its Editor-in-
Chief. He was Chief Editor of IAEWP Journal Peace Progress. He isAssociate Editor of Diplomacy Journal (Republic of Korea). Prof.
Prasad is a Member of Editorial Board of Peace and Conflict ReviewJournal of UN mandated University for Peace, Costa Rica. Prof.
Prasad is a Fellow of United Writers Association of India. He isa Biographee of International Who’s Who of Intellectuals,
Cambridge, England.His 10 books, 100 papers and 4 Radio Talks on the different
themes of peace education have already been published, releasedand broadcasted. Lund University of Sweden has published his 3Presidential Speeches on the topics of peace education given atdifferent national and international conferences. Prof. Prasadedited the five books in the Series of Peace Education, viz.
Disarmament Education and Peace; Gandhi, Non-Violence and Peace; Democracy,Education and Peace; Women, Education and Peace (1995); and Science, Religion
and Peace (2003). Professor Johan Galtung has written theForeword for the book Science, Religion and Peace.
Prof. Prasad participated in 65 national, continental andinternational conferences. He visited Republic of Korea (6times), Republic of Croatia, Republic of Turkey, Italy (Two
times), Spain and Nepal (three times), Philippines, and Malaysiato deliver his Presidential, Keynote, Guest and Special Speeches
at the International Peace Conferences. Prof. Prasad wasOrganizing Chairman of Second World Congress of IAEWP held inIndia in 1978-79, and International Co-ordinator of Sixth World
Congress of IAEWP held in Malta in 1992.Prof. Prasad is a Co-initiator of the Global Initiative for
Supporting the Second Renaissance Movement through the GlobalCampaign for Restoring Morality and Humanity proposed by NobelLaureate Dr. Herbert C. Brown and initiated by Prof. Young Seek
Choue, Ph. D., Founder & Chancellor of Kyung Hee University System,
Republic of Korea.Prof. Prasad is a supporter and participant in the Campaign topromote an International Code of Conduct on Arms Transfers
initiated by 17 Nobel Peace Laureates under the leadership ofNobel Peace Laureate Oscar Arias former President of Costa Rica.
Prof. Prasad is a recipient of several peace awards for hisservice to the cause of peace and peace education.
Dr. Suman Shukla is B. Sc., M. Sc. (Maths.), B. Ed., M. Ed. andPh. D. (Education) from Banaras Hindu University, and M.Sc. inCommunication Subject Education, Y. C. M. Open University of
India.
Dr. Shukla has been teaching as Assistant and Associate Professorfor the last more than 25 years in the R.T.M. Nagpur University’s
Bar.
S. K. Wankhede College of Education, NAGPUR-440010,Maharashtra,India.
Dr. Shukla has written several papers on the themes of peaceeducation and on the problems of methodology of teaching peace andon other educational themes. Her papers have been published innational and international Journals. She is Co-Editor (with Dr.Surya Nath Prasad) of five books on the different topics of PeaceEducation as mentioned above in para five She is Honorary Associate
Editor of Peace Education: An International Journal.
Dr. Shukla has participated at the several national andinternational conferences. In 2001, she attended International
Peace Conference on invitation held at the Kyung Hee University,Seoul, Republic of Korea, and she presented her paper on thetheme: Dialogue for Authentic Education and Peace. She wasinvited at the 2003 Manila International Peace Conference in
Philippines where she presented her paper: Education for Human-centrism through Neo-Renaissance for Peace. In 2008, she was
invited as a Guest Speaker at the 18th IAEWP World Peace Congressheld at Sun-Way Pyramid Convention Centre in Malaysia where she
delivered her speech on the theme Mathetics for Peace: A Challengeto Peace Education on 30 October, 2008. And the text of her speechwith the title: Mathetics and the Relationship between Peace and
Learning was published in UN mandated University for Peace’sJournal Peace and Conflict Monitor under its Speech Column, dated 01
May, 2009.
During the period of 2010 and 2011, Dr. Shukla was moreactive in academic activities. She put her ideas on the
theme: Importance of Education in Character Formation at theNational Seminar Conference on Prospects of Higher Education
at Nagpur, India on 30 September 2010. She spoke on thetheme: Positive Psychology and Mental Health at the UGC
sponsored National Seminar at Nagpur on 30 August 2011. Shedelivered her speech on the theme: World Peace andMaitribhavana (Fellow-Feeling) at the International
Conference of IAEWP at Bhopal, India on 8 October 2011. Dr.Shukla participated in Regional Workshop on EmergingScenario of Research in Teacher Education at PGTD of
Education, RTM Nagpur University on 11 October 2011. Herpaper on the theme – Oughtopia: Dr. Choue’s Model of WorldPeace was published in Indian Journal of Interdisciplinary Research
Vol. 2, Issue 2, July-December 2011.
Dr. Shukla is recipient of Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial FundAward and Dadasaheb Gaikwad Award.
Prof. Prasad and his wife Dr. Suman have two children-Maneeshi(son) and Vidushi (daughter).
The Address for Communication is:
216, Laxminagar, NAGPUR-440 022, Maharashtra, India.
Phone & Fax: 00-91-712-2232523 Cell Phone: 0-9823134698
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www. sites.google.com/site/peaceeducationsnp/
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CALL FOR PAPERSDATE EXTENDED UP TO 31 DECEMBER, 2010 FOR SUBMISSION OF
PAPERS AND OTHER RELEVANT MATTERS
FOR
PEACE EDUCATION: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
(Founded in 1977)
Vol. XVII, 2009-2010
Founder & Editor-in Chief
Surya Nath Prasad, Ph. D.
Former Visiting Professor
The Graduate Institute of Peace Studies
Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea
Associate Editor
Suman Shukla, Ph. D.
Associate Professor
RTM Nagpur University College of Education
Nagpur, Maharashtra, INDIA
We invite the prospective authors who are engaged inthe field of peace education, peace studies andpeace researches to send their articles, papers,views on the Special issue (on the theme GlobalGovernance and Peace Education) of our JournalPeace Education on or before 30 December, 2010
through e-mail at: [email protected] or by
post to: The Editor, Peace Education: AnInternational Journal, 216, Laxminagar, NAGPUR-440
022, Maharashtra, India.
Sub-themes of the issue of the Journal are: 1.Needof Global Governance and Peace, 2. Global Governanceby Cross-national Organization and Peace, 3. GlobalGovernance by Supra-national Organization and Peace,4. Global Governance by Transnational Organizationand Peace, 5. Peace through United Nations, 6. NGOsas Partners in Global Governance and Peace, 7. Roleof Peace Education in Global Governance. However,authors are free to choose their own topics for
their papers.
Reviews of the books may also be sent. News,reports, activities, events, proposals, conferences,publications or on any other items related to peace
are also welcome.
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PEACE EDUCATION JOURNAL
Peace education: An International Journal was founded in 1975 by SuryaNath Prasad and it got its registration in 1977 with the
Registrar of Newspapers, government of India. ItsRegistration Number is RN 29220/77 and ISSN is 1991-5721. TheInaugural issue of the Journal was on theme of Role of Womenin Peace Education dedicated to 1975 UN International Year ofWomen. Every issue of the Journal is on the special theme ofPeace Education. The titles of a few past issues of PeaceEducation Journal are Disarmament, Education and Peace;Democracy, Education and Peace; Gandhi, Nonviolence, and
Peace; Science, Religion and Peace; Justice, Law, Judiciary,Education and Peace; Utopia,/Oughtopia, Education and Peace;Foundations of Peace Education, Financing for Free Education
to All to Build Non-Exploitative Society for Peace.
Peace Education Journal is in the service of alerting publicopinion and mobilizing the conscience of mankind to the cause
of justice, peace, tolerance, disarmament, protection ofenvironment and human rights, and in the light of Gandhiannonviolence and trusteeship, considering man everywhere ascomposed of body, vitality, mind , intellect and spirit
integrally and their manifestation through perpetual integraleducation free of charge to all to be just to create peace,
and also in the spirit of UNESCO’s Constitution and theCharter of the United Nations since its inception in 1977 by
providing international platform for dialogue beingdistributed free of cost throughout the world by its
founder, editor and publisher Surya Nath Prasad.
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SCIENCE, RELIGION AND PEACE
Science, Religion and Peace is edited by Surya Nath Prasad, Ph. D.,Former Visiting Professor of Peace Studies, Kyung Hee
University, Republic of Korea, and Suman Shukla, Ph. D.,Associate Professor of RTM Nagpur University’s Bar. S. K.Wankhede College of Education, Nagpur. The Foreword of thisbook has been written by Johan Galtung, Ph. D., Professor of
Peace Studies, Director, Transcend: A Peace and DevelopmentNetwork, and Rector, Transcend University. This book is
published by Surya Nath Prasad for International Associationof Educators for World Peace (IAEWP) at 216, Laxminagar,
Nagpur-440 022, Maharshtra, India.Cell phone:91- 9823134698,e-mail: [email protected]
The book Science, Religion and Peace is one of the Series in PeaceEducation. This book tells about the demerits and misuse ofscience and religion if they work separately. Science inabsence of religion makes man slave of his own passions,desires, and animal nature. And religion in absence of
Science makes man vulgar, mythical, dogmatic, orthodox, andsuperstitious. Hence mere science creates doubts, fear terrorin man which disturb peace.. And only religion also leads manto regress even to acquire lower level of prosperity. Thisbook deals also with the importance of science and religionintegrally in building and sustaining peace in individuals,
nations and the world. Science trains man to deal withphysical life successfully. And religion enables man to
realize his spiritual self. Science and religion both arecomplementary to each other. Hence science and religion bothare essential for the development of integral or global men
and women to attain prosperity and peace for all.
The titles of the contents of the book are: Foreword: JohanGaltung, Preface: Surya Nath Prasad & Suman Shukla,
Editorial: Peace through Science and Religion: SuryanathPrasad & Suman Shukla, Science, Philosophy and Religion: L.R. Shukla, Space Philisophy and Academic Revolution: CharlesMercieca, Techno-Nemesis: The Expropriation of Education:John M. Raftery, Teaching Cultural Values: A Strategy for
Peace: John W. Friesen, The Future of Religion: August Bebel,What is the Christian Position on War?: John P. Eddy, A.Cosmology of Hope: Irving F. Laucks, Lasting Peace: R. R.Diwakar, Universal Impact of Indian Religion: Swami SanatanBrhmachari, The Next Future in Planetary Evolution: Your Rolein a Changing World: Howard John Zitko, Against the Abuse of
Science: Scientists' Voice and Appeal, World ReligiousConference at Moscow: V. Lysenkov& I. Troyanovsky, Peace
Education: A Deliberative Meet: Suman Shukla, Name Index andSubject Index.
The book includes the ideas of great authors of the worldaround including the appeals of scientists and religious
workers about the necessity of integrated science andreligion for creating and promoting peace on the planet
earth.
This book is useful for scholars, researchers and teachers ofpeace studies and peace education, peace activists;
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SHANTI SHIKSHA: SIDDHANT EVAM VYAVAHAR(PEACE EDUCATION : THEORY AND PRAXIS)
ISBN: 978-81-909478-0-02010
By
Surya Nath Prasad, Ph. D.
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Today peace education has become the subject of UN Policy,
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The author accepted the need and importance of peace
education not only for eradicaion of violence, war, terrorism,
injustice, poverty, exploitation and diseases, but also for to be
man along with to be persons of different relations, sects,
languages, nations, castes, races and professions. However,
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The present book is the creation of the author’s experience
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Chapters in the book are : Chapter 1. Relevance of Peace
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Education; Chapter 2. Development of Peace Education : (a) Origin
of Peace Education, (b) Initiators of Peace Education and their
Contributions, (c) History of Peace Education, (d) Development of
Peace Education in India; Chapter 3. Peace Education : Place,
Institutions and Net (Websites) – (a) Place of Peace Education in
Educational Institutions, (b) Peace Education Net (Websites);
Chapter 4. Contents and Methods of Peace Education : (a) Contents
of Peace Education, (b) Methods of Peace Education; and Chapter 5.
Conclusions, Discussión and Suggestions : (a) Conclusions and
Discussions, (b) Suggestions.
The book is very useful to all to be man generally, and tostudents, teachers, researchers and thinkers of peace education
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HINDUISM AND PEACE EDUCATION(ISBN: 978-81-909478-1-7)
2010
By
Surya Nath Prasad, Ph. D.
Former Visiting ProfessorThe Graduate Institute of Peace StudiesKyung Hee University, Republic of Korea
Publisher
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Hinduism, based on Vedanta (Upanishads), is a religionof perpetual verifiable truth. It is a religion of universeand God in man (including in woman). It is a religion thatclaims the manifestation of perfection already exists in manand woman. Hinduism is very much peace education. Because
Hinduism advocates self-education for perpetual discovery, itenables every individual man or woman without any
discrimination to manifest / to unfold / to evolve theperfection already in him or her to be man incarnation of
God, who would naturally be a peaceful creature livingtogether peacefully on this planet earth. Thus peace
education in Hiduism is perpetual education of the self, bythe self and for the self resulting in sustainable peace
within and outside.
The author of the book has tried to deal with thewhole concept of Hinduism and Peace Education under thefollowing captions: 1. What is Hinduism?,2. Impact of
Hinduism on other Religions and persons of other Sects, 3.Thinkers and Practitioners of of Similar Theories and Praxisof Hinduism, 4. Hinduism in View World Thinkers, 5. PeaceEducation: Why?, 6. Concept of Peace in Hinduism, 7. PeaceEducation in Hinduism: (a) Concept of Peace Education, (b)Meaning of Peace Education, 8. No Fear of Peace Education of
Hinduism for Nation-States, 9. Need of Awakening amongPeoples towards Peace Education of Hinduism, Notes and
References.
This book is unique in the field of peace education. This iscore of all educations. The ideas contained in the book willcertainly provoke the thinkers and learners of existing
peace education to think freely and impartially to dialogue,to amend, to adopt, to follow and to practice it, and help
others to know and practice it.
This volume is valuable for every man and woman without anydiscrimination to be self awakened to be man (human) for
justice, peace and nonviolence.
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Peace Education: An InternationalJournal
Vol. XVI, 2008-2009
FORUM FOR DIALOGUE
HINDUISM AND PEACE EDUCATIONBy
Surya Nath Prasad COMMENTS OF EDITORS EDWARD J. B., JING LIN AND JOHN P.
MILLER, AND RESPONSES OF AUTHOR SURYA NATH PRASAD
Dr. Surya Nath Prasad, Founder and Editor of Peace Education:International Journal, was requested by Prof. Jing Lin OF Collegeof Education, University of Maryland, USA through her e-mail
letter dated 29 December, 2007 on recommendation of Dr.Monisha Bajaj of Teachers College Columbia University, to
write a Chapter on the theme Hinduism and Peace Education the proposed book Spirituality, Religion and Peace education to be editedby her and Prof. John P. Miller Scheduled to be published by
Information Age Publishing, USA. Later, the name of Dr.Edward J. Brantmeier of School of Education, Colorado State
University was added as co-editor of the book.
The Chapter was of 19 pages in the first submission on August15, 2008 as required limit of length of the Chapter. In
second submission, it was of 28 pages due to Editor Edward ‘srequirements for the first revision of the Chapter meeting
his demands to supply more information about the thinkers andtheir ideas cited in the Chapter as quotations by putting his84 comments. In the third submission, the Chapter was of 40pages because Editor Edward put 53 comments wishing from the
author to have more elaboration of some ideas with moredescriptions and examples in second revision of the Chapter.And at the end, the Editors of the proposed book jointly
reduced with their three comments and dictated their terms tothe author to amend the Chapter in third revision, if theauthor wishes his Chapter to be included in their proposededited book. Finally, the author of the Chapter Hinduism andPeace Education withdrew his Chapter from the scheme of theproposed book Spirituality, Religion and Peace Education to be edited by
Prof. Jing Lin, Prof. John P. Miller and Dr. Edward J.Brantmeier and to be published by Information Age Publishing
with submission of his point-wise responses for theircomments- cum- suggestions.
The following excerpts are the results of dialogue betweeneditors Edward J. Brantmeier, Jing Lin and John P. Miller ofthe book: Spirituality, Religion and Peace Education, and author SuryaNath Prasad of the Chapter : Hinduism and Peace Education.
Ideas of the editors of the book in the form of theircomments and suggestions, and the author of the Chapter inthe form of his responses will certainly incite, provoke andmotivate the highly enlightened readers, teachers, scholarsand thinkers in peace education to express and put their
ideas for and against, and also their own independent viewson the relevant points for further discussion. Views of theparticipants expressed with their sound reasoning in thisopen dialogue will be published in toto in the forthcoming
issues of our Journal Peace Education.
COMMENTS AND RESPONSES IN FIRST REVISION
Editor Edward Brantmeier’s Comments (dated 14 March, 2009)and author Surya Nath Prasad’s Responses (23 May, 2009 and 04
June, 2009) for the first revision of the Chapter are:
Edward J. B. Comments
4. HUMAN? PLEASE REWORK THIS SENTENCE FOR CLARITY...
7. Because we are not fully human? Please clarify. Also, this sentenceis not a complete sentence,
but a figment...
8. Our humanity? Please consider the audience-a globally audience willread this book... some might
be put off by the use of “man” rather thanhuman
10. The condition that he set forth.... Please reword here...
11. Because we are not fully human, ---, please reword this sentence toinclude the themes in the
quote.
14. Human? Again, to some Western readers, especially feminists likemyself, this will be an off-
putting word choice rather than an inclusive and inviting wordchoice...
15. THIS IS A STRONG UNIVERSAL CLAIM GIVEN THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER RELIGIONS REPRESENTED IN THIS BOOK ON SPIRITUALITY, RELIGION AND
PEACE EDUCATION. CLAIMING THAT IT IS THE “BEST” EXCLUDES RATHER THAN
CONNECTS.
PLEASE RETHINK HOW YOU WANT THE OPENING SENTENCE TO COME OFF, GIVENNOW
IT IS EXCLUSIONARY RATHER THAN INVITING THE READER, MANY OF WHICHWILL BE
NON-HINDUS,INTO A DIALOGUE ABOUT THE STRENGTH OF THE HINDU WAY OFLIFE
FOR CREATING PEACE-BOTH INNER AND SOCIATAL.
59. AGAIN I RECOMMEND THAT YOU USE FULLY HUMAN AS TO NOT BE OFFENSIVE OR
EXCLUSIONARY IN THE EYES OF FEMINISTS...
69. WE’LL HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE COMMON USE OF “MAN” TO CONNATE“HUMINITY.”
AGAIN I ADVISE THAT YOU CHANGE THIS BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE OFF-PUTTINGTO SOME
READERS....
76. SEE PRASAD, TAGORE USED “HUMANITY” I THINK YOU SHOULD
TOO.
Surya Nath Prasad Responses on the above citedcomments of Edward
The word ‘man’ has not been replaced with human. Man meanshuman also. But man will be man or human only after
manifestation through religion or peace education. Beforethat, he or she merely looks like man or human. Jean Jacques
Rousseau rightly observed: “Man is born free, andeverywhere he is in shackles.” To be man, he has to be freefrom the shackles. Man is the central idea of this Chapter,for Hinduism is the religion of man- making peace education.
In this sense, the word ‘man’ is used as a very broad,universal and comprehensive term as in the process of to bewhat the man (he or she) is. And ‘man’ does not mean maleadult only, but man includes male and female both. In theabove cited quote of Rousseau also, man includes male andfemale both. In this Chapter at page 16, in Taittiriyopanishad,the word man is used as inclusive of male and female both
when man is defined as made of five sheaths, and also at thesame page, this word is used in the same sense when Saint
Tulsidasa defines man, in his Ramacharitmanas, as made of fiveelements. In this Chapter at page 3, the word man (for maleand female both) was used by the Greek philosopher while hewas searching man. Jayashankar Prasad (at page 11 of this
Chapter) also used the word man inclusive of male and femaleboth.
The following named books have the word ‘man’, carrying themeaning inclusive of male and female both, in their titles:
1. Man, The Unknown
by Alexis Carrel
2. The Spiritual Crisis of Man
by Paul Brunton
3. The Religion of Man
by RabindranathTagore
4. Man and Indian Societ
by K. Damodaran
5. The Concept of Man
Edited by S.Radhakrishnan & P. T. Raju
In the book: The Concept of Man, there are the followingChapters in which the word ‘Man’ is used for male and
female both:
1. The Concept of Man in Greek Thought
by John Wild
2. The Concept of Man in Jewish Thought
by A. J. Heschel
3. The Concept of Man in Chinese Thought
by W. T. Chan
4. The Concept of Man in Indian Thought
by P. T. Raju
5. The Concept of Man in Christian Thought
by Ernst Benz
6. The Concept of Man in Islamic Thought
by Ibrahim Madkour
7. The Concept of Man in Marxist Thought
by M. B. Mitin
And there are many other thinkers who used the term ‘man’ as
inclusive of male and female both, and for the human also.
Edward J. B. Comments
13. To grow? May be to educate humans to their fullest potential?
16. Very nice… how much will you get into the origins of Hinduism aspeace education-an
examination of the peace education in the Vedas and Upanishadswould be most excellent…
SO YOU ARE VALIDATING THE IMPORTANCE OF HINDUISM "FROMWESTERN PERSPECTIVES, OK....
19. CAPITAL “C”
WHY IS THIS CATHOLIC MINDED? I DON’T UNDERSTAND THAT PART OF THEQUOTE…
21. SO MUCH OF THESE QUOTES CELEBRATE THE GREATNESS OF HINDUISM… HOW DO THEY CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR THESIS ABOUT THE APPROACH OF HINDUISM AS INHERENTLY PEACE EDUCATION? THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE CLEAR SOMEWHERE
IN THIS STRING OF QUOTES….
25. AGAIN, HOW DO THESE QUOTES LEAD BACK TO THE CENTRAL POINT OF THIS CHAPTER.... PLEASE INTERPRET THE QUOTES FOR YOUR GLOBAL READERS
AND ALSO SUMMARIZE THE MAJOR THEMES FROM THE QUOTE. HOW DO THOSE THEMES
LINK BACK TO THE MAJOR THESIS OF THE CHAPTER?
26. HOW DOES THIS CONNECT TO HINDUISM, SPIRITUALITY AND PEACEEDUCATION?
28. VERY INTERESTING AND TRULY SO MANY HAVE BEEN INFLUENCE.BUT WHY ANDHOW?
A LIST AGAIN ESTABLISHES THE GREATNESS OF HINDUISM, YET IT DOES NOTCONVEY
WHY IS IT A GREAT RELIGION OF PEACE EDUCATION …. SO I’M MAKINGCOMMON
COMMENTS HERE FOR OVERALL REVISIONS…
32. VALIDATE PLEASE.
SO FAR, THIS CHAPTER READS AS HINDUISM IS A GREAT RELIGION THATINFLUENCED
THE BEST OF THE WORLD…… IT DOESN’T CONNECT TO THE CFNTRAL THEME OFTHE
BOOK ABOUT RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY AND PEACE EDUCATION-MAY BEIMPLICITLY,
BUT THAT HAS TO BE MADE EXPLICIT FOR YOUR GLOBAL READERSHIP…
33. NOW WE GET TO PEACE, GREAT.
34. THIS SECTION ON COUNTING THE AMOUNT OF TIMES SHANTI USED IN VARIOUSTEXTS
IS INTERESTING. YET IT READS RATHER CHOPPY AND DISCONNECTED…PLEASEFIX…
36. The format of these quotes is unclear… Please re-arrange for betterreadability.
ALSO EXPLAIN HOW THEY ARE LINKED TO PEACE AND PEACE EDUCATION…
45. HOW IS THE FOUNDATION OF HINDUISM (VEDAS) LINKED TO THE UPANISHADS?ARE
THE UPANISHADS THE COMPLETION OF THE VEDAS-AND BOTH SERVE AS THE FOUNDATION OF HINDUISM? PLEASE REWORD THIS LAST SENTENCE FOR YOUR
GLOBAL READERSHIP.....
49. HOW WILL THIS UNIVERSAL CLAIM FIT INTO A BOOK WITH CHAPTER ONJUDAISM,
ISLAM, CHRISTIANITY, BUDDHISM, ETC....
51. I NEED TO LOOK UP THIS WORD... TO THE UNAWARE REDER, I WOULD THINKIT WAS A
REFERENCE TO CATHOLISM-A DENOMINATION OF CHRISTIANITY....
53. OK...SO I DO NOT KNOW THE DERIVATION MEANING OF THE WORD....HOWEVERCOULD
YOU CHOSE ANOTHER WORD BECAUSE OTHER CHRISTIANS AND WESTERNERS WHO READ THIS BOOK WILL BE CONFUSED.
AUDIENCE IS VERY IMPORTANT IN WRITING BECAUSE WRITING IS A COMMUNALACT OF
KNOWLEDGE SHARING VIA DIALOGUE.
54. BY SAYING ANY “TRUE” RELIGION. YOU MIGHT EXCLUDE OTHER RELIGIONS THATWILL
BE PART OF THE THIS BOOK....
60. LOT OF IDEAS.... SEPARATE INTO SEPARATE SENTENCES FOR CLARITY.. ITHINK YOU
ARE SAYING THAT EDUATION AT PRESENT PREPARES PEOPLE FOR THE WORLDOF
WORK, NOT FOR SELF-KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL ULTIMATELY LEAD ONE TOSUPREME
BLISS AND PEACE-WHICH WILL IN TURN BENEFIT SOCIETY AS A WHOLE...
62. EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF KNOWING ALL ELEMENTS OF THE OUTER WORLDS WITHOUT
SELF-KNOWLEDGE....CNNECTS TO A QUOTE IN THE BHAGWAD GITA...
63. YES, YES, THIS IS THE HEART OF THE CONNECTION OF HINDUISM AND PEACE EDUCATION, NO, PRASAD?
Arming himself with a disciplined
Seeing everything with an equal eye,
He sees the self in all creatures in the self
(Bhaghavad Gita, p.67, Verse 29)
64. PRASAD, THIS IS THE TITLE OF MY CHAPTER CONTRIBUTION TO THIS BOOK,
“Self” Re-Education for Globalizing Teachers: Gandhi, Deep Ecology,& Multicultural
Peace Education
THAT’S REALLY GREAT!
65. WHAT DOES SELF-REALIZATION LEAD TO?
73. ATOMIZED INDIVIDUAL RATHER THAN REMAINING UNDIFFERENTIATEDTOTALITY...
80. I NEED TO FIND THE DEEPER MEANING OF THIS WORD (catholic) PRASAD....
82. YES NATIONS ARE UN-REALIZED, NO?
83. HMM.....SO YOU ARE TRYING TO SPREAD HINDUISM, OR THE UNIVERSALMESSAGES
WITHIN? THE MESSAGES WILL CARRY, THE SPREADING OF HINDUISM WILL BE BLOCKED BECAUSE OF PEOPLE’S CLINGING TO THEIR OWN RELIGIONS AND
VIEWS OF THE WORLD–SO AGAIN, PLEASE BE CAREFUL ABOUT SPREADING HINDUISM AND
NOT THE MESSAGE IT CONTAINS –I HOPE I MAKE SENSE HERE....
Surya Nath Prasad Responses of on the above citedComments of Edward
13. To grow (means to manifest) itself is complete concept,in this sense man (he or
she) is inherently able to grow. Man is himself like aseed to grow fully. Nobody
can teach him or her except he himself or she herself.
16. Thanks for your nice comments. Hinduism of Vedanta standsfor its own merit
of universality (catholicity). Western thinkersvalidate their knowledge discovered
after verification of the truth of Vedantic Hinduism.And then they appreciated it.
19. Capital ‘C’ is not needed in the word catholic, becausehere the word catholic
has not been used as cult or sect, but it has been usedas carrying the meaning
of ‘universal’. Catholic minded means universal-minded/global-minded. Catholic
means universal/covering a wide range also, not only acult of Christianity.
21. It has been made clear how the different quotes help inexplaining Hinduism as
inherently peace education, though not directly withits name, but with its full
description. As per your advice, it has been done sowell. Please go through my
concluding presentation( also cited below as readyreference) in the particular
sections of the Chapter where views of great thinkerslike Besant, Annie,
Toynbee, A. J., Renou, Louis, and Monier-Williams quoted at pages 32-34.
Thinkers of the world have appreciated Hinduism not
for it contains good ideas, but it has
the thoughts to be tested to discover the pre-exited
knowledge within each and everyone,
though in many times, it may be in contrast to the
existing or the past-discovered
knowledge(in the field of science, religion,
philosophy, and other disciplines). And for this
contradiction, Hinduism of Vedanta does not punish for
the discovery of new truth, but
appreciates and encourages for this by giving proper
recognition through acceptance,
because Hinduism considers discovery of new truth as
the realization of higher truth from
the journey through the lower truth. And this process
of uncovering the pre-existed
knowledge is the dynamic side of Hinduism based on
Vedanta i.e. Peace Education.
Though the thinkers, whose views on Hinduism are
expressed, did not use the word
‘peace education’ for Hinduism, they put all the
description of peace education in
appreciating and describing Hinduism as non-exclusive,
universal/global/catholic religion
suitable to all diverse human beings for integration
in their human personality to be global
man of peace and non-violence. (Prasad, 2009, p. 34)
25. It has been done. Please go through my interpretationespecially the particular
section at page 20 of the last two paras of thesection. It has been done very
nicely, which is cited here for the readers for theirready reference:
Even today, in every religion, we find
giving blessings at the time of birth and marriage
anniversaries, and at every occasion of
happiness. People express their good wishes at
every occasion of happiness. Also at the
time of sorrow, we pray for grant of courage
and strength to bear the loss. Even in
our daily life, we give good wishes to each other
saying, ‘good morning’, ‘good day’,
‘good afternoon’, ‘good night’. Perhaps, these would
be the reasons for the great philosopher
and one of the peace initiators Immanuel Kant
to believe in goodwill and to say:
“Goodwill is the only good that is good without
qualification”. Kant, 2002, p. 1)
The ideas contained in the quotes are for health,
happiness, wealth, goodwill, long life,
well-being and peace for all. Fulfilment of these
needs is peace, and denial of needs is
violence. The ways through which, these needs are
fulfilled, is peace education, which is
dynamic side of universal religion i.e. Vedantic
Hinduism. Thus all quotes are linked with
peace and peace education. (Prasad, 2009)
26. Under the tenets of Hinduism, the persons of other sects,who experimented the
truth, practiced it and realized it, may be calledHindus. They were contributors
of Hinduism enriching it, believers in spirituality andpractitioners of peace
education, because they were trained and skilled ineducation of their selves for
their manifestation. In this sense, the great persons,who were influenced by
Hinduism, have better connection to Hinduism,spirituality and peace education.
Please refer to my interpretation at page 19,particularly the last para of this
section.
28. The reply, for why and how so many persons have beeninfluenced by Hinduism,
requires so many pages to write on each person, whichwill not be possible for a
Chapter of a book. If why and how are explained and the
greatness of Hinduism is established even though its greatness, as you think,
does not convey why is it a great religion of peace education. For the influence
of Hinduism on the great persons of the world conveys Hinduism as a great
religion of peace education, please refer my interpretation cited in the last para
of the Sub-section 6 of this Chapter. However, the interpretation is quoted here for
the readers:
The great thinkers of the world, who were
influenced by Hinduism, manifested their
selves through discoveries in their
writings. And their discoveries of knowledge are
due to their perpetual learning of their
selves. In this sense, they practiced peace
education (of Vedantic Hinduism of self
education), unknowingly as a term, through
the use of knowledge about their selves,
which helped them in the realization of their
selves leading them to be peaceful and non-
violent for themselves and others.
32. Without knowing the basics of Hinduism how can one drawthe conclusion that it
leads to the theme of the book: Spirituality, Religionand Peace Education. The
concept of peace found in Hinduism can make betterconnection with spirituality
and peace education. Prayers in Vedas of Hinduism havegood thoughts
including the idea of peace. However, good thoughts inprayers have the effects
of three, means a prayer is three-in-one. Good thoughtsin prayer can preserve,
maintain peace, prevent from the disturbances of peace
and cure if peace is disturbed. Because these all are the attributes of
religion and peace, and this connect very much to the theme of the book
Spirituality, Religion and Peace Education.
33. To get peace through prayer (through goodwill) or throughthe religion by way of
perpetual knowledge and practice of the self fordiscovery / manifestation is the
product. Hence it cannot be taught, it is self-realization. Thus Vedantic religion or
prayer is peace education.
34. All goodwill prayers are the attributes of peace andpeace education. Each
prayer leads to peace, hence all attributes of peaceare very much connected
with peace and peace education.
36. The format of the quotes is the copy taken from the bookThe Calls of Vedas
written by Prof. Abinash Chandra Bose, Ph. D. inEnglish, a renowned thinker of
Vedas, and this book was published by Bharati VidyaBhavan , Bombay, a very
popular publisher of oriental literature and studies.We cannot interfere with the
quotes of the other authors, or even in their formatthey adopted.
The ideas contained in the quotes are for health,happiness, wealth, goodwill,
long life, well-being and peace for all. Fulfilment ofthese needs is peace, and
denial of these needs is violence. The ways throughwhich these needs are
satisfied is peace education, which is the dynamic sideof universal religion.
Hence all quotes are linked with peace and peaceeducation.
45. Link between Vedas and Upanishads has been explained inthis section (Sub-
section-3.What is Hinduism?, at page 5, 6, and 7).Please go through them, and
be clear how Vedas and Upanishads are so related.
The following excerpts are from the pages as citedabove for the readers to refer:
Thus Vedas are the foundations of Hinduism. They are
fountain-heads of Hinduism. ...
Vedas are creations of the ancient Indian sages who
expressed their intuitive spiritual
experiences in the Upanishads. Upanishads – the
ending parts of the Vedas – are truly
the basis of Hinduism. ...The Upanishads are the
concluding portions of the Vedas
therefore they are called Vedant, the last phase of
the Vedic revelation. ... Upanishads
come at the end of the Vedas and hence the teachings
they embody are known as the
Vedanta. ...
The Vedanta, which means Upanishads, does not believe
in a book, a person and a
personal God. There is no sect, no creed, no caste in
Vedanta. According to Vedanta,
we are all God, incarnations of God. In its view, the
man’s very self is God.
49. Universal claim of Hinduism is of its own quality of
universality because it
believes God in every man (male or female) to realize
this true divine nature.
Hence Hinduism is everywhere, it is in all, and for
all. To be more clear about
the universal nature of Hinduism, you may read deeply
the ideas of Swami
Vivekananda (page 8 of this Chapter) expressed at the
Parliament of religions in
1893, at Chicago, USA, and views of other world
thinkers on Hinduism cited in
this Chapter. Don’t fear, there would be no clash with
the tenets of other sects
like Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, etc.
51. 53. 80. :
Here the word ‘catholicity’ means universality. It has
not been used as a
deomination of Christianity. And this word was used by
a great saint philosopher
Swami Vivekananda in 1893 at the Parliament of
Religions at Chicago in
America. The word ‘catholic’ as universal, and
especially for Indian religions, was
used by world renowned historian Arnold J. Toynbee
also (see at page 21of this
Chapter).
Also kindly refer to the following:
1. Catholic means universal (also, with other
meaning, p135). Bulcke, Father Camil (2005). An
English-Hindi Dictionary. Ranchi: Catholic Press.
2. Catholic means universal (also, with other
meaning, p128).Thompson, D. (2000). The Pocket Oxford
Dictionary. New
Delhi (YMCA Library Building): The Oxford
University Press.
3. Catholic is an adjective derived from the Greek
adjective
Katholikos meaning universal (p.1). Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia (2009). Modified May 30,2009, from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic
Thus Hinduism based on Vedanta is not a communal religion.This truth has been confirmed with the views of renownedpersonalities of the world also. Please refer the views of
thinkers in this regard cited in this Chapter.
Do not think that the readers and the audience are ignorantpeople, and we are the only knowledgeable persons, sometimesthey know better than us. Thus nobody can teach anybody. But
we all learn from each other.
54. The words ‘any true’ have been excluded and the word‘universal’ has been put
before the word religion, because Hinduism has beenconsidered as universal
religion by many thinkers of home and abroad. And
Hinduism gives recognition of any religion as universal beyond time and space,
which based on the knowledge of the self for discovery and manifestation
through perpetual test and retest of the truth already discovered.
And the fact is that the title of the book is not onlyReligion and Peace Education,
but Spirituality, Religion and Peace Education. The religion ofchurch, temple and
mosque is the result of spirituality of the greatpersonalities. Lord Sri Krishna,
Jesus Christ, Gautama Buddha, Prophet Mohammed werehighly spiritual
persons, and through the knowledge of their selves andpractice of spirituality
they were realized masters. In spirituality, one needsnot to go to a mosque,
temple or a church in search of God. Spirituality is allabout the spirit existing
within every human being, who is abode of God, andthrough the knowledge of
the self or spirit he or she is able to manifest the Godwithin. And this is the
religion of Vedantic Hinduism based on spirituality.
60. Correct. So this peace education should be corecurriculum in all educations, and
it should continue beyond campus education till the endof life of the every
person.
62. Here one may trace the genesis of the concept of peaceeducation to know the
self what it is and how it can be unfolded or realized.
The period of Gita (200 BCE) is much later than theperiod of Upanishads (700
BCE), and even Buddhism (500). Gita is also revival ofUpanishads and some
reformation of Buddhism.
63. O yes, this is the heart of the connection of Hinduism aspeace education. Here I
divided this section in two parts: (a) roots of theconcept of peace education, and
(b) the genesis of the meaning of peace education
Again the quote which you cited from Gita has its sourcein Upanishads. Kindly
refer to the following verse of the Upanishad:
Of a certainty the man who can see all creatures inhimself, himself in all creatures, knows
no sorrow. Isa Upanishad (In The Ten principal Upanishads, 1937,p. 15).
And now compare with the verse of Bhagavad Gita, which youhave cited in your
comment.
64. The title of your Chapter is excellent. But why onlyteachers, basically we are all
global. According to Chhandogya Upanishad, man is ableto declare: “I, indeed,
am this whole world”. And the great global teacher ofthe world Socrates
declared, “I am not a citizen of Athens, or Greece buta citizen of the world.”
Therefore let all be aware to be global through to be-global teachers.
65. Self-realization, which means manifestation of the selfthrough discovery of
knowledge, leads to fulfilment i.e. peace-individual aswell as global. Peace
within each individual leads to global peace.
73. However, the atomized individual is full because he isthe manifestation of full.
The Isa Upanishad embodies in its very opening verse thecentral theme of all
the Upanishads, namely, the spiritual unity andsolidarity of all existence. This
Upanishad insists on the unity and reality of all themanifestation of the absolute.
There is a verse in it – “That is full, this is full.This fullness has been projected
from that fullness. When this fullness merges in thatfullness, all that remains in
full. Om, Peace! Peace! Peace!
80. In this regard of the word ‘catholic’, kindly refer tomy response for your comment
51 and 53.
82. Certainly nation states are unaware about this peaceeducation of man-making.
They are fearful with the prevailing present peaceeducation which directly
affects their system of governance, not the people, whoare the living parts of the
system.
83. To say about the son is right, about its mother is not.Highlight the son, hide the
mother. It is not proper. If I say about the messages,people would like to know
their origin or the source of the messages. Let thepeople know the truth of every
religion.
However, I am not spreading Hinduism, but my effort isto explain what Hinduism
truly stands for, especially Vedantic Hinduism. VedanticHinduism, which is
peace education being the study of theself/manifestation of the self/self-
realization, is non-creedal, non-ceremonial, and non-believer of the authority of
any book, any person and alone truth
Even Buddhism, which is revival of Vedantic Hinduism(Upanishads), also does
not believe in the authority of any book, any person,and alone truth. Buddha
himself once said to his disciples:
Never accept any truth because it is written in a great book. Never accept any truth because it is said by a great man. Never accept the truth even because it is said by me
(Buddha). Accept the truth only when your own self considers it true. (Prasad,2009)
…the Upanishads are a great source of strength.
Therein lies power to invigorate the
whole world. They call with trumpet voice upon the
weak, the miserable, the
downtrodden of all the race to stand on their own
feet and be free; freedom, physical
freedom, mental freedom and spiritual freedom are
the watchwords of the
Upanishads…. (Prasad, 2009)
Thus Vedantic Hinduism being non-creedal declaration is not anew religion. It is not confined to any time and place. Itis everywhere, only point is to be conscious of it. Hence thewhole world, including India-the place of its origin, needsto be aware about this religion. Vedantic Hinduism and its
messages cannot be separated.
COMMENTS AND RESPONSES IN SECOND REVISION
Editor Edward Brantmeier’s Comments (dated 11June, 2009) andauthor Surya Nath Prasad’s Responses (dated11 July, 2009) for
the second revision of the Chapter are:
Edward J. B. Comment
At page 4 in the second revision of the Chapter, EditorEdward deleted the words “some vitally”.
Surya Nath Prasad Response
At page 4 below, the words ‘some vitally’should not bedeleted. These are related to vital energy, and here due tolack of this energy an individual may be handicapped vitally,and may suffer from the diseases of gas, acidity and cough.And the word ‘vitality’ is one of the basic elements of man.
For details, please refer to Endnote 4.
Here also the matters written under Endnotes 4 are citedbelow for ready reference
4. Vitality, which is one of the five elements which
constitute the man in view of Taittiriyopanishd (1965,
p.146), is to be manifested. Vitality (prana) is vital
energy. It is vital force, which is Brahman (God). The
material body is produced by the vital force which is
higher category. In absence of Prana, says Brhadaranyaka
Upanishad (2004) Anna (food) decays (V. 12. 1, pp.420-
426). Chhandogya Upanishad (2007) also states that without
Life this will die (VI. 11. 3, p. 462). Vitality is only
superfine ether (akasa). It is electricity, it is
magnetism. It is thrown out by the brain as thought.
Everything is prana (vitality). It is vitality (prana
that is moving every part of the body, becoming the
different forces. Normal breathing and breathing in
exercises are the rhythmic action of the vitality
(prana). According to Chhandogya Upanishad (2007), “Prana
(Vitality) is indeed the eldest and the best (of the
organs)” (p. 329), because the vital force develops the
embryo from the very beginning, and other organs begin
to function only after the vital force does so
(Brhadaranyaka Upanishad, 2004, 6. 1, p. 441). One may
refer to this Upanishad (pp.445-453) to know more about
the superiority of the vital force. (Prasad, 2009)
Edward J. B. Comment
6. Edward asked me “to explain what the Gita to your non-Hindu audience
members....” on the following remarks of Huxley quoted byme:
Aldous Huxley about Gita describe the philosophy of Vedanta as “one
of the clearest and most comprehensive summaries of the Perennial
philosophy ever to have been made. Hence, its enduring value, [is]
not only for Indians, but for all mankind” (Prasad,2009)
Surya Nath Prasad Response
6. The message of Gita to all including non-Hindu audienceis: They should work
constantly. They should work, but they should not beattached; they should not be
caught. They should reserve unto themselves the power ofdetaching themselves
from everything, however beloved, however much the soulmight yearn for it,
however great the pangs of misery they feel if they aregoing to leave it whenever
they want.
Edward J. B. Comments
20. Again, I still recommend that you change all the uses ofman to human—it makes
more sense to me…. To be fully human is the goal ofHinduisum…
Surya Nath Prasad Response
20. It is not proper to replace the word ‘man’ to ‘human’here because God is not
only in human, but also in inhuman and anti-human. Manis the common word for
all these three types of man.
Edward J. B. Comment
23. You may consider using little self and big Self in thischapter—this is done by
other authors writing of Hinduism…The big Self is theBrahman and atman
realized as one…., the little self has the latentpotential for realization of
oneness…
Surya Nath Prasad Response
23. There is no dualism in Hinduism based on Vedatant evenin the use of capital
letter ‘S’ and small letter ‘s’ in the words ‘Self’ and‘self’ for God and man
respectively.
Edward J. B. Comment
30. You quote Swami Vivekananda multiple times in thischapter.. Does this
represent all of Hinduism? For example, there’s nomention of Swami
Bhaktivedanta and the multiple paths of the Hinduismtoward oneess and
moksha. There is not mention of the—path ofmeditation, path of knowledge,
path of devotion, and path of service are just fourpaths---you may consider
highlighting how Hinduisum naturally embraces diversityvia an approach that is
inclusive of the multiple ways---Saivites, Shaktas,Vaishavites, etc…..
Surya Nath Prasad Response
30. In the chapter, I have used Hinduism in a very specificterm as Hinduism based
on Vedanta (Upanishads), and Swami Vivekananda was agreat thinker and
practitioner of Vedantic philosophy of Hinduism. Hencehis ideas have been
quoted many times.
Kindly refer to your previous Comment [EJB45], throughwhich you wished to
know the link between Vedas and Upanishads, and Iproperly replied your query.
You may refer also to my corresponding response in thisregard.
Here again I tell you that Vedas are the foundations ofHinduism. The Vedas are
classified into the following paths: The Path ofDevotion, The Path of Mysticism,
The Path of Splendour, The Path of Action and The Pathof Knowledge. These
are the classifications of verses of Vedas. The Vedanta
(Upanishads) is the knowledge and action parts of Vedas, which has been
taken into the consideration and interpretation of Hinduism and Peace
Education. Besides this, selected verses in prayers cited under the heading:
Concept of Peace in Hinduism in the chapter are included from all the paths
of Vedas.
Other scriptures are acceptable when they are inagreement with the Vedanta
(Upanishads), and are to be set aside when theycontradict the Vedanta
(Upanishads). They (other scriptures of Hinduism) haveonly a derivative validity.
For a clear and full discussion of the topic see:ankara’s commentary on the
Vedanta-Sutras, II. i. 1.
You have mentioned three sects of Hinduism: Saivism,Saktism and
Vaishnavism.. These sects base their doctrines anddogmas on the Agamas.
Agamas is the one of the six classifications of Hinduscriptures. Though they do
not derive their authority from the Vedas they are notantagonistic to the teaching
of Vedas. Chapter is pin-pointed to Vedantic Hinduismand Peace education.
Edward J. B. Comment
36. whole sentence reads quite roughly. Please try again andmake it clear for the This reader….
Reading the below cited text written by me at page 23of the Chapter, Editor Edward made the above stated remarks:
Like the concept of peace education which has its roots
in Chhandogya Upanishad, one may get the clues of its
meaning in Taittiriya Upanishad (another scripture of
Hinduism), a composition of its period is the same as
Chhandogya Upanishad, i.e. before mid-first millennium
B.C.E. and in Ramacharitmanas of Saint Tulsidas-1532-
1623, where we find the meaning of the self or the man,
which helps us to define peace education in true sense.
(Prasad, 2009)
Surya Nath Prasad Response
36. Please refer to the succeeding lines, which make veryclear that every individual
has five selves, viz. physical, vital, mental,intellectual and spiritual, or every
man is made of these five elements (body, vitality,mind, intellect and spirit), and
the process of their integral manifestation is peaceeducation.
Edward J. B. Comment
37. What is meant about vitality here? Please clarify…. Foryour international audience…..
Surya Nath Prasad Response
37. Please see the Endnote 4 for clarification of the word'vitality'.
Edward J. B. COMMENT
38. Vitality translated as prana—ok. So vitality is theintelligent energy of the body, it is life energy—be clear…..
Surya Nath Prasad Response
38. Vitality is prana in Sanscrit.. It is not intelligentenergy, but it is vital energy, it is
vital force. When it is in abeyance, it lives in akasa
(ether). When it diversifies, it manifests as various forces like gravitation,
centrifugal forces etc. Again, please refer to the Endnote 4 to be clear.
Edward J. B. Comment
51. this shouldn’t be a separate section, but integratedsomewhere or deleted altogehther…
Surya Nath Prasad Resonse
51. Try to know the present place of exiting peace educationin educational
institutions of the nation-states in the world, andreasons of very less numbers of
peace education institutions and less number ofcourses on peace education.
Here in this regard, I have cited the names of peaceeducation thinkers whose
findings of their studies enlighten us. One may referto their studies, statements
and reports for details.
However, this needs to be a separate section to makeaware to the global
audience about the present exiting state of peaceeducation in different parts of
the world, because peace education is a man-makingeducation. Hence
everyone must have access to it in the environment ofviolence throughout the
world.
Edward J. B. Comment
52. so the last message you want to send to the reader isthe need to spread
Hinduism or consciousness of it everywhere? Hmm…. Isthat what you want
the reader to leave your chapter with?
Surya Nath Prasad Response
52. There is no intention to spread the message ofHinduism. But to make peoples
aware about the good ideas and their practice inherentin Vedantic Hinduism
helpful to enabling all mankind to know and manifesttheir self to be human
towards themselves and others for peace and non-violence is the main purpose.
We should not crucify the ideas merely for theirroots in any particular religion.
Let the people including enlightened readers to knowthe good elements in all
religions of the world for unfolding the best withinthem to be human to build
non-oppressive, non-exploitative and non-violent localas well as global society.
COMMENTS FOR THIRD REVISION AND RESPONES ON THEM
Comments of Editors Jing Lin, Edward J. Brantmeier and Jack
Miller (dated 31July, 2009) for the third revision of the
Chapter and Responses of author Surya Nath Prasad (dated 20
August, 2009) on their comments are:
Editors Jing Lin, Edward J. B. and Jack MillerComments
From: Jing Lin
To: suryanath prasad
Cc: Jing Lin ; [email protected] ; [email protected]
Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 8:53 AM
Subject: Suggestions for Revision of Your Chapter
Dear Dr. Surya Prasad:
We hope you are having a good summer.
Yes we received your chapter and the three co-editors of thebook on Spirituality, Religion and Peace Education recentlyheld a meeting. We went over and discussed your chapter.While we felt that your chapter has great insights towardpeace education from a Hinduist perspective, there are some
suggestions that we strongly hope you will take intoconsideration if you are willing to revise the chapter again
to be included in the book.
The first suggestion is to remove the repeated use of "man"as representing both man and woman. Although you hint that
you mean "man" to be the humanity, it reads as highlypatriarchal or paternal. It leaves the readers a strongimpression of women being secondary or as non-beings.Further, it is a scholarly norm now that research
publications adopt gender sensitive and equitable language.
The second suggestion is to be more inclusive in thelanguage while you are discussing the role of Hinduism.
Currently, many wordings or quotes leave the impression thatHinduism is the only religion, or the ultimate truth. Please
revise accordingly.
Thirdly, all the other chapters for the book are within therange of 30 pages (references included), hence we suggest youtrim down the chapter to 30 pages. One possible way to dothis is to reduce the amount of quotes (including poems)and to be more focused on peace education from a Hinduist
perspective.
We hope you will find our suggestions reasonable. We wishyou will revise the chapter taking our suggestions seriously.
Can you return the revised chapter in three weeks?
Best wishes
Jing Lin, Ed Brantmeier and Jack Miller
Author Surya Nath Prasad Responses
Re: Suggestions for Revision of Your Chapter
From: surynathprasad <[email protected]>
To: Jing Lin [email protected]
Cc: [email protected];[email protected]; Jing Lin [email protected]
Sent: Thu, 20 August, 2009 8:13:58 P.M.
Dear Prof. Lin, Miller and Edward,
Kindly refer to your letter dated 31 July 2009 regardingyour 3 suggestions for revision in my chapter Hinduismand Peace Education.
1. Regarding your first suggestion, please referagain my Responses for the Edward’s Comments 4, 7, 8,10, 11, 14, 15, 59, 69, and 76 sent on 04 June 2009. Youare very much aware through my responses how thedifferent thinkers use ‘man’ as the common word for maleand female in their ideas and even in the titles oftheir books. Besides these thinkers, when Confucius saysman is basically good, Bible teaches man is created inthe image of God, Georges Lapassade (1963)says man isborn ‘prematurely’, UNESCO’S Learning to Be (1973) observesman as biologically unfinished and is obliged to learnunceasingly in order to survive and evolve, and ErichFromm (1973) considers man who can never cease to ‘enterlife’ is to be born in human form, they all also mean‘man’ as male and female both.
But you editors have your own meaning for the word ‘man’i.e. male only, disregarding the meaning of man meanshuman beings (male and female both) as considered bydifferent thinkers, and cited in dictionaries andencyclopedias. And you, as editors, dictate the authorto remove the repeated use of ‘man’ in his chapter.
2. Concerning your second suggestion, the wholeHinduism is very vast. Recently Sri Ramkrishna Math,
Bangalore has published Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism inthree volumes, Dr. Kane edited History of Religion(particularly History of Hinduism) in five volumes, andmany pages have been written on Hinduism by differentthinkers of India and abroad. But the author (myself)has been throughout more specific about Hinduism, andmore particular about Vedantic Hinduism. Wordings andquotes of world thinkers cited by the author (me) in thechapter are for the validation about the Hinduism, notto say Hinduism is the only religion or it is not tosay, it is the ultimate truth, as you think, becauseHinduism believes in perpetual discovery of new truth.
But you ask me to revise what? Do you want deletion ofthe quotes which say about the facts of Hinduism?Because in the first revision you asked the author ofthe chapter to change the word ‘catholic’ from thequotes of world renowned thinkers Arnold J. Toynbee andSwami Vivekananda , which was not proper. Here again youeditors know only one meaning of the word ‘catholic’i.e. a branch of Christianity, while they use the word‘catholic’ as universal. Please refer to my Response ofyour Comment 19 sent on 04 June 2009.
The author of the chapter thinks that the editors ofthe chapters are not very clear about the meaning ofcreed and religion.
3. About your third suggestion, the first text ofthe chapter was of 19 pages with references sent on 15August 2008; in first revision, it was of 27 pages; andin second revision, it was of 40 pages. You editors arethe reason for increase in number of pages in thechapter. You asked the author to write about thethinkers whose quotes are cited in the chapter, eventhough some of them are highly renowned, Nobel Laureateand well- known persons. Even description of someconcepts and words was given on your command. Pleaserefer to my Response of your Comments 23 sent on 04 June 2009. You asked the author also towrite about the thinkers, whose quotes were cited, aboutwhy and how so many people have been influenced byHinduism. And the author told you that this wouldrequire still more pages which is not proper for achapter in the book. Please refer to my Response of your
Comment 28 sent on 04 June 2009 in this regard. Youeditors are responsible for increase in number of pagesin the chapter, please refer to your Comments 6, 18, 19,30, and 34 for second revision, which I (the author)sent you by incorporating the matters on yoursuggestions on July 11, 2009. And now, you jointlydictate the author to trim down the chapter to 30 pages.Really, it is strange how you are very self-contradictory in your own suggestions.
In view of the author, the editors should be well-versed in the concept and meaning of the words and ideasof the author whose works are under their editing. Nodoubt, the editors must have their own ideas, but theyshould not try to impose their ideas on the author, andforce him to speak and write their ideas (editors’ideas) in his (author's) chapter. As an author, theeditor should have his own distinctive writing style.But as an editor, the editor needs to perfectly matchthe author’s writing style. In essence, when the editoris editing the chapter of an author, he needs to pretendhe is the author and communicates using his or her(author’s) voice and style.
In the present case, the editors fail to do this job,hence I, as a contributor of a chapter on the theme-Hinduism and Peace Education, withdraw myself from thescheme of the book Spirituality, Religion and Peace Educationedited by Prof. Jing Lin, Edward Brantmeier and JackMiller to be published by Information Age Publishing.And the editors should not use or include the text ofthe chapter of mine as cited above either in the part orin full or in any form in the book or anywhere.
With thanks and best wishes,
Surya Nath Prasad
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