tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31806756111236463782024-03-16T11:52:06.762-07:00MISSION BHARTIYAMMission Bhartiyamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06921758162340728601noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180675611123646378.post-83849757694578830362024-01-10T02:14:00.000-08:002024-01-10T02:14:13.355-08:00Result of International Essay Competition on Climate Change<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5O7b_tSIl3o150T8hJBAOivHReELuocFRB8y-gJbV-b-kb1uXKa8BI9cGObxI6nr02HfXN58aXfRNBoUzs_a-8EPiihs-OMmhTDbHeFlziXEqf3PsdIwcPLyXR7Fuy7FvOF97E7LePq3nyNhESurlHjp8C6dfTgNNShSHxllA2x728cP-2OQDO81gnRo/s2000/Mission%20Bhartiyam%20essay%20competition.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1414" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5O7b_tSIl3o150T8hJBAOivHReELuocFRB8y-gJbV-b-kb1uXKa8BI9cGObxI6nr02HfXN58aXfRNBoUzs_a-8EPiihs-OMmhTDbHeFlziXEqf3PsdIwcPLyXR7Fuy7FvOF97E7LePq3nyNhESurlHjp8C6dfTgNNShSHxllA2x728cP-2OQDO81gnRo/s320/Mission%20Bhartiyam%20essay%20competition.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">In June 2023, Mission Bhartiyam had organised an International Essay Competition on Climate Change on the topic "Climate Change Affects Us All". </p><p style="text-align: justify;">We received entries from Bhopal, Delhi and Jharkhand in India and from Dubai, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman Pakistan and Rwanda. We thank all the participants and participating institutions. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We are happy to announce the winners:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><u style="font-family: georgia;">First Prize</u><span style="font-family: georgia;">: Subekshya Ghorasainee, Bloom Nepal School, Kathmandu, Nepal </span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><u>Second Prize</u>: Yukta Matai, <span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-variant-ligatures: no-contextual;">American British Academy, Muscat, Oman</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: georgia; font-variant-ligatures: no-contextual;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Third Prize</u>: Aaradhya Priya, Jharkhand, India </div></span></div>Mission Bhartiyamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06921758162340728601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180675611123646378.post-44983769068101892432023-07-20T10:41:00.002-07:002023-07-20T10:41:17.929-07:00Small Steps to Save Environment, Our Future<p>D<span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">ue to the unbearable heat, most of us are scared to step out of the house. But we hope that it is alarming enough for us, humanity, as it is our own gift to ourselves. This is what we have done to the environment. </span></p><p><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px;">We must do all we can to reduce the impact, to save the environment, our future. 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Email us at missionbhartiyam@gmail.com </p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></p>Mission Bhartiyamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06921758162340728601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180675611123646378.post-16422665370552132023-07-19T02:50:00.008-07:002023-07-19T03:04:13.068-07:00Eco-Friendly Ways for a Sustainable Lifestyle<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxenfJhz0B4EY_GNxJLW2ml7SM01cqr-wUR8IZceBp0mJslXz-edUWYXhOAmQAs-keXRz3yy2cqMpCBxFrhmQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe> </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This video made by Ankit Sharma, a BBA student of Christ University and Mission Bhartiyam intern, demonstrates some simple and everyday tips to live a life that is environmentally sustainable. The video share ways to reduce waste and environmental degradation. </div><br /> <p></p>Mission Bhartiyamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06921758162340728601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180675611123646378.post-42762864128829310552023-07-13T08:30:00.006-07:002023-07-21T05:09:28.995-07:00International Essay Competition on Climate Change<p>In a bid to encourage thought and action on reducing the impact of climate change, Mission Bhartiyam is organising an International essay competition for school students. The rules are:</p><p>*The topic of the essay is "Climate Change Affects Us All"</p><p>*The essay should be original and written by the student</p><p>*Content should not be copied from internet. The entry will become invalid</p><p>*This competition is for children studying in classes VI-X</p><p>*The language of the essay can be in English or in Hindi. Essay in mixed language of Hindi and English will not be accepted. </p><p>*This competition is open for participation from children of all countries</p><p>*Since Mission Bhartiyam is a voluntary initiative, only certificates will be awarded</p><p>*Certificates will be given to winners and all participants with valid entries </p><p>*Email the essay to <a href="mailto:missionbhartiyam@gmail.com">missionbhartiyam@gmail.com</a> . The email/entry should carry the basic details - name of the student, class, name of the school, city and country. Please attach a photo ID card with date of birth</p><p>*Entries can be sent by school or individually by the student(s)</p><p>जलवायु परिवर्तन के प्रभाव को कम करने पर विचार और कार्रवाई को प्रोत्साहित करने के लिए, मिशन भारतीयम स्कूली छात्रों के लिए एक निबंध प्रतियोगिता का आयोजन कर रहा है। नियम हैं:</p><p>*निबंध का विषय है "जलवायु परिवर्तन हम सभी को प्रभावित करता है"</p><p>*निबंध मौलिक होना चाहिए और छात्र द्वारा लिखा जाना चाहिए</p><p>*निबंध इंटरनेट से कॉपी नहीं किया जाना चाहिए। प्रविष्टि अमान्य हो जायेगी</p><p>*यह प्रतियोगिता छठी से दसवीं कक्षा में पढ़ने वाले बच्चों के लिए है</p><p>*निबंध की भाषा अंग्रेजी या हिंदी में हो सकती है। हिन्दी एवं अंग्रेजी मिश्रित भाषा में निबंध स्वीकार नहीं किया जायेगा।</p><p>*यह प्रतियोगिता सभी देशों के बच्चों की भागीदारी के लिए खुली है</p><p>*चूंकि मिशन भारतीयम एक स्वैच्छिक पहल है, इसलिए केवल प्रमाण पत्र प्रदान किए जाएंगे</p><p>*विजेताओं और वैध प्रविष्टियों वाले सभी प्रतिभागियों को प्रमाणपत्र दिए जाएंगे</p><p>*निबंध को missionbhartiyam@gmail.com पर ईमेल करें। ईमेल/प्रविष्टि में मूल विवरण - छात्र का नाम, कक्षा, स्कूल का नाम, शहर और देश शामिल होना चाहिए। कृपया जन्मतिथि के साथ एक फोटो पहचान पत्र संलग्न करें</p><p>*प्रविष्टियाँ स्कूल द्वारा या व्यक्तिगत रूप से छात्र(छात्रों) द्वारा भेजी जा सकती हैं</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0p0AUUyVoVeWQW4n3m0ifX7OXgOuKZ6Vm3Fm0T0lDce7YdM7CP1wmuWRDONiIgRYum20Xn2pY4BQL5EARvfmjjmv-tLK3id9lzLT3At-LPNwCfQ47K9si2hpgHyFCjSgs-_AxZgD9tEAx8-HXfsEtZYrztUh0mowhz4EqSH2UTiXl2s83DE9LQq_SF2o/s2000/Mission%20Bhartiyam%20essay%20competition.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1414" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0p0AUUyVoVeWQW4n3m0ifX7OXgOuKZ6Vm3Fm0T0lDce7YdM7CP1wmuWRDONiIgRYum20Xn2pY4BQL5EARvfmjjmv-tLK3id9lzLT3At-LPNwCfQ47K9si2hpgHyFCjSgs-_AxZgD9tEAx8-HXfsEtZYrztUh0mowhz4EqSH2UTiXl2s83DE9LQq_SF2o/w452-h640/Mission%20Bhartiyam%20essay%20competition.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Mission Bhartiyamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06921758162340728601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180675611123646378.post-18695163181782609072023-07-12T00:21:00.004-07:002023-07-12T00:21:54.598-07:00Practical Tips to Reduce Waste<div style="text-align: justify;">According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) the total quantity of Solid waste generated in the country is ~160,000 metric tones per day (TPD). ~153,000 TPD of waste is collected at a collection efficiency of ~96%. 80,000 TPD (50 %) of waste is treated and ~30,000 (18.4%) TPD is landfilled. ~50,000 TPD (31.2 %) of the total waste generated remains un-accounted.</div><p style="text-align: justify;">
Per-capita Solid Waste Generation has increased marginally from 118.7 gm/day in 2015-16 to 119.1 gm/day in 2020-21.
Maximum quantity of per capita solid waste is generated in Delhi. Processing of solid waste has improved significantly from 19% in 2015-16 to ~50% in 2020-21. In the corresponding period, proportion of solid waste landfilled has fallen from 54% to 18.4%.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">
According to a World Bank Report, globally 2.01 billion tones of municipal solid waste is generated annually, of which at least ~33% is not managed in an environmentally safe manner. Global per capita waste generation is 740 gm/day (average) but varies from 110 gm/day to 4.54 kg/day across countries. High Income countries contribute 34% to global waste generation despite having only 16% of the population. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">
Source: <a href="https://blog.forumias.com/">https://blog.forumias.com/</a></p><p>
<b>Here are some tips from which we can reduce waste and save our environment:<b>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1) A people and their religion must be judged by social standards based on social ethics. No other standard would have any meaning if religion is held to be necessary good for the well-being of the people. </span></h4>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: #222222;">We, a group of responsible and committed citizens,
are writing to you with suggestions to improve </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black;">and ensure the safety
of women </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: #222222;">in Indian railways. The Railways is
an important communication link in our country. Every day, millions of Indians
commute through the railways. However, there are several challenges in this
sector. Recently, there have been many efforts to improve the Indian railways
but a lot needs to be done for the safety of passengers, especially </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black;">the</span><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: #222222;"> women passengers.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: #222222;">The Railways is, unfortunately,
another vulnerable space for women. Sexual assault, molestation, and even rapes have been reported in trains </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black;">and are even rising. As per
the information available on the Indian Railways website, the incidents of rape
year wise are: 21 in 2011, 47 in 2012, 54 in 2013, 40 in 2014 and 33 (until Sept month) in 2015 whereas, crime
against woman other than rapes 'registered' in IPC are: 154 (in Train) and 222
(in Premises) in 2011; 229 (in Train) and 215 (in Premises) in 2012;
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distance journeys involving one or more nights of travel </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black;">is still unavailable in all
such trains where night journey is required. Presently there are few trains
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trains, especially overnight ones should be achievable.</span></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black;"> Though it is in use at
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black;">d) <b>Better working
conditions for women employees</b>. Since the railways have taken this
initiative of deploying women officers and women staff for various other jobs
at the station, they should also take care of their </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black;">women employees and must provide them
with better and healthy working conditions that would cater to their unique job
needs. The responsibility of the Railways is huge in terms of providing
necessary amenities and security to its women employees in station premises and
on-board trains so that they are able to conduct their responsibilities nicely.</span><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black;">e) <b>A sanitary napkin
vending machine in washrooms of</b></span><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: #222222;"> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black;">railway stations.</span></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black;"> Sanitary Napkin along with
basic medicines should be one of the things that </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: #222222;">should be available (on request) in trains. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">f) <b>Hygeine should be taken care of.</b> A lot of women/people have complained about dirty loos and unhygienic
conditions in Indian trains which in turn is the reason for the spread of a lot of diseases.
Care should be taken to maintain cleanliness inside and outside the trains.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: #222222;">g) <b>There should be a provision for women
traveling alone or in groups to be able to change their seats during the
journey.</b> This should be authorized and facilitated by the T.T.E. If </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black;">(s)he feels the people around
the female(s) are of a suspicious
character and condition, that request should be immediately taken into
consideration. </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: #0070c0;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">h) <b>Women helpline numbers</b>
(Toll-Free Helpline No. 182 and All-India Helpline No. 138) are in use at few
places, but not completely effective. Also, its information has not been
disseminated. A lot of women are unaware of such a helpline. We suggest that its
information should be disseminated
through stickers in compartments, through advertising on display boards
in stations, through printing in train tickets and through broadcast and social
media as well. This helpline number should also be sent by Railways and IRCTC
along with Ticket information via SMS. Effective reporting and action should be
planned for its proper implementation as many times such helpline numbers are
busy/non-responsive. As connectivity during travel is also an issue,
railways must do its best effort to improve connectivity in no signal zones or
to take up the matter with telecom operators for providing shared networks for calling Helpline numbers under 'emergency' / SOS
call. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i) <b>A social media App
R-Mitra </b>was launched last year by Hon'ble Railway Minister for 'Eastern
Railway' women commuters. A lot of women
have complained that this app doesn’t work properly. We suggest that
effectiveness of this app should be monitored and if found suitable, improved versions
should be launched for other zones as well</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">j) <b>CCTV cameras</b> are
installed in very few trains. We suggest these cameras should be installed in all the trains and their
working must be ensured. These cameras should be installed on all routes with proper technical analysis and
their installation must be feasible and effective in terms of women
safety. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">k) Though railway reservation system
is computerized, such possibility should also be explored where all booked
tickets by a single woman or a group of
women can be (even if later) combined together in the vicinity of each other. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We appeal to you to consider
these suggestions and direct the Ministry of Railways to think upon these
measures and adopt them to ensure women’s safety in trains. </span></span></span></div>
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Mission Bhartiyamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06921758162340728601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180675611123646378.post-9866653551818420302016-11-06T00:58:00.005-07:002016-11-06T01:07:26.559-07:00Ways to Protect Yourself from Smog<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Smog is Air Pollution. Post-Diwali, there has been thick Smog in Delhi, Punjab and other places. While the causes are being explored, garbage and vehicular pollution definitely aggravated it. We need to take steps to end it as well as to protect ourselves from the dangerous health effects of Smog.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u>Here are some ways to protect yourself from Smog</u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">1. Stay Indoors and Keep Windows </span><span style="color: black;">Closed</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">2. </span><span style="color: black;">Drive
Less; Use Public Transport</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> 3. Avoid congested, traffic-prone
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> 4. Cover your face; Use a face mask </span></span></span></div>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">In the move to join Environment and Peace together as very important issue in present days, Mission Bhartiyam alongwith other organizations organized 3<sup>rd</sup> Tree for Harmony campaign in </span><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-size: 11pt;">seven countries, namely India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri lanka, Sudan and Cameroon. </span></b><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></b></div>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Tree for Harmony campaign is an initiative of Mission Bhartiyam, started since the year 2012, wherein the organization invites collaborations from other organizations to observe a week long campaign (from World Ozone Layer Protection day 16 Sep to World Peace day 21 Sep) every year, with the theme of Environment and Peace.</span></div>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">During the week, all organizations plant a tree and to symbolize it with the objective of harmony. In their first and second year, Mission Bhartiyam collaborated and organized it in Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh and received a great response from other organizations of other countries. Now, in the third year organizations of other countries also collaborated and together they organized and observed it in seven countries.</span></div>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">During this year of campaign, many events were held including drawing, talk, tree plantation etc on the theme of environment and peace and therefore address the twin challenges together. </span></div>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">In Bangladesh, DREAM ON observed Tree for Harmony initiative. </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">DREAM ON is a nonprofit organization & global network based on Bangladesh who believes on the power of dream. They Celebrated this in Chan Mia Housing, Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. They had </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">planted the “Harmony Tree” and conducted a discussion on environment and environmental initiatives being taken at their office premises.</span></div>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">In Cameroon, </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY AWARENESS (ASCOA) had observed Tree for Harmony initiative. ASCOA is a Cameroon-based organisation. They are actively working in the field of Peace and Human Rights.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">ASCOA had organized Tree for Harmony in two schools – Government Secondary School Liongo-Buea and Holy Child Bilingual Comprehensive college Bomaka-Buea.</span></div>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">In both the schools, they had planted the symbolic Harmony tree and communicated the concept. Along with the tree plantation, they had organized two talks on both environment and peace and a painting competition. In the talk on environment, they told the students about the contemporary environmental problems. They briefed them about the climate change and the need for the protection of ozone layer. The students were told about the ways in which they can contribute to save the environment by planting and protecting trees. They were also guided on tree plantation. They were told not to plant trees like the eucalyptus because it destroys the soil than it protect the environment since it drains a lot.</span></div>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">In Delhi, Mission Bhartiyam organized its aman chaupal session for Indo-Pak peace wherein someone from Pakistan interacts with students. Mission Bhartiyam organized two aman chaupal sessions at AAM Foundation centres. After the session, a harmony tree was planted in both the centres.</span></div>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">HAPPS had organized TREE FOR HARMONY:2014 at Durbar High School, Ranipokhari in Kathmandu. The event was organized in four sessions: a) Inauguration of event by planting about 25 trees in barren ground of school premises. b) Discussion and posters/pamphlets displaying c) Awareness through songs/music (2 National folk singers sang songs carrying awareness regarding need of peace/harmony/brotherhood and healthy environment in our society) </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A war cannot achieve what peace can. The forces of peace can rule over ignorance and superstition, over illiteracy, over disease and physical suffering, over poverty and oppression. The conquests of peace are nonviolent and bloodless. They cause no grief to humanity and do not damage life or property. War causes streams of blood and untold havoc. The victory of peace leaves no maimed limbs or mutilated bodies, no ruined cities or scorched fields. Like peace, brotherhood can do wonders. Instead of walking alone, if we have a companion, the journey becomes easier. We don</span><span style="font-family: 'MS Mincho'; font-size: 11pt;">‟</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">t have to struggle alone. We aim for this. We want to initiate friendship, brotherhood and peace in the entire world. And for this, we turn to “our evergreen friends” – trees. What can be more symbolic of these values than a tree? A tree grows freely, digs its roots deeply and also gives life to other trees. It is a symbol of stability, growth and prosperity. </span></div>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A tree also grows freely, without any discrimination. And this is the message that we want to send. Like trees, we should do away with barriers of caste, religion, ethnicity and others boundaries. Like trees, we should grow together. For this, Mission Bhartiyam, an India-based organisation, has initiated "Tree for harmony". Tree for Harmony(TFH) is celebrated between 16th September (World Ozone Day) and 21st September (World Peace Day). Under Tree for Harmony(TFH), we plant a symbolic tree labeled as "Harmony Tree" and try to disseminate the concept and message for a healthy environment and society through a discussion, painting, essay programme or any other relevant awareness programme. TFH is observed by creating a network. Mission Bhartiyam observes TFH by collaborating with different organisations around the world.</span></div>
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Mission Bhartiyamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06921758162340728601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180675611123646378.post-10583265140420945562014-09-11T05:43:00.003-07:002023-07-19T02:28:16.828-07:00Tree for Harmony 2014: 16 Sept - 21 Sept<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: black;">Tree for Harmony(TFH), an initative of India-based Mission Bhartiyam, aims to address the twin goals of Environment and Peace. Celebrated between <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_162150105" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">16th September</span></span> (World Ozone Day) and <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_162150106" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">21st September</span></span> (World Peace Day), TFH seeks to make people aware and sensitive about the need for a sustainable environment and a peaceful society. Under Tree for Harmony, we plant a symbolic tree labelled as "Harmony Tree" and try to disseminate the concept and message for a healthy environment and society through different ways. TFH is observed by creating a network. Mission Bhartiyam observes TFH by collaborating with different organisations around the world. </span></div>
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<b>This year, we are happy that Tree for Harmony will be observed in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sudan, Nigeria, Cameroon and Congo. </b></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><u>School/College level:</u></span> Organise it in your or approach a school/college to observe it by planting a <span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial;">tree</span> labeled as “<span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Harmony</span><span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Tree</span>” and a small discussion/essay/painting programme or any other relevant programme to spread the message for sustainable Environment or/and peaceful society. The discussion and other related programmes are optional but it is essential that you tell the students the importance of this concept.</div>
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- Plant a <span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial;">tree</span>/plant labelled as "<span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Harmony</span> <span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Tree</span>" in your locality/block/village. Organise a small informal/formal discussion to tell people about the concept and relevance of Indo-Pak Peace. </div>
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<b><u>Please send us the photo and report (if you observe it at home, send photo of <span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial;">harmony</span> <span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial;">tree</span> and your message on Indo-Pak peace) by 25<sup>th</sup> September 2014. </u></b></div>
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Mission Bhartiyamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06921758162340728601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180675611123646378.post-74248996745531178932014-08-30T06:51:00.003-07:002014-08-30T07:30:16.954-07:00Tree for Harmony 2014 - Invitation to all Peace Makers, Organisations<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mission Bhartiyam will be observing ‘Tree For Harmony: 2014’ during 16-21 September. This will be our third year of Tree for Harmony. Earlier it has been observed in the year 2013 and 2012.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, this year again we will be observing the week with the concept of Tree for Harmony. With this campaign every year, we are trying to build a movement of sensitization of people towards Peace and Environment both and how both is the most important requirement of human being but both are degrading and therefore need protection. We, as a people have every possibility to bring the change and we must be aware and to make others aware that we care our environment, our co existence and the peace of within and outside. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="color: black;"><u>Activities that can be done:</u></b><span style="color: black;"> Tree plantation, Peace and harmony discussion, Awareness about environment and peace in village, blocks, schools, Message writing, painting, essay etc on Environment and Peace. </span></span></div>
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Mission Bhartiyamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06921758162340728601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180675611123646378.post-17320595654608727162014-07-21T22:08:00.004-07:002014-08-06T23:35:42.902-07:00Mission Bhartiyam writes to Ministry of Women and Child Development to improve NCW<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Kind Attention: Ms. Maneka Gandhi</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This is with reference to the Times of India report dated 17<sup>th</sup> July 2014 about your proposals to make National Commission for Women (NCW) more effective and at par with NHRC. In this regard, I would like to draw your attention to certain facts about the current system that may help in this necessary initiative to be taken by you.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">NCW is seen as an apex body for justice for women. It is a hope for deprived women across the country. Having been an intern at NCW, I have seen this from the amount and the content of the complaint letters. Yet, NCW is not able to live up to the expectations. It is largely ineffective not only because it is not empowered to impart justice as you rightly pointed out in the Times of India article but because the very first step i.e. to lodge a complaint is also difficult. This is also because of many reasons. I have found several times that the numbers listed on NCW website are not reachable. The number is either disconnected or there is no response. The situation may be temporary but it is a serious matter. On 30<sup>th</sup>June, out of the 4 numbers listed, only one was working. This is not expected from a national level body.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The emails mentioned in the website tell a similar story. While NCW encourages one to file a complaint through email, there is no response. I have sent several mails, the last one sent on 1 July and till now, I have not received any acknowledgement. The same situation also holds true for letters sent by post. I have sent several letters to NCW and I have never got any response. When I called at NCW to inquire about it and get my complaint number, they were clueless about the letter. This is unlike the situation in any other government body.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">As I previously stated, I have done an internship at NCW for a short period and during my experience, I have seen the amount of letters that come each day. I have processed letters that were dated 6 months back. It is a dismal situation. I understand that it was also because of the insufficient human power that exists at NCW. In this regard, I propose several suggestions for your consideration. These are:</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope that the above suggestions will be considered to make NCW more effective and responsive to the needs of the contemporary situation. </span></div>
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Mission Bhartiyamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06921758162340728601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180675611123646378.post-1202397318578407602014-07-16T21:11:00.001-07:002014-07-16T21:11:08.557-07:00On Mission Bhartiyam's intervention, NHRC seeks report on Alang gas leak from Shipping Ministry and Gujarat Govt. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mission Bhartiyamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06921758162340728601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180675611123646378.post-6147382115556566352014-06-30T01:50:00.000-07:002014-07-16T21:20:44.551-07:00CBCID Inquiry ordered in sexual assault case in Haryana jail raised by Mission Bhartiyam<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Now, in the recent development in the case, the commission on 5 June 2014 has again directed to Principal Secretary, Government of Haryana to conduct a CBCID inquiry in this regard and submit a report within eight weeks.</div>
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Interestingly, the local administration report in response to first notice of NHRC for submission of report was being made with conclusion that no sexual assault took place, however the commission itself rejected to accept the conclusion as it as and told that statement of victims do not reject the probability of sexual assault within the jail premises as no one else can be witness there.The Commission also therefore asked with Principal secretary, Govt of Haryana to have a CBCID inquiry.</div>
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The case was registered by Ravi Nitesh and NHRC allotted case no 3396/7/3/2013-AR in this regard. The commission in its directive clarify that:</div>
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"Shri Ravi Nitesh, a human rights activist, in his complaint dated 16.05.2013, has alleged that two woman prisoners at Nimika Jail, Faridabad were sexually assaulted by the Dy. Superintendent of the Jail. The incident was reported by them to the Chief Judicial Magistrate on his official visit to Jail. Thereafter, the victims were allegedly beaten and tortured by the jail officials as to why did they convey the incident to the Chief Judicial Magistrate. The complainant has requested intervention of the Commission. Pursuant to the direction of the Commission, the DG, Prisons, Haryana has sent a report dated 9.7.2013. As per report, the enquiry conducted by Addl. IG, Prisons, Haryana revealed that the allegations of physical torture of the lady prisoners by the Dy. Superintendent were false. An FIR No. 139 dated 14.5.2013 was also registered at P.S., Ballabhgarh regarding the alleged incident of sexual assault by the Dy. Superintendent. After investigation, the allegations were found false and final report is to be submitted. During enquiry, only this possibility came out that the prisoners Nirmal Bhatia and Anita might have been abused and beaten by the lady warder Sangita and Sumitra as a mobile charger was recovered from the possession of the lady prisoner Anita but the allegation of sexual exploitation was found to be false. Pursuant to the directions of the Commission, the jail officials have sent a copy of FIR No.139 dated 14.05.2013, copies of the statements of victims recorded u/s 161 Cr.P.C., medical examination of the alleged victims, etc. Having considered the FIR, statements of the victims recorded u/s 161 Cr.P.C. and other documents, the Commission notes that the possibility of commission of offences in the jail premises by the Dy. Superintendent cannot be ruled out in view of the statements of the victims, who are the only witnesses of the occurrence. In the jail premises, no outsider is expected to witness the occurrence. Let the Principal Secretary, Government of Haryana, Department of Home be asked to get the case FIR No.139 dated 14.05.2013, P.S. Ballabhgarh registered in connection with sexual assault on the two woman prisoners by the Deputy Superintendent of Nimika Jail, Faridabad in the jail premises, investigated through the CBCID and send within eight weeks a report in this matter. " </div>
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We, at Mission Bhartiyam, are hopeful that such cases be solved with proper, in-depth inquiries as women in jails are also vulnerable to these crimes because of the unavailability of any reporting/monitoring system. We are hopeful that NHRC will give an impartial decision and will investigate the inquiry report as well to avoid any loophole.</div>
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Mission Bhartiyamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06921758162340728601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180675611123646378.post-32748132934091808332014-04-24T06:12:00.000-07:002014-06-17T12:32:53.075-07:00Aaghaz-e-Dosti organised seventh Aman Chaupal in a Delhi School <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">On 24<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; bottom: 1ex; font-size: 10px; height: 0px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span> April, Aaghaz-e-Dosti, an Indo-Pak initiative of India-based Mission Bhartiyam and Pakistan-based The Catalyst – TC, organized its seventh Aman Chaupal in Delhi University Social Centre Co-ed School. Aman Chaupal are informal and interactions held in schools and colleges in which students ask questions about Pakistan (in case of Aman Chaupal in Pakistan, they talk about India), Indo-Pak issues and discuss the importance of Indo-Pak peace. Through Aman Chaupal, they see the side of Pakistan that our media never shows.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The earlier Aman Chaupals have been done in some schools and universities in Delhi. The guests of Aman Chaupal have included journalists, activists, theatre persons from Pakistan. Aman Chaupal has been conducted with Peace activist Saeeda Diep, Senior Journalist and author Raza Rumi, Journalist Kiran Nazish and theatre personality Aamir Nawaz.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In this seventh Aman Chaupal, there was no guest from Pakistan. Aaghaz-e-Dosti team members addressed the students, initiated a discussion on Indo-Pak issues, talked to them about Pakistan and corroborated it with photographic evidence.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Aaghaz-e-Dosti team for this event consisted of Devika Mittal, the Indian convenor of Aaghaz-e-Dosti and Amrita Middey. The programme was organized and co-ordinated by the efforts of Masakazu Kobayashi, a Japanese student studying in Delhi.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The session consisting of students from eighth and ninth standards was initiated by asking the students to share what they knew about Pakistan. The first word was IPL and that India always wins in IPL. Some other responses were that Pakistan is an Islamic country and no other religion exists there, Pakistan and India were same earlier, Pakistanis and Indians cannot visit each other and the view that they are our “enemies”.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">After the interaction, the session began. The students were briefed about Pakistan’s history, its geography, about the different languages, ethnic groups and religions. In the case of religion, they were told that contrary to the popular conception, the constitution of Pakistan gives respect to all religions. It guarantees freedom of religion to all. It also has provisions for them. But they were also told that just like in India, there are groups there who discriminate and kill people in the name of religion for their own benefit. They were told about the dismal reality that exists on both sides. They were also told and shown through photographs how people belonging to the majority religion have condemned this. They protest against this. It was considered important to tell them because this is all that they knew and learn about Pakistan from media.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">There was also a discussion on Indo-Pak conflicts including Kashmir issue. Students were briefed about it and told the stand of both countries as well as of Kashmiris. They were also told about visa problems, prisoners’ problems, the problems faced by people who have relatives in Pakistan and other issues. A student had himself told and others had agreed that how the media exaggerates news for its own benefit.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In the end, students were encouraged to reflect on what they had learnt. They were asked to draw or write a message for people of Pakistan. Most of them chose to write a message. They were excited when they were told that people in Pakistan will read it. Most of them wrote what they had learnt today. Some also expressed their desire to visit Pakistan. Some of the common themes in letters were that they learnt that Pakistan is a good country, people are good, they are like us in culture as well as thought, they also have violence in their country and condemn it like we do.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">This session and other Aman Chaupal sessions are efforts not to convince students but to make them realize. It is an alternative medium to show the side of Pakistan that the media does not talk about, with the hope that they will become inspired to explore and question and in the process, will realize the truth that wars and hatred has never and will never give anything. Friendship is the way forward… </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Main Pakistan jana chahtu par meri mummy mujhe jane nai dengi” (I want to go to Pakistan but my mother will not allow me)</span></div>
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Mission Bhartiyamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06921758162340728601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180675611123646378.post-12114890032062405022014-02-25T06:14:00.000-08:002014-06-17T12:34:39.047-07:00Aaghaz-e-Dosti organised fifth and sixth Aman Chaupal with theatre personality from Pakistan, Mr. Aamir Nawaz<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Aaghaz-e-Dosti, an initiative for Indo-Pak friendship, organized its Fifth & Sixth Aman Chaupal on 24 February 2014 at Jawaharlal Nehru University and South Asian University, New Delhi. Aman Chaupal is an informal session wherein people from Pakistan or who have been to Pakistan share their experiences and address students’ curiosities and questions. The two sessions were the fifth and the sixth Aman Chaupal sessions. In the earlier sessions, we have had Ms. Saeeda Diep, Mr. Raza Rumi and Ms. Kiran Nazish as our guests and the sessions were conducted in schools.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In this Aman Chaupal, <b style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mr. Aamir Nawaz</b> was the guest. He is the president of a leading Pakistani Theatre group, Maas Foundation. Maas Foundation had emerged as a parellal theatre in Pakistan in 2002. The plays are based on social and contemporary issues among which indo-Pak is one of the most prominent themes. Mr. Nawaz also has several other achievements. Recently, he has produced and directed a TV drama series by the name of “Pachtawa” which is aired on Royal TV Channel. He is also a visiting faculty at Beaconhouse National University.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In this Aman Chaupal, a video of Maas Foundation’s play “Permasher Singh” which is based on a story of partition was shown followed by a discussion on it and on other Indo-Pak issues.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In JNU, it was done in the School of International Studies. The student co-ordinator in JNU was Pramod Jaiswal. The programme began with an introduction about the initiative and its importance to reduce miscommunications, mutual hatred and suspicion, by Devika Mittal, Convenor of Aaghaz-e-Dosti India. Before the screening, the Director of the play, Mr. Nawaz had talked about the play. He had given a background and a general idea as the play was in Punjabi.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The play was of approximately one hour and captured several themes. It explored the different factors that led to people committing atrocities against the people of other communities. Two major factors explored were the idea of avenging the merciless killing or rape of one’s own kin and the rumours and suspicion that people on the other side of the border are mercilessly killing people of their community. The play explored this theme of sanity and insanity. It showed that how there was a wave of hatred and insanity and it was virtually impossible to not go along with the wave. But despite this, there was one man named Permasher Singh who rose above this and saved the life of a muslim boy named Akhtar. He saw in Akhtar, his own son named Kartar who was probably killed in the riots. Permasher Singh believed that all kids are the same. They are all children of the same god. But expectedly, there were many problems from his community people and his own kin. He was suggested to make him a Sikh but he refuses to do so. They develop a beautiful bonding but then Singh decides to send him to Pakistan to his family. He makes Akhtar cross the border but when the soldiers on the other side see Singh, they shoot him. In the end, the play asks the question, “Whose child was Akhtar, the child of India or Pakistan?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The play was received well. There weren’t many questions on the play. A question was asked about the response of the play in Pakistan. Mr. Nawaz told that the response was great and that could be heard in the video itself as the applause by audience on several scenes and in the end was quite loud and were audible.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In South Asian University, along with the video screening, the interactive session was very intense. The student co-ordinator for South Asian University was V Arun Kumar. South Asian University has students from all South Asian Countries and the audience was also quite reflective of this intellectual richness.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In the discussion that started from the ‘simple’ question, “What do you understand of Pakistan?”went to the question of dalits, religious minorities on both sides, need to resolve Kashmir issue, the biased media, role of civil society and peace initiatives and nationalism. The discussion saw the participation of students from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. A major point that came about was that we need to forget about the partition and the conflicts that happened between India and Pakistan and Bangladesh and Pakistan and move on.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kulsum Khan, a student from Pakistan, said that based on her experience in Delhi, she has noted that Pakistan is still a part of nostalgia. She said that we need to come out of this and accept that we are now different and respect each other.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kumud, a PHD scholar also argued that we must talk about how to make peace, not war.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dr. Dhananjay Tripthi, faculty member of International Relations, remarked “A country is made of history, geography, politics and economy. We cannot change the history and geography but we can change the politics and economy. We need to take a decision that whether we want an economy of prosperity or an economy of poverty. Till now, we only have economy of poverty”. He raised another important point that while we allow China to enter and dominate in South Asian market, we are not allowing SAPTA. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">There were also questions about the army, its interference in political matters and terrorism. Mr. Nawaz rightly argued that there was a tendency to blame India but now people knows that what happens in Pakistan is because of Pakistan. India also needs to recognize this. As about terrorism, he argued that in Pakistan, everyday has become difficult because of it. Mr. Nawaz also argued that to blame India/Pakistan and these fluctuating relations is also a way to distract the people of both the countries from more important internal problems. In both countries, there are problems to provide the basic amenities to the people.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Roopak, a student from Kerala, also said that while there is a need to talk about Kashmir issue, there are also other important issues like the issues of Dalits, religious minorities among other issues that need to be discussed on international forums but they are neglected. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">This discussion had happened before the screening of the play. After the play, there was again a small discussion about the play and other issues like about how peace initiative can reduce suspicion and hatred, how it can influence the “minority” who do not want peace and about religious fundamentalism.</span></div>
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Mission Bhartiyamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06921758162340728601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180675611123646378.post-54218261649475347072014-02-17T21:26:00.004-08:002014-06-17T11:56:45.826-07:00Aaghaz-e-Dosti organised discussion on "Books Connect Us" during World Book Fair <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="http://aaghazedosti.wordpess.com/" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5em;">Aaghaz-e-Dosti</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; line-height: 1.5em;">, an initiative for Indo-Pak friendship, organized a discussion on the topic “Books Connect Us” (in the context of South Asia) during the World Book Fair on 15 Feb, 5 to 6 PM. As a part of discussion, student speakers from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Nepal also shared their experiences and thoughts over the topic. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We believe that there is a need to enhance people-to-people communications and foster good relations for a peaceful and prosperous South Asia. In this discussion, we sought to explore the role of books in connecting us. We know that books can play a major role in building people to people bond, by providing a chance to know about each other, to know about each other’s society, culture, language, customs etc. Books provide us a chance to celebrate the diversity.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In this discussion, we had the privilege of having <b style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dr</b><b style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">. Dhananjay Tripathi</b> (Asst Professor of International Relations at South Asian University), <b style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sh. Pankaj Chaturvedi</b> (Asst Editor-NBT, Eminent Hindi columnist) and <b style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">S</b><b style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">h. Shivendra Singh</b> (Associated with India TV and Writer, Author of Ye Jo hai Pakistan and Vijay Chowk Live)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sh. Pankaj Chaturvedi</b> talked about how books contain a culture in themselves. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dr. Dhananjay Tripathi</b> talked about about books being an important medium of communication. He talked about both the constructive and destructive potential of the books.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sh. Shivendra Singh</b> talked about the books being one of the most important sources of communication, of reaching out to people, specially in the Indo-Pak relations and the biased media of both countries. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Naser Timory</b>, student from Afghanistan, studying in India talked about the persian translation of Panchatantra. He talked about how that book and Al-Biruni’s work gives an insight about India to people in Afghanistan. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pramod Jaiswal</b>, a student from Nepal, talked about how books can bring about a radical change. He said that some social and political movements in Nepal have been influenced by books written by Indian and other South Asian and foregin writers. </span></div>
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Mission Bhartiyamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06921758162340728601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180675611123646378.post-15001702939697418502014-01-13T23:14:00.003-08:002014-06-17T11:56:45.688-07:00Greetings and Hope on Eid, Lohri, Bihu, Pongal and Sankranti<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Today it is Eid, Makar Sankranti, Bihu, Pongal and Lohri. It seems that the whole country is celebrating. We think that today, we should not only celebrate these festivals but this joy and beauty of incredible diversity that we are blessed with. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Wising you all...</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">ਲੋਹੜੀ ਦੀ ਵਧਾਯਾਨ , Happy মাঘ বিহু , இனிய பொங்கல் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள் , عید مبارک , संक्रांति की हार्दिक शुब्कामनाएँ</span><br />
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Mission Bhartiyamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06921758162340728601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180675611123646378.post-84817362057927846202014-01-13T22:03:00.001-08:002014-06-17T11:56:45.859-07:00An open letter to Mr. Akhilesh Yadav, Chief Minister of U.P. (India)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We are writing this letter to you as a common citizen of this country. Our country is famous for its values, for its belief in unity in diversity and harmonious bonds among people. It is widely held that we still value people to people bonds more than anything else.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">As a member of society, we remember that how we become affected with the incidents in our neighborhood. We understand that we, in fact, live a social life as a major portion and individual life as a minor portion of our total time. We remember that how a death in our neighborhood involve us all in a deep pain. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We also think that these sentiments of empathy and humanity may not be tied to a specific country or culture. We think they are universal ideals. But it seems that you who belong to a family that is deeply involved with grassroot politics and has a strong hold in Uttar Pradesh, you who has done politics in the name of ‘socialism’ that aims for the upliftment of the poor and the marginalised and so was expected to realise and uphold the similarity between you and an ordinary person does not feel so. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This was why you laughed and danced at the time when your neighborhood was mourning in a deep pain. You were arranging five star rooms when your neighborhood was getting a bulldozer over its camp homes made of plastic. You were warm enough to ignore the cold trembling of poor children, women and men in open fields in your neighborhood. When you were trying to put your place in high beam of flash lights, you did not see how many in your neighborhood are forced to have a dark present and probably future. Sadly, when you welcomed celebrities and ministers and greeted them with a warm hug, you never thought about the tearful eyes of mothers in your neighborhood.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We condemn this apathetic and unacceptable behaviour by you and your party. We do not feel that it was really necessary and important to organize Saifai mahotsav this year and to spend crores of rupees over that. We do not feel that all your acts were justified and needed for a harmonious society. It was neither in favor of people at large, nor for a politics of ‘socialism’ and never for the victims of your neighborhood- victims of Muzaffarnagar riots.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We take the cognizance of your act. We, as a citizen, condemn this act of yours and your party. We believe that any person of any civilized society, a person with moral values and a person who considers everyone equal, who favors harmony and togetherness over hate and isolation, would have never behaved in this manner. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Dear Akhilesh Yadav, you must review your acts and after realisation, you must come before people and apologize for your acts. You, as a citizen, must assure them that you are with them in all conditions. You, as a chief minister, must attend to their adequate facilities and rehabilitation in proper way. We believe that it will be in favor of humanity, equality and justice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Mission Bhartiyam, an organization , working for Peace & Communal Harmony, Human Rights & Environment </span></div>
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Mission Bhartiyamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06921758162340728601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180675611123646378.post-82927051535063792222014-01-05T07:37:00.000-08:002014-06-17T11:56:45.853-07:00Mission Bhartiyam wrote letter to SP, Kanchipuram, to take action against child labour <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mission Bhartiyamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06921758162340728601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180675611123646378.post-58421729747806089592013-12-24T08:40:00.000-08:002014-06-17T12:33:11.585-07:00Indo-Pak calendar launched in New Delhi and Islamabad<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aaghaz-e-Dosti, an initiative of
India-based Mission Bhartiyam and Pakistan-based The Catalyst - TC and CYDA,
aims to create unwavering bonds of peace and friendship between India and
Pakistan. The bonds that will survive the vagaries of troubles times. But these
bonds will not be artificial ones, they rest on the belief and claim that
people of India and Pakistan not only share the same language, culture, values
and challenges but also the desire for peace and friendship. It rests on the
belief that if there are people on both sides of the border who cannot and do
not want to forget the past and do not want others to forget it, there are also
people who want to forget the past and not just move on but move along to
create a new chapter in history…of friendship and brotherhood.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-IN">To remind us about
these people every day, Aaghaz-e-Dosti launch its annual “Calendar for Peace
and Love" which is a collection of selected paintings of students from
both countries.</span></b><span lang="EN-IN"> The importance of the calendar is stated by the
organisers:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"We believe that the paintings of
these innocent and apolitical minds will remind us that mindsets have been
constructed. Aaghaz-e-Dosti termed these paintings as 'Paintings of Hope'. The
six paintings narrate the desire as well as need to bridge the gap for a happy
and prosperous future," said Aliya Harir, Convenor of Aaghaz-e-Dosti
Pakistan. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"This calendar is a collection of
these shared dreams of peace and friendship. Together with the beautiful dreams
of the young and innocent, the calendar also has messages from people who
have been actively working to nurture these dreams. It serves as a hope shared
by people who are just like us, in habit and struggle. With the turn of the
pages to start a new month, the hope shall be renewed.", remarked Devika
Mittal, Convenor of Aaghaz-e-Dosti India. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Calendar has been launched in both
India and Pakistan alongwith a discussion or "Sharing of hopes for a
peaceful and friendly co-existence". <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Calendar was launched in New Delhi (India)
on 21st December. It was launched by the Indian organisation Mission Bhartiyam
at India International Centre, New Delhi. The programme had began with a slide
show presenting some interesting and unknown facts about Pakistan and Indo-Pak
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Hopes for a peaceful & friendly co-existence', the panel included some
eminent personalities who worked to improved indo-pak relations through
different mediums. The Panel included <b>Sh. Pankaj Singh</b> (Eminent
Hindi Poet, He has extensively written on art, literature, cinema and international
politics. His poems have been translated into Urdu, Bengali, English, Japanese,
French, Russian and Polish. He is a member of Foundation of SAARC Writers and
Literature), <b>Ms. </b></span><b>Sonya Fatah</b> (A Pakistani filmmaker and Journalist. She is a columnist
with Times of India), <b>Sh. Jawed Naqvi</b> (Correspondent of
Dawn Newspaper (Pakistan) in Delhi), <b>Prof.</b> <b>Dr. D.S. Rana</b>
(Chairperson of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi. Sir Ganga Ram Hospital was
originally established in Lahore in 1921. He is also a recipient of the
prestigious Padma Shri) and <b>Sh. Satya Pal</b> (Senior Activist. He is the general Secretary
of South Asian Fraternity). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The panel talked about the need to increase people-to-people
communication between the people of both countries. They remarked that the hope
for peace and friendship lies with the people. There was also a Pakistani
student studying in South Asian University (Delhi), Kulsum Khan who had also
shared her experience of living in India. She talked about the similarities in
several respects. She talked about how she has been warmly received in India.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for peace. Students of South Asian University, Roopak and Eklavya Anand, talked
about how in their university which has students from all South Asian nations,
students from India and Pakistan tend to interact and get along with each other
than with students of other countries because of cultural affinities. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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paintings were selected to be included in the calendar were also present. They
talked about the concept of their paintings and the importance of peace and
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In Islamabad, the Calendar for Peace & Love 2014 was
launched on 23rd December at Quaid-e-Azam University by the Catalyst - TC. For
the discussion or the "Sharing of hopes for a peaceful and friendly
co-existence", the guests were </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mr.
Raza Rumi</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (Director of Jinnah Institute, a senior journalist and author of
the book "Delhi by hear: Impressions of a Pakistani Traveller) and </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mr. Pervez Hoodboy</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (A nuclear
physicist, defense analyst, documentary maker and author. He is also a renowned
social and peace activist. He is a recipient of several prestigious awards). </span></div>
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hopes for a peaceful and friendly co-existence" is an annual and a regular
initiative of Aaghaz-e-Dosti. The motive of this initiative like other
initiatives of Aaghaz-e-Dosti is, to highlight
the important yet neglected voices for peace and friendship. This initiative is
not to pacify or convince anyone, it is to spread the fact that the desire for
hope and friendship is not one-sided. It is a mutual desire and need. People on
both sides realise that war is not only disastrous, impractical and sown with
seeds of misunderstanding but also unaffordable and that we need to move
together on the path of progress, remarked </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ravi Nitesh (founder member of Mission Bhartiyam). </span></div>
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Mission Bhartiyamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06921758162340728601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180675611123646378.post-74078142069092743942013-12-19T10:58:00.000-08:002014-06-17T12:34:25.439-07:00Indo-Pak calendar launch in New Delhi on 21st December, at India International Centre<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Despite similarities in several respects, the Indo-Pak relations have always been fluctuating. 2013 also saw several ruptures but despite these fluctuations, the bond that connects and shall always connect the people of the two countries has not gone. Every year, we, a people’s initiative, <i style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Aaghaz-e-Dosti (</i>lit. Start of friendship<i style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">)</i>, celebrate this bond with our “Calendar for Peace and Love”.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">An initiative of India-based Mission Bhartiyam and Pakistan-based The Catalyst – TC and Centre for Youth Development Activities, <i style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Aaghaz-e-Dosti</i>, aims to create unwavering bonds of peace and friendship between India and Pakistan. The bonds that will survive the vagaries of troubles times. But these bonds will not be artificial ones, they rest on the belief and claim that people of India and Pakistan not only share the same language, culture, values and challenges but also the desire for peace and friendship. It rests on the belief that if there are people on both sides of the border who cannot and do not want to forget the past and do not want others to forget it, there are also people who want to forget the past and not just move on but move along to create a new chapter in history…of friendship and brotherhood.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And so, every year, Aaghaz-e-Dosti launches “Calendar for Peace and Love” that would remind us every day about these people. This is the second year of launch. The calendar with the paintings of an innocent and apolitical mind will remind us that mindsets have been constructed. The six paintings narrate the desire as well as need to bridge the gap for a happy and prosperous future. Together with the beautiful dreams of the young and innocent, the Calendar also has messages from people who have been actively working to nurture these dreams. This calendar is a collection of these shared dreams of peace and friendship. It serves as a hope shared by people who are just like us, in habit and struggle. With the turn of the pages to start a new month, the hope shall be renewed.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Calendar will be launched along with a discussion or “Sharing of hopes for a peaceful and friendly co-existence” in both India(New Delhi) and Pakistan (Islamabad). </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In the launch in New Delhi, our guest speakers include <b style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sh. Pankaj Singh</b> (Eminent Hindi Poet, He has extensively written on art, literature, cinema and international politics. His poems have been translated into Urdu, Bengali, English, Japanese, French, Russian and Polish.He is a member of SAARC Writers and Literature), <b style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sonya Fatah</b> (A Pakistani filmmaker and Journalist. She is a columnist with Times of India), <b style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jawed Naqvi</b> (Correspondent of Dawn Newspaper (Pakistan) in Delhi) and <b style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dr. D.S. Rana</b> (Chairperson of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi. Sir Ganga Ram Hospital was originally established in Lahore in 1921). There will also be <b style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">two students from Pakistan</b> studying in India to share their views and experiences.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The discussion is open to anyone. Launch will be organized at Islamabad also and the proposed date for Islamabad launch is 24 December 2013.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We invite your presence as we share our hopes and desire to create a new history of peace and friendship. </b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">For any more information/query contact: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; line-height: inherit;">Ravi Nitesh 9958907799</span></div>
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Mission Bhartiyamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06921758162340728601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3180675611123646378.post-67901159969233016642013-06-19T21:55:00.001-07:002013-12-29T04:50:52.592-08:00Message on World Refugee Day <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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They had been living on that piece of land for years when one day, a group of privileged people told them that they do not belong there because they are not "pure" enough or because in the hazy past, people who share the same ethnic/religious/social identity as theirs had discriminated. They are faced with two options, either to succumb to torture or to try to escape it by leaving. Some of them opt the latter, not for themselves but for their kids. The journey is risky and full of hurdles. Many perish in the process. Those who succeed then face a new set of problems. They not only have to start from a scratch but face legal and social issues... it is our plea to you, accept and empathise with them. They are victims, not encroachers. 20th June i.e. today is World Refugee Day. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We are looking for a volunteer who is well-versed in photography and video shoot. Since the core team is in Delhi, we are mainly looking for people from Delhi. Those interested should mail at <a href="mailto:missionbhartiyam@gmail.com">missionbhartiyam@gmail.com</a> </span></div>
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