Activities
of MCPR
The
MCPR has been constantly expanding its
network and reach through Seminars, Dialogues and Problem-Solving Workshops
involving activists and resource persons from across the world.
11
January 2011 – Special Lecture on “Gandhi: The Non-Violent Revolutionary” by Mr.
Pascal Alan Nazareth, Former Commissioner and Ambassador to USA, Managing
Trustee, Sarvodaya International Trust,
Bangalore.
15
November 2010 – One day seminar “Ecology and Violence: Interconnections” by Dr.
Dinoo Mathew, Project Coordinator, Asia-Pacific
Program, UN University for Peace, Costa Rica, Prof. Rajendra Prasad, Head, Dept. of Defence and Strategic Studies, DDU Gorakhpur University and
Prof. Marc Katz, Karlstad University, Sweden
01
- 24 November 2010 - Four week International Training Workshop on “Field Work
and Neighbourhood Studies” led by Prof. Marc Katz,
Karlstad University, Sweden.
31
August 2010 - Interactive Session with US Ambassador to India Mr. Timothy J.
Roemer on Interreligious streams in Varanasi.
3-5
June 2010 – International Seminar “Internal Conflict in Nepal: Transnational
Consequences” organized by Malaviya Centre for Peace Research, Centre for the
Study of Nepal, BHU and Centre for Security Analysis (CSA), Chennai
6
April 2010 – A one day workshop on “Fieldwork in Sensitive Communities: Ethical
and Methodological Issues” led by Carolyn Marvin, Fulbright Visiting Scholar,
MCPR (University of Pennsylvania, USA).
19
February 2010 - A Special lecture on “Building Peace through Intern-communal
Harmony” by Frank Islam, Eminent
thinker, entrepreneur and writer of “Renewing the American
Dream”
3-4
February 2010 – Two day International Workshop on “Peacebuilding in 21st Century: Gandhian Perspectives” led by Douglas Allen, University of
Maine, USA, New Delhi.
16-17
November 2009 – Two day International Workshop on “Peace Education and
Development: International Perspectives” led by Monisha Bajaj, Columbia University, Edward Brantmeier, Colorado State University,
6
November 2009 - One day seminar on Preventing the
Exploitation of Environment in War and Armed Conflict, led by H.E. Piotr Klodkowski, Polish Ambassador to India and Uttam Kumar
Sinha, Fellow, IDSA, New
Delhi.
8-13
October 2009 – One week International Workshop on “Preventing and Transforming
Societal Conflict” led by John Davies, University of Maryland, USA (USIEF), New
Delhi.
4
April–22 April 2009 – Three weeks International Workshop “Media, Terrorism and
Insurgency” led by Prof. Victoria Fontan, UN
University for Peace, Costa Rica
2
April 2009 – A special lecturer on “African American and the Search for Gandhi’s
Non-violence” by Prof. Sudarshan Kapur,
16
March-4 April 2009 – Three weeks International Workshop on “Environment, Peace
and Sustainable Development” led by Prof. Jan Breitling, UN University for Peace,
18
March 2009 – An International Workshop on “Climate Change and Global
Environmental Politics” led by Prof. Jan Breitling, UN
University for Peace,
13
January 2009 – A special lecture on “Response of Gandhi on Utilitarian
Philosophy of J.S. Mill” by Deane Curtis, Professor of Philosophy and Department
Chair of
19
December 2008 – A seminar on “Rashtriya Parivesh me Seva ke Vividh Aayam” was organized by Maitri
Bhawan. MCPR actively participated as a major
collaborator of the Seminar.
18
November 2008 - A special lecture on “A new model of inclusive politics in Uttar
Pradesh” by Prof. A.K. Verma, Editor, Shodharthi. (A premier journal of
political affair in the country).
11
November 2008 – A special lecture on “Auschwitz and
26th
September 2008 – A special lecturer on “Psycho-Therapy intervention in
Psychosocial community work for survivors of torture and organized violence by
Ms. Inger Agger,
Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Victims of Torture (RCT), Copenhagen,
Denmark
11
September 2008 – Director of American Centre,
11-14
July 2008 – Under the Fulbright-Hays Seminar Programme
a group of 16 American Educators visited MCPR and interacted with the faculty
and researchers of the MCPR to know how international issues can be resolved
through peace and amicable ways.
8
April, 2008- One day national seminar on “Peacebuilding
Trajectories in 21st Century” led by Prof. M. Gulrez, Director, Centre for West Asian Studies, Aligarh
Muslim University and Prof. R.N. Swarup, former Head,
Deptt. of Defence Studies,
10
March, 2008 – A Special Lecturer on “National Identity Myth and National
Security: Indian Experience” by Prof. Srikant
Paranjape, Director, Deptt.
of Defence and Strategic
Studies,
25
February, 2008 – A Special Lecture on “Western Representations of P.M. Nehru and
Premier Zhou Enlai at the
13-14
January, 2008 - International workshop on “Managing Environmental Conflict: Issues and
Challenges” led by Prof. Armin Rosencranz,
13-14
December, 2007- Two days international workshop on “Peacebuilding
through Theatre in the Age of Globalization” key speakers were Prof. Jane
Schukoske, Executive Director, United States Education
Foundation in India (USEFI), New Delhi, Prof. Brian Brophy, Visiting Fulbright Scholar, MCPR and Prof. S. Lele, Rector, B.H.U. It started with an interactive theatre
workshop titled “Sona Maye:
Structural Violence and the Politics of Gender in Rural India” led by Sanjay
Ganguly & his Theatre Group, Jana Sanskriti from West Bengal
3
November, 2007 – International workshop on “Religions for Peace and Harmony” was
organised in collaboration with Maitri Bhavan, Bhelupur. Key speakers were Janab
Abdul Batin Nomani,
Mufti-e-Banaras, Dr. M.D. Thomas, National Secretary, Commission for Inter
Religious Dialogue, Dr. Tashi Tsering, HOD, Sampradaya Shastra, Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath, and Prof. S. Lele,
Rector, BHU. Other participants were from the Department of Religious Studies,
29
October - 3 November, 2007 - Under the academic exchange programme, an academic delegation from the Department of
Religious Studies,
18
October, 2007 – Workshop on “Voluntary
Organizations and Behaviour Changes” by Prof. Dell
Smith , Prof. Emeritus from Lewis and Clark College, Portland , Oregon, USA in
collaboration with NIRMAN, a NGO based in Varanasi and SUNRISE (Research Forum
of Sociology Scholars) from BHU.
3
August, 2007 - Workshop on “Peacebuilding
and Reconciliation : Current Trends” presented by Prof. Seth Cohen,
an eminent trainer and facilitator in the field of conflict resolution from the
3
April, 2007- One-day seminar on “Structural Violence and Dalit Women in
1
February, 2007- International Workshop on
“Religions for Peace: Conflict Transformation in Multicultural
Societies,
Victor H. Kazanjian Jr., Dean of Religious Life and
Co-Director of the Peace and Justice Studies Program at Wellesley, led the
Workshop
12-16
January, 2007- Under the academic exchange programme,
a twenty-member group of faculty and students from the Peace and Justice Program
of
22
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4
March 2006- Film Show/Discussion on "Holi
Hey: A Festival of Color, Love and Life". Prof. Marc Katz, Karlstad University,
3
January 2006 - A Discussion on E-Governance & Development: Issues &
Challenges with
Praveen Prakash, IAS, Collector,
Visakhapatnam; a Pioneer of e-governance experiment in Andhra
Pradesh.
10
December 2005 - An Interactive Discussion with MCPR's students and Mr. Michail H. Anderson, Councilor Minister, Public Affairs
Section, Embassy of United States, New Delhi on Human
Rights.
29
November - 2 December 2005 - Organized a South Asian Women's Theatre
Festival in collaboration with Women’s Initiative for Peace in South Asia
(WIPSA),
2 March 2005 - Film Show/Discussion on Peace Building in Multicultural Society: Muharram in
Banaras. Prof. Marc
Katz, Karlstad University,
2
October 2004 -
MCPR Commemorated Gandhi Jayanti, with an eminent Social activist Dr. Bhanu Shankar Mehta who recalled Gandhi's vision and
practical activities in his lecture entitled Remembering Gandhi: Manav se Mahamanav.
20
March 2004 - National Workshop on "Role of NGOs and Civil Society in Democratic
Regimes". Key participants included Prof. B N Juyal of
Gandhi Vidya Sansthan; Prof.
M Muzzamil of Lucknow
University; Dr. Pooja Juyal,
IT College,
19
March 2004 - National Workshop on "Religion, Conflict and Development". Key participants were Dr. Pooja Juyal, IT College,
18
March 2004 – National Workshop on "Gender and Peace". Key participants included
Ms. Meera Khanna, Founder
Trustee, Women’s Initiative for Peace in South Asia, New Delhi; Prof. R. R.
Pandey, Vice-Chancellor, Gorakhpur University; Prof.
B. M. Shukla, Former Vice-Chancellor, Gorakhpur
University; Shri Ajit Singh,
Director, Guria; Dr. A P S Chauhan, of Jiwaji University,
Gwalior.
29
Jan. 2004 – Special Lecture on "Islam: Stress on Tolerance – Positive Acceptance
of Others". Key speaker was Dr. Omar Khalidi,
Staff Member of Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture, MIT Department of
Architecture,
16
January 2004 - an Interactive Discussion on Conscience, Justice &
Non-Violence with
Prof. M. J. Lunine, Professor of Humanities and Global
Peace Studies, San Francisco State University, USA.
9th
& 10th December 2003 - National Workshop on "Refugee & Forced Migration
in South Asia" participated by 21 scholars of South Asian Countries including
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indian & one from
Australia.
15
November 2003 - MCPR commemorated "International Day for Tolerance", 16 Nov. by
organizing a discussion on " Culture of
Peace & Tolerance " with Prof. Ranabir Samaddar, Director, South Asian Forum for Human Rights,
Kathmandu & Paula Banerjee,
7th
& 8th October 2003 - National Seminar on India – China Relations:
Contemporary Scenario and Future Prospects, in collaboration with Department
of Foreign Languages, B.H.U. & Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian
Studies, Kolkata.
27th
August to 29th August 2003 - National Workshop on Democracy, Development & Conflict Management in South
Asia. Participants were Professor Surendra Singh, Vice Chancellor,
Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth; Prof. M.P. Lama, South Asian Studies Division,
School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; Dr. K.
Santhanam, Director, Institute of Defence and
Strategic Analysis (IDSA), New Delhi. more... This
Workshop was a part of the project "Democracy & Human Development: South
Asian Context
24
July 2003 - Seminar on Radical Islam in South-east Asia and Conflict Resolution in
ASEAN,
Prof. Baladas
Ghoshal
, Professor, International Relations and Management,
21
March 2003, Interactive Session on War on Iraq & Future World Map particpated by academics and peace activists.
3-10 January 2003 - International Workshop on Gandhi & Global
Perspectives on Peace & Social Justice participants included Craig Murphy, Secretary General of Academic
Council of the United Nations, Marissa Vansaanen,
Oxford, Victor Kazanjian, Director, Peace Studies,
Wellesley.
15
November 2002 - International Seminar on Terrorism & Culture of Peace. Prof. Charles
F. Doran, Professor of International Relations, Director of the International
Relations Program and Director of the Center of
Canadian Studies (within the new Western Hemisphere Program), Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns
Hopkins University, Washington, D.C. was the Chief Speaker.
24
October 2002 - Panel Discussion on "1962 India-China War & Nehru's U-turn on
6
August 2002 (Hiroshima day) - A Poster & Essay Competition on the theme “Children for Peace” participated by seventeen
school children of Varanasi and a
presentation by Prof. P. Ramachandra Rao, Vice Chancellor, Banaras Hindu University on Anatomy of
Nuclear Weapons & Imperatives of Peace.
25-26
February 2002 - Media and Conflict Resolution, an international
workshop in collaboration with IEE
Student's Chapter, Institute of Technology, BHU, Susan Koscis, Vice President of Arts & Culture, Search for
Common Ground, USA was the key speaker. The workshop centred around two a ward winning
Films "Just a Little Red Dot" & "Long Night's Journey into Day:
22
January 2002 - Dispute Resolution in Ayodhya: Possible Ways in collaboration with
Rastriya Yuva Sangathan, Verdha, Gujrat. The Speaker was Kumar Prasant, Representative, Rastriya
Yuva Sangathan
.
21
January 2002 - India & Latin America: Throughout
the Centuries key speaker was Dr. Om Gupta, Director, Latin American and
Caribbean Studies of
21
December 2001 - Interactive Discussion with Dr. Kamal
Taori, Secretary to Government of
12
December 2001 - Workshop on "Strategies to Combat Trafficking of Women & Children:
Civil Society Response" organised, in
collaboration with Centre for Women's Studies & Development. Ms. Pamela
Shifman, Associate Director, "Equality Now"
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6 to 12 August 2001 - Workshop on "Children for Peace" to Commemorate the nuclear
holocaust victims in
20
July 2001 - Panel Discussion on Peace
Imperatives in South Asia:
1
May 2001 - Workshop on Environmental Conflicts: A Global Concern. An Interactive
Session with Professor William Lockhart,
16
April 2001 - Interactive workshop on Indo- US Relations : Common
Concerns; Key Participants were James J. Callahan, Minister Counsellor for Public Affairs, American Embassy, New Delhi.
Mr. Samuel Kidder, Commercial Counsellor, US Embassy,
Mr. Robert Scheridf, Cultural Counsellor, US Embassy, Mr. Ashok Kapur, Chairman, Indo- American Chamber of
Commerce.
21
March 2001 - Special Lecture on Talibans: Politics of Intransigence by Prof. Asghar Ali Engineer, Director, Centre for Study of Society
and Secularism.
22
February 2001 - National Workshop on Women & Peace: Intercultural Dimensions
in Collaboration with The British Council
& Centre for Women Studies & Development,
13-17
January 2001 - Workshop on Conflict & Harmony: Inter-Cultural &
Inter-Religious Perspectives in South Asia in collaboration
with
11-12
December 2000 - National Seminar on Human Rights and Peace Building in South Asia
inaugurated by Mrs. Vijay Daksh, Member,
National Commission for Women. Other participants were Ranabir Samaddar, Director, South
Asia Forum for Human Rights, Kathmandu; Prof. Amitabh
Mattoo, Chairperson,
4
December 2000 - Special lecture on Nuclear Risk Reduction and Stabilisation: Lesson for South Asia by Michael Krepon, President Emeritus, Henry L. Stimson
Centre,
23 November 2000 - Ms. Sumbul Rizvi - Khan, Associate Protection Officer, Visitor, United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, visited the Malaviya Centre for Peace
Research and held an interactive session with researcher and
faculty.
9
November, 2000 - International Workshop on "Community
Approaches to Conflict Resolution"
Prof. R.R. Singh, Director, Tata Institute of Social Sciences and Dr. Clem McCartney, International Consultant on Conflict
Resolution, Northern Ireland were the key
speakers.
15
September, 2000 - a meeting of NGO's of
6
August, 2000 - National Colloquium on Towards Peace in the New Millennium to
commemorate
21-27
January 2000 - Collaborating for Peace though Internet, A training workshop
conducted at the Malaviya Centre for Peace Research was conducted by Ms Johanne, a web designer from CERAS (South Asia Research and
Resource Centre) at
14-19
January 2000 - A Collaborative Workshop with Peace and Justice Program of
December
1999 - Interactive Dialogue on
Anatomy of Communal Violence in South Asia: A View from
23-24
December 1999 - International Seminar on Nuclearisation of South Asia and Human Security Concerns. Key
Speakers were
22
December 1999 - Lecture Series on Gandhian
Perspectives
on Peace by Prof. M.J. Lunine,
Professor of Humanities and Global Peace Studies, San Francisco State
University.
17-18
December, 1999 - National Symposium on JAY-JAGAT Peace Ideas of M.K.Gandhi, Jaiprakash Narain and Vinoba Bhave. Key Participants were more than 25 peace
activists including His Holiness the Dalai Lama; Nirmala Deshpande, Chairperson,
Association of Peoples of Asia; Sunderlal Bahuguna, eminent environmentalist and social
worker; Aacharya Ramamurty,
Professor Ramji Singh, Dr. Priyankar Upadhyaya, Prof. A. S.
Upadhyaya, Dean, faculty of Social Sciences, BHU,
Shri Sarad Kr. Sadhak, Shri Krishanaraj Mehta, Prof. S. Rinpoche, Dr. Ranjan Kumar Sharma
Dr. Ashutosh Misra,
Executive Officer, United Nations University Leadership Academy, Jordan, Faculty
members of Social Sciences, BHU; NGO and social workers from Varanasi and
several prominent Gandhian activists.
14
October 1999 - Workshop on Rag - pickers in
October
1998 - Symposium on Peace Prospects in
March
1998 - International seminar on Ethnic Conflict: Lessons from
4
March 1998 - Indo-British Seminar on Human Rights: A Concern for Prison Reforms.
Key Speaker was Dr. Vivien Stern, senior research fellow, International
Centre for Prison Studies, King College, London
10
February 1998 - National Colloquium on Inter-Religious Harmony in India. The Key
Speaker was Prof. Asghar Ali Engineer, Director, Centre for Study of Society and secularism.
January
1997 - International Seminar on Fifty Years of Asia: Conflict and Peace? Key
Speakers were Dr. Peter Wallensteen, Dag Hammarskjold
Professor at Department of Peace and Conflict Research (DPCR) at
January
1995, Panel discussion between Indian and Pakistani opinion makers on Conflict
Resolution Models in
Organisation
Net
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