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    • Month-long Shanti Sena Training and Research in India

    August 2010. The Shanti Sena Training Centre, Trivandrum, Kerala, India (attached to the Indian Council of Gandhian Studies) has initiated a month-long Shanti Sena training and research program highlighting the importance of Dialogue for Conflict Resolution. The programme began on the first of August to commemorate the Shanti Sena Day in and around Trivandrum under the guidance of CGNK Honorary Sponsor Dr. N. Radhakrishnan as part of the Nonkilling Violence-free India Campaign.

    The monthlong programme is structured as follows:

    August 1
    Dialogue as a Gandhian strategy for conflict management.
    Venue: Gandhi Bhavan, Trivandrum

    August 2
    Meeting with the associates and supporters of Vinobabave and earlier Sarvodaya workers.
    Venue: Manjeswaram

    August 3
    Importance of social and religious harmony in development.
    Venue: Town Hall Balaramapuram

    August 5
    Exhibition on co-existence in harmony with nature.
    Venue: Centre for Shanti Sena Training and Research, Gandhigrih.

    August 6
    Childern’s Competition on Violence and Terror.
    Venue: Childern’s Theatre Complex, Rangaprabhat

    August 8
    Exhibition of literature,paintings and cartoons against Violence and Terror.
    Venue: Govt. H.S, Chala

    August 9
    1. Quit Violence and Terror: childern’s poster, paintings, quiz competitions.
    Venue: Gandhi Bhavan, Trivandrum
    2. Is there No Alternative to Armed Conflicts?: Youth Meet.
    Venue: VK>K>M>College, Bhandup East, Bombay
    3. Dialogue as a positive strategy to end conflicts: Discussion.
    Venue: Nagindas Khandewal College, Malad, Bombay

    August 10
    1. "The Art of Dialogue" - A Rountable.
    Venue: Centre for Gandhian Studies, Rajastan University, Jaipur
    2. Peace Through Dialogue: A Discussion.
    Venue: Anuvibha Hall, Jaipur

    August 11
    Future Plan on Citizen’s Commission for Dialogue.
    Venue: GPF (New Delhi) / University Tower, New Delhi

    August 15
    Training in Shanti Sena to the third batch of students of G.R. Public School.
    Venue: G.R.Public School, Neyyatinkara

    August 16
    The great initiative of Shanti sena: Discussion.
    Gandhidarshan, Kendra, Chennai

    August 18
    Dialogue as Peace: Discussion.
    Venue: Dept. of Gandhian Studies, Chandigarh

    August 21
    The need for a Shanti Sena: Discussion at Gandhigram Varsity.

    August 23
    SHANTI SENA DAY
    Venue: Valli Ammal Institution, Madurai

    August 24
    Constructive work and Shanti Sena
    Venue: Mitraniketan

    August 25
    Meeting with the lone founding members of Shanti Sena
    Venue: Vinoba Niketan

    August 29
    Shanti Sena Workers / organisers and Social Activists’ Meet to discuss strategies to revive the Shanti sena at the same venue of the founding of the Shanti Sena in 1957.
    Venue: Manjeswaram