Dr. Ravindra Kumar
Dr. Ravindra Kumar is an eminent writer, Indologist, political scientist and a former vice chancellor of Meerut University, India, who authored and edited over 100 works on great personalities like Mahatma Gandhi and on various social-cultural issues. As a visiting professor, scholar and guest speaker he has delivered more than four hundred lectures around the world on Asian values, Gandhism, international understanding and peace.The editor of Global Peace International Journal since 2001 and author of Religion and World Peace [1996-2007], Morality and Ethics in Public Life [2002] Theory and Practice of Gandhian Non-Violence [2002], Non-Violence and its Philosophy [2003], Towards Peace, [2006], Fundamentals of Civilization [2007], Gandhian Thoughts: New World, New Dimensions [2008], India and Mahatma Gandhi [2009], and Peace Philosophy in Action [2010], Dr. Kumar has been actively associated with several world bodies, institutions and organization and contributed to many a-grade journals and magazines and agencies - United Press International, South Asia Politics, One India One People, Gandhi Marg, Business Economics, and Bhavan's Journal. Dr. Kumar is a recipient of several awards including Ambassador of Peace, and Padma Shri by the President of India.
Dr Kumar is the Editor of World Peace Movement blog.
| Mahatma Gandhi's Views on Democracy Unveiled | |
| Along with freedom and justice, the third most important thing, which requires special mention in context of Gandhi's views on democracy, relates to fundamental rights of citizens. | |
| 07:58 May 12, 2012 PST | |
| 'Chaudhary Charan Singh' a True Representative of Rural India | |
| His commitment making public life and administration clean and honest, and policy of taking quick and impartial decisions, will also be cherished for a long. For this, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel remained his ideal. | |
| 06:06 Dec 24, 2011 PST | |
| Chaudhary Charan Singh: A Great Nationalist and the Voice of Rural India | |
| It is true that politics always takes new dimensions in constantly changing situations of space and time. Politics is also considered as an art; it is accepted as a game of conveniences, compromises and adjustments etc. | |
| 17:08 Dec 9, 2011 PST | |
| Essentialism of Spirituality to Blossom Individual and the World | |
| Spiritualism [of which spirituality is a prime attribute] is in fact the science of self-realization. It is also known as self spiritual science. | |
| 08:38 Dec 1, 2011 PST | |
| A Journey to Understanding Swami Vivekananda and The True Essence of The Vedanta | |
| Swami Vivekananda was one of the world's best known and leading elucidators of the Vedanta philosophy in both contemporary and modern periods. | |
| 20:46 Nov 30, 2011 PST | |
| World Peace Movement and The Voice of Youth | |
| Mahatma Gandhi Foundation was established on October 2, 2002 by Mr. Harivadan Shah, a noble, enthusiastic and successful businessman from India. | |
| 06:57 Nov 30, 2011 PST | |
| Gandhi's Imagination on Civil Society Focuses on 'Live and Let Live' Spirit | |
| No hindrance to neighbour [Harmony and cooperation with others] The fourth feature of civil society of Gandhi's imagination, particularly having the statement of the Mahatma, quoted at the commencement of this discussion, | |
| 05:31 Oct 4, 2011 PST | |
| Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy One of The Makers of Modern India | |
| Immediately he attracted the attention of the House towards a serious problem related to sanitary and environment in Howrah and compelled the State Government to take a concrete step in the matter. | |
| 10:02 Jul 1, 2011 PST | |
| Fundamental Structures of Buddhism: Law of Change and Principle of Self-Reliance | |
| Gautama Buddha desired and expected every human being to reach the heights of life on the basis of harmony of deeds and knowledge. | |
| 04:59 May 2, 2011 PST | |
| Nehru's Commitment to Healthy and Fair Criticism | |
| As far as the question of importance and significance of views or ideas is concerned, I am of the firm opinion that each and every view or idea, in one way or the other and directly or indirectly, remains important. | |
| 13:21 Apr 14, 2011 PST | |
| Why Gandhism is Necessary Today? | |
| One, Gandhi's life was brimming with certain universal principles or values; secondly, the impossibility to escape from the reality of universal principles or values. | |
| 16:44 Apr 12, 2011 PST | |
| Education and Peace: A Gandhian View | |
| Education certainly is a means to all-round progress of man. In other words, the pathway to human-development goes through the lanes of education. Moreover, true education is the sole basis of achieving one's purpose in life. | |
| 14:24 Jan 28, 2011 PST | |
| Democracy Largely Contributes to Strengthening Communal Harmony in India | |
| India is the largest democracy of the world. History of democracy in India goes to the remote past. This system of governance is in fact quite suitable and conducive to the nature of inhabitants of this country. Not only this, for the unity of India | |
| 05:28 Dec 14, 2010 PST | |
| Religions of The World Teach Unity and Enlightenment | |
| Diversity is a typical characteristic of humanity. It is a common attribute. The development of several different traditions, practices, beliefs and methods of worship originated within the various cultures in different parts of the globe from time- | |
| 20:38 Dec 12, 2010 PST | |
| Vithalbhai J. Patel: A Great Freedom Fighter and Parliamentarian | |
| Vithalbhai Patel was one of the front rankers leading the compatriots in their fight for freedom from colonial rule in the Indian political scene when Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in 1915. | |
| 15:43 Oct 15, 2010 PST | |
| Love for Humanity: A Gandhian View | |
| Love and affection to all humanity occupies a unique place in ancient Indian philosophy, spiritual thinking and traditions. Not only this, Gandhi stressed going forward on the pathway to love in an atmosphere of mutual respect for each-other's feel | |
| 14:54 Aug 8, 2010 PST | |
| Thoughts on Celebrating this Sixty-Fourth Independence Day in India | |
| Indians will celebrate their sixty-fourth Independence Day on August 15. On this occasion they will remember with one voice, and with a sense of gratitude, those hundreds and thousands of freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives to liberate their | |
| 10:27 Aug 8, 2010 PST | |
| Meaning and Purpose of Education: A Gandhian View | |
| Mahatma Gandhi, who considered education to be a lifelong process and also as the means to unite man's all-round development, wrote in the Harijan on March 10, 1946: | |
| 09:12 Jul 19, 2010 PST | |
| Education Leads To Peace | |
| It is education that brings a human being out of the state of ambiguity, ignorance and perplexity that are, according to Gautama Buddha, the main causes of distress and difficulties in life. Education inspires man to follow those values, which are e | |
| 11:52 Jun 26, 2010 PST | |
| International Seminar on Education and Peace | |
| Like-minded, sincere and dedicated people came together in India to work at local, national and international levels for harmony, peace and unity. | |
| 16:40 May 21, 2010 PST | |
| 'Equal' and 'Equality' are Not Meaningless | |
| Despite being the subject of refinement and analysis in prevailing circumstances of space, they are important. In this regard the following two things are of the utmost importance: | |
| 06:35 Mar 23, 2010 PST | |
| India's Role in Global Changes | |
| For last several years we are witnessing discourses on globalization, global changes and its effect upon individuals, societies and nations. | |
| 17:18 Feb 7, 2010 PST | |
| Similarity Among Teachings of Religions | |
| This being an essential condition of humankind, embracing it becomes the foremost duty of human being. That is the reason why duty also becomes connected to Dharma [religion]. Dharma | |
| 11:59 Dec 26, 2009 PST | |
| Happy Birthday Gandhi: India and Universalism | |
| India is a country committed to internationalism or universalism. This commitment is thousands of years old and can be well acknowledged and understood through India's ancient slogan of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'. | |
| 07:14 Oct 2, 2009 PST | |
| Sardar Patel: India's Matchless Hero | |
| Sardar Patel played a vital and historical role in all the three mass actions-Non-Cooperation (1920), Civil Disobedience (1930) and Quit India (1942)-launched by Mahatma Gandhi to liberate India from the yoke of British imperialism. | |
| 12:56 Aug 25, 2009 PST | |
| India: Democracy versus Mobocracy and Gandhi | |
| We can firmly believe that democracy is the best form of governance for a country like India. Along with political field there is a possibility of its functioning in economic and religious fields. | |
| 17:37 Jul 9, 2009 PST | |
| India's Unity: Democracy and Minorities | |
| India is a country of diversities. Her population is basically made up of descendants of six ethnic groups. It doesn't matter if all of them are of Indian origin or not. | |
| 07:48 Jun 12, 2009 PST | |
| Guru Gobind Singh, Khalsa and Indian Nationalism | |
| Guru Gobind Singh was a nationalist among the nationalists. He not only adopted the national culture in its purest form, but also worked to protect it. | |
| 16:28 Apr 12, 2009 PST | |
| Indian Democracy in Twenty-First Century and Relevance of Nehru's Ideas | |
| Amongst the various forms of governance today democracy is the best. Reason being that in democracy power is held directly or indirectly by citizens under a free electoral system. | |
| 14:26 Apr 8, 2009 PST | |
| My Belief in the Vedas | |
| I want to clarify that it doesn't matter to me if the Vedas are divine or composed by men. I am a theist. I am also monotheistic. | |
| 15:27 Feb 23, 2009 PST | |
| India, Its Concept of Peace and Gandhi | |
| A tribute to Gandhi on the 61st anniversary of his death. | |
| 16:16 Jan 30, 2009 PST | |
| China Must Develop More Cordial Relations With India | |
| India and China are two great nations of the Asian continent. Both impact each other over events big and small that occur in any part of the continent. | |
| 07:28 Jan 25, 2009 PST | |
| It is a Time for Patience and Action | |
| India is a great country. Among its inhabitants are people belonging to different races, religious communities, sects and faiths. | |
| 10:29 Dec 9, 2008 PST | |
| Jainism, Tirthankaras and the Indian Way | |
| Any such attempt will be inappropriate; it will not be justifiable. Moreover, such an attempt will penetrate the wide scope of the Indian Way itself. | |
| 17:19 Dec 2, 2008 PST | |
| Why I am Proud of Being an Indian! | |
| It is evident that forbearance, tolerance and universal acceptance, along with Ahimsa, are the parts and parcels of the lives of the Indians. | |
| 11:07 Nov 11, 2008 PST | |
| On the Occasion of Sardar Patel's Birth Anniversary | |
| He accepted Gandhiji as his political preceptor and leader in 1918 on the eve of launch of the Kisan Satyagraha in the Kaira district of Gujarat. | |
| 10:27 Oct 30, 2008 PST | |
| Attacks on Churches are Cowardly | |
| The recent violent attacks on churches and killing of Christians in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa are acts of cowardice and have nothing to do with the Vedic-Hindu view of life. | |
| 13:47 Oct 13, 2008 PST | |
| Need to Apply Gandhism in Prevailing Circumstances | |
| Dr. Ravindra Kumar was speaking as the Chief Guest in a debate organized on the eve of Gandhi's 140th birth anniversary by KMC College of Nursing, Meerut (U.P.), India, on Gandhism and Terrorism. | |
| 09:27 Oct 10, 2008 PST | |
| India, Gandhi and Relevance of his Ideas in the New World | |
| For their ideas and adaptable practices after passing of hundreds of years, they are still ideal teachers for all-general and particulars. | |
| 06:58 Aug 24, 2008 PST | |
| India's Concept of Non-Violence and Gandhi | |
| India is a great country. Its greatness is not in name only. India is an ancient civilization; its harmonious and composite culture is thousands of years old. | |
| 07:14 Jul 26, 2008 PST | |
| One Can Attain Spirituality and Ahimsa through Sadhana | |
| Vishwamitra replied he had come there to kill him and asked him, 'Why you who always called me Rajarishi welcome me as Maharshi?' | |
| 16:23 Jul 22, 2008 PST | |
| Sadhana: The Means of Spirituality and Ahimsa | |
| Vishwamitra felt ashamed thinking that he had come to kill such a great soul who had noble ideas for him. Throwing his sword away, he went before him and saluted him with all reverence. | |
| 15:36 Jul 18, 2008 PST | |
| Gandhi: Freedom and Democracy | |
| But the common good can be certain when everyone is aware of his or her responsibilities, is disciplined and dedicated to the moral and ethical values. | |
| 16:35 Jun 22, 2008 PST | |
| Problems before Society, Nation and Obligation of Intelligentsia | |
| It is unfortunate that 40% of the people have failed to reach up to this minimum income level in our country. That evidently proves them to be below poverty line. | |
| 10:00 Jun 5, 2008 PST | |
| Indian Culture and Social Life | |
| How it is still in its original form before us? And what are the lessons that Indian social life has taught to the human world which are important and worth adopting? | |
| 14:56 May 15, 2008 PST | |
| Cultural and Economic Relations between India and China | |
| The characteristic of harmony that Indian and Chinese Cultures achieved thousand of years ago made a great impact on the other countries of the world. | |
| 04:27 May 14, 2008 PST | |
| Welcoming Chinese Step in Current Tibet Crisis | |
| In the same manner the Dalai Lama's positive response to the invitation and sending his two representatives to Beijing for the purpose is also a welcoming step. | |
| 03:34 May 4, 2008 PST | |
| Bardoli Satyagraha: A Milestone of the Way of the Indian Freedom Movement | |
| From the angle of the art of leadership, the Bardoli Satyagraha was also unique. Vallabhbhai Patel had divided all villages of the Taluka of Bardoli in 14 Satyagraha centres. | |
| 03:56 Apr 12, 2008 PST | |
| Morality and Ethics in Public Life: a Gandhian View | |
| Although many times both are interpreted as synonymous to the other, they are different in their meaning and scope, and thus need to be explained separately. | |
| 06:33 Apr 2, 2008 PST | |
| Shameful Tibet Imbroglio | |
| Day-by-day world's situation is changing. Almost all take notice of every event, big or small, doesn't matter if it occurred in any part of the glob. | |
| 08:10 Mar 18, 2008 PST | |
| Fundamentals of Civilization | |
| Hundreds of thousands of years have passed since man has lived along with the creatures of different shape, size and kind. It is generally acknowledged that every being has a soul. | |
| 08:26 Mar 16, 2008 PST | |
| Morality: A Fundamental of Civilization Dedicated to Human Welfare | |
| Since morality remained dedicated to human welfare, and played important role in making and unmaking of various civilizations, it is necessary that we should get introduced to the meaning of morality. | |
| 05:56 Mar 9, 2008 PST | |
| India, Hindu-View, Tolerance and Gandhi | |
| I am also proud that India is the home of the followers of almost all major religious-communities of the world; they feel safe on Indian soil. | |
| 11:08 Feb 23, 2008 PST | |
| An Indication of Lack of Commitment towards the Nation! | |
| In the name of regional loyalties they have targeted poor people and have attempted to deprive them of their fundamental rights provided by the Union Constitution. | |
| 07:44 Feb 17, 2008 PST | |
| How Shameful are Suicide Incidents of the Indian Farmers! | |
| This is just an example pertaining to the contribution of rural-masses and peasantry to the national liberation movement of India. India became politically free in 1947. | |
| 11:41 Feb 13, 2008 PST | |
| Mahatma Gandhi and His Quest for Self-Realization | |
| The world is entrapped in gross materialism. Man has become as selfish as to have utter disregard for others - whether individuals or a societies or nations. | |
| 11:12 Jan 30, 2008 PST | |
| Non-Violence: a Natural, Dynamic and Live Value | |
| Non-violence, that is Ahimsa, is not a rough thing, nor is it an inactive thought or a value established by man. Non-violence is a natural, dynamic, active or live value. | |
| 14:34 Jan 23, 2008 PST | |
| Youths in The Nation Building | |
| A nation will add a feather to its cap and process of its development will continue if its ambitious, agile and strong youths are guided on the right direction. | |
| 09:42 Jan 20, 2008 PST | |
| War and Peace in Relation to Religion | |
| I have always been very much interested in any of the subjects or topics related to 'War and Peace in Relation to Religion', as it contextual and important. | |
| 10:47 Jan 13, 2008 PST | |
| Necessity of Religion | |
| I vividly remember that day of August 1998 when Maothong asked me, 'What is the necessity of religion?' i.e. 'Can't we live without religion?' | |
| 10:48 Jan 5, 2008 PST | |
| Role of Religion in Human Life | |
| What a childishness those people display who try to subdue or deny the role of religion in human life, or even brand religion as unnecessary. | |
| 12:25 Dec 15, 2007 PST | |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel-A Born Satyagrahi | |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel always remained bound to constitutional and democratic values. History has borne witness to his commitment to these principles. | |
| 14:50 Dec 9, 2007 PST | |
| The Other Side of Personality of Babasaheb Ambedkar-The Maker of the Indian Cons | |
| Babasaheb Ambedkar is principally known for his voice raised for upliftment of Dalits and down-trodden section of society and the work he did for them. | |
| 13:51 Dec 3, 2007 PST | |
| Religion and Caste | |
| When? Or what is the span of time in this respect? This can be a topic for research. ...However, both originated and grew up simultaneously. | |
| 04:17 Dec 1, 2007 PST | |
| Another Milestone on the Way to Globalization | |
| In fact, it is the maturity of democratic institutions, which play the vital role in creating a sustainable culture of globalization and peace. | |
| 13:42 Nov 22, 2007 PST | |
| Gandhism in Responding to Conflicts | |
| My nativevillage [Kakrauli in Muzaffar Nagar district in Northern India] hasinhabitants belonging to different Castes, Sub-castes,religious-communities, races and sects. | |
| 16:14 Nov 20, 2007 PST | |
| Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru-The First Prime Minister of India | |
| Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was of the opinion that the peasantry not only had its important role in social, political and economic life of the country, | |
| 05:25 Nov 14, 2007 PST | |
| Mahatma Gandhi: His Life Andmission | |
| Here one important thing comes to my mind time and again, and it is my duty to clarify it. Most people consider India's political freedom to be the goal of Mahatma Gandhi's life. | |
| 12:57 Nov 12, 2007 PST | |
| World Religion: The Need of the Hour | |
| 'I shall be grateful in case you are pleased to impart knowledge of definition of religion to graduate class in the afternoon today.' | |
| 14:50 Nov 3, 2007 PST | |
| Sardar Patel's Honesty is a Lesson for Those in Public Life | |
| Being honest is a great quality; no one can deny it. But today if people in public life practice pure honesty, this should be considered as something extraordinary. | |
| 07:06 Oct 29, 2007 PST | |
| Broad-Minded US People Deserve to be Congratulated | |
| In a democratic set-up, it does not matter if the majority plays the vital role in the formation of the government, or if the majority of elected representatives govern the state. | |
| 10:34 Oct 25, 2007 PST | |
| Indian Inroads Towards Global Culture | |
| The character of these hymns and prayers is universal. They are devoted to the welfare of all, not restricted to any particular human community or the followers of any religious community. | |
| 12:25 Oct 18, 2007 PST | |
| Gandhi's Philosophy of Ahimsa and Its Application to Current Conflicts | |
| And, that is why; Gandhian philosophy or Gandhism, which is an amalgam of Mahatma Gandhi's views and practices, revolves around Ahimsa-the non-violence. | |
| 09:17 Oct 14, 2007 PST | |
| Indian Civilization At The Close of Twentieth Century | |
| This prompted a poet to say, 'Greece, Egypt, Rome, All have vanished from this world, But still there are left, Signs of our existence'. | |
| 11:28 Oct 13, 2007 PST | |
| Relevance of Gandhism for Society and Students | |
| 'Class war is foreign to the essential genius of India which is capable of evolving Communism broad-based on fundamental rights of all on equal justice.' | |
| 06:00 Oct 3, 2007 PST | |
| Patel-The Iron Man and The Maker of United India of India, After 57 Years | |
| It is fifty-seven years since Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's death. He is still a topic of socio-political discussions in India. It is not something unusual. | |
| 13:20 Oct 1, 2007 PST | |
| Common Features of The Cultures of India and Thailand | |
| Simultaneously, it is culture which provides knowledge of those basic sacraments of inhabitants of a region or the nation which guide their lives. | |
| 13:02 Sep 27, 2007 PST | |
| India in The Twenty-First Century | |
| In 1995, Prof. M.K. Bryski, the then Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in India was invited to Meerut City by me for a memorial lecture. | |
| 11:53 Sep 26, 2007 PST | |
| Why Rama and Ramayana remained ideal for Millions as Well as Gandhi? | |
| Ramayana is neither an epic nor it is a treatise which is composed in rich diction and a grand style. In fact, it is delineation of the life and deeds of Maryada-Purushottama Rama. | |
| 13:14 Sep 22, 2007 PST | |
| People-To-People Contact in Indo-Pak Relations | |
| Last week, during her Kashmir visit, Mrs. Sonia Gandhi while addressing a women conference at Srinagar, underlying the need for establishing and maintaining healthy relations. | |
| 14:03 Sep 19, 2007 PST | |
| Gandhi: An Embodiment of Indian Cultural Heritage | |
| What does interest me is the fact that my remote ancestors blended with one another with the utmost freedom and we of the present generation are result of that blend.' | |
| 05:05 Sep 15, 2007 PST | |
| Mahatma Gandhi and Higher Education: A Critical Analysis | |
| Today, there is a large crowd and a lot of competition for getting admission in colleges and universities. It is very true in the case of higher education. | |
| 09:46 Sep 9, 2007 PST | |
| Mahatma Gandhi and Peace Education | |
| Those who hold merely his theory to be the Gandhism, they are not correct, because simply his theory cannot be accepted as Gandhism. | |
| 09:40 Sep 5, 2007 PST | |
| China-India: Sore Need of Trust for Productive Results | |
| If China is sincere in cooperating, doing business or in resolving all disputes with India, it has to create an atmosphere of trust by giving up the policy of breaking it's word. | |
| 10:09 Sep 1, 2007 PST | |
| Communists in India Need Introspection | |
| It was in 1942 when during the course of the Quit India Movement the role of the Indian Communists proved to be the most shameful. | |
| 06:46 Sep 1, 2007 PST | |
| Mahatma Gandhi on the Problem of Communalism | |
| Communalism is one of the most serious problems that India has to face after her freedom from colonial rule in the mid 20th Century. | |
| 05:31 Sep 1, 2007 PST | |
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