Srinagar, Mar 20: The weeklong Short-Term Course (STC) workshop on Peace Education Program (PEP) organized in association with The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF) concluded at National Institution of Technology (NIT) Srinagar.
The workshop was aimed to explore the possibility of personal peace, and to discover personal resources – tools for living such as inner strength, choice, appreciation, and hope among the participants.
Director NIT Srinagar, Prof. (Dr.) Rakesh Sehgal was the Chief Patron, while Institute’s Registrar, Prof. (Dr.) Syed Kaiser Bukhari, and Dean Students Welfare, Prof. (Dr.) Abdul Liman were the patrons of the program.
In his presidential address, Prof. Sehgal said that the main concept of peace education is to make people aware of the importance of peacemaking and to develop a positive environment.
“They provide you a space and help you to understand both sympathy and empathy towards others. Peace education focuses on the global recognition of peace. It encourages building a sense of brotherhood and mutual respect among the people,” he said.
Prof. Sehgal said the workshop provided participants the opportunity to focus and reflect on their own humanity, and their inner resources such as choice, hope, and dignity.
