Promoting Peace

 LESSONS FROM 'THE DREAM' OF MARTIN LUTHER KING Jr. -          Dr.N.RADHAKRISHNAN I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia,  sons of former slaves and sons of former slaves owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood…. I have a dream my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today (Martin Luther King Jr., August 28, 1963).       This speech of Martin Luther King Jr electrified virtually not only those who listened and applauded him but those who read this later and even those who heard about it. It had such passion and power that humanity had seldom seen such an out-pouring of emotion. This historic speech and the marching song, 'We shall overcome, We shall overcome, some day' continue to inspire freedom fighters and human rights activists all over the world. Martin Luther King Jr inspires as on

Children as torch-bearers of Peace and Harmony (Dialogue of the Peace Gong (Bhopal) with Prof N Radhakrishnan) The team led by Kanupriya Gupta (Class XII) and the National Editor of The Peace Gong put together the following perspectives  and questions to me recently. Other members of the team include: Gurnihal Singh (Class XII), Prachi Lavania (Class XI), Siddharth Jain (Class XII), Kavya Singh (Class XII), Simran Gupta (Class XII) & Saurab Yadav (Class XII). Question: Mahatma Gandhi had said, " If   we are to teach   real peace in this world , and   if   we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children." In today’s world we are witness to conflicts across a large number of societies. Children are worst sufferers in all these conflicts. Right from being victims of violence, they are likely to lose their kith and kin, they could face food shortages and violence could hamper their education. But globally we find very few exampl