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Mr. Anand Sharma
Convenor,
Organising Committee
Telephone
+ 91 11 23014118
+ 91 11 23015716
Fax
+ 91 11 23794587
Email
mosas@mea.gov.in

The conference will be structured around four papers / presentations by eminent scholars and Gandhians. Proposed subjects are :

A non-violent approach to Conflict Resolution and Peace-building,
Gandhian philosophy for poverty eradication, education and people’s empowerment,
Dialogue among Peoples and Cultures
Towards a nuclear weapons-free and non-violent world order.

The Conference will conclude with the adoption of a Satyagraha Declaration

Proposed Programme
January 29, 2007
	1000 - 1200 HRS	INAUGURAL PLENARY
	1300 HRS	LUNCH HOSTED BY PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA (Venue: Hyderabad House)
	1400 - 1800 HRS	SUBJECT SESSION - I (Venue: Vigyan Bhavan) A non-violent approach to Conflict Resolution and Peace-building
		SUBJECT SESSION - II (Venue: Vigyan Bhavan) Gandhian philosophy for poverty eradication, education and people’s empowerment
	1930 HRS	CULTURAL PROGRAMME (Venue: The Ashok)
	2030 HRS	DINNER HOSTED BY HON.CONGRESS PRESIDENT
January 30 , 2007
	0900 HRS	VISIT TO GANDHI SMRITI
	1000 - 1330 HRS	SUBJECT SESSION - III (Venue: Vigyan Bhavan) Dialogue among Peoples and Cultures
		SUBJECT SESSION - IV (Venue: Vigyan Bhavan) Towards a nuclear weapons-free and non-violent world order
	1300 HRS	LUNCH HOSTED BY EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER (Venue: Hyderabad House)
	1430 HRS	SUBMISSION OF REPORT ON PROCEEDINGS OF SUBJECT SESSIONS
	1500-1630 HRS	CONCLUDING PLENARY
	1730 HRS	VISIT TO RAJGHAT
	1930 HRS	DINNER HOSTED BY MINISTER OF STATE FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIR (Venue:Taj Mahal Hotel)