Peacemakers is a lecture series designed to invigorate the discourse on peacebuilding and nonviolence in South Asia and the world.

This series creates an interactive space for experienced peacemakers to share their insights and lessons learned, for emerging peace scholars to present new methods for building peace and for grassroots peacemakers to illuminate effective strategies being practiced in local contexts. This lecture series seeks to inspire and empower people to participate actively in everyday peacemaking in order to transform the conflicts in local communities, South Asia and the world, into long-term sustainable peace.

Mr. I.K. Gujral, former Prime Minister of India, delivers a
lecture on ‘Peacemaking through Track I and Track II: Some
Points of Convergence’.
Justice A.M. Ahmadi, Former Chief Justice
of India, chairs the session

“I am privileged to associate myself with the Foundation for Universal Responsibility that reflects the lofty ideals of His Holiness the Dalai Lama who in his person is a living legend!… I believe his presence amidst us in this country has greatly influenced the ideas and psyche of a large number of our people… His Holiness looks at the world from the lofty heights of spirituality which enables him to project the sufferance of his people in a way that gets the world’s attention”

- I.K. Gujral, former Prime Minister of India

We need more role models to influence the youth who will determine the future. His Holiness the Dalai Lama is among them. We must join in his program to promote universal responsibility, global peace and nonviolence throughout the global village.

– Justice J.S. Verma, former Chief Justice of India and Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission

Peacemakers Lectures

Shri I.K. Gujral
Justice J.S. Verma
Professor Edy Kaufman
Ms. Ela Gandhi
Dr. Hans - Georg Wieck
Mr. Mel Duncan and
Ms .Mary Lout Ott
Ambassador Philip McDonagh
Ambassador Arundhati Ghose
Teesta Setalvad

The lectures have been published and are available to the public upon request