Described by the media as a Global Peace Activist, Crusader for Peace and Artist Of Peace, V.BALU (Venkatraman Balu) of Bangalore, India, is known for what has been called a "ONE MAN GLOBAL PEACE MISSION THROUGH ART." Since 1982, as part of this mission, he has been involved in peace education through creative communications and interaction with people, to motivate individuals to relate to their INNER PEACE and play their part in achieving global peace.
He believes that INDIVIDUALS FOR PEACE is the best approach, since WORLD PEACE is not a WORLD PROBLEM but an INDIVIDUAL problem. The "One Man Global Peace Mission" is not elaborate. It is just one man (V. Balu) working with his resources and skills to spread the message of peace. The Peace Presentations are free of charge; for, to quote him, "Peace is everyone's birthright, if not life-breath!" |
Three elements comprise Balu's peace presentations:
i. Exhibition of collages on peace
ii. Audio-visual presentation on Inner Peace and the role of Individuals in global peace
iii. A Peace Workshop: Question & Answer sessions and discussion of case studies
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Peace presentations have already been organized at different centers in India; at the Johannestift organization in Berlin; at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris; the Belgian organization in Dilbeek, Belgium; at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in London; at the United Nations Dag Hammerskjold Auditorium, and the premises of the Permanent Mission Of India to the U.N., NewYork; the St. Bonaventure University; the New York University; the India club at Cornell university; the Art Institute of Boston; the Students Association at MIT; the Rhode Island College; at an international convention in Atlanta; the Brock University and Dawson College in Canada. The UNESCO office in Mexico and the Embassy of India, arranged a special presentation cum one man conference in Mexico on the theme "From a Year of Peace to an Era of Peace." A month long programme was organized in South Africa at the premises of the Indian Consulate Generals In Durban and Johannesburg; at the University of Durban Westville; at the Seva Samaj premises in Cape Town and at the Natal Museum Auditorium in Pietermaritzburg. His Peace Presentations in Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and at the City Civic Hall in Hamilton, Canada met with tremendous response.
Other sites that have seen his presentations include Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide in Australia; Auckland in New Zealand and Colombo in Sri Lanka. |
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