In Quest of Peace- Indian Culture Shows the Path (Set of 2 Volumes)
The Department of Philosophy Gujarat University Ahmedabad organized a five-day International Conference on World Peace from 29" Dec. 2003 to 2 Jan 2004 in which more than 240 delegates from all over the world participated. In the conference's academic Sessions that ran simultaneously at seven places, scholars presented more than 210 papers from various fields. Among the dignitaries who participated were the world repute Dr. Krishna Ahosja Patel, Dr. Vishwanath Karad, Dr. Christopher Key Chappel, Dr. Joseph Runzo, Swami Maheshanandji, Dr. Irfan Omar, Dr. Y.S Shastri, Dr. Sunanda Shastri, K.H.Patel, Mr.A.U Patel, Dr. Intaj Malek, Dr. Hemidreza Ayatollahi, Dr. H Kalbasi, Dr. George Joseph, Dr.Susunaga Weeraperuma Dr. Phillip Rossi, Dr. Phyllis Herman, Vasanthi Bhat, Katherine Harper, Fr. Cedric Prakash S.J, Acarya Citrabhanu and many more to name the few. The papers presented are parred excellence in their presentation and subject matter. Right from the Indian glorious tradition of Vedic culture to the Derridian Deconstruction and Feminism this book contains almost all aspects related to peace. The Vedantic, the Yoga and daily life, Sankara and Peace, Environmentalism and Peace, and Religion and Peace are the main and recurrent themes that run through the pages of this book. Every reader of this book shall find something nascent and live as per his taste and will strive to do something for the cause of Peace.