नाथद्वारा के श्रीनाथ जी मंदिर में दलितों का प्रवेश और कैलाश सत्यार्थी का संघर्ष

ये 'दियासलाई' नाम की किताब के अंश हैं. इस किताब के लेखक हैं कैलाश सत्यार्थी. वे अब तक शांति का नोबेल पुरस्कार जीतने वाले भारत के एकमात्र व्यक्ति हैं. यह किताब उनकी आत्मकथा है. इसका लोकार्पण 30 जनवरी को जयपुर लिटरेचर फेस्टिवल में हुआ था. कैलाश सत्यार्थी 'बचपन बचाओ आंदोलन' के संस्थापकों में से एक है.

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Story behind Diyasalai Ft. Kailash satyarthi with RJ Ravindra at Jaipur Literature festival 2025

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Kailash Satyarthi wants to ‘globalise compassion’

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The autobiography of Kailash Satyarthi, the first person of Indian origin to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, 'Diyasalai' was released on Thursday at the Jaipur Literature Festival. In the autobiography, he has shared the story of his struggling life. Along with this, he has also mentioned the efforts made for the welfare and liberation of children in India and around the world.

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Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi Launches His Autobiography ‘Diyasalai’ On Day One Of Jaipur Literature Festival

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कानूनी जागरूकता चौपाल का आयोजन

चाइल्ड हेल्प लाइन नंबर 1098 के बारे में जानकारी दी गयी 19कोडपी4उद्घाटन करते अतिथि. प्रतिनिधि कोडरमा. वसुंधरा गार्डन सभागार में जिला विधिक सेवा प्राधिकार कोडरमा एवं कैलाश सत्यार्थी चिल्ड्रेन्स फाउंडेशन के संयुक्त तत्वावधान में कानूनी जागरूकता चौपाल का आयोजन किया गया. कार्यक्रम की शुरुआत जिला बाल संरक्षण अधिकारी संतोष कुमार, अधिवक्ता सुमन जायसवाल, इंदरवा पंचायत की मुखिया उमा देवी, खरकोटा पंचायत के उप मुखिया प्रतिनिधि मो. साजिद, कैलाश सत्यार्थी चिल्ड्रेन्स फाउंडेशन के सहायक परियोजना पदाधिकारी अमित कुमार, बाल मित्र ग्राम से आये बाल पंचायत के बच्चों नेरा संयुक्त रूप से किया. कार्यक्रम में बाल मित्र ग्राम महुआदोहर, चौराही, रोहनियाटांड़, रेघवाटांड़, फुलवरिया, नावाडीह हरिजनटोला, श्रीनगर, गैठीबाद, डुमरडीहा आदि गांवों के ग्रामीणों ने भाग लिया. जिला बाल संरक्षण अधिकारी संतोष कुमार ने चाइल्ड हेल्प लाइन नंबर 1098 के बारे में जानकारी साझा करते हुए बच्चों से संबंधित समस्याओं की जानकारी साझा करने के लिए सभी को समझाया तथा सभी को विभाग की ओर से हर संभव सहयोग करने का आश्वासन दिया. मुखिया उमा देवी ने कहा कि वह लंबे समय से संगठन से जुड़ी है संगठन द्वारा नियमित हर क्षेत्र में जागरूकता कार्यक्रम किया जाता है. उन्होंने कहा कि हमलोग अपने अधिकारों और कानून के बारे में जानकारी पा कर अपने गांव समाज में बच्चों, और महिलाओं की सुरक्षा के लिए कार्य करेंगे और अपने गांव को बाल मित्र ग्राम के रूप में निर्मित करेंगे. चौराही बाल पंचायत की मुखिया हेमंती कुमारी ने कहा कि जब से कैलाश सत्यार्थी चिल्ड्रेन्स फाउंडेशन हमारे गांव में कार्य कर रही है तब से हमलोग में बहुत बदलाव आया है. मौके पर कैलाश सत्यार्थी चिल्ड्रेन्स फाउंडेशन से अमित कुमार, शिव कुमार, निकिता कुमारी, अमन कुमार, कृष्णा पासवान सहित कई बच्चे मौजूद थे. संचालन निकिता कुमारी व धन्यवाद ज्ञापन अमित कुमार ने किया.

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Ek Sham Mohabbat Ke Naam: भोपाल में एक शाम मोहब्बत के नाम रही। जानेमाने शायर और कवि मंजर भोपाली के बड़ी झील किनारे निवास बादबान में शायरी, कविताएं और नज्में सुनाई गईं। महफिल में अंजुम बाराबंकी, साजिद रिजवी, शिफाली पांडे, पूर्व IPS MS सिकरवार और CISF के DIG एम.एल. सिंह ने समां बांध दिया।

नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार विजेता कैलाश सत्यार्थी बोले- हम दीवारों को तोड़ें

नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार विजेता कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने कहा कि मैं कई बार सोचता हूं कि सिंधु घाटी की सभ्यता जब थी। तब से लेकर अब तक लोगों ने ईंटें बनानी शुरू की। फिर बाद में चूना, फिर सीमेंट, फिर कंक्रीट ईजाद किया। और इतनी सारी दीवारें बना डालीं। मुल्कों की दीवारें, भरोसे की दीवारें, अलग-अलग विचारधाराओं की दीवारें। अपने स्वार्थों की दीवारें। ऐसा लगता है कि पूरी दुनिया में दीवारों का जंगल खड़ा है। आज वो वक्त आ गया है कि हम दीवारों को तोड़ें। संभव है कि उन्हीं ईंटों में से हम अच्छी-अच्छी ईंटें छांटकर पुल बनाने शुरू करें। बहुत हैं हमारे पास ईंटें, हम पुल बना सकते हैं। दीवारों में हमने उनका बेजा इस्तेमाल कर लिया है।

‘शायरों के भीतर से आती है सच्ची आवाज’

नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार विजेता कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने कहा कि मुझे कहते हुए कोई गुरेज नहीं है कि शायद ये दीवारें, जो धर्म गुरू हैं अलग-अलग धर्मों के, उपदेशक हैं, राजनेता हैं अलग-अलग पार्टियों के, उनसे बातें करता हूं। बहुत बड़े पैसे वाले लोग, बहुत बढ़िया दुनिया का सपना देखने वाले लोग, अंतरिक्ष में घर बनाकर जमीनें बेचने वाले लोग, घर का सपना दिखाने वाले लोग, ऐसे लोगों से मुलाकात होती है। लेकिन जब मैं कुछ कवियों से, कुछ शायरों से मिलता हूं तो उनके भीतर से जो सच्ची आवाज आती है।

मुझे लगता है कि उस आवाज में ही वो प्यार है, वो ईमानदारी है, वो ताकत है कि वो आवाज इन दीवारों को ढहाने वाली साबित हो। क्योंकि और किसी से ये दीवारें ढहेंगी नहीं। फनकारों से ये दीवारें ढहेंगी। हम ऐसी दुनिया में रह रहे हैं जहां दीवारें मत बनाइए। बहुत बन चुकी हैं। कोशिश कीजिए कि आपकी कविता दीवार तोड़ने की कुदाल बन जाए। आपकी शायरी इस तरह की हो जाए, तो हम एक बेहतर दुनिया बनाएंगे, जहां आपस में कोई दूरियां नहीं रहेंगी। बहुत-बहुत दूरियां बन चुकी हैं।

नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार विजेता कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने सुनाई कविता मैं क्या हूं…

मैं बुदबुदा हूं, भंवर हूं, लहर हूं
मैं सैलाब हूं और सुनामी हूं,
मैं पोखर हूं, तालाब हूं नदी हूं
मैं ही बूंद और समंदर हूं
लेकिन सच ये है कि मैं सिर्फ पानी हूं

तुम मुझे श्वास कहो
झोंका कहो या आंधी
तूफान कहो या हरिकेन
असलियत में तो मैं सिर्फ हवा हूं

तुम लकीरें खींच-खींचकर कहते रहो
मुझे भारत या पाकिस्तान
अफ्रीका, अमेरिका या इंग्लिशतान
लेकिन मैं सिर्फ धरती हूं
एक ही धरती हूं

कब तक उलझे रहोगे तुम
अलग-अलग नाम देकर
मेरे आकारों और मेरी रफ्तारों को
जो कभी स्थायी नहीं होते
परंतु जो मरेगा नहीं कभी
वो सिर्फ मैं हूं
और वही मैं तुम हो
और वही तुम मैं हूं।

शायर मंज़र भोपाली ने आपसी सौहार्द्र का पैग़ाम देते हुए अपनी ग़ज़ल पेश की

“तुम भी पियो, हम भी पियें रब की मेहरबानी,
प्यार के कटोरे में गंगा का पानी।”
उनकी ग़ज़ल ने तमाम श्रोताओं के दिलों को छू लिया।

इस शाम में शायर इक़बाल मसूद ने टूटते रिश्तों का दर्द कुछ यूं बयान किया

“हमारी एक कहानी खो गई है,
थी जिसमें ज़िंदगानी खो गई है।”

अली अब्बास उम्मीद ने श्रोताओं का दिल जीता:
“कोई धूप देखकर डर गया,
कोई छांव पाकर ठहर गया।”

IPS अफ़सर महेंद्र सिंह सिकरवार का शे’र भी खूब पसंद किया गया

“अपने लब पे दुआ रखना,
बाग़ दिल का हराभरा रखना।”

वरिष्ठ शायर ज़फ़र सहबाई ने सत्यार्थी को नज़र करते हुए कहा

“हमेशा आपका चेहरा जगमगाता है,
हमें बताएं ये सोना कहां से आता है।”

किताब का विमोचन हुआ

इसी मौके पर आईपीएस अफ़सर महेंद्र सिंह सिकरवार की किताब “साहित्य के मखमली लहज़े में इबारत” और मंज़र भोपाली पर शाया “इंतिसाब” पत्रिका का ख़ास अंक भी कैलाश सत्यार्थी के हाथों रोशन हुआ।

महफिल में ये रहे मौजूद

महफिल की अध्यक्षता उद्योगपति नवाब रजा ने की। संचालन वरिष्ठ पत्रकार और शायर डॉ. मेहताब आलम ने किया। महफ़िल में सीआईएसएफ के डीआईजी एम.एल. सिंह, साजिद रिज़वी, शैफ़ाली पांडे, सैफ़ी सिरोंजी, धर्मेंद्र सोलंकी, सूर्यप्रकाश अस्थाना, डॉ. मेहताब आलने अपने-अपने अंदाज़ में कलाम पेश कर महफ़िल को कभी संजीदा, तो कभी रूमानी बनाया। शहर के कई बुद्धिजीवी, वरिष्ठ पत्रकार और गणमान्य नागरिक इस आयोजन के सहभागी बने।

भोपाल @सोमवार को राष्ट्रीय तकनीकी शिक्षक प्रशिक्षण एवं अनुसंधान संस्थान के 61वें स्थापना दिवस समारोह का आयोजन में मुख्य अतिथि नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार से सम्मानित श्री कैलाश सत्यार्थी का संस्था द्वारा सम्मानित किया

NDTV से बोले कैलाश सत्यार्थी: 10 दिन युद्ध रोक दे दुनिया तो हर गरीब बच्चे को मिलेगी शिक्षा-स्वास्थ्य सुविधा

नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार विजेता, 'बचपन बचाओ आंदोलन' के जनक, और करोड़ों बच्चों के अधिकारों की आवाज़ — कैलाश सत्यार्थी. विदिशा के इस सपूत ने अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तर पर भारत को वो पहचान दिलाई है, जो हर हिंदुस्तानी को गर्व से भर देती है. लेकिन जब सत्यार्थी ने NDTV MPCG से खास मुलाकात की तो बात सिर्फ पुरस्कारों की नहीं, बल्कि समाज की आत्मा पर हुई, बच्चों के दर्द, समाज की चुप्पी और सत्ता की जिम्मेदारी पर उन्होंने खुलकर बात की.यहां पढ़िए हमारे स्थानीय संपादक अनुराग द्वारी के साथ उनका पूरा साक्षात्कार—

प्रश्न 1: आप मध्यप्रदेश से हैं, विदिशा से निकले हैं — बच्चों की स्थिति को लेकर अपने राज्य को कैसे देखते हैं? क्या कुछ बदला है?

बहुत कुछ बदला है, लेकिन बहुत कुछ अभी बाकी है. जब मैंने शुरू किया था, तब बाल मजदूरी आम बात थी. आज भी है, लेकिन जागरूकता बढ़ी है. पहले गांवों में पढ़ाई को अहमियत नहीं दी जाती थी, अब मां-बाप खुद बच्चों को स्कूल भेजना चाहते हैं. योजनाएं लागू हो रही हैं, लेकिन ज़मीनी निगरानी की कमी है.

प्रश्न 2: विदिशा के आपके बचपन ने आपको क्या सिखाया? वहां की कौन-सी बातें अब भी प्रेरणा देती हैं?

विदिशा सिर्फ मेरा जन्मस्थान नहीं, मेरी सोच का केंद्र है. सम्राट अशोक के दो बच्चों — महेन्द्र और संघमित्रा — वहीं पैदा हुए और उन्होंने अहिंसा, बुद्ध धर्म और सेवा का रास्ता चुना. ये मेरे लिए एक आदर्श है. मैं सोचता हूं कि अगर आज से 2000 साल पहले एक बच्चा इतना बड़ा काम कर सकता है, तो आज क्यों नहीं?

'बचपन बचाओ आंदोलन' के जनक कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने तमाम मुद्दों पर खुल कर अपनी राय रखी

प्रश्न 3 :सर, जब इस तरह की खबरें सामने आती हैं—जैसे पोषण आहार से जुड़े बड़े घोटाले, जिसमें भारत के महालेखाकार की रिपोर्ट सामने एनडीटीवी लेकर आया , और उसमें कहा जाता है कि बच्चों का भोजन तक लूटा गया… स्कूटर, ऑटो से लाखों रुपये का माल ढोया गया, जो कभी हुआ ही नहीं…सर, जब दिल्ली में बैठकर आप ऐसी खबरें पढ़ते हैं, और खासकर तब जब वो राज्य कुपोषण से जूझ रहा हो… तो आपका मन कितना विचलित होता है?

जब कोई ऐसी बात आती है कि बच्चों के खाने को लेकर गड़बड़ी हुई, तो एक मां की तरह मेरा मन भी बहुत उद्वेलित हो जाता है.मैं सोचता हूं कि जिन बच्चों के पास दो वक्त की रोटी नहीं है, उनके हिस्से का खाना भी अगर घोटाले की भेंट चढ़ जाए, तो ये किसी भी समाज के लिए शर्म की बात है. मेरे अपने राज्य, अपने शहर विदिशा की बात आती है, तो लोग मुझसे पूछते हैं—कि क्या वहां के बच्चे नशे में जा रहे हैं? काला धंधा चल रहा है? लेकिन मैं आपको सच बता रहा हूं—मैं सालों में एक बार ही विदिशा जा पाता हूं. मैं पिछले 30–35 सालों से दुनिया के 140–145 देशों में बच्चों के लिए लड़ रहा हूं. अगर मुझसे कोई भारत के बारे में पूछेगा, तो एक भारतीय होने के नाते मैं उसकी अच्छाइयों को गर्व से बताऊंगा, लेकिन अगर दुनिया बच्चों से जुड़ी किसी समस्या पर सवाल उठाती है—तो मैं चुप नहीं बैठता. सरकारों तक, नेताओं तक—किसी भी दल के हों—मैं वो आवाज़ें पहुंचाता हूं"

प्रश्न 4 :सर, आपकी बात दिल को छूती है… और मैं इसलिए इतना जुड़कर यह सवाल कर रहा हूं, क्योंकि यह खबर भी मेरी ही रिपोर्ट थी.जिस पोषण आहार घोटाले का जिक्र आपने किया, वो NDTV की एक्सक्लूसिव रिपोर्ट थी. उसके बाद भारत के महालेखाकार ने जांच की, विधानसभा में रिपोर्ट पेश हुई, और सरकार ने माना कि कई स्तर पर गड़बड़ी हुई थी.

बच्चों की आवाज़ को बुलंद करने वाले पत्रकार ही असल में बदलाव लाते हैं। आपने सच्चाई सामने रखी—यही तो पत्रकारिता की असली ताकत है।"

प्रश्न 5 : सर, आपने बच्चों में नशे की बात उठाई थी… और हम जहां बैठे हैं, यहां से थोड़ी ही दूरी पर NDTV ने एक स्टिंग किया था. 8–10 साल के बच्चे न केवल पुड़िया लेकर नशा कर रहे थे, बल्कि बेच भी रहे थे. यह देखकर मन बहुत व्यथित हुआ.हमने जिम्मेदार अफसरों को वीडियो फुटेज भी सौंपे. अब चूंकि आप एक नोबेल पुरस्कार विजेता हैं, दुनिया भर में बच्चों की आवाज़ हैं—तो मैं यह जानना चाहता हूं कि क्या आपने मध्य प्रदेश या भारत में कोई सकारात्मक बदलाव देखे हैं, विशेष रूप से तब से जब से आपको नोबेल मिला?

ज़रूर. एक तरह की नैतिक जिम्मेदारी महसूस की जाती है अब.कई बार अफसर, नेता, यहां तक कि न्यायाधीश भी मुझसे मिलते हैं, और बच्चों को लेकर गंभीरता दिखाते हैं. ये बदलाव स्वागत योग्य है, लेकिन बदलाव तभी स्थायी होगा जब समाज जागेगा. अकेले सरकार कुछ नहीं कर सकती.

प्रश्न 6 : - जैसे किसी भी साक्षात्कार में एक स्वर होता है लेकिन उसे सवार को तोड़ते हैं एक आरोह अवरोह होता है उसके बीच हम एक मध्यांतर लेते हैं और आपको भी बापू का भजन बहुत पसंद है, वैष्णव जन को साथ में गुनगुनाते हैं..सर, पीड़ पराई गाने का मकसद था -- आपने अक्सर कहा है कि करुणा ही दुनिया को जोड़ सकती है। लेकिन आज अल्पसंख्यकों पर अत्याचार की खबरें दुनियाभर में आम हो गई हैं। बांग्लादेश में नोबेल विजेता मोहम्मद युनुस हों या आप —क्या आपको नहीं लगता कि नोबेल पुरस्कार विजेताओं की जिम्मेदारी और बढ़ जाती है?

बिलकुल, जहां भी अत्याचार है, शोषण है, वहां आवाज़ उठाना हर उस व्यक्ति का नैतिक दायित्व है, जो खुद को इंसान कहता है। नोबेल मिलने के दिन से ही मेरे भीतर यह एहसास गहरा हो गया कि अब यह लड़ाई सिर्फ बच्चों की नहीं, बल्कि हर पीड़ित, हर वंचित, हर डरे हुए इंसान की है. मेरा सपना है एक ऐसी दुनिया की जहां मज़हब के नाम पर नहीं, इंसानियत के नाम पर मंदिर-मस्जिद, गिरजाघर और गुरुद्वारे खुलें.

नोबेल विजेता कैलाश सत्यार्थी के साक्षात्कार के दौरान कुछ हंसी-खुशी के पल

प्रश्न 7: भारत में कुछ ताकतें हिंदू राष्ट्र की बात करती हैं. क्या यह हमारी साझा संस्कृति और संविधान की भावना के खिलाफ नहीं है?

देखिए यह विचारधाराओं की बात है और अलग-अलग लोगों की सोच है मैं जिस भारत की कल्पना करता हूं, जिस दुनिया का सपना देखता हूं और बनाने के लिए संघर्षरत हूं...अगर मत मजहब और धर्म की बात करूं तो मेरी दुनिया में मेरी सपने की दुनिया में मेरी संघर्ष की दुनिया में मैं देखता हूं कि हर एक मंदिर हर एक मस्जिद हर एक गुरुद्वारा हर एक चर्च उन सब बच्चों के लिए खुले रहें, चाहे वह किसी भी मजहब के हों अगर वह भूखे हों तो उन्हें खाना मिले. अगर वह डरे हुए हों तो उन्हें सुरक्षा हासिल कराई जाए. जिस दिन मंदिर का पुजारी रास्ते से चलते हुए उसे बच्चों को जो मुसलमान हो या ईसाई हो उसे अगर कष्ट में देखें तो उसे बुलाकर गले लगाए और बोले कि तुम ईश्वर की संतान हो. सबसे पहले तुम्हें सुरक्षा, प्रेम और इज्जत की जरूरत है. मैं तुम्हें बताऊंगा और यही काम मस्जिद में होना चाहिए, यही काम गिरजाघर में होना चाहिए.यह केवल मेरा सपना नहीं है मैं मानता हूं कि बिखराव और अहिंसा स्थाई नहीं है...यह सनातन नहीं है.. सनातन मनुष्यता का प्रेम है, सनातन है एक दूसरे का जुड़ाव तो इसके लिए तो नोबेल पुरस्कार होना जरूरी नहीं है.

प्रश्न 8: जब आप उस बच्ची की तस्वीर देखते हैं जो बुलडोज़र से गिरते घर से किताबें बचाने दौड़ती है, क्या महसूस होता है?
दर्द और गुस्सा दोनों. ऐसी तस्वीरें सिर्फ भारत से नहीं, यूक्रेन, गाजा, फिलिस्तीन जैसे इलाकों से भी आती हैं. लेकिन यह सिर्फ युद्ध का मुद्दा नहीं है. हिंसा मन में जन्म लेती है, विचारों में पलती है, फिर समाज में फैलती है. हमें मूल्यों की शिक्षा देनी होगी—करुणा की शिक्षा.

प्रश्न 9 :सर,लेकिन वो युद्धग्रस्त इलाके हैं- हमारे ही देश के किसी कोने से जब बच्चे जूझते हुए दिखते हैं… भूख, हिंसा, शोषण… से सर, मैं बताता हूं—वो तस्वीरें देखकर मन पीड़ा से और कई बार गुस्से से भर उठता है.

"देखिए अनुराग जी, युद्ध भी हिंसा का एक व्यापक, एक मेनिफेस्टेशन है.पर हिंसा केवल बम या बंदूक से नहीं होती…वो पहले हमारे भीतर जन्म लेती है—हमारे मन में, हमारे विचारों में.जब मन में द्वेष होता है, लालच होता है, असहिष्णुता होती है—तो वही हिंसा बाद में व्यवहारों में आती है. कभी किसी गरीब के हिस्से का खाना लूटने में, कभी बच्चों को नशे में धकेलने में, कभी चुप्पी साध लेने में…वो अलग-अलग रूप में सामने आती है. लेकिन… हम भारत के लोग हैं—हमने वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम की भावना को जिया है. और ये कोई स्लोगन नहीं है… यह एक जीवन-दर्शन है. इसका असल भाव उस संस्कृत श्लोक में है—
'अयं निजः परो वेति गणना लघुचेतसाम्।
उदारचरितानां तु वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम्॥'

मतलब यह कि 'यह मेरा है, यह पराया है'—इस तरह की सोच छोटी मानसिकता वालों की होती है. लेकिन उदार चरित,विशाल हृदय वाले लोग पूरी दुनिया को एक परिवार की तरह देखते हैं. और जब तक हम यह नहीं मानेंगे कि हर बच्चा मेरा बच्चा है—तब तक हम हिंसा को जड़ से नहीं मिटा पाएंगे.".

प्रश्न 10: कई बार लगता है कि GDP बढ़ रही है लेकिन इंसानियत घट रही है. क्या आपकी राय में इसका हल क्या है?
GDP बढ़ाने के लिए लोग धरती को खोदते हैं, हवा को जहरीला करते हैं, जंगल काटते हैं.इससे ग्लोबल वॉर्मिंग और क्लाइमेट जस्टिस का संकट खड़ा हुआ है. असल गरीबी करुणा की है, ईमानदारी की है, रिश्तों की है. मैंने Global Compassion Movement की शुरुआत इसी सोच के साथ की है—करुणा को पुनर्परिभाषित किया है.

प्रश्न 11: आपने कहा कि स्कूलों में करुणा की पढ़ाई होनी चाहिए, और युद्ध का खर्च शिक्षा पर लगाना चाहिए. इस विचार के पीछे की भावना?
अगर दुनिया सिर्फ दस दिन युद्ध का खर्च रोक दे, हथियार बनाना बंद कर दे, तो हर गरीब देश के हर बच्चे को शिक्षा, सुरक्षा और स्वास्थ्य मिल सकता है. दुनिया गरीब नहीं है, उसकी सोच गरीब है. डिप्रेशन आज महामारी बन चुका है क्योंकि लोगों के पास अब कंधे नहीं बचे रोने के लिए, बाहें नहीं बची गले लगाने के लिए. अगर भारत यह नहीं करेगा, तो कौन करेगा?

प्रश्न 12 : "सर, कबीर कभी ऑक्सफोर्ड या कैम्ब्रिज में तो नहीं पढ़े, लेकिन उनकी बातों में जो गहराई है, वो पूरी दुनिया को चौंका देती है? अब थोड़ा स्वर बदलते हैं...हम दोनों के लिए एक बात कॉमन है—हम दोनों की शादी हो चुकी है. लेकिन आपकी शादी से जुड़ा एक दिलचस्प किस्सा मैंने सुना...
KBC के मंच पर भी आपने इसे साझा किया था—वो गाना कौन-सा था, जिसे गाने की हिम्मत आपने शादी के बाद जुटाई?"

कैलाश सत्यार्थी (हंसते हुए, ):
"देखिए… शादी तो आपकी भी हुई है, मेरी भी!
और शादी में थोड़ी बहुत अतिरंजना हो ही जाती है…
मेरी पत्नी दिल्ली की हैं, पत्रकारिता करती थीं।
दिल्ली से विदिशा आईं शादी करके।
एक दिन मज़ाक-मज़ाक में कहने लगीं—'सुना है, कॉलेज में गाते भी थे?'
तो मैंने कहा—‘अच्छा? तो पहले तुम गाकर सुनाओ '
वो शास्त्रीय संगीत सिखी हुई हैं, तो उन्होंने शुरू किया गाना—
‘भैया मेरे, राखी के बंधन को निभाना...'
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I Had To Become A Matchstick Of Change’: Nobel Prize Winner Satyarthi On His Global Movement For Compassion

Bhopal: Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi, a crusader for child rights, said that the world has enough wealth to care for every child; it only lacks compassion. In an exclusive conversation with ETV Bharat, Satyarthi shared reflections on his work, his new autobiography 'Diyasalai' (Matchstick), and the global movement he is launching to awaken compassion.

Talking to ETV Bharat, Satyarthi said, "The money spent globally on wars and weapons every year is enough to provide education, health, and safety to every child in every poor country within just ten days. We could even provide nutrition to women and newborns. The world is not poor, it is suffering from a lack of compassion."

मुझे अकेले स्वर्ग नहीं चाहिए’, विदिशा में ऐसा क्यों बोले कैलाश सत्यार्थी? – KAILASH SATYARTHI AUTOBIOGRAPHY

विदिशा में पंडित गंगा प्रसाद पाठक कला न्यास वार्षिक समारोह में नोबेल पुरस्कार विजेता कैलाश सत्यार्थी की आत्मकथा 'दियासलाई' पर चर्चा हुई.

पंडित गंगा प्रसाद पाठक कला न्यास का वार्षिक समारोह (ETV Bharat)

विदिशा: जिले में पंडित गंगा प्रसाद पाठक कला न्यास का वार्षिक समारोह रविन्द्र नाथ टैगोर सभागार में आयोजित हुआ. इस अवसर पर नोबेल पुरस्कार विजेता कैलाश सत्यार्थी की आत्मकथा "दियासलाई" पर विचारोत्तेजक संवाद किया गया. इस दौरान कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने सभी पहलुओं पर चर्चा की. उन्होंने कहा कि बच्चों की खुशी और व्यथित महिलाओं के आंसुओं में ईश्वर है.

सिर्फ मुझे स्वर्ग नहीं चाहिए

नोबेल पुरस्कार विजेता कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने अपनी आत्मकथा "दियासलाई" पर चर्चा करते हुए कहा कि सामाजिक जीवन में छुआछूत और नए विचारों से विसंगति को दूर करने के विचारों के चलते मेरा झुकाव आर्य समाज की तरफ हो गया. साथ ही उन्होंने कहा कि बच्चों की खुशी और व्यथित महिलाओं के आंसुओं में ईश्वर है. उन्होंने एक सवाल का जवाब देते हुए कहा, "मैं अंतिम छोर पर खड़े व्यक्ति को भी स्वर्ग ले जाना चाहता हूं. मुझे अकेला स्वर्ग नहीं चाहिए. मैं करुणा का भूमंडलीकरण करना चाहता हूं. चेतना करुणा का मूल तत्व है."

Dubai Peace Summit: Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi reflects on India’s tradition of philanthropy, acknowledges contributions of Indian corporate leaders

At the Global Justice, Love, and Peace Summit in Dubai, Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi emphasised the need for compassion and actionable change. He urged global and corporate leaders to move beyond words and implement real efforts toward justice, peace, and collective well-being.

Dubai [UAE], April 13 (ANI): Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi spoke at the Global Justice, Love, and Peace Summit in Dubai, emphasising the urgent need for compassion and action in a world increasingly defined by conflict and inequality. He highlighted how events like the summit serve as a beacon of hope in difficult times.

"Despite the fact that the world is growing in terms of knowledge and wealth, there is still violence and disharmony on great levels, even hardship. In times like these, events and movements of such sorts definitely light some hope in our hearts. It gives us a ray of hope," Satyarthi said.

The Nobel Laureate also praised the naming of the summit, adding, "The way they have mixed the terms love, justice, and peace in coming up with the name here, these things are conjoined to one another. I feel that the people who have come here today will be able to carry this message forward."

Reflecting on India's tradition of philanthropy, Satyarthi acknowledged the contributions of Indian corporate leaders. "I feel that a lot of corporate leaders have been participating in philanthropy in India for a while now, it has been a part of our heritage. Tata, Bajaj, Godrej, as well as many others have taken a part in such practices," he said. However, he cautioned that intent alone is not enough: "If we keep talking about these things without putting them into practice, we end up spending a lot of energy, way more than what we get back in return."

Satyarthi emphasised the importance of translating intention into action. "Wishing alone would not help us accomplish things, putting those thoughts into action, the determination one requires to do so, the action one needs to make, in every aspect of society, is what I feel has utmost importance in this world," he said. "If we can go towards that positive direction due to this Summit, that would be the ideal goal."

He concluded by underlining the central role of compassion in creating a better world. "Meetings and gatherings can keep happening, but at this stage, what the world really needs is compassion. I feel compassion is a great driver of progress - an important factor to have when aiming to create a quiet, dedicated, peaceful, and honest world. Compassion should not be confused with sympathy or love."

The Global Justice, Love and Peace Summit opened on April 12 at Expo City Dubai, marking what organizers describe as the world's largest peace conference. Twelve Nobel Peace Prize laureates shared a single stage, joined by global leaders, policymakers, activists, and cultural figures in a show of unity aimed at fostering dialogue and cooperation.

The two-day event, themed "One Planet, One Voice: Global Justice, Love and Peace," began with a series of high-level panel discussions and keynote speeches addressing some of the most pressing challenges facing the world today.

The event is being held under the patronage of Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence.

The summit was opened on Saturday by Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, a leading parliamentarian and educator in the UAE, a member of the UAE Federal National Council and Chairman of the Defence Affairs, Interior & Foreign Affairs Committee at the Council. (ANI)

(The story has come from a syndicated feed and has not been edited by the Tribune Staff.)

Serious gap between decision makers, people results in a lack of moral accountability: Satyarthi.

In a session held late Sunday evening, Satyarthi, along with 11 other Nobel Laureates, shared their experiences in tackling bureaucracy and societal apathy in their journey towards social transformation.
DUBAI: There is a serious gap between decision makers and people they cater to, and this gap is widening, said Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi on the concluding day of the Global Justice, Love and Peace Summit, held in Dubai on April 12 and 13.

Satyarthi was talking to PTI on the sidelines of the summit on Sunday.

In a session held late Sunday evening, Satyarthi, along with 11 other Nobel Laureates, shared their experiences in tackling bureaucracy and societal apathy in their journey towards social transformation.

"This is resulting in a serious lack of moral accountability and responsibility. We talk of legal accountability, regulations, rules, laws, but moral responsibility goes even deeper in holding people accountable. This is lacking in all walks of life, but especially at the level where decisions are made," said Satyarthi.

The others who participated in the session include Nobel Peace Laureates from Tunisia Abdessattar Ben Moussa, Mohamed Fadhel Mahfoudh, Ouided Bouchamaoui and Houcine Abbasi, from Poland Lech Walesa, from Liberia's Leymah Gbowee, from Sri Lanka Mohan Munasinghe, from Iraq Nadia Murad, from Iran Shirin Ebadi.

Nobel Peace Laureates Jose Manuel Ramos Horta from East Timor and Oscar Arias Sanchez from Costa Rica attended the event virtually.

Satyarthi said he launched a new movement called Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion in close partnership with a number of Nobel Laureates and world leaders to tackle the lag in moral accountability, which, he said, is stemming from lack of compassion.

"When I talk of compassion, I'm not talking about kindness, sympathy, love or philanthropy. These are good human traits, but they cannot solve the deep-rooted problems which stemmed from systemic discrepancies and discriminations," he added.

He said often compassion is perceived as a weak emotion or a gentle feeling.

"But compassion is a force born out of the feeling of suffering of others as one's own, which drives one to take action mindfully. So, I am trying to redefine, rearticulate, reinvigorate and relaunch the power of compassion," said Satyarthi.

The Nobel Laureate from India who is a champion of child rights, also urged India to emulate the United Arab Emirates, which is tackling intolerance by inculcating a sense of tolerance among the school children in a very systematic way.

"I would also say that all the governments in the world should teach their citizenry how to co-exist and how to be tolerant to each other and how to listen to each other," added Satyarthi.

In India, a lot of work has been done by a number of civil society organisations, faith institutions and academia in this regard, Satyayarthi pointed out.

"But perhaps our government can take a page out of the UAE's Ministry of Tolerance and Co-existence. Because we have to pick up those threads and build a bigger movement," he added.

Ahead of the session, former president of Poland Walesa, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983, told PTI that while some of the problems cannot be solved locally, world over, many politicians focus only on their region and short-term success.

"Today's technology is forcing us to recognise that some problems can no longer be solved locally. We must think globally. If we don't, we won't find lasting solutions. We also have to accept that some past systems are no longer relevant," said Walesa, who led the pro-democracy solidarity movement that led to the collapse of communism in Poland and inspired political changes across many countries.

He served as democratic Poland's first popularly elected president from 1990-95. He said he received the Nobel Prize for helping dismantle a broken system. But now we are in a different time. We need to build a new system. It's a different kind of work.

Peaceful change is harder today because we are in the stage of collecting and testing good ideas. We are not yet sure what will work.

That's why things will be uncertain right now.

Nobel Laureate Shri Kailash Satyarthi Delivers Keynote Address at EPFO’s RGDE Series on Compassionate Governance

Nobel Laureate Shri Kailash Satyarthi delivered the keynote address at the Re-imagining Governance: Discourse for Excellence (RDGE) series organised by PDUNASS, the premier training academy of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). The session was attended virtually by EPFO officers and officials from across the country.

Re-imagining Governance: Discourse for Excellence (RDGE) initiative was born on “Good Governance Day- 25th December” in 2023 and has blossomed into one of its kind platforms in the Country for insightful discussions that fuel out pursuit of enhanced trust and true excellence in public governance. This was the seventeenth consecutive edition of RGDE series.

Speaking from Bal Ashram in Jaipur, Shri Satyarthi emphasized the critical role of compassionate governance in public administration. He stated that governance rooted in empathy, deep listening, and a sense of moral accountability is essential for building responsible and effective institutions. He expressed concern that modern society is losing its moral compass and called for a renewal of gratitude and human connection in governance system.

Shri Ajeet Kumar, Additional Central PF Commissioner (Rajasthan), felicitated Shri Satyarthi at the Jaipur venue. The program was chaired by Central PF Commissioner Shri Ramesh Krishnamoorthy, presided over by PDUNASS Director Shri Kumar Rohit, and moderated by Shri Uttam Prakash, RPFC-I.

In his concluding remarks, the Central PF Commissioner urged all EPFO officials to implement at least one decision in their work that embodies the values of compassion ̶ an actionable takeaway from this deeply engaging session.

The RGDE series continues to promote thought leadership, value-based administration, and capacity building within EPFO.

बच्चों व महिलाओं मे कानूनी जागरूकता को लेकर चौपाल का आयोजन

कोडरमा, संवाददाता । वसुंधरा गार्डन सभागार कोडरमा में जिला विधिक सेवा प्राधिकार और कैलाश सत्यार्थी चिल्ड्रेंस फाउंडेशन के संयुक्त तत्वाधान में कानूनी जागरूकता को लेकर चौपाल का आयोजन किया गया। शुरूआत डीसीपीओ संतोष कुमार,अधिवक्ता सुमन जायसवाल,मुखिया उमा देवी,उपमुखिया प्रतिनिधि मो साजिद,फाउंडेशन के सहायक परियोजना पदाधिकारी अमित कुमार,बाल पंचायत के बच्चों ने संयुक्त रूप से दीप प्रज्वलित कर किया। अधिवक्ता सुमन जायसवाल ने बच्चों और महिलाओं से जुड़े कानूनों के बारे में विस्तार से जानकारी दी। डीसीपीओ संतोष कुमार ने चाइल्ड हेल्प लाइन नंबर 1098 और बच्चों संबंधित समस्याओं की जानकारी साझा की। उन्होंने हरसंभव सहयोग करने का भरोसा दिया। मुखिया उमा देवी ने कहा कि वह लंबे समय से संगठन से जुड़ी है। हमलोग अपने अधिकारों,कानूनों की जानकारी पाकर अपने गांव, समाज में बच्चों,महिलाओं की सुरक्षा के लिए काम करेंगे। बाल मित्र चौराही की बाल पंचायत मुखिया हेमंती कुमारी ने कहा कि जब से केएससीएफ गांव में कार्यरत है, तब से हमलोग में कई बदलाव आया है। पहले हमलोग की बातों को कोई सुनता नहीं था और न ही महत्व देता था। लेकिन अब मंच पर बोलने और बैठने का अवसर मिल रहा है। बाल पंचायत के बच्चों को मिलकर अपने गांव को बाल विवाह और बाल श्रम जैसे सामाजिक कुरीतियों से मुक्त करना होगा। कार्यक्रम में बाल मित्र ग्राम चौराही, रेघवाटांड़, महुआदोहर, रोहनियाटांड़, फुलवरिया, नावाडीह हरिजनटोला, श्रीनगर, गैठीबाद, डूमरडिहा और पिपरे के ग्रामीण, बच्चे, हितधारक समूह,फाउंडेशन से अमित कुमार, शिव कुमार, निकिता, अमन,कृष्णा पासवान उपस्थित थे। संचालन निकिता और धन्यवाद ज्ञापन अमित कुमार ने किया।

दिया सलाई संवाद में बोले सत्यार्थी- पत्रकार बनें समाज की आवाज

सांची| मघदम रिसोर्ट में प्रेस क्लब विदिशा द्वारा "दिया सलाई संवाद" कार्यक्रम आयोजित किया गया। कार्यक्रम में नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार विजेता कैलाश सत्यार्थी मुख्य अतिथि रहे। सत्यार्थी ने अपनी पुस्तक "दिया सलाई" पर विस्तार से चर्चा की। उन्होंने कहा, यह कित

If we find a way to measure compassion, can we use it to solve global problems?

The adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by United Nations member states in 2015 marked a bold global commitment to reimagine a future shaped by justice, equity, peace and sustainability. The agenda’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, have led to critical action on climate change, health and education. Yet progress remains uneven and fragile.

Over more than 40 years of working to protect children, I have seen the harsh reality and can say with certainty that no group bears the weight of injustice more than children. They are disproportionately affected by poverty and conflict, and in many parts of the world, they are pushed into exploitative labour, denied the chance to go to school, face poor health outcomes, and lack access to clean water and nutrition. These are not isolated challenges but interwoven injustices that rob children of their rights and freedom.

Despite many initiatives undertaken and millions of dollars spent, last year’s UN Sustainable Development Goals Report found that the world is on track to meet just 17 per cent of these SDG targets. I feel deeply ashamed that we have betrayed our children yet again by missing this year’s target of achieving SDG 8.7 – a commitment to ending all forms of child labour by 2025 as part of a broader effort to end slavery, trafficking and forced labour, including child soldiers.

Our promise to leave no one behind now seems hollow. Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, the world was off track with respect to Agenda 2030. It is appalling that in 2021, the number of child labourers worldwide increased from 152 million to 160 million. These are not mere numbers – these are children who have been denied justice, who are not free to enjoy their childhood, and who have work tools in their hands instead of books and toys. These are children who we have left behind.

We have created so many borders, walls and wars. The effect of conflict on children is catastrophic and often irreversible. Children do not create wars, insurgencies or natural disasters, nor are they responsible for any other humanitarian crisis. Nevertheless, they end up caught in the crossfire, often literally. More than 47 million children have been displaced by conflict and violence. Do we really want to pass on this legacy of fear, helplessness and violence to future generations?

As a buzzword, the SDGs remain popular. Corporations, civil society groups and the media have embraced SDGs, often aligning their goals with them. But what real progress are we making? How can we claim to have achieved anything if we leave our children behind? For me, the yardstick of progress is that every child receives their fair share of resources under an umbrella of supportive policies and social protection.

Why have we failed? The gap between those suffering from problems and those who can solve them is vast and continues to grow every day. We lack the moral accountability and the responsibility to bridge this gap.

As global connectivity grows, we are seeing a paradox emerge in the global political environment between aggressive politics, aggressive faith and aggressive capitalism that is fostering a hyper-competitive and commercial society. Our behaviours have increasingly become transactional; often, we do only what will benefit us, even if it is at someone else’s cost.

The real, long-term solution is for us to remind ourselves, constantly, of our capacity for compassion. Based on this philosophy, I founded the Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion (SMGC) last year, which calls for action in a world plagued by inequality, conflict and injustice. We need to “globalise” compassion.

What do I mean by this? The quality of compassion is traditionally perceived – and has been preached for ages – as a soft, gentle emotion. It is, in reality, a powerful force with transformative power. It is like the air we breathe. Without it, humanity will fail. Compassion is the only force that will unite us and allow us to look beyond our differences.

A definition of compassion based on my humble experience of almost half a century’s struggle for liberty, dignity and justice for every child is that it is the force born from feeling the suffering of others as one’s own, a force that drives mindful and selfless action to end that suffering. We need more of this in the world if we are to achieve the SDGs.

To increase the capacity of something, you need to be able to measure it in the first place. We are in the process of developing Compassion Quotient (CQ), which aims to measure individuals’ compassion in a similar way to measuring their Intelligence Quotient (IQ) or Emotional Quotient (EQ). Using a multidisciplinary approach, we are developing a comprehensive framework to measure and enhance the level of CQ in individuals and organisations.

One of our goals at SMGC is to integrate compassion, as a measurable and cultivable trait, into educational curriculums and leadership programmes. We also want to develop indices and metrics to assess compassionate action at a policy level, so as to eventually mainstream the idea of compassion being a guiding principle in global governance.

Compassion is essential to ending suffering, and while many leaders speak of it in their speeches, it is time we turn those words into action and hold ourselves accountable. We no longer have the luxury of merely showing intent. We have no choice now but to act with compassion and urgency.

Collectively, the world has never been wealthier – economically, intellectually or technologically. It is clear that we need to redefine our approach to life and society. We must build compassionate leadership in all walks of life, whether it is education, the judiciary, governance, or healthcare.

This evolution in our thinking would benefit everyone, but, again, most of all, it will benefit our children, who will one day be leaders in their own right, responsible for taking these ideas forward. I refuse to accept that, with all the resources at our disposal, we cannot ensure their freedom, safety, health and education. If we do that, they will be better-placed as adults to ensure it for the generations to follow.

‘Diyaslai’ is not just a book; it is a testament to an inspiring journey: Former President Ram Nath Kovind

The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion, held a dedicated discussion on Diyaslai, the autobiography of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi. The event was graced by the esteemed presence of former President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, as the chief guest. Also present were Padma Bhushan Shri Ram Bahadur Rai, Chairman of IGNCA; Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi, Member Secretary, IGNCA; Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Laureate; and Sumedha Kailash, social activist. This significant gathering provided a unique opportunity to reflect on Kailash Satyarthi’s lifelong commitment to social justice, child rights, and global compassion, while also offering insights into his extraordinary journey. The event was moderated by Shri Anurag Punetha, Controller of the Media Centre at IGNCA.

Former President Ram Nath Kovind, who attended the event as the chief guest, stated that Kailash Satyarthi’s autobiography Diyaslai is not just a book but a movement dedicated to the fundamental rights of children. He further remarked that Diyaslai is more than a book-it is a testament to an inspiring journey. Sharing a personal anecdote, he noted that reading the book brought back memories of his own childhood. He observed a striking parallel between his journey and that of Satyarthi- while he emerged from a small village in Kanpur Dehat to reach Rashtrapati Bhavan, Satyarthi’s path led him from a humble village to the grand stage of the Nobel Prize. Commending Satyarthi’s relentless struggle, Shri Kovind highlighted that his fight for child rights was not confined to India but extended across the world. He acknowledged that the path was far from easy, yet Satyarthi never wavered. He also emphasised that Satyarthi’s decision to dedicate his Nobel Prize to the nation, rather than keeping it for himself, is a reflection of his profound patriotism. He further added, “Even during my tenure at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Kailash ji would visit me, and his thoughts always inspired me. His autobiography, too, will serve as a source of inspiration for millions.”

While addressing the audience, Shri Ram Bahadur Rai reflected on his first encounter with the book. He shared that upon receiving ‘Diyaslai’, he found himself gazing at its cover for a considerable time, sensing that the essence of the entire narrative was embedded within it. Quoting a profound line from Kailash Satyarthi’s autobiography-"In the process of becoming a ‘Diyasalai’ (matchstick) , my life, too, has been woven with threads of angst"- he remarked that such words are not merely personal reflections but universal truths that resonate with many. He emphasised that these excerpts should find a place in the collective consciousness, inspiring individuals across generations. Speaking on Satyarthi’s unwavering resolve, he noted, "An individual advances not merely by ambition but by the sheer force of compassion that propels him forward." Presiding over the event, Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi lauded ‘Diyaslai’, describing Kailash Satyarthi as a Jagat Bandhu-a universal brother whose compassion transcends boundaries. He further reflected that the journey captured in ‘Diyaslai’ should continue, suggesting that its next part be titled ‘Akhand Jyoti’-the eternal flame of inspiration.

Expressing his gratitude to all the scholars participating in the discussion, Kailash Satyarthi remarked, "The world we live in today is more prosperous than ever before, yet we are unable to resolve its problems. In the process of solving one issue, several new challenges arise." He emphasised that compassion alone holds the key to addressing the world’s problems. In the 24 chapters of Diyaslai, Satyarthi narrates his journey- from being born into the family of a humble police constable in Vidisha to his lifelong struggle for the liberation of children from exploitation, culminating in the honour of the Nobel Peace Prize.

This significant event served as a remarkable opportunity to gain insight into Shri Kailash Satyarthi’s lifelong commitment to social justice, child rights, and global compassion, as well as his extraordinary journey.

Today I Was Deeply Heartened And Inspired

Breaking a promise made to the children

In 2016, when the UN adopted the Sustainable Development Goals, the world promised to end all forms of child labour by 2025. This commitment was not kept.

At this time in 1998, I was surrounded by hundreds of children who had been rescued from similar conditions. I remember their fearless chants as they walked with me across 103 countries in the Global March Against Child Labour. At the end, we were invited to speak at the International Labour Organization (ILO) headquarters in Geneva, where we placed a simple but urgent demand: “No more tools in tiny hands. We want books, we want toys!” It was not just my voice; it was the voice of millions of children who wanted freedom and education.

The ILO and UNICEF released a new report yesterday

The ILO and UNICEF released a new report yesterday. Still, 138 million children are in child labour. A decrease offers a small glimmer of hope. I thank all stakeholders for that. But I will not celebrate or congratulate because we have failed our children again. The international community promised to end all forms of child labour by 2025, this year. Whose children are these 138 million? They are not mere numbers. They are my children! They are your children! Our children! We have enough resources and capacity to end child labour.

If hope is alive, nothing is lost

“ ग़म की अंधेरी रात में, दिल को ना बेक़रार करसुबह ज़रूर आएगी, सुबह का इन्तज़ार कर…”

During the morning shramdaan at Mukti Ashram, a rescued child labourer softly mumbled these few lines of an old folk song. The people around him froze, and tears of joy rolled down their faces. They had all been waiting for this moment. Nageshwar, who had lost his voice and his friend on a Diwali night many years ago, was now humming a song of hope. His voice was returning. But more than that, a flicker of hope was returning. Nageshwar was coming back to life.

I couldn’t believe my ears when a colleague called to tell me. I rushed to Mukti Ashram. Seeing me, Nageshwar came running and threw his arms around me. He wept, repeating “Bhaisahab, Bhaisahab” again and again. It felt like a divine embrace. Like the Almighty Himself was holding me tight.

There was a huge celebration that day. We shared sweets. There was music. Everyone danced and rejoiced. It felt as though someone long believed dead had come back to life. That day, it felt like Diwali. A Diwali where Nageshwar didn’t have to endure cruelty, didn’t have to watch his friend die.

All Nageshwar wanted now was to dance, to play, to eat, to sing, to laugh. To reclaim, in one day, all the joy lost to the years stolen from his life. That one day. That one Diwali night.

The dark night.

Nageshwar was an innocent seven-year-old boy when a trafficker came to his village near Darbhanga, Bihar. The man lured him with false dreams of a better life and took him away. Reality hit Nageshwar like a ton of bricks when he found himself sold to a carpet factory near Benaras for a price less than that of frail cattle.

What happened there is nothing less than a chapter in the dark history of humanity. Etched onto its face with burning embers.

Then came the night of October 23, 1995. Diwali. The world shimmered like a million stars under the glow of countless lamps. Doors were flung open to welcome Goddess Lakshmi, the bringer of wealth. Joy and celebration filled the air. The skies thundered with fireworks. But for trafficked and enslaved children like Nageshwar, there is no Holi, no Diwali.

That Diwali night, Nageshwar and his friend Ganesh tried to escape. They planned their getaway through the river where they were often taken for baths. Finding an opportune moment, they ran. But how far and how fast could those tiny feet carry them? Away from beasts like the factory owner, Balla Patel, and his brother? The men caught Ganesh. Nageshwar hid in the shadows of that dark night.

Balla Patel and his brother kept beating Ganesh mercilessly until he began vomiting blood. The innocent life drained from his body as Nageshwar watched, frozen, helpless.

In a place where even the rotting carcasses of animals are buried with respect, Ganesh’s lifeless body was tossed into the river. Such is the fate of these faceless, voiceless children. No dignity even in death.

They found Nageshwar. And along with his small, battered hands and feet, they tied up his hopes and dreams as well. The very rope meant to bind things in strength was used to hurl Nageshwar into the darkest depths of human cruelty.

He cried. Trembled with fear. He bargained with himself, clinging to impossible hope, that maybe if he apologised, they would let him go.

Later that night, the men returned to the dim, locked room where Nageshwar was still tied up. When he saw the bag of firecrackers in their hands, he thought, in all his innocence, that they had come to bribe him into silence so he wouldn’t speak about Ganesh. Little did he know they had come bearing a fresh hell.

The firecrackers were meant for him. And how.

They stripped him naked. Rubbed the extracted gunpowder from the crackers onto his bare skin. And set him on fire.

He screamed for his life, but his cries were swallowed by the sounds of fireworks outside, the sound of children like him laughing, playing, celebrating Diwali. No one came. In those moments of monstrous cruelty, the men felt a sick thrill. A twisted sense of power.

Nageshwar passed out.

A passerby alerted one of our local colleagues that faint cries, like the whimpers of a child in pain, were coming from one of the factories. When they arrived, they found a boy with severe third-degree burns. Most of his skin, and parts of his flesh, had burned to ash. And with it, so had humanity.

Our team rushed him for treatment. The doctors in Benaras tried, but within days they gave up. His flesh had begun to rot. His wounds oozed constantly. He had lost his voice, but not his will to live.

The local authorities called it an “accident.”

The factory owners claimed the child had burned himself while playing with firecrackers.

The villagers suddenly forgot how to speak.

But the truth?

The truth was carved into Nageshwar’s scorched flesh. But no one wanted to see it. Let alone read it. Let alone understand.

After the doctors in Banaras gave up, we brought him to Delhi for further care. My colleagues drove him down in a makeshift ambulance. When I picked him up to transfer him from the car to the hospital stretcher, a piece of flesh, stuck to the cotton bandages covering his wounds, tore off and fell onto my clothes.

And in that moment, it felt like every scripture that preaches humanity, every law that promises justice, every system built to protect us had fallen apart, piece by piece, like Nageshwar’s skin stuck to that cotton bandages.

It felt as though someone had shoved the pain of every burned childhood into my chest. As though my soul itself was being scraped raw. The fluid oozing from his wounds felt like God’s own tears of defeat.

But the will to live is powerful. Nageshwar’s body, slowly, began to heal. But the trauma of that dark night had taken his voice.

Months later, when he finally spoke, it was like a phoenix rising from the ashes of his burnt soul, lighting the path to dreams. To discover. To do. To endless possibilities.

It takes courage the size of the Himalayas to truly internalise Nageshwar’s ordeal.

This wasn’t the first time something like this happened. And it certainly won’t be the last. Even today, there are scores of Nageshwars all around us, hidden in dark corners. Scared. Burnt. For whom festivals like Diwali bring not joy and celebration, but suffering.

This is not just the story of a boy. This is the burnt body of a boy. A body that cannot speak. Yet each scar screams the same question, again and again. Is this the reality of humanity? A world that parades fake smiles and false security built atop the ashes of innocent childhoods?

Nageshwar’s is the story of hope and possibility. Since then, things have changed drastically. However, the violence still continues to exist in the cruellest forms in the world.

Decades later, at that same Mukti Ashram, the first-ever cohort of youth from 11 different countries gathered for the Satyarthi Summer School. They didn’t travel thousands of miles from the comfort of their homes to the humble simplicity of the Ashram to merely understand compassion. They came to feel it. To live it.

In my opening lecture, I shared Nageshwar’s story. To inspire them. To ignite them. To make them feel that no matter how long and dark the night is, the day always breaks. And we must never stop working toward the dawn.

Like Nageshwar, their day begins with shramdaan. They tend to the plants they have planted. When tired, they rest in the shade of trees. The same trees once planted and nurtured by a child like Nageshwar. They may not have been told who planted them, but surely they can feel it. Someone like Nageshwar lives in every leaf and root.

Each day, they’re learning that tears are not just signs of sorrow. They are seeds of change. Catalysts of transformation.

When this session of the Satyarthi Summer School ends, they’ll return to their countries, cities, and campuses. But I know, they’ll carry a spark from Nageshwar’s story within them. They will carry the phoenix that rose from the ashes of Nageshwar’s flesh, now burning as a fire of resistance deep inside.

They will not be among those who look away. They will be the ones who look directly into your eyes and ask the hard questions. They will choose action, not apathy. Solutions, not surrender. And that will mark the most powerful beginning of Compassionate Action.

I can feel it. In these young leaders, compassion is no longer just a feeling. It has become their purpose. Their direction. Their way of reshaping history.

I believe the future of humanity, peace, and justice will be written with the ink of compassion and the pen of youth. And I know this will happen.

I pray for a compassionate world.

Even as the world’s wealth, knowledge, and technology grow rapidly, moral accountability and responsibility continue to decline

गांधी के हत्यारे नहीं जानते थे कि कुछ लोग गोली मार देने से मरते नहीं, बल्कि अमर हो जाते हैं। गांधी के साथ यही हुआ।

गांधी के हत्यारे नहीं जानते थे कि कुछ लोग गोली मार देने से मरते नहीं, बल्कि अमर हो जाते हैं। गांधी के साथ यही हुआ।

युद्धों के उन्माद में अंधी होती जा रही दुनिया में आज उनके विचारों की बहुत जरूरत है। मेरे भाई और विश्व प्रसिद्ध संगीतकार Ricky Kej की पहल पर 40 देशों के 200 से अधिक संगीतज्ञों ने "Gandhi- Mantras of Compassion" एल्बम बनाई है। हमारे इस एल्बम का ट्रेलर आपको समर्पित है। आपसे आग्रह है कि इसे देखकर अपनी प्रतिक्रिया दें।

Yesterday, I was overwhelmed. At the Closing

I walked in expecting theory, policy, and expert insights

"I walked in expecting theory, policy, and expert insights. I left carrying much more: stories, voices and moments that changed me. The Satyarthi Summer School didn't just teach me justice. It made me feel it. It made me want to live it.”
Dear Aadya, your words serve as a powerful testament to the transformative impact of the Summer School and shine a light on the bright leadership that you and your 24 fellow changemakers will bring to the Satyarthi Youth Network.

This Nobel Laureate Is Globalising Compassion

But for over four decades, Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi has dedicated his life to bringing them back — fighting child trafficking, forced labour, and exploitation long before the world even had a name for it.
Now, through Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion, he’s calling on the world to make compassion a transformative force for change.

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In partnership with Kailash Satyarthi

“GANDHI – Mantras Of Compassion” by Padma Shri Ricky Kej and Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi Set to Release on July 14

In a transcendent blend of sonic artistry and a collective call for compassion, Padma Shri Awardee and three-time GRAMMY® Award winner Ricky Kej, GRAMMY® and BRIT Award-nominated cellist Tina Guo, GRAMMY® Award-winning musician Masa Takumi, and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kailash Satyarthi have come together to release “GANDHI – Mantras Of Compassion.”

The album described as a “soul-stirring musical tribute” to the life and ideals of Mahatma Gandhi, India’s father of the nation, will be released on July 14, 2025.Best headphones deals

This powerful album brings together the voices and talents of over 200 artists from across the globe, crafting an expansive musical journey rooted in Gandhi’s core values of non-violence, peace, tolerance, and environmental awareness. At a time when global divisions are deepening, “GANDHI – Mantras of Compassion” stands as a timely reminder of Gandhi’s enduring relevance, according to an official statement.

“Blending ancient Indian mantras with global musical traditions and contemporary instrumentation,” the album offers both a meditative soundscape and an urgent call for compassion. From spiritual chants to evocative orchestral compositions, each track encourages listeners to “reflect, heal, and act with empathy.”

‘Gandhi-Mantras Of Compassion’ A Soul Stirring Tribute By Ricky Kej and Kailash Satyarthi

The album “Gandhi – Mantras of Compassion" is a remarkable collaboration between three-time Grammy Award winner Ricky Kej, Grammy and Brit Award nominee Tina Guo, Grammy Award winner Masa Takumi, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi. It emerged from profound conversations between Ricky Kej and Kailash Satyarthi, who both held a deep reverence for Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation. This mutual respect inspired the creation of the album, blending Gandhi’s beloved melodies with original compositions inspired by his timeless ideals.

To bring this vision to life, Ricky Kej collaborated with 230 musicians from over 40 countries, including Tina Guo, a Chinese-American virtuoso cellist, and Masa Takumi, a Grammy Award-winning shamisen player from Japan. The result is a truly global musical homage to one of humanity’s greatest leaders.

Gandhi – Mantras of Compassion" is a soul-stirring musical tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian leader who championed non-violent resistance and inspired figures such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela.

The new age album unites artists to celebrate Gandhi’s enduring ideals of peace, tolerance, non-violence, and environmental consciousness. Through a rich diversity of sounds and styles, “Gandhi – Mantras of Compassion" serves as a poignant reminder of Gandhi’s philosophy, offering hope and inspiration for a world yearning for healing and harmony.

Grammy winner Ricky Kej collaborates with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi for ‘GANDHI–Mantras of Compassion’ music album

Grammy Award winner Ricky Kej, Masa Takumi, BRIT Award-nominated cellist Tina Guo, and Nobel Prize Laureate Kailash Satyarthi collaborate for the album ‘GANDHI–Mantras of Compassion’, a musical tribute to the life and ideals of Mahatma Gandhi.

The musical album assembles the voices and talents of over 200 artists worldwide to highlight Gandhi’s philosophy of non-violence, peace, tolerance and environmental consciousness through music.

According to the press note shared by the album ‘GANDHI’ makers, the album is expected to serve as a poignant reminder that Gandhi’s message remains as urgent and necessary today as ever.
“Mahatma Gandhi inspired generations of changemakers, from Martin Luther King Jr. to Nelson Mandela. This album is our humble offering to keep that flame alive. Music has the power to transcend boundaries, just as Gandhi’s message did,” said Ricky Kej as quoted in a press note.

Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, whose life’s work has focused on children’s rights and peace, lends his voice and vision to the project. His collaboration underscores the album’s deeper mission to awaken global consciousness through art.

कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने नव्या गणेशिया की पुस्तक वीविंग विजडम को दिया आशीर्वाद

नई दिल्ली। नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार विजेता कैलाश सत्यार्थी के दिल्ली स्थित आवास पर आज एक अत्यंत गरिमामय और प्रेरणादायक समारोह का आयोजन किया गया, जहाँ उन्होंने युवा लेखिका नव्या गणेशिया की पुस्तक 'वीविंग विजडम' को अपना आशीर्वाद प्रदान किया। यह अवसर नव्या और उनके परिवार के लिए एक अविस्मरणीय पल बन गया।

सत्यार्थी जी के आवास पर उनकी धर्मपत्नी सुमेधा सत्यार्थी के गर्मजोशी भरे आतिथ्य ने इस मुलाकात को और भी खास बना दिया। कार्यक्रम में गणमान्य व्यक्तियों की भी विशिष्ट उपस्थिति रही, जिनमें रियर एडमिरल राहुल शेरावत प्रमुख थे। परिवार के सदस्यों में लेखिका नव्या गणेशिया स्वयं और परिवार के कई अन्य सदस्य भी मौजूद रहे, जिन्होंने इस ऐतिहासिक क्षण को अपनी आँखों से देखा।
नव्या गणेशिया की पुस्तक 'वीविंग विजडम' को कैलाश सत्यार्थी जैसे विश्व विख्यात हस्ती का आशीर्वाद मिलना, युवा प्रतिभाओं के लिए एक बड़ी प्रेरणा है। सत्यार्थी जी, जिन्होंने बच्चों के अधिकारों और शिक्षा के लिए अपना जीवन समर्पित कर दिया है, का किसी पुस्तक को आशीर्वाद देना उसके महत्व को कई गुना बढ़ा देता है। यह क्षण न केवल नव्या के लिए, बल्कि साहित्य और बाल कल्याण से जुड़े सभी लोगों के लिए प्रेरणा का स्रोत बनेगा।
इस अवसर पर उपस्थित सभी गणमान्य व्यक्तियों और पारिवारिक सदस्यों ने नव्या गणेशिया को उनकी पहली पुस्तक के लिए बधाई दी और उनके उज्ज्वल भविष्य की कामना की। यह समारोह एक युवा लेखिका के सपनों को मिली पहचान का प्रतीक बन गया, जिसे एक नोबेल विजेता के आशीर्वाद से नई उड़ान मिली है।

Compassionate Action: A Catalyst for Policy Reform

Today, I want to share an incident that took place 30 years ago, which underscores that compassion is not a choice, but a necessity for building a just and humane society. As I write this, I remember Mahatma Gandhi’s talisman of compassionate policymaking. Gandhi advised Jawaharlal Nehru that when making a policy, one must close their eyes and imagine the face of the most marginalised, the poorest of the poor, then think if that policy will bring a smile to the person’s face.

One fine day, I received a call that sent shivers down my spine. A local reporter informed me about a small child with severe burns, writhing in pain at a house in an upscale Delhi neighbourhood. “I don’t know if he is still alive,” he said in a trembling voice.

Alarmed, my colleagues and I rushed to the location, and we were horrified. A boy, six or seven years old, was lying on the floor, his body burnt all over, crying in pain, almost unconscious. I gently picked him up, and we took him to a hospital. We could see that he was badly tortured, but when we asked the neighbours, we were met with silence. Then we saw the nameplate outside the house, and I was shocked. It was the house of a civil servant.

The boy couldn’t even speak when we found him. When he recovered slightly, he told us that his name was Ashraf, and he worked as a domestic help. That day, he woke up with a fever, so he could not complete his daily chores. Forced to go hungry all day, he drank a few sips of leftover milk meant for their children and in return, they burned him with hot iron tongs as punishment.

I kept tossing and turning in bed that night, anxious and shaken. How can power, meant to serve, become a weapon against the innocent? When those in power dare to harm the most powerless, where can justice truly be found?

It was an urgent and sensitive matter. The next day, despite it being a Sunday, we took him to the house of Justice Ranganath Misra, then the head of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). In an unprecedented move, he called an emergency meeting at his house, ordered an immediate inquiry, and asked that Ashraf be taken to AIIMS. Later, his mother Phooljaha was threatened by his employer and their community leaders. They also offered her a bribe to settle the case, but that brave lady remained undeterred. She told me that what happened with Ashraf must not happen with any other child. “I am with you,” she said.

The meeting at Justice Misra’s house was also attended by Justice V.S. Malimath, a senior member of the NHRC, who expressed deep concern. He later invited me to the NHRC office to understand the case better and learn about domestic child labour. As I described the extent of the exploitation, he listened in stunned silence – but I saw a fire in his eyes. Justice Malimath promised to leave no stone unturned in pursuing a legal ban on domestic child labour, despite the challenges. At a time when domestic child labour was still not considered illegal, he had persuaded the NHRC to take concrete action.

Both the labour as well as law ministries rejected the NHRC’s proposal not once, but twice. But Justice Malimath did not accept defeat. Under his leadership, the NHRC recommended to the central government that it prohibit its employees from keeping children as domestic workers. Once the centre agreed, it gave us leverage to convince state governments. In a couple of years, a dozen states had amended their service terms for their employees.

We did not stop there. My organisation, Bachpan Bachao Aandolan, launched a nationwide campaign to raise awareness about domestic child labour, distributing “My house is child labour free” stickers to lakhs of people. We met leaders of different parties to seek their support and took the matter to the Supreme Court. We also rallied the media, sharing stories of children like Ashraf. Ashraf’s suffering did not go in vain. Finally, after relentless efforts, the government amended the child labour law in 2006, making employment of children in homes a criminal offence.

This historic win wouldn’t have been possible without compassionate leaders like Justice Misra, Justice Malimath, Phooljaha and all others who stood up for Ashraf and other children.

This incident was a powerful example of the disruptive, dynamic, and transformative power of compassion in bringing about policy change. Policy without compassion leaves behind the very people it is meant to serve. Compassion is at the root of social progress, and we must embed it in all spheres, including business, education, healthcare and policy. Compassionate policy levels the playing field. It ensures everyone has a fair shot at dignity and opportunity; empowers vulnerable communities to become co-creators of solutions; and mobilises investment in education, rehabilitation, and inclusion. Compassionate policy guarantees justice, equity, peace, and sustainability.

Lawmakers must ensure dedicated budgets for the marginalised; reallocate funding to education, healthcare, and other social issues; and create safety nets for those denied basic rights. Policy success will depend on how well government departments strengthen coordination. Finally, impact must be measured through well-being indicators, not just economic data. To cultivate compassionate public officials, legislators, and civil servants, compassion must be integrated into their training and continuous evaluation. At the Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion < class="">, we are actively working to place compassion at the heart of public service and policymaking.

Today, on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

Today, on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, I honour the memory of my three colleagues who laid down their lives in our fight against human trafficking and slavery.

Dhoomdas was beaten to death by the stone quarry mafia in Faridabad.
Adarsh Kishore was gunned down for standing up to slave masters in Haryana.
Kalu Kumar lost his life while educating communities in Jharkhand, one of the largest source regions for child trafficking.

Their sacrifices are a stark reminder that the fight for freedom comes at a cost, but silence costs far more.

I also salute thousands of individuals, organisations, and governments who continue this fight with unwavering commitment. Yet this systemic injustice persists: children are still bought and sold for less than the price of animals. It continues because traffickers profit immensely with minimal risk and that profit fuels the cycle.

We urgently need strong laws, adequate allocation of resources, and accountable enforcement. Above all, we need compassion.

Compassion not as charity, but as a powerful moral force for action.

Children Getting Killed In Gaza A Blot On Humanity, Says Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi

EPFO’s PDUNASS Organises Training on “Compassion in Governance” in Collaboration with Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion

The Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Academy of Social Security (PDUNASS), Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Ministry of Labour & Employment, in association with the Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion (SMGC), organised a training programme on “Compassion in Governance.” The programme sought to equip public servants with the skills and mindset to blend compassion with efficiency in service delivery.

The event commenced with the ceremonial lighting of the lamp. Shri Kumar Rohit, Director PDUNASS, experts from SMGC and senior EPFO officers were present. Over 60 participants attended in person, while more than 100 participants joined virtually.

During the 17th edition of the Online Lecture Series of PDUNASS, titled “Re-Imagining Governance Discourse for Excellence (RGDE)”, Nobel Peace Laureate Shri Kailash Satyarthi had delivered the keynote address on the theme “Reimagining Compassionate Governance.” In the same event, Sh. Ramesh Krishnamurthi, the Central Provident Fund Commissioner of EPFO had urged upon the officers of EPFO to practice Compassion in day-to-day discharge of their duties. Building on this engagement, PDUNASS took the initiative to design a training course on Compassion in Governance. As a pilot project, it collaborated with SMGC for a one-day training program on Compassion in Governance for its probationers.

In his welcome remarks, Shri Kumar Rohit, Director PDUNASS highlighted that the essence of governance lies not only in implementing laws but also in understanding the people they serve. “Processes must be guided by compassion to ensure that governance is truly responsive to the needs of citizens,” he said.

Faculty from SMGC led by Ms. Diksha Chopra, Ms. Ishani Sachdeva, Mr. Shiv Kumar Sharma, Ms. Jahanara Rabia Raza and Ms. Ikanshi Khanna took engaging sessions on topics such as distinguishing between sympathy, empathy and compassion, mindful decision-making, active listening, and conflict resolution with compassion. The training incorporated case studies, role-play exercises, and reflective discussions, enabling participants to identify practical ways of integrating compassion into their daily work.

EPFO’s PDUNASS Organises Training on “Compassion in Governance” in Collaboration with Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion

The Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Academy of Social Security (PDUNASS), Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Ministry of Labour & Employment, in association with the Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion (SMGC), organised a training programme on “Compassion in Governance.” The programme sought to equip public servants with the skills and mindset to blend empathy with efficiency in service delivery.

The event commenced at 10:00 AM in Manthan Hall, PDUNASS, with the ceremonial lighting of the lamp. Shri Kumar Rohit, Director PDUNASS, experts from SMGC and senior EPFO officers were present. Over 60 participants attended in person, while more than 100 participants joined virtually.

During the 17th edition of the Online Lecture Series of PDUNASS, titled “Re-Imagining Governance Discourse for Excellence (RGDE)”, Nobel Peace Laureate Shri Kailash Satyarthi had delivered the keynote address on the theme “Reimagining Compassionate Governance.” In the same event, Sh. Ramesh Krishnamurthi, the Central Provident Fund Commissioner of EPFO had urged upon the officers of EPFO to practice Compassion in day-to-day discharge of their duties. Building on this engagement, PDUNASS took the initiative to design a training course on Compassion in Governance. As a pilot project, it collaborated with SMGC for a one-day training program on Compassion in Governance for its probationers.

In his welcome remarks, Shri Kumar Rohit, Director PDUNASS highlighted that the essence of governance lies not only in implementing laws but also in understanding the people they serve. “Processes must be guided by compassion to ensure that governance is truly responsive to the needs of citizens,” he said.

Faculty from SMGC led by Ms. Diksha Chopra, Ms. Ishani Sachdeva, Mr. Shiv Kumar Sharma, Ms. Jahanara Rabia Raza and Ms. Ikanshi Khanna took engaging sessions on topics such as distinguishing between sympathy and compassion, mindful decision-making, active listening, and conflict resolution with empathy. The training incorporated case studies, role-play exercises, and reflective discussions, enabling participants to identify practical ways of integrating compassion into their daily work.

Compassion in Action is the Oxygen of Humanity: Kailash Satyarthi – Nobel Peace Laureate

MUMBAI (India CSR): Ahead of 79th Independence Day, Nobel Peace Laureate and Founder of the ‘Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion’, Mr. Kailash Satyarthi, delivered a powerful and inspiring call for global unity, emphasizing the vital role of compassion in action as the oxygen of humanity, during the latest ‘I Am Peacekeeper’ session. The keynote session, hosted by Dr. Huzaifa Khorakiwala, Executive Director, Wockhardt; CEO, Wockhardt Foundation, and Founder, I Am Peacekeeper Movement, began with a sweeping vision for global peace through education, collaboration, economic empowerment, and unity.

As the only living Indian Nobel Peace Laureate and a globally venerated child rights advocate, Kailash Satyarthi stands as an unwavering force for moral leadership and social transformation. From a humble upbringing in India marked by the early loss of his father and formative experiences challenging caste-based prejudice, he forged his path in the service of the most vulnerable. Renowned for founding the Bachpan Bachao Andolan, Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation, and the historic Global March Against Child Labour, Satyarthi is celebrated for his unflinching commitment to justice, equality, and the boundless power of compassion.

Compassion in action is a powerful, disruptive, and dynamic force.

Kailash Satyarthi made a heartfelt and compelling appeal, stating: “We must feel the oneness of humanity and the oneness of the universe and live fully in this oneness. From the very beginning, I have been deeply committed to making a better world for all children. True peace arises when it becomes our conviction, both inwardly and outwardly, allowing all forms of violence to cease. Compassion in action is a powerful, disruptive, and dynamic force. It originates from genuinely feeling the suffering of others, and its true strength is realized only when that feeling transforms into practical, problem-solving action aimed at creating lasting peace, justice, and sustainability.”

Bringing together changemakers

Dr. Huzaifa Khorakiwala, Executive Director, Wockhardt; CEO, Wockhardt Foundation, and Founder, I Am Peacekeeper Movement, stated: “As the founder of the I Am Peacekeeper Movement, it is a profound honor to bring together changemakers like Nobel Peace Laureate Mr. Kailash Satyarthi through our I Am Peacekeeper series. Our vision for global peace is rooted in education, collaboration, and economic empowerment, united by compassion and justice. Mr. Satyarthi’s unwavering commitment to child rights and social transformation inspires us all to bridge the gaps between knowledge, intention, and action. Together, we can cultivate compassion as a powerful force for restorative justice, equality, and sustainability. This series serves as a vital platform to amplify these voices and mobilize collective action toward a more equitable, peaceful world.”

The Oneness of Humanity and Actionable Compassion

Satyarthi emphasized that despite being more informed and equipped than ever, societies are faced with crises, climate, political, and social, because of the widening gap between knowledge, intention, and action. The real challenge, he stressed, lies in matching our words and beliefs with meaningful deeds. He called for closing the divides between “problem solvers and problem sufferers,” asserting that compassion must move from sentiment to solution.

Origin and Redefinition of Compassion

Drawing on his own journey, Satyarthi recalled his roots in a modest family devoted to justice and education. Deeply troubled by caste discrimination and the exclusion of the underprivileged, he resolved early on to break societal barriers, insisting that every child deserves the right to dream and live with dignity. He redefined compassion as intrinsic and actionable, a life force that leaders, institutions, and citizens everywhere must cultivate. He called for education systems worldwide to nurture “compassion leadership” and for society to recognize compassion as essential as oxygen.

Justice, Equality, Peace, and Sustainability

Highlighting the four pillars of his movement, justice, equality, peace, and sustainability, Mr. Satyarthi stressed that justice should be restorative and transformative, focusing on healing and redemption rather than retribution. He advocated for turning anger and fear into positive change and cautioned that only by focusing on the well-being of every child can a peaceful, sustainable world emerge.

The I Am Peacekeeper @ Zoom series is a globally impactful initiative by the I Am Peacekeeper Movement that brings together influential leaders, changemakers, and advocates from around the world to inspire meaningful dialogue and collective action for peace. Each session highlights critical issues such as justice, compassion, education, and social empowerment, fostering a united global community committed to creating a more equitable and peaceful future. The series has previously featured distinguished Nobel Peace Laureates, including Ms. Ouided Hédi Bouchamaoui and Professor Mohan Munasinghe, further underscoring its commitment to elevating transformative voices dedicated to advancing global harmony.

Concluding the session, both speakers recognized the world’s continuing challenges with despair and underscored the urgent need for steadfast conviction and purposeful action in the quest for lasting peace. The event closed with an engaging and thought-provoking Q&A, inspiring participants to channel the insights gained into collective, compassionate efforts driving meaningful change.

About I Am Peacekeeper Movement

The I Am Peacekeeper Movement is a global initiative dedicated to fostering justice, love, and peace across communities and nations. Founded by Dr. Huzaifa Khorakiwala, the Movement brings together individuals and organizations united by a shared commitment to harmony, compassion, and collective well-being. Through impactful programs, advocacy, and partnerships, I Am Peacekeeper Movement inspires positive action, empowers changemakers, and strives to build a more just and peaceful world for all.

Dr. Huzaifa Khorakiwala

Dr. Huzaifa Khorakiwala is a prominent global humanitarian, peace advocate, and business leader. As Executive Director of Wockhardt Ltd—a leading global pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, and CEO of Wockhardt Foundation, he has spearheaded large-scale health, education, and sanitation initiatives across India, earning national and international recognition for innovation and impact. Under his leadership, the Foundation’s flagship Mobile 1000 program has delivered free primary healthcare to over 40 million underprivileged people in rural India over the past 12 years.

Dr. Khorakiwala is the founder and driving force behind the “I Am Peacekeeper” global movement, established in 2011, which now unites over two million Peacekeepers worldwide around seven core human values: Gratitude, Forgiveness, Love, Humility, Giving, Patience, and Truth. He also launched the Global Justice, Love & Peace Summit in Dubai (April 2025), which convened 10 Nobel Peace Laureates and unveiled the Peace Charter—a symbolic “Love Letter to Humanity.” Dr. Khorakiwala further leads Billionaires for Peace, an initiative promoting Nobel-inspired peace efforts globally. He is also Health Advisor to the Prime Minister of Guinea Bissau, His Excellency Rui Duarte Barros.

A Yale MBA graduate and the eldest son of Indian billionaire,Dr. Habil Khorakiwala has dedicated his life to uplifting the poor and advancing world peace. In recognition of his work, Dr. Khorakiwala has received more than 110 prestigious awards, including a Knighthood, 15 Honorary Doctorates, 2 D.Litt. degrees, and was named “Man of the Year 2025” by Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe.

हजार समाधानों का जनक हिन्दुस्तान

केलाश सत्यार्थी, नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार से सम्मानित समाज सुधारक

आज देश 79वां स्वतंत्रता दिवस मना रहा है। लंबे संघर्ष और अनगिनत बलिदानों के बाद हमें यह आज़ादी मिली जिसकी दुनिया के अलग-अलग देशों के स्वतंत्रता संघर्षों की रूढ़ीनताओं की तुलना में नहीं, बल्कि बिलकुल भी अलग-अलग रूप, जिसमें आधार वहां की संस्कृति, समाज और इतिहास के मूल्य रहे हैं।

भारत की आज़ादी के संघर्ष की खोज सद्भावना, मानवीय व आध्यात्मिक मूल्यों के ले कर समानता और न्याय के वैदिक दर्शन तक फैली हुई है, जो उसे अद्वितीय बनाती है। एक ओर, गांधीजी शांति, सत्य और अहिंसा के सिद्धांतों के जरिए हमें आज़ादी के रास्ते पर बढ़ते गए तथा नवाचार था। वह समाज में फैली हर तरह की बुराई, विषमता और सांप्रदायिक भेदभाव का अंत भी चाहते थे। दूसरी ओर, भगत सिंह और चंद्रशेखर आज़ाद का बम और बम का दर्शन ब्रिटिश हुकूमत से मुक्ति पाने के साथ-साथ गरीबों, मज़दूरों, किसानों आदि के लिए आर्थिक समानता और सामाजिक न्याय सुनिश्चित करने का दर्शन था। इस तरह हमारा स्वतंत्रता संग्राम एकांगी नहीं था, उसमें व्यापक, सर्वभौमिक और सार्वकालिक मूल्य निहित थे।

भारत एक नवीन और गौरवपूर्ण यात्रा तय कर चुका है। हम आज दुनिया के सबसे बड़े लोकतंत्र हैं, एक उभरती हुई आर्थिक महाशक्ति और एक ऐसा देश हैं, जो अपनी संस्कृति और नई तकनीक का एक साथ उपयोग कर रहा है। मगर स्वतंत्रता के साथ यह भी, कि चुनौतियों का स्वरूप भी बदल गया है।

अब दुनिया अनुभव करती है कि आज़ाद भारत में हमें उन्हें जुटनी होगी, उत्पादन, चिकित्सा, संचार, विज्ञान-तकनीक के क्षेत्रों में नवाचार, ताकि हम बदलते हुए समय के साथ तालमेल बिठाकर विकास की मुख्यधारा में रह सकें। पर एक बात स्पष्ट है, कि स्वतंत्र भारत में सबसे बड़ा संघर्ष आज भ्रष्टाचार, असमानता और गरीबी के खिलाफ है। एक देश के रूप में हम दूसरे देशों की तुलना में काफी तेजी से आगे बढ़ रहे हैं, पर यह गति तभी सार्थक है जब इसके साथ हम स्वतंत्रता की रक्षा का अर्थ अपने स्तर पर जिम्मेदारी निश्चित करें। यह केवल अधिकार नहीं, बल्कि जिम्मेदारी एवं दायित्वों की समझ भी है।

आज दुनिया विकास, संचार और तकनीक के मामले में जितनी तेज़ और जिस तेज़ रफ्तार से बढ़ रही है, वह कई बार हमें दिख नहीं पड़ता कि हम कितना कुछ खो रहे हैं जबकि यह सब कुछ हमें नई चुनौतियों का सामना करने को मजबूर कर रहा है। यह सच है, कि आज़ादी की प्राप्ति के बाद हम जो जीवन चाहते थे, वह तो हमें मिला नहीं, लेकिन कोई भी समस्या का समाधान निकटतम दिखाई नहीं देता। उल्टा सभ्यता में ही नई समस्याओं का जन्म हो रहा है।

Kailash Satyarthi ने सुनाई ‘मोची की कहानी’ जिसने बदल दी जिंदगी | Sanjeev Paliwal | Kitabnama EP04

Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi inaugurates Rishihood University’s Mahesh Navani School of Brain, Body, and Behaviour (MaNaS)

Sonipat (Haryana) [India], August 19: Rishihood University today formally launched the Mahesh Navani School of Brain, Body, and Behaviour (MaNaS), a pioneering initiative to transform psychology and mental health education in India. The school was inaugurated on campus by Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi and Rishihood University Chancellor & Former Union Minister Suresh Prabhu, in the presence of over 150 distinguished guests, including leading entrepreneurs, social activists, CXOs, and founders from across India and even Nepal. Notable among them were Vishal Tulsyan, Anurag Goel, Aditya Pittie, Vivek Sharma, Rishi Raj, Mukesh Jain, and Bishesh Khanal.

This momentous launch marks Rishihood's first endowed school, made possible through the generous support of Mahesh Navani, a visionary technocrat and philanthropist from Boston. With MaNaS, Rishihood University steps onto the global stage, raising the standard for academic excellence and positioning itself at the forefront of reimagining mental health education.

The Mahesh Navani School of Brain, Body, and Behaviour introduces a future-facing curriculum that blends rigorous scientific training with the depth of India's civilizational wisdom. Students will be engaged in fieldwork from their very first year through structured internships with hospitals, NGOs, startups, and educational institutions. The school will also be home to the Human Augmentation Lab (HAL), where learners can explore the interface of psychology, neuroscience, and technology through wearables, cognitive devices, and behavioural sensors. The program has been designed under the leadership of Professor Kanika Kohli, whose vision and expertise in both science and Indic knowledge systems will guide MaNaS toward becoming a global centre of excellence.

Speaking at the inauguration, Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi commended the initiative, saying, "Mental health is one of the greatest challenges of our time, yet it is often left in the shadows. I commend Rishihood University for launching MaNaS as a bold and timely intervention. This is not just an academic institution. It is a space to nurture courageous minds and compassionate hearts. In a world increasingly shaped by aggression, loneliness, and moral crisis, MaNaS can inspire a new model of education rooted in empathy, responsibility, and healing. I believe India must lead the way in globalising compassion -- and this school is a powerful beginning."

Suresh Prabhu, Former Union Minister and Chancellor of Rishihood University, highlighted the transformative vision behind the initiative. He said, "The true purpose of education is not just to inform minds but to transform lives. MaNaS reflects Rishihood University's commitment to reimagine human development through learning that integrates knowledge, behaviour, and empathy. By focusing on the intersection of brain, body, and behaviour, we are laying the foundation for a generation that can solve not just problems, but their root causes."

Echoing this sentiment, Shobhit Mathur, Vice Chancellor of Rishihood University, said, "Rishihood University began with the conviction that education should spark national transformation. With the launch of MaNaS, we are addressing one of the most critical challenges of our time--mental health. This school will not only train psychologists but also nurture problem-solvers who can apply behavioural insights across sectors. It is a bold step to create change-makers rooted in Indian values and global relevance."

The inauguration of MaNaS signals a new chapter in Rishihood's journey. The school aims to lead globally in developing evidence-based, culturally rooted, and system-integrated solutions to mental well-being, youth anxiety, leadership development, and community care.

More than an academic institution, MaNaS represents a movement to restore balance, health, and purpose to human life. With cutting-edge laboratories, pathbreaking research, policy interventions, and a new generation of healers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and leaders, MaNaS is poised to redefine mental health education in India and beyond. Rooted in Bharat yet reaching the world, MaNaS reflects the university's resolve to globalise compassion and inspire a future of resilient, empathetic, and purpose-driven individuals.

About Rishihood University

Rishihood University is India's first impact-focussed university, founded by technocrats, philanthropists, policymakers, social and spiritual leaders, entrepreneurs, and educators. Founded with the vision of creating impactful leaders across various domains of life, Rishihood delivers a learning experience that is rooted in tradition, global in approach, and futuristic in outcomes. The university is on a mission to nurture impact-driven learners who seek truth, solve problems, and champion national transformation.

Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi’s Message to the World on 79th Independence Day:Compassion in Action is the Oxygen of Humanity

Mumbai, 19th August 2025: Ahead of 79th Independence Day, Nobel Peace Laureate and Founder of the ‘Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion’, Mr. Kailash Satyarthi, delivered a powerful and inspiring call for global unity, emphasizing the vital role of compassion in action as the oxygen of humanity, during the latest ‘I Am Peacekeeper’ session. The keynote session, hosted by Dr. Huzaifa Khorakiwala, Executive Director, Wockhardt; CEO, Wockhardt Foundation, and Founder, I Am Peacekeeper Movement, began with a sweeping vision for global peace through education, collaboration, economic empowerment, and unity.

As the only living Indian Nobel Peace Laureate and a globally venerated child rights advocate, Mr. Satyarthi stands as an unwavering force for moral leadership and social transformation. From a humble upbringing in India marked by the early loss of his father and formative experiences challenging caste-based prejudice, he forged his path in the service of the most vulnerable. Renowned for founding the Bachpan Bachao Andolan, Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation, and the historic Global March Against Child Labour, Mr. Satyarthi is celebrated for his unflinching commitment to justice, equality, and the boundless power of compassion.

Rishihood University launches MaNas to redefine mental health, psychology & behavioural education in India

Rishihood University launched the Mahesh Navani School of Brain, Body, and Behaviour (MaNaS), an initiative aimed at transforming psychology and mental health education in India.

The school was inaugurated by Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi and Rishihood University Chancellor and Former Union Minister Suresh Prabhu, in the presence of over 150 distinguished guests.

Also present in the event were leading entrepreneurs, social activists, CXOs, and founders from across India and Nepal.

With the launch of the school, Rishihood University has positioned itself at the forefront of reimagining mental health education, a press statement informed.

Students at the Mahesh Navani School of Brain, Body, and Behaviour will engage in fieldwork from the first year through structured internships with hospitals, NGOs, startups, and educational institutions.

The school will also include the Human Augmentation Lab (HAL), offering learners an opportunity to explore the interface of psychology, neuroscience, and technology through wearables, cognitive devices, and behavioural sensors.

The program has been designed under the leadership of Professor Kanika Kohli, whose vision and expertise in both science and Indic knowledge systems will guide MaNaS toward becoming a global centre of excellence, the press statement added.

Speaking at the inauguration, Nobel Peace Laureate Satyarthi highlighted that mental health is one of the greatest challenges currently, and is often left in the shadows.

He added that MaNaS is not just an academic institution but a space to nurture courageous minds and compassionate hearts.

“In a world increasingly shaped by aggression, loneliness, and moral crisis, MaNaS can inspire a new model of education rooted in empathy, responsibility, and healing. I believe India must lead the way in globalising compassion — and this school is a powerful beginning,” the Nobel Peace Laureate said.

Suresh Prabhu, in his address, highlighted the transformative vision behind the initiative, and said that MaNaS reflects Rishihood University’s commitment to reimagine human development through learning that integrates knowledge, behaviour, and empathy.

“By focusing on the intersection of brain, body, and behaviour, we are laying the foundation for a generation that can solve not just problems, but their root causes,” he added.

Echoing similar sentiment, Shobhit Mathur, Vice Chancellor of Rishihood University, said that MaNaS will not only train psychologists but also nurture problem-solvers who can apply behavioural insights across sectors.

"It is a bold step to create change-makers rooted in Indian values and global relevance, Mathur added.

Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi’s Message to the World on 79th Independence Day:Compassion in Action is the Oxygen of Humanity

Mumbai, 19th August 2025: Ahead of 79th Independence Day, Nobel Peace Laureate and Founder of the ‘Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion’, Mr. Kailash Satyarthi, delivered a powerful and inspiring call for global unity, emphasizing the vital role of compassion in action as the oxygen of humanity, during the latest ‘I Am Peacekeeper’ session. The keynote session, hosted by Dr. Huzaifa Khorakiwala, Executive Director, Wockhardt; CEO, Wockhardt Foundation, and Founder, I Am Peacekeeper Movement, began with a sweeping vision for global peace through education, collaboration, economic empowerment, and unity.

As the only living Indian Nobel Peace Laureate and a globally venerated child rights advocate, Mr. Satyarthi stands as an unwavering force for moral leadership and social transformation. From a humble upbringing in India marked by the early loss of his father and formative experiences challenging caste-based prejudice, he forged his path in the service of the most vulnerable. Renowned for founding the Bachpan Bachao Andolan, Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation, and the historic Global March Against Child Labour, Mr. Satyarthi is celebrated for his unflinching commitment to justice, equality, and the boundless power of compassion.

Kailash Satyarthi made a heartfelt and compelling appeal, stating: “We must feel the oneness of humanity and the oneness of the universe and live fully in this oneness. From the very beginning, I have been deeply committed to making a better world for all children. True peace arises when it becomes our conviction, both inwardly and outwardly, allowing all forms of violence to cease. Compassion in action is a powerful, disruptive, and dynamic force. It originates from genuinely feeling the suffering of others, and its true strength is realized only when that feeling transforms into practical, problem-solving action aimed at creating lasting peace, justice, and sustainability.”

Dr. Huzaifa Khorakiwala, Executive Director, Wockhardt; CEO, Wockhardt Foundation, and Founder, I Am Peacekeeper Movement, stated: “As the founder of the I Am Peacekeeper Movement, it is a profound honor to bring together changemakers like Nobel Peace Laureate Mr. Kailash Satyarthi through our I Am Peacekeeper series. Our vision for global peace is rooted in education, collaboration, and economic empowerment, united by compassion and justice. Mr. Satyarthi’s unwavering commitment to child rights and social transformation inspires us all to bridge the gaps between knowledge, intention, and action. Together, we can cultivate compassion as a powerful force for restorative justice, equality, and sustainability. This series serves as a vital platform to amplify these voices and mobilize collective action toward a more equitable, peaceful world.”

The Oneness of Humanity and Actionable Compassion

Mr. Satyarthi emphasized that despite being more informed and equipped than ever, societies are faced with crises, climate, political, and social, because of the widening gap between knowledge, intention, and action. The real challenge, he stressed, lies in matching our words and beliefs with meaningful deeds. He called for closing the divides between “problem solvers and problem sufferers,” asserting that compassion must move from sentiment to solution.

Origin and Redefinition of Compassion

Drawing on his own journey, Mr. Satyarthi recalled his roots in a modest family devoted to justice and education. Deeply troubled by caste discrimination and the exclusion of the underprivileged, he resolved early on to break societal barriers, insisting that every child deserves the right to dream and live with dignity. He redefined compassion as intrinsic and actionable, a life force that leaders, institutions, and citizens everywhere must cultivate. He called for education systems worldwide to nurture “compassion leadership” and for society to recognize compassion as essential as oxygen.

Justice, Equality, Peace, and Sustainability

Highlighting the four pillars of his movement, justice, equality, peace, and sustainability, Mr. Satyarthi stressed that justice should be restorative and transformative, focusing on healing and redemption rather than retribution. He advocated for turning anger and fear into positive change and cautioned that only by focusing on the well-being of every child can a peaceful, sustainable world emerge.

The I Am Peacekeeper @ Zoom series is a globally impactful initiative by the I Am Peacekeeper Movement that brings together influential leaders, changemakers, and advocates from around the world to inspire meaningful dialogue and collective action for peace. Each session highlights critical issues such as justice, compassion, education, and social empowerment, fostering a united global community committed to creating a more equitable and peaceful future. The series has previously featured distinguished Nobel Peace Laureates, including Ms. Ouided Hédi Bouchamaoui and Professor Mohan Munasinghe, further underscoring its commitment to elevating transformative voices dedicated to advancing global harmony.

Concluding the session, both speakers recognized the world’s continuing challenges with despair and underscored the urgent need for steadfast conviction and purposeful action in the quest for lasting peace. The event closed with an engaging and thought-provoking Q&A, inspiring participants to channel the insights gained into collective, compassionate efforts driving meaningful change.

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Don’t let the spark within you die, Noble peace laureate Satyarthi tells graduates

BENGALURU: “Don’t suppress the hummingbird within you (graduates), don’t let the spark within you die. Do your bit. Each small act of kindness and courage matters. Your choices will not only shape your future but also the future of humanity. Your courage, truth and compassion will help build a just, equitable and peaceful world,” said Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi.

RV University Holds 3rd Annual Convocation: 259 students graduate across six streams

Bengaluru — RV University, a new-age global university for liberal education, held its 3rd annual convocation on 30 August 2025. A total of 259 students graduated in six streams with nine receiving honours for exceptional academic performance.

The event was graced by Sri Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Peace Laureate (2014), internationally acclaimed child rights activist, and founder of Bachpan Bachao Andolan, who delivered the Convocation Address. The ceremony also witnessed the presence of Dr. (h.c.) A.V.S. Murthy, Chancellor of RV University; Dr. M.P. Shyam, President of the Rashtreeya Sikshana Samithi Trust (RSST); Pro Chancellor, Mr. D.P. Nagaraj of RV University, Prof. (Dr.) Dwarika Prasad Uniyal, Vice Chancellor; Dr. Sahana D. Gowda, Registrar; Prof. (Dr.) Anuradha Chatterjee, Pro Vice Chancellor and other distinguished members of the board of management, board of governors, academic council and faculty members.

Asian leaders explore ethical pathways to address climate change, bolstering the “mutirão” towards COP30

This Monday, September 1st, the Indian capital hosted the third Regional Dialogue of the Global Ethical Stocktake (GES), a core pillar of the social mobilization process leading up to COP30, the United Nations Climate Change Conference to be held in Belém.

The event gathered 22 participants, including climate activists, artists, scientists, civil society representatives, and public authorities who engaged in a collective reflection on how humanity must ethically advance the fight against climate change. Discussions focused on aligning efforts with climate science and the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

Through this Dialogue, participants reaffirmed their commitment to the global movement called by the COP30 Presidency, which is aimed at the effective implementation of climate agreements established over the past decade. These agreements seek to counteract the increasing impacts of the climate crisis, which disproportionately affect the world’s most vulnerable communities.

Among the high-level participants were Brazil’s Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Marina Silva (joining remotely); Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Asian Co-leader of the Global Ethical Stocktake, Kailash Satyarthi; COP30 President Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago; COP30 CEO Ana Toni; and Brazilian Ambassador to India and Bhutan, Kenneth Nóbrega.

“The Global Ethical Stocktake seeks to assess the current state of the climate emergency through the lens of an ethics of values, as a way to counterbalance the ethics of circumstances that have contributed to the worsening of the crises we are facing,” emphasized Minister Marina Silva. She mentioned that, due to the climate crisis, around 500,000 lives are lost yearly to heatwaves.

Participants included the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Marina Silva (remotely); the CEO of the conference, Ana Toni; the president of COP30, Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago; Nobel Peace Prize winner and co-leader of the Global Ethical Stocktake for Asia, Kailash Satyarthi; and the Brazilian ambassador to India and Bhutan, Kenneth Nóbrega – Photo: Fernando Donasci/MMA

“Complacency is a death wish. Our planet is on fire, and the time for business as usual is over. We must act now—fundamentally changing our way of life, redefining growth, stopping climate injustice, and uniting in a new era of global cooperation. Let’s globalise compassion to protect our home,” said Kailash Satyarthi, founder of the Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion.

The Global Ethical Stocktake (GES) invites humanity to consider how far we have come, what actions still need to be taken, and what collective behavioral and societal shifts are required to meet the 1.5°C target. It draws inspiration from the Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement, concluded at COP28 in the United Arab Emirates.

While the technological solutions to address the climate crisis already exist, the GES emphasizes that the missing piece is ethical commitment. The Dialogues aim to pave the way for the climate agreements signed by nearly 200 countries since 2015’s full implementation.

The core focus is the UAE Consensus, adopted at COP28, where countries agreed to triple renewable energy capacity, double energy efficiency, end deforestation, and transition away from fossil fuels.

“It’s up to us to transform this agenda into action, and commitments into tangible results for all regions. The biggest challenge is no longer discussing what needs to be done, but having the moral and ethical courage to do it,” explained Marina Silva.

Participants strengthened the global task force convened by the COP30 Presidency for the implementation of climate agreements signed over the last decade – Photo: Fernando Donasci/MMA

Led by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the GES will produce six regional reports and a synthesis report to be presented at the Pre-COP in Brasília this October. These documents will be submitted to the COP30 Presidency to help inform decision-making processes and guide Heads of State and climate negotiators.

André Corrêa do Lago highlighted that the GES presents the COP30 Presidency with issues from multiple sectors of global society that must be taken into account, in addition to the concerns raised by individual countries. “In international negotiations, it’s only countries that speak. But, at the end of the day, it’s about people”, he mentioned.

Ana Toni stated that the Global Ethical Stocktake is supposed to be a guideline for COP30: “In these roundtables, we bring the moral compass we need to face at COP30.” The conference CEO noted that “time is our greatest enemy” in tackling climate change. “Every day that we do not act, so many more people suffer, be it in Brazil, India, or the US. Time is a precious resource that we sometimes take for granted”, she said.

Regional Dialogues

The GES is being carried out through a series of Regional Dialogues, which take place across different continents through October 2025. The first dialogue was held in London (Europe), followed by Bogotá (South, Central America and the Caribbean), co-led by former Presidents Mary Robinson (Ireland) and Michelle Bachelet (Chile), respectively.

Upcoming dialogues will take place in Africa, co-led by Kenyan climate activist Wanjira Mathai; Oceania, co-led by former President of Kiribati, Anote Tong; and North America, co-led by Karenna Gore, U.S. activist and founder of the Center for Earth Ethics.

In addition to these high-level meetings, Self-Organized Dialogues are being encouraged across the globe, led by civil society and national/subnational governments, following the same methodology and principles.

The meeting in New Delhi took place at the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) headquarters, and was organized with the support of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of Germany.

Full List of Participants – Asia Dialogue of the Global Ethical Stocktake (GES):

• Ajay Mathur – Energy and climate expert; Professor of Practice at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
• Ana Toni – CEO, COP30
• André Corrêa do Lago – President, COP30
• Arunabha Ghosh – Public policy expert, author, founding CEO of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) and Special Envoy for COP30 representing South Asia
• Farzana Faruk Jhumu – Climate activist from Bangladesh and environmental justice advocate
• Ihitashri Shandilya – Founder and CEO of MITHILAsmita, a UN-recognized initiative promoting Madhubani traditional art
• Kailash Satyarthi – Nobel Peace Laureate; founder of the Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion (SMGC); Asia Co-lead for the GES
• Kenneth Nóbrega – Brazilian Ambassador to India and Bhutan
• LeoHorn‑Phathanothai – Author, strategist, ecosystem builder and advocate for green transitions in Southeast Asia
• Manjyot Kaur – International climate policy specialist
• Marina Silva – Minister of the Environment and Climate Change of Brazil
• Nik Nazmi – Vice President of Keadilan and Member of Parliament, Malaysia (Setiawangsa)
• Nitin Desai – Economist, London School of Economics alumnus; former UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs (1992–2003)
• Philipp Ackerman – German Ambassador to India
• Rajendra Singh – Environmentalist; leader of a community water management movement in Rajasthan
• Ravi Shankar – Indian lawyer and political leader; Member of Lok Sabha since 2019
• Ridhima Pandey – Indian climate activist recognized internationally since age nine
• Rodne Galicha – Environmental and climate leader from the Philippines
• Seruni Salsabila – Southeast Asian youth environmental leader and climate entrepreneur
• Soumya Swaminathan – Indian pediatrician and clinical scientist; global health leader with a climate focus
• Sumaiya Binte Selim – Senior researcher in climate and development, Banglades
• Vibha Dhawan – Director-General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) since 2021

Marina Silva, Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi and COP30 Presidency to hold press conference on Asia Dialogue of the Global Ethical Stocktake

On Monday, September 1st, at 6 pm (local time), minister of the Environment and Climate Change of Brazil, Marina Silva, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi, COP30 President Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago and COP30 CEO Ana Toni will hold a press conference to present the outcomes of the Asia Dialogue of the Global Ethical Stocktake (GES). The event will take place at the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) in New Delhi, India, and will also be livestreamed online.

As one of the key mobilization pillars of COP30, the Global Ethical Stocktake brings a moral lens to the urgent climate actions humanity must undertake, aligning with science and the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

Inspired by the first Global Stocktake process of the international climate treaty, concluded at COP28, the GES seeks to reflect on the progress made so far, identify the path forward, and foster the behavioral and collective transformations required for a shared ethical commitment to implement existing technical solutions.

The GES unfolds through a series of Regional Dialogues being held across continents through October. The first, representing Europe, was held in London (UK), and the second, in South and Central America and the Caribbean, took place in Bogotá (Colombia). On September 1st, the third edition will convene in New Delhi, bringing together religious, political and business leaders, artists, representatives of Indigenous peoples, local and Afro-descendant communities, youth, scientists, policymakers, and activists from across Asia.

Each region is supported by a co-leader who helps promote and articulate the principles, goals, and implementation of the GES. In Asia, this role is taken on by Kailash Satyarthi. Other co-leaders include former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet (Latin America and the Caribbean), former Irish President Mary Robinson (Europe), Wanjira Mathai (Africa), Anote Tong (Oceania), and Karenna Gore (North America).

The process will result in six regional reports and a synthesis report to be presented to the COP30 Presidency at the Pre-COP in October. The findings will inform climate decision-making and be submitted to Heads of State and climate negotiators.

In addition to the Regional Dialogues, the GES is also supported by Self-Organized Dialogues led by civil society organizations and national and subnational governments, all following the same methodology and guiding principles.

EVENT DETAILS

Spokespersons:

• Marina Silva, minister of the Environment and Climate Change of Brazil (joining remotely);
• Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Peace laureate and founder of the Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion (SMGC);
• Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, President of COP30;
• Ana Toni, CEO of COP30.

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‘Compassion is within us. We just have to spark it’: Vivek Oberoi on cultivating social change

I am very silent about what I do, unless the cause needs attention. I don’t believe in chest thumping,” says actor-businessman-philanthropist Vivek Oberoi. This quiet approach has characterised Oberoi’s long journey in social impact, spanning initiatives in cancer care for children, girls’ empowerment, education, and more.

His philanthropic journey began at home, inspired by the everyday actions of his parents, Yashodara and Suresh Oberoi. His mother’s work with palliative care patients provided the first lesson in compassionate giving. For 35 years, she met people in their final stages in hospitals, offering not just material support but human connection. He shares a memory. “A young boy called my mother saying he wouldn’t make it through the night and he was scared. I watched my mother provide comfort through his final hours.”

The true essence of giving

This experience left a profound impact on the young Oberoi.

"That taught me the true essence of philanthropy, rather than writing a cheque. Writing a cheque is the simplest thing. It's very transactional. It's important, that's how the wheels turn. But the way she approached it changed the way I started looking at what philanthropy should be like,” he reflects.

His father was equally formative in his approach, hosting children from nearby bastis (slums) in their home, feeding them and teaching them on days that he wasn’t shooting. “Suddenly, it became a movement,” Oberoi says. These fundamental principles would shape his work with a strong philosophy.

"There shouldn't be any arrogance in giving, there shouldn't be any sense of ego in giving,” he emphasises.

A hospital visit that changed everything

A defining moment in Oberoi's philanthropic journey came during a difficult period in his personal life. Upset about various challenges, he accompanied his mother to a hospital's pediatric wing. What he encountered there provided two life-changing realisations.

"The first realisation was that my problems aren't really problems," he says. "When I see a very small child fighting against cancer—a kid who should not know about cancer and should be playing carefree in a playground in school, is sitting in a hospital going through chemotherapy. My problems suddenly looked very small and petty."

Despite him bringing no toys or gifts, the children were simply excited to see him. "They were so happy to see me. They wanted to take pictures even in that state. That inspired me. Every free day that I had, I would start going there, reading stories to them, performing for them, having fun with them in the ward,” he remembers. He would go back feeling that he had contributed something that day.

This response revealed what he describes as the "strange connotation of selfishness in selflessness”—the profound personal fulfillment that comes from genuine service.

From this hospital experience grew Oberoi's initiative with the Cancer Patients’ Aid Association (CPAA), beginning in 2002. What started with toy banks, sanitised toys that children could borrow and return, grew into a comprehensive support system for childhood cancer care.

When he received a call about Sahara, a six-month-old baby with leukemia, Oberoi agreed to pay for her treatment. The cost was substantial but he did not hesitate.

"When I held the six-month-old baby with bloodshot eyes in my arms (she was undergoing treatment), something shifted in my head. We had to save this kid," Oberoi recalls.

His intervention worked, with doctors and hospitals eventually reducing costs and waiving fees in support of the effort.

Today, Sahara is a young adult full of life, and she sends videos to Oberoi of what she's doing.

This one incident led to building what Oberoi describes as “an integrated network that sustains each other’, reaching more than 250,000 children since 2002.

Kailash Satyarthi calls for integrating compassion in climate action

In an interview with The Indian Express, Satyarthi said, “I am new to the climate conversation, but I have worked on social issues long enough to understand that policy actions, however well-meaning they may be, can turn counter-productive for the socially and economically weak, if it does not include compassion.”

Calling for “compassion” to be integrated into climate action, Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi has said policy responses to deal with the climate crisis must also mitigate inequality and injustice.

In an interview with The Indian Express, Satyarthi said, “I am new to the climate conversation, but I have worked on social issues long enough to understand that policy actions, however well-meaning they may be, can turn counter-productive for the socially and economically weak, if it does not include compassion.”

Ricky Kej, Kailash Satyarthi Team Up For Gandhi Album, US Tour Starts In Houston

HOUSTON, TX- A global collective of GRAMMY-winning musicians, led by composer Ricky Kej, has released a new album, “GANDHI: Mantras of Compassion,” paying tribute to the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi. The project features over 230 musicians from 40 countries, including Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kailash Satyarthi and artists Tina Guo and Masa Takumi.

The album, now available from Ricky Kej Music, stems from a conversation between Kej and Satyarthi during a tour of India. Their discussions on Gandhi’s principles seeded the concept for a collaborative musical and spoken-word homage to his legacy of nonviolent resistance, peace, and environmental consciousness.

Messages of peace and brotherhood

Karol G se presentó en un concierto en la Plaza de San Pedro del Vaticano este sábado, junto a artistas como Andrea Bocelli, Pharrell Williams y John Legend. Este evento formó parte del Encuentro Mundial sobre la Fraternidad Humana. El espectáculo incluyó un impresionante show de drones y mensajes que promovían la paz y la justicia social.

Un espectáculo en la plaza vaticana

El recital tuvo como telón de fondo la majestuosa Basílica de San Pedro, donde miles de personas abarrotaron la plaza vaticana. Un espectáculo de drones iluminó el cielo, creando formas como las manos de Dios y Adán, inspiradas en los frescos de Miguel Ángel en la Capilla Sixtina. También se pudo ver el rostro sonriente del difunto papa Francisco. Este lugar se transformó en un escenario al aire libre, lleno de música de diversos géneros, que abarcó desde pop y rap hasta temas sacros, góspel y ritmos latinos.

Karol G y su actuación

Karol G apareció ante el público luciendo un vestido negro con pedrería y comenzó su actuación con el tema “Mientras me curo del cora”, de su álbum “Mañana será bonito” (2023). Más tarde, regresó al escenario para interpretar junto al tenor Andrea Bocelli el clásico “Vivo por ella”. Entre el público, se notaron muestras de cariño hacia ella, como banderas, camisetas y símbolos que representaban no solo a su país, sino también a diferentes lugares de Latinoamérica.

“Es un evento bonito, pero en realidad venimos a ver a Karol G”, reconoció a EFE la peruana Liz. Muchos otros asistentes acudieron para escuchar a Bocelli, quien no solo inauguró el concierto con su “Ave María”, sino que también organizó el evento en colaboración con plataformas como Disney+ y Hulu, que lo retransmitieron. “Venimos por él”, prometió el colombiano Jair.

Participaciones destacadas

Otro de los invitados fue Pharrell Williams, quien con su célebre “Happy” logró que la multitud comenzara a bailar y aplaudir. “La felicidad es la verdad”, declaró ante el público. Antes de su actuación, instó a los asistentes a encender las linternas de sus móviles, iluminando toda la plaza. Williams también presentó a John Legend, quien entusiasmó a todos al interpretar los temas “Glory” y “Bridge Over Troubled Water”.

Entre las otras participaciones destacadas se encontraban Angélique Kidjo, quien llevó ritmos tropicales con “La vida es un carnaval”, y Jennifer Hudson, que cantó junto a Bocelli “The prayer”. Tras su actuación, los asistentes celebraron anticipadamente el cumpleaños del papa León XIV.

Mensajes de paz y fraternidad

El cardenal Mauro Gambetti abrió el evento en nombre del pontífice estadounidense. Reiteró el “no a la guerra” y su “sí a la paz y la fraternidad”. Entre las intervenciones también resonaron las voces del activista indio Kailash Satyarthi y Graça Machel. “El silencio ante las injusticias jamás conducirá a la paz y la paz demanda acción”, advirtió Satyarthi.

Machel recordó escenarios de conflicto como Palestina, Sudán, Ucrania, República Democrática del Congo, Myanmar y Mozambique. “Debemos comprometernos a dar una paz justa a todos los lugares donde la violencia nos ha despojado de nuestra humanidad”, exclamó Machel.

The face of Pope Francis appeared in the sky above the Vatican.

The smiling face of the late Pope Francis lit up the sky of Rome this Saturday, in a historic image created by a swarm of drones over the Vatican's monumental St. Peter's Square. The moving appearance was the highlight of an unprecedented event dedicated to human fraternity, which featured international stars such as Colombian singer Karol G and Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli.

The event, which concluded the third edition of the World Meeting on Human Fraternity, transformed the epicenter of Catholicism into an extraordinary open-air stage. According to Noticias Argentinas, the drone show was one of the most striking moments of the evening and also included a light recreation of the hands of God and Adam, Michelangelo's iconic fresco in the Sistine Chapel.

KAROL G AND BOCELLI ON AN UNPRECEDENTED NIGHT With the imposing St. Peter's Basilica as a backdrop, thousands of people gathered to witness a fusion of music and messages of peace. Karol G, dressed in an elegant black suit, was one of the most acclaimed figures, performing her hit "Mientras me curo del cora" and a moving duet with Andrea Bocelli on the classic "Vivo por ella."

The evening also featured performances by American Pharrell Williams, who got the crowd dancing with his hit "Happy," and John Legend, who sang "Glory" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water" on piano.

A CALL FOR PEACE Beyond the music, the event was marked by powerful messages of peace and vindication. Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of the basilica, opened the ceremony with a firm "no to war" and "yes to peace and brotherhood." Also echoing were the voices of 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi, who warned that "silence in the face of injustice will never lead to peace," and Graça Machel, widow of Nelson Mandela, who recalled the ongoing conflicts in Palestine, Sudan, and Ukraine, among others.

Historic Vatican City Concert, Grace for the World, Now Streaming Exclusively on Disney+

• • Recorded live from the heart of Vatican City on Saturday (September 13th) this historic event marked the first time a concert took place in this significant setting. The concert drew an audience of over 253,000 people in St. Peter’s Square, underscoring its historic scale and global resonance.

• • The full lineup included Pharrell Williams with the Voices of Fire Choir, Maestro Andrea Bocelli, John Legend, Jennifer Hudson, Karol G, Clipse, Teddy Swims, Jelly Roll, BamBam, Angélique Kidjo, Ariana Bergamaschi, Il Volo, and the Choir of the Diocese of Rome led by Maestro Marco Frisina. They were joined by the Nova Opera Orchestra, the BBE All-Star Band, and an international choir assembled for the occasion. Musical direction was provided by Adam Blackstone.

• • The creative direction for Grace for the World was led by Pharrell Williams in collaboration with Maestro Andrea Bocelli and the Holy See, their vision uniting on a historic stage.

• • A replay of the concert is available to stream exclusively on Disney+ globally.

• • Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, Archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, addressed the audience, offering words of fraternity, peace, and unity.

• • The program also featured inspiring words from Bishop Ezekiel Williams, Graça Machel Mandela, Naomi Campbell, Nobel Laureates Kailash Satyarthi and Nadia Murad, Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro, and Pharrell Williams.

• • In his remarks, Pharrell Williams called on the world to embrace the spirit of fraternity and compassion: “In this historic moment, I ask you to choose grace. Choose curiosity. Choose them until they become contagious. Together, we will flood the world with light and love.”

• • A spectacular aerial drone and light show by Nova Sky Stories, featuring imagery inspired by the Sistine Chapel, accompanied the show.

• • More than a concert, Grace for the World embodied a global embrace—bringing together people of all walks of life, backgrounds, and beliefs in a stunning display of fraternity, unity, grace and togetherness. The performances underscored music’s ability to transcend borders and reminded us of our shared humanity, offering hope, healing, and a shared vision for a better future.

• • This performance celebrated the 2025 Jubilee year and marked the closing of the third World Meeting on Human Fraternity, a conference held by the Fratelli Tutti Foundation consisting of two days of spiritual and cultural initiatives, to celebrate the strength of fraternity, offer the world a symbolic embrace, and renew the collective commitment to the protection of Creation.

Vatican: Drones draw Pope Francis’ face in the sky above St. Peter’s

Peter's Square in the Vatican was the scene of an unprecedented spectacle this Saturday: hundreds of drones formed the face of Pope Francis in the sky, in homage to his legacy and message of peace. The image, projected just above the Basilica, created a historic moment filled with emotion.

The event concluded the third edition of the World Meeting on Human Fraternity, which featured internationally renowned figures such as Karol G and Andrea Bocelli. In addition to the portrait of the pontiff, drones recreated the famous scene of the hands of God and Adam from the Sistine Chapel, in an artistic gesture that united tradition and technology.

The event was marked by messages of peace. Cardinal Mauro Gambetti opened the day with a resounding "no to war," while Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi warned that "silence in the face of injustice will never lead to peace." Graça Machel, Nelson Mandela's widow, also recalled the conflicts in Palestine, Sudan, and Ukraine.

The smiling face of Francis, formed in the sky by synchronized lights, was interpreted as a call to universal brotherhood, reflecting the Argentine pope's spiritual influence even after his departure. 

The ceremony included speeches by Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi

A light and music show transformed St. Peter's Square into an unforgettable postcard. With Karol G, Andrea Bocelli, and drones that formed the face of Pope Francis, the Vatican experienced a historic evening dedicated to fraternity and peace.

In a picture that will remain in the memories of thousands, Pope Francis 's face was projected into the Roman sky thanks to a stunning drone show. It was the closing ceremony of the third edition of the World Meeting on Human Fraternity, which brought together international music figures and peace activists.

St. Peter's Square became an open stage where technology, art, and spirituality merged. The most moving moment of the day was undoubtedly when a swarm of drones drew the Pope's smiling face in the sky, accompanied by a light recreation of Michelangelo's famous fresco, "The Creation of Adam."

Karol G, Andrea Bocelli and a unique fusion of music and message

With the imposing St. Peter's Basilica as a backdrop, the event featured an artistic lineup that surprised with its diversity and power . Karol G, with a sober and elegant look, thrilled the audience with her performance of "Mientras me curo del cora" and starred in an unforgettable duet with Andrea Bocelli on "Vivo por ella."

But they weren't the only ones. Pharrell Williams lit up the square with his classic "Happy," and John Legend brought emotion to the piano with "Glory" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water." The event blended pop, lyrical, and gospel music, but always with a common thread: the call for global brotherhood.

Messages of peace that crossed borders

Music was the protagonist, yes, but so were the words. Cardinal Mauro Gambetti opened the ceremony with a clear message: "No to war. Yes to peace and fraternity." The ceremony included speeches by Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi, who warned of the dangers of silence in the face of injustice, and by Graça Machel, activist and widow of Nelson Mandela, who strongly mentioned the ongoing conflicts in Palestine, Sudan, and Ukraine.

A closure that left its mark

The World Meeting on Human Fraternity was not just an artistic event, but a global call to build bridges. Between music, lights, and commitment, the Vatican experienced an evening that demonstrated that faith, art, and technology can come together to send a powerful message to the world.

Thousands of drones drew the Pope’s face in the sky of Rome.

Sustainable Development Begins at School

NEW DELHI – A decade ago, the world made a promise to its children: everyone would have access to free, equitable, quality education by 2030. Today, with just five years left to fulfill that pledge, at least 272 million children remain out of school. This puts the entire global development agenda at risk.

Education both drives and benefits from progress on all of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), from achieving gender equality to ending hunger and tackling climate change. As literacy levels rise, infant mortality rates decline, incomes increase, and access to health care and nutrition improves. Conversely, poverty and inequality constrain access to education, creating a self-reinforcing cycle.

The world has pledged to achieve universal education before – in 1990, with the Education for All movement, and in 2000, when it was included in the Millennium Development Goals. In both cases, deadlines were pushed back until the world moved on. Now, the SDG on education is at risk of meeting the same fate. UNESCO’s latest scorecard reveals that the number of out-of-school children is 21 million higher than previously thought. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the number of out-of-school children has increased in recent years, with more than 4,000 children having dropped out of school each day during 2009-21.

How can we celebrate trips to space or the release of new smartphone models when hundreds of millions of children are not learning? This is a moral emergency. Fortunately, we have the tools to get close to the finish line – and even cross it – before time runs out.

Political will is a prerequisite to progress. In my time on the boards of the UN High-Level Group on Education, the UN Education Commission, and the Global Partnership for Education, among others, I have seen the path to universal education repeatedly blocked by the same obstacles, with a lack of political commitment being among the most common. Since elections are often decided on the basis of issues like the economy, immigration, and defense, that is where governments tend to direct their energy. Education rarely features as a top concern, despite its far-reaching economic and social benefits.

When governments do focus on education, however, the impact is undeniable. Brazil, India, Kenya, and South Africa, which have established education as a fundamental right, have achieved higher school enrollment, lower dropout rates, and improved education outcomes. Countries that have implemented education-focused measures like waiving tuition fees and increasing the number of teachers have also made gains.

From Oslo to New York: 11 Years of Calling for Global Compassion

Eleven years ago today, the Nobel Peace Committee not only recognized my journey, but honoured millions of children around the world who are denied their fundamental rights, freedom and dignity. On December 10, 2014, as I stood on the podium in Oslo, I called on the world to globalise compassion.

That call matters more than ever today.

We are living through a deepening crisis of morality. Injustice, inequality and violence are rising. But I still believe Compassion is the answer - not as a sentiment, but as a force. A force powerful enough to reshape our systems, bridge divides, and fight for rights and justice.

Last month in New York, we hosted a roundtable alongside the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly, in partnership with the Permanent Mission of Monaco. Leaders, Nobel Laureates, youth and changemakers came together to reaffirm one belief: compassion is not a soft virtue. It is a bold, strategic force for justice, equality, peace and sustainability

We didn’t speak of pity or sympathy. Or even empathy. We spoke of action. Of how Compassion drives change, unites problem solvers with those who suffer most, and reshapes leadership. We imagined a new model of power - one that replaces fear with shared humanity, and puts people and the planet first.

Back in 2014, many questioned me. How can a child rights activist champion Compassion? Isn’t it too soft? But I’ve never seen Compassion as weakness. For me, and for countless others fighting for justice over decades, compassion has always been disruptive, transformative, and powerful.

In New York, that conviction was echoed by world leaders and human rights defenders like H.E. José Ramos-Horta, President of Timor-Leste; H.E. Vahagn Khachaturyan, President of Armenia, Nobel Peace Laureate Tawakkol Karman, H.E. Laura Chinchilla, former President of Costa Rica, Princess Sonam Dechen Wangchuck of Bhutan, Kerry Kennedy of the Robert F. Kennedy Centre for Human Rights and many more. All of them asserting our collective belief in the power of Compassion.

A definition should not be rigid; it should evolve. We have redefined, reinvigorated and relaunched Compassion in a new form, based on my experience, and the experience of many who brought about a transformation in society.

So what is Compassion?

Compassion is recognising another’s suffering as our own - and acting, with mindfulness and courage, to end it. It is innate. It lives within each of us. But it only becomes real when it turns into action.

Our work is far from done. In truth, it has only just begun.

Let Compassion guide our policies, our institutions and our daily lives. Let it become the fuel that powers this century -  toward a world that is truly just, equitable, peaceful and sustainable.

Let us globalise compassion.

‘The Book Of Compassion’ And The Art Of Living Beyond Binaries

The Book of Compassion is based on the experiences and beliefs of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Kailash Satyarthi, as told by Pooja Pande. I was drawn to the book after sharing the dais with Pooja as a co-panellist at a discussion on media and disability at a United Nations event, linked to the International Purple Fest 2025.

The title itself is very bold and evocative as compassion is a wide, deep and multi-dimensional subject. Ranging from discourses in religious and spiritual texts to basic articulation of social and individual values. So, when you see a title that almost seems to claim to be the book on compassion, it grabs attention and spurs curiosity.

Although Buddhism cautions against a mind filled with doubts and preconceived notions, having His Holiness and Kailash ji in the same book initially seemed like an incompatible choice. Yes, that is because, at first glance, spiritualism for a lay disciple and radical social activism do not seem to be organically aligned. But as you start turning the pages and empty your mind, the reasons become apparent, and that itself is, in part, an exercise in compassion.

Like the Prologue, which brings together the biographical milestones of the two, one of hope for people prosecuted for their beliefs and the other’s decision to commit to offering care to those who need it the most, almost as a translation of an act of compassion being akin to experiencing God.

I will not even try to summarise what is in the book that Pooja, as an author, has made her own journey as she navigates reflections and memories from the lockdowns and a world disrupted by the pandemic. Most of us working on rights and social change often need a deeper and more emotional outlook to make sense of failures, dilemmas, and existential issues.

The separation of human values from professional and public spaces has undermined the best aspects of collective living, which is not just a validation of the competitive but flawed way of life and our insular ambitions. The decline of the moral framework is evident. It has intentionally dulled our senses as we not only turn away from uncomfortable questions but actively pursue a self-centred existence in denial. Education and learning systems no longer foster compassion, empathy, coexistence, and love. The sermons streamed on devices focus on detachment and submission, rather than engagement, and have become bite-sized spiritual snacks.

The book makes a fundamental point about how the value of compassion can be acted upon as a collective outlook and turned into a bedrock for creating a world that can heal itself and stop cannibalising itself through greed, conflict, aggression, and the appropriation of vulgar power.

This is not utopian wishful thinking, but has happened before, and on a scale that drove a mobilisation of masses with no parallels in modern history. Ahimsa and Truth were turned into tenets of social movements by Mahatma Gandhi during India’s struggle against colonialism. The vision that Mahatma had co-created through his encounters and critique of what was termed the Western Civilisation was built around the values of compassion.

Your thoughts are likely to wear towards Mahatma’s favourite prayer ‘Vaishnava Jan To’ (Someone who deeply empathises with others’ suffering, performs acts of selfless service)

Bhajan has been a personal code for Mahatma Gandhi, who was deeply inspired by its message of honesty, compassion, and service.

I loved the fact that the book is replete with quotes, and you could pick one every time you struggle with faith and hope.

ENDS –

High-Level Roundtable on Globalising Compassion in New York, initiated by Nobel Peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi

New York [US], October 7: The 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, in partnership with the Permanent Mission of the Principality of Monaco to the United Nations, organised a high-level roundtable on the initiative of Nobel Peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi. The roundtable was titled "Globalising Compassion: An Ethical Framework for Justice, Equality, Peace and Sustainability".

From Tagore to Satyarthi: Indians Who Made the World Notice with Their Nobel Wins

Nobel Peace Prize: List of Indians Who Won Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 has been awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has on Friday. This is seen as a setback for US President Donald Trump, who had been widely discussed as a contender for the honour. His supporters including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russia, had highlighted his claimed role in ending several international conflicts as a reason for the Nobel Committee received a total of 338 nominations, including 244 individuals and 94 organisations for the world’s most respected and closely watched honours.

Over the years, the Nobel Peace Prize has been given 105 times, honouring 142 laureates — including 111 individuals and 31 organisations. Among them are 92 men and 19 women, each recognised for their remarkable efforts and lasting contributions to promoting peace around the world.

Indians Who Won Nobel Peace Prize

Several Indians have been honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize for their exceptional contributions to humanity.

Mother Teresa received the award in 1979 for her lifelong dedication to serving the poor, the sick, and the destitute through her organisation, Missionaries of Charity. Her compassion and selfless service made her a global symbol of kindness and faith.

In 2014, Kailash Satyarthi was recognised for his relentless fight against child labour and his efforts to ensure every child’s right to education. His work has rescued thousands of children from exploitation and inspired global action for child welfare.

The 14th Dalai Lama, who has lived in exile in India, was also awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his commitment to non-violence and his peaceful struggle for the freedom and rights of the Tibetan people.

एक दीया, जो बुझा नहीं’, कैलाश सत्यार्थी की वह कहानी जो इतिहास बन गई

कैलाश सत्यार्थी की, एक ऐसा नाम, जिसने न सिर्फ बच्चों की आजादी की अलख जगाई, बल्कि दुनिया को यह बताया कि बदलाव की शुरुआत एक अकेले दीये से भी हो सकती है।

10 अक्टूबर 2014, दिन था शुक्रवार। दिल्ली के एक-दो कमरों के फ्लैट में कैलाश सत्यार्थी रोज की तरह अपने लैपटॉप पर सस्ते हवाई टिकट तलाश रहे थे। कुछ हफ्तों बाद जर्मनी में एक कार्यक्रम था, तभी अचानक एक पत्रकार का फोन आया, “कैलाश जी, नोबेल प्राइज।”

उन्हें लगा, शायद किसी और के लिए पूछ रहे हैं और गूगल भी जवाब देने में देर कर रहा था। कुछ ही मिनटों में उनके दफ्तर में दौड़ते-भागते सहकर्मी, बेटे-बहू और मीडिया पहुंच गए और फिर आई वह आधिकारिक कॉल, नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार की घोषणा हो चुकी थी और विजेता थे कैलाश सत्यार्थी।

सुबह से रात तक, घर और ऑफिस में मिलने वालों का तांता लगा रहता। उनका परिवार लगभग 20 साल से दिल्ली में अरावली अपार्टमेंट नाम की बस्ती में दो कमरों के मकान में रहता था।

घर के बाहर टेंट हाउस से लाकर किराए की कुर्सियां डाल दी गई थीं। फिर भी कुछ दिनों तक तो हमारे जान-पहचान वाले भीतर पुराने सोफे और कुर्सियों के अलावा बिस्तरों पर भी लदे होते थे।

उन्हें विदा करना मुश्किल था जबकि उनसे ज्यादा संख्या में लोग बाहर कुर्सियों पर बैठे रहते थे।

इस दिन से ठीक 8 साल पहले 2006 में, एक अखबार में खबर छपी थी कि कैलाश सत्यार्थी नोबेल के लिए नामित हुए हैं, तब भी पत्रकार जुट गए थे। सबने इंतजार किया, लेकिन उस साल पुरस्कार किसी और को मिला।

टीम ने वही दिन शादी की सालगिरह का जश्न मनाने का तय किया था, जो मनाया भी गया, लेकिन सबके दिल में एक हल्की सी कसक रह गई थी।

2014 में वह कसक उम्मीद में बदली। जो इंसान पैंतीस साल से बच्चों को बाल मजदूरी, तस्करी और गुलामी से बचा रहा था, उसे आखिरकार दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा पुरस्कार मिल गया था।

नोबेल पुरस्कार मिलने के बाद ओस्लो में होने वाले भव्य पुरस्कार वितरण समारोह की तैयारियां शुरू हुईं। नोबेल कमेटी ने 10 दिसंबर के पुरस्कार वितरण समारोह से संबंधित व्यवस्थाओं के बारे में बातचीत शुरू कर दी थी।

पिता को नोबेल पुरस्कार मिलना था, इसलिए 35 वर्षीय बेटे भुवन ने यह जिम्मेदारी संभाली। ओस्लो में अधिकारियों को इस बात से बड़ी हैरानी हो रही थी कि वे उनसे कोई शर्तें या मांगें नहीं कर रहे थे।

जहां अन्य विजेता सुरक्षा, मीडिया और विशेष मांगों की लंबी सूची देते हैं, वहीं सत्यार्थी परिवार ने महज एक शर्त रखी। यह शर्त थी कि ‘पहली पंक्ति में एक कुर्सी खाली रखी जाए।’

यह खाली कुर्सी उस बच्चे का प्रतीक थी, जिसे दुनिया ने सबसे पीछे धकेल दिया है, लेकिन कैलाश सत्यार्थी उसे सबसे आगे देखना चाहते हैं। यह उनके पूरे संघर्ष का प्रतीक बन गया।

कैलाश सत्यार्थी के साथ नोबेल पुरस्कार के समय एक मजेदार घटना भी हुई। पुरस्कार समारोह में जब कैलाश सत्यार्थी भाषण देने खड़े हुए तो उनके कुछ पन्ने गुम हो गए, लेकिन मंच पर उनकी मुस्कान और सहजता ने माहौल हल्का कर दिया।

उन्होंने हंसते हुए कहा, ‘आज नई-नई चीजें हो रही हैं। मेरे पन्ने भी खो गए हैं, लेकिन इससे बड़ी बात यह है कि आज एक भारतीय को एक पाकिस्तानी बेटी मिली है और एक पाकिस्तानी बेटी को एक भारतीय पिता।”

उन्होंने ऐसा इसलिए भी कहा था कि नोबेल पुरस्कार कैलाश सत्यार्थी को पाकिस्तान की मलाला यूसुफजई के साथ संयुक्त रूप से मिला। पुरस्कार समारोह से एक दिन पहले एक प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस में जब मलाला पाकिस्तान से जुड़े एक सवाल पर झिझकी, सत्यार्थी ने सहजता से पूछा, “क्या मैं तुम्हें अपनी बेटी कह सकता हूं?” मलाला ने कहा, “हां, अब्बू।”

वह संवाद न सिर्फ दोनों देशों के रिश्तों का एक नया अध्याय बना, बल्कि दुनिया को यह भी दिखा गया कि करुणा और संबंध सीमाओं से नहीं बंधते।

अपने भाषण में उन्होंने एक कहानी सुनाई, “जंगल में आग लगी थी और एक नन्ही चिड़िया अपनी चोंच से पानी भरकर आग बुझाने निकली। शेर ने पूछा, ‘पगली हो गई हो?’ चिड़िया बोली, ‘यह मेरा जंगल है। मैं अपने हिस्से की कोशिश तो कर ही सकती हूं।” यही कैलाश सत्यार्थी की आत्मा है। यही उनका जीवन दर्शन है।

आज, जब हम नोबेल पुरस्कार की उस ऐतिहासिक घोषणा को 11 साल पूरे होते हुए देख रहे हैं, तब सत्यार्थी का जीवन हमें याद दिलाता है कि परिवर्तन सिर्फ सरकारें नहीं लातीं, एक व्यक्ति भी ला सकता है। इसके लिए उनकी आत्मकथा ‘दियासलाई’ सिर्फ एक किताब नहीं, बल्कि एक चेतावनी और एक उम्मीद है। चेतावनी उन लोगों के लिए जो बच्चों का बचपन छीनते हैं, और उम्मीद उन लाखों बच्चों के लिए जिनकी हथेली में अभी कलम की जगह पत्थर हैं।

Sustainable Development Begins at School

A sustainable future requires citizens with the skills and motivation to tackle structural, institutional, and systemic injustices. Universal access to education is essential, but education can be a powerful liberator, tool for inclusion, and source of opportunity only if it has compassion at its core.

A decade ago, the world made a promise to its children: everyone would have access to free, equitable, quality education by 2030. Today, with just five years left to fulfill that pledge, at least 272 million children remain out of school. This puts the entire global development agenda at risk.

Education both drives and benefits from progress on all of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), from achieving gender equality to ending hunger and tackling climate change. As literacy levels rise, infant mortality rates decline, incomes increase, and access to health care and nutrition improves. Conversely, poverty and inequality constrain access to education, creating a self-reinforcing cycle.

The world has pledged to achieve universal education before—in 1990, with the Education for All movement, and in 2000, when it was included in the Millennium Development Goals. In both cases, deadlines were pushed back until the world moved on. Now, the SDG on education is at risk of meeting the same fate.

UNESCO’s latest scorecard reveals that the number of out-of-school children is 21 million higher than previously thought. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the number of out-of-school children has increased in recent years, with more than 4,000 children having dropped out of school each day during 2009-21. How can we celebrate trips to space or the release of new smartphone models when hundreds of millions of children are not learning? This is a moral emergency. Fortunately, we have the tools to get close to the finish line, and even cross it, before time runs out.

Political will is a prerequisite to progress. In my time on the boards of the UN High-Level Group on Education, the UN Education Commission, and the Global Partnership for Education, among others, I have seen the path to universal education repeatedly blocked by the same obstacles, with a lack of political commitment being among the most common. Since elections are often decided on the basis of issues like the economy, immigration, and defense, that is where governments tend to direct their energy. Education rarely features as a top concern, despite its far-reaching economic and social benefits.

When governments do focus on education, however, the impact is undeniable. Brazil, India, Kenya, and South Africa, which have established education as a fundamental right, have achieved higher school enrollment, lower dropout rates, and improved education outcomes. Countries that have implemented education-focused measures like waiving tuition fees and increasing the number of teachers have also made gains.

But all the political will in the world will mean little without adequate investment. The annual financing gap for low- and lower-middle-income countries to achieve universal basic education by 2030 stands at US$97 billion. That is just 4.4 percent of what the world spent on defense last year. Yet, far from stepping up, high-income countries have slashed aid for education, with more reductions likely to come. Governments have also consistently failed to allocate sufficient funds to education within their own countries. Unless this changes, poorer countries will fall even further behind.

Once the political will and financing are in place, the question becomes how to harness them. Policymakers must confront the many challenges that keep children out of school, beginning with child labor. Today, nearly 138 million children are at work, with 54 million in ‘hazardous’ jobs. We cannot guarantee universal education as long as we allow children to toil in farms, factories, and fields. Unfortunately, very few countries have established meaningful links between their education goals and the eradication of child labor. Social barriers exacerbate exclusion.

Marginalized groups—indigenous tribes, girls, those living in chronic poverty or with disabilities—are often excluded from school, and the COVID-19 pandemic and proliferating conflicts have exacerbated the problem. More than 473 million children now live in conflict zones, where forcible displacement, the destruction of infrastructure (including schools), and general insecurity undermine access to education. What kind of world forces children to choose between survival and learning?

But getting children into school is only the first step. If education is to be equitable, inclusive, and effective, classrooms must be free of fear, overcrowding, and neglect. Sufficient resources, including trained teachers, are essential. Technology, particularly AI and digital learning tools, can play a transformative role in expanding access to education, but this will require concerted effort, and human engagement, particularly with teachers, will remain essential. These efforts must be guided, above all, by compassion.

When I accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014, I called for the globalization of compassion, in particular, for our children. In heeding this call, which remains as important as ever, we must recognize that there is nothing weak about compassion, which is not the same as mercy, charity, or empathy, let alone pity. Compassion is not a soft emotion. It is a powerful force, sustained by feeling another’s suffering as one’s own and taking mindful action to end that suffering.

That process begins in the classroom. We must weave compassion into what we teach (curriculum), how we teach (pedagogy), and how we measure success (assessment). Teachers must be trained in experiential techniques, such as storytelling and role-playing, that build practical problem-solving skills. Assessments should encourage students to confront real-world problems and devise ways to solve them.

A sustainable future requires responsible citizens with the skills and motivation to tackle structural, institutional, and systemic injustices. Universal access to education is essential. But education can be a powerful liberator, tool for inclusion, and source of opportunity only if it has compassion at its core.

Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston Hosts “Gandhi: Mantras of Compassion” Celebration

Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston (EGMH), the first museum in the Americas devoted to the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, held a memorable evening on September 20 titled Gandhi: Mantras of Compassion. The event brought together museum supporters, dignitaries, and community leaders to celebrate Gandhi’s message of nonviolence and peace.

Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston was honored to welcome Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, whose lifelong work rescuing children from trafficking and exploitation has spanned over three decades. Over the course of his career, Mr. Satyarthi has liberated tens of thousands of children while advocating for their rights on the global stage.

Satyarthi delivered a powerful and stirring keynote address that resonated deeply with the audience, earning repeated applause. With heartfelt conviction, he reminded everyone that Gandhi’s teachings are far from being relics of the past; they are urgent calls to action in our time. “Compassion is not charity,” he asserted, “it is justice in action.” He went on to redefine compassion, not merely as empathy, but as a dynamic, self-driven force for change. Compassion, he explained, is a profound connection to the suffering of others that compels us to act — not just to feel, but to actively work toward alleviating that suffering.

Music then took center stage as three-time Grammy® Award winner Ricky Kej introduced and launched his newest album, Gandhi: Mantras of Compassion, created in collaboration with Mr. Satyarthi. With soaring melodies and meditative rhythms, the album pays tribute to Gandhi’s values of peace, empathy, and harmony. The album includes contributions from more than 200 artists across 40 countries, with Mr. Satyarthi narrating. The two describe each other as brothers in their shared mission of compassion and justice.

In recognition of Satyarthi’s extraordinary contributions, EGMH unveiled their newest panel in the Our Journey section of the museum. This panel joins the other exhibits featuring Nobel Peace Prize laureates and global advocates of nonviolence, including Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela and Betty Williams.

Adding to the sense of history, U.S. Congressman Al Green presented the Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston with a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition, honoring its role as a cultural and educational beacon for peace and nonviolence in Houston and beyond. The announcement was met with enthusiastic applause, underscoring the pride the community feels in the museum’s mission. The program included remarks by special guest Mr. D.C. Manjunath, Consul General of India in Houston, emphasizing the importance of programs such as Mantras of Compassion in advancing the museum’s mission.

Special thanks are extended to Mrs. Sumathy Ram, a Houston-based award-winning filmmaker and poet, for initiating the program and for her co-production of the Mantras of Compassion CD.

The event was organized under the leadership of Board Trustee GV Krishnan, whose dedication to bringing the museum’s mission to life ensured that the evening was a success. Dr. Manish Wani, Co-founder and Trustee, acting as the MC, guided the program with eloquence and warmth. Indian Summer, renowned for its authentic and flavorful Indian cuisine, served as the event caterer, offering guests a delightful culinary experience that highlighted the rich traditions of India. The success of the event would not have been possible without the tireless efforts of the dedicated staff, volunteers and board members whose passion and commitment helped bring the evening to life.

The evening was filled with moving moments leaving a lasting impression of the Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston’s role in promoting Gandhi’s ideals and inspiring the community to embrace nonviolence and compassion. Guests departed inspired, some describing the evening as “a reminder of what we can achieve when compassion leads the way.”

About Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston (EGMH):

The Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston is the first museum in the Americas dedicated to preserving and promoting the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. Through a rich array of exhibits, music, lectures, and community engagement, the museum strives to inspire the principles of nonviolence, compassion, and social justice, fostering a deeper understanding of Gandhi’s timeless legacy.

Trump Media Director Says Firms He Represents Will Invest Rs.l lakh Cr in Telangana

Jayesh Rajan asks Trump official to convey to US Prez about Donald Trump Avenue

Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi and Trump Media Director Eric Swider interacting with Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy at the inaugural session of Telangana Rising Global Summit-2025 at Bharat Future City in Kandukur on Monday. — DC Image

Hyderabad: Trump Media and Technology Group on Monday promised to invest Rs 1 lakh crore in the upcoming Bharat Future City, giving a major boost to Telangana’s ambition of emerging as a global technology and innovation hub. The announcement was made by Eric Swider, the director of Trump Media and Technology Group, during the inaugural session of the Telangana Rising Global Summit 2025.

Swider said the funds would be deployed over 10 years across various sectors within Bharat Future City, including digital infrastructure, emerging technologies and futuristic urban development. He said the global technology landscape has undergone a fundamental shift, with India increasingly emerging as a frontrunner in innovation, talent and entrepreneurship.

“You would be blind not to see that technology capitalists around the world are coming from India. India is on the rise and I don’t think India is going to stop. It will continue to rise and lead the world in technology,” he remarked.

Expressing gratitude for the opportunity to collaborate with Telangana, Swider told Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy that the state offered a compelling environment for long-term investments.

He added that the organisations he represents, including Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp — where he currently serves as CEO and board member — were keen to participate in the state’s development ecosystem. Swider earlier served as the CEO of Digital World Acquisition Corp, which merged with Trump Media and Technology Group.

Special chief secretary (IT and industries) Jayesh Ranjan, speaking at the session, requested Swider to convey to US President Donald Trump that a major street in Hyderabad has been named after him, reflecting the city’s growing global connect and symbolic recognition of international partnerships.

Kailash Satyarthi: The young Chief Minister is doing wonders

Kailash Satyarthi: Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi said that Telangana is moving forward with a special vision. He said that the Telangana Global Summit was a success. Kailash Satyarthi said that CM Revanth Reddy is doing wonders. He said that CM Revanth has waived off loans of 20 lakh farmers.

He said that CM Revanth is working to increase the standards of education. Kailash Satyarthi said that Telangana is growing into a three trillion economy and expressed confidence that the state should become a healthy Telangana along with the economy. Kailash Satyarthi said that a 1 trillion dollar economy is possible for Telangana by 2034.

Kailash Satyarthi: The young Chief Minister is doing wonders: Kailash Satyarthi

Direction, Dynamic Bureau: Renowned child rights activist and Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi said that Revanth Reddy's rule is following the path of Gandhi and Nehru. He said that Telangana is moving forward towards a special vision and that this Global Summit has been successful. Speaking at the Global Summit being held in Future City today, he reminded that Gandhiji had directed the first Prime Minister Nehru to bring policies keeping the poor in mind. He said that the young Chief Minister has done wonders and is working to raise educational standards. He said that the loans of 20 lakh farmers have been waived off and women have been given the opportunity to travel in buses for free. He said that this state is taking rapid steps towards the goal of Vikasit Bharat and that Telangana will become a 3 trillion dollar economy by 2047. He said that Telangana is going to emerge as a hub of culture, arts, technology and industry. He said that it was said that the eradication of child labor was impossible, but he said that every Indian would find a solution to the problems. He said that development is possible only in unity and peaceful conditions, and that we see the entire world as one family.

Kailash Satyarthi for embracing compassion as driving force for economic, social transformation

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy welcoming Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi during the formal opening of the Telangana Rising Global Summit, in Hyderabad, on Monday.

Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi has urged global leaders, investors and policy makers to embrace compassion as a driving force for economic and social transformation.

Speaking at the inaugural of Telangana Rising global summit here on Monday, he said leaders should build compassionate politics, compassionate economies and compassionate society, asserting that global challenges could not be solved without it. Progress must uplift all people and there is a need for a collective resolve to ensure that no one is left behind, he said.

“World suffers not from shortage of resources but from deficit in moral courage, responsibility and accountability,” he said.

He expressed concern that the world at present faces shrinking humanity, rising extremism, growing divides and threats to peace, and called upon the global community to find new and innovative solutions to overcome them.

Investment in Telangana is not only financial but also contribution to shaping a better world, he said.

Kailash Satyarthi praises Telangana’s vision at Global Summit, calls for ‘globalisation of compassion’

Hyderabad, Dec 8 (UNI) Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi delivered an impassioned address at the Telangana Rising Global Summit 2025 at Bharat Future City on Monday, praising the state’s development vision and urging global leaders, investors and policymakers to embrace compassion as a driving force for economic and social transformation.
Welcoming international delegates to what he described as the “pious land of India and Telangana,” Satyarthi said the impressive gathering reflected the confidence that Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s bold and courageous dream for Telangana would be realised. Looking at the audience, he said he felt assured that those present were not only capable of shaping the future of Telangana but also contributing to the making of a new India and a better world.
He congratulated the Chief Minister and his government for the rapid reforms undertaken in just two years, including the waiver of farm loans for over two million farmers, free bus travel for women and girls, enhancements in the health sector and a strong focus on quality and inclusive education. These efforts, he said, represent the new path toward building a prosperous Telangana of the future.
Satyarthi said achieving a USD 1 trillion economy for Telangana by 2034 was not impossible, and the USD 3 trillion vision for 2047—aligned with Viksit Bharat—was within reach under strong leadership. He thanked organisers for prominently featuring the image of Mahatma Gandhi on summit materials, recalling Gandhi’s guidance to Jawaharlal Nehru: that every policy must be judged by its impact on the poorest and most marginalised.
He described Telangana’s PURA and RARE initiatives as a “symphony” that combines culture, art, technology, industry and futuristic thinking, reflecting the collective aspirations of nearly 40 million people in the state.
Reflecting on his own Nobel Prize moment, he recalled telling a journalist that while India may have a hundred problems, it also has 1.4 billion solutions—its people. Extending the sentiment to Telangana, he said all 38.5 million citizens are problem solvers. Addressing foreign delegates, he said the summit was not merely an investor forum but a platform contributing to global peace, harmony, tolerance, and the ancient Indian value of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam—the world as one family.
Satyarthi emphasised that investment in Telangana is not only financial but also a contribution to shaping a better world. Citing ancient Vedic ideas of development—self-development, community development and global development—he stressed that progress must uplift all people. Quoting sages who urged humanity to “walk together,” he called for a collective resolve to ensure no one is left behind.
Warning that the world today faces shrinking humanity, rising extremism, growing divides, and threats to peace and the planet, he urged the global community to find new and innovative solutions. He admitted that the UN Sustainable Development Goals may not be achieved within the set timeline, but expressed confidence that India—and Telangana—can still make a big contribution in advancing them.
Satyarthi argued that the world suffers not from a shortage of resources or ideas but from deficits in moral courage, accountability and responsibility. The antidote, he said, is compassion—not as a soft emotion but as a “selfless and mindful problem-solving force.” Compassion, he said, is the ability to feel another’s suffering as one’s own and act with urgency to address it.
He urged leaders to build compassionate politics, compassionate economies and a compassionate society, insisting that global challenges cannot be solved without it. Declaring that the world has globalised markets and economies, he said it is now time to “globalise compassion.”
Calling upon delegates to become partners in Telangana’s emerging global vision, he concluded with confidence: “This is the place to solve global problems. And I am sure—we will win.”
Earlier, Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma inaugurated the Global Summit 2025.
Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, union Minister Kishan Reddy, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, DGP Shivdhar Reddy, senior officials and dignitaries from India and abroad were present.
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Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee, Kailash Satyarthi to address Telangana Rising Global Summit

The focus areas of the summit include technology and innovation, net zero 2047, the state government's proposed Future City, infrastructure and growth.

Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Kailash Satyarthi, Trump Media and Technology Group Director Eric Swider are among the speakers at the inaugural ceremony of the 'Telangana Rising Global Summit' being organised by the state government on December 8 and 9.

Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw would also address the event, an official release said.

More than 20 distinct sectors, including IT and software, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, financial services and energy would be represented in the summit, it said.

Twenty seven specialised sessions covering technology, sustainable development, infrastructure, healthcare, sports and economic growth would be part of the agenda, it added.

The focus areas of the summit include technology and innovation, net zero 2047, the state government's proposed Future City and infrastructure, investment and growth.

Over 2,500 participants from over 42 countries have registered for the event.

The summit showcases Telangana's vision for transformative growth, poisitioning the state as a key investment destination and innovation hub, the release said.

Governor Jishnu Dev Varma would inaugurate the sumit at 1 PM on December 8, according to the programme schedule.

Expressing hope that the ongoing airline connectivity issues in the country would ease by then, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said alternative arrangements would be made if any challenges arise.

If important dignitaries face travel difficulties, special flights will be arranged, he said.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday evening visited the venue of the summit, located on the proposed Bharat Future City on city outskirts, to inspect the arrangements.

He directed the officials to make arrangements befitting the Global Summit.

He also told them to install a statue of 'Telangana Thalli' (Mother Telangana) at the venue, an official release said.

The state government will unveil its 'Telangana Rising 2047 Vision Document' during the summit. The vision document outlines a roadmap to achieve a USD three trillion economy by 2047.

It will also include comprehensive plans for the future development of Telangana across all sectors, investments, technology partnerships, and innovations, the release added.

Telangana growth model revealed

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and other dignitaries during the Telangana Rising Global Summit at Future City in Hyderabad on Monday.

HYDERABAD: Making it clear that the goal was to increase Telangana’s contribution to India’s GDP to 10% by 2047 from the 5% at present, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday said that his government aims to model the state’s economic growth on China’s Guangdong province.

Addressing the Telangana Rising Global Summit at Bharat Future City, Revanth pointed out that Guangdong had recorded the highest investment and growth globally within two decades, and added that Telangana was preparing to compete at that scale.

The two-day Summit was inaugurated by Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, who expressed confidence that the state could reach a $3 trillion economy by 2047. Among others present at the inaugural were Union Minister G Kishan Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi, World Economic Forum executive Jeremy Jurgens, Trump Media and Technology Group director Eric Swider, TVS Supply Chain Solutions chairperson R Dinesh.

“As we begin our Global Summit, we feel fortunate that leaders from all sectors have come here. Telangana is India’s youngest state. It is full of exciting opportunities. Today, I am more confident than yesterday. Yesterday was a dream, a plan. Today, all of you have joined us. I see you as partners and stakeholders in the journey. With your support, we can achieve all our goals,” Revanth said.

The chief minister said his administration had taken cues from China, Japan, Germany, South Korea and Singapore, and was working towards becoming a $1 trillion economy by 2034 and $3 trillion economy by 2047. “Telangana accounts for about 2.9% of India’s population and contributes around 5% of national GDP. By 2047, we want our contribution to reach 10%,” he said.

The chief minister reiterated that his government would be guided by the CURE, PURE and RARE framework, dividing Telangana into three zones for services, manufacturing and agriculture. He said the Summit marked a step towards long-term planning, with business, policy and diplomatic leaders joining as stakeholders.

Revanth said the Telangana movement reflected long years of people’s struggle. He credited former Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh for enabling statehood. “Now, we are trying to become one of the most developed states in India,” Revanth said.

Social Reformer and Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi addresses the Telangana Rising Global Summit 2025, at Bharat Future City in Hyderabad on Monday.

HYDERABAD, DEC 08 (UNI): Social Reformer and Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi addresses the Telangana Rising Global Summit 2025, at Bharat Future City in Hyderabad on Monday. UNI Photo 57U

There has never been such poverty.

Witness, Hyderabad: Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi has expressed his concern that the world has never had such wealth in technology, IT and resources in the past, but has never faced such poverty in many key areas. He expressed concern that internal conflicts, terrorism, division and hate politics are escalating across the world, and that humanity is disappearing. He said that along with world peace, people are also in danger. He made it clear that innovative solutions need to be explored in these circumstances. He said that the solution to these problems is to achieve economic and sustainable development goals, and he praised the Telangana state for taking a great step in that direction. He was speaking at the inauguration of the Telangana Rising Global Summit-2025 held in Future City on Monday.

This goal is not impossible..
Satyarthi said that the world is facing a serious shortage of moral courage, accountability and responsibility. He said that if we solve each other's problems with selflessness and intelligence, all problems will be solved. He said that it is not impossible for the state to develop into a 3 trillion dollar economy by 2047. He praised CM Revanth, expressing surprise at how the loan waiver of 20 lakh farmers, free bus travel for women, and cleaning up the education and medical sectors were possible in two years. He said that if there are 100 crore problems in the country, 130 crore people can solve them.

We will make farmers entrepreneurs: TVS Supply Chain Chairman Dinesh
Under the auspices of CII, we have set a target to make 5,000 to 10,000 farmers in the state into wage labourers, said R. Dinesh, former chairman of CII and chairman of TVS Supply Chain Solutions Limited. He said that under the auspices of TVS Group, we will contribute to the development of Telangana as a 3 trillion dollar economy.

Investment of Rs. 1,700 crore in three years: Shobhana Kamineni
Apollo Hospitals will invest Rs. 1,700 crore in the next three years to set up a proton-based innovation center as part of its expansion, said Shobhana Kamineni, Executive Vice Chairman of Apollo Hospitals. She said that they have developed AI-based medical services under the name 'Gemini', which is
available cheaper than DeepSeek.

Green Data Center with Rs. 2,500 crore: Karan Adani
Adani, MD of Adani Ports and SEZ, announced that a 48 MW green data center will be set up in the state with a cost of Rs. 2,500 crore. He said that it will work on the basis of cutting-edge AI and cloud technology.

We will continue with Telangana: Jeremy Jurgens
We have been working with Telangana, which is the fastest growing state in India, for the past few years and we will continue this partnership.. said MD Jeremy Jurgens, Head of the Center for Frontier Technologies and Innovation and Center for Cybersecurity at the World Economic Forum. He said that he is looking forward to meeting CM Revanth at the WEF conference in Davos in January and the BioAsia conference in Hyderabad in February.

Small steps are the stepping stone to achieving big goals: Abhijeet Banerjee
Renowned economist and Nobel laureate Abhijeet Banerjee has made it clear that it is most important to make everyone a partner in development. He said that only the right small steps taken on the path of development will help in achieving big goals. He said that the path will be paved by thinking about what needs to be done to achieve a 3 trillion dollar economy.

The young Chief Minister is doing wonders: Kailash Satyarthi

Child rights activist and Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi participated. Speaking on the occasion, he praised the Telangana CM Revanth Reddy's rule for following the path of Gandhi and Nehru. He said that the state is moving forward towards a special vision and the global summit being held in Future City has been successful. He reminded that Gandhiji had advised Nehru to bring policies keeping the poor in mind.

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Kailash Satyarthi Praises CM Revanth Reddy | Rising Telangana

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नए भारत और बेहतर विश्व के निर्माण में योगदान देगा तेलंगाना : कैलाश सत्यार्थी

हैदराबाद, समिट को सम्बोधित करते हुए सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता एवं नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार विजेता कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने वैश्विक समुदाय से नए और नवाचारी समाधान खोजने का आह्वान किया। उन्होंने स्वीकार किया कि संयुक्त राष्ट्र के सतत विकास लक्ष्य निर्धारित समय सीमा में पूरे नहीं हो पाएंगे, लेकिन यह विश्वास है कि भारत और तेलंगाना लक्ष्यों को आगे बढ़ाने में महत्वपूर्ण योगदान दे सकते हैं।

सत्यार्थी ने तर्क दिया कि दुनिया में संसाधनों की कमी नहीं है, बल्कि नैतिक साहस, जवाबदेही और ज़िम्मेदारी की कमी है। इसका उपाय करुणा है, ऐसी करुणा जो निस्वार्थ और सजग समस्या-समाधान की शक्ति के रूप में काम करे। करुणा वह क्षमता है जिसके द्वारा हम किसी दूसरे के दुख को अपना समझकर उसे दूर करने का प्रयास करते हैं। उन्होंने नेताओं से आह्वान किया कि वे करुणामय राजनीति, करुणामय अर्थव्यवस्था और करुणामय समाज का निर्माण करें, क्योंकि वैश्विक चुनौतियाँ केवल करुणा के माध्यम से ही हल हो सकती हैं। उन्होंने कहा कि जब दुनिया ने बाज़ारों और अर्थव्यवस्थाओं का वैश्वीकरण कर लिया है, अब समय करुणा का वैश्वीकरण करने का है।

भारत फ्यूचर सिटी में आयोजित तेलंगाना राइजिंग ग्लोबल समिट में तेलंगाना राज्य के प्रगति पथ पर आगे बढ़ने की सराहना करते हुए कैलाशा सत्यार्थी ने राज्य की विकास-दृष्टि की प्रशंसा की। साथ ही वैश्विक नेताओं, निवेशकों तथा नीति-निर्माताओं से आह्वान किया कि वे आर्थिक और सामाजिक परिवर्तन के लिए करुणा को प्रेरक शक्ति के रूप में अपनाएँ। उन्होंने करुणा की नयी परिभाषा ज़रूरतमंदों की समस्या समाधान के लिए उठाए जाने वाले कदमों के रूप में दी।

तेलंगाना का 1 ट्रिलियन और 3 ट्रिलियन डॉलर लक्ष्य संभव

कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने अंतरराष्ट्रीय प्रतिनिधियों की ओर इशारा करते हुए कहा कि इतनी प्रभावशाली वैश्विक उपस्थिति यह दर्शाती है कि मुख्यमंत्री रेवंत रेड्डी का साहसिक और दूरदर्शी सपना वास्तविकता में बदलने जा रहा है। उन्होंने विश्वास जताया कि यहाँ मौजूद लोग न सिर्फ तेलंगाना का भविष्य आकार देने में सक्षम हैं, बल्कि एक नए भारत और बेहतर विश्व के निर्माण में भी योगदान दे सकते हैं। 20 लाख से अधिक किसानों के कृषि ऋण माफ करना, महिलाओं और लड़कियों के लिए मुफ्त बस यात्रा, स्वास्थ्य क्षेत्र में महत्वपूर्ण सुधार, गुणवत्तापूर्ण और समावेशी शिक्षा पर जोर जैसी पहलों ने परिवर्तन को नई दिशा दी है। यह प्रयास समृद्ध और भविष्यवादी तेलंगाना की दिशा में नई राह बनाते हैं।

कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने आगे कहा कि 2034 तक तेलंगाना का 1 ट्रिलियन डॉलर अर्थव्यवस्था बनना असंभव नहीं है, लेकिन 2047 तक 3 ट्रिलियन डॉलर का लक्ष्य, जो विकसित भारत के विज़न से जुड़ा है, सक्षम नेतृत्व में अवश्य प्राप्त किया जा सकता है। उन्होंने सम्मेलन की सामग्री पर महात्मा गांधी की छवि प्रमुखता से दर्शाने की उल्लेख करते हुए गांधीजी और जवाहरलाल नेहरू को याद किया और कहा कि नीति का मूल्यांकन इस आधार पर होना चाहिए कि उसका प्रभाव समाज के सबसे गरीब और सबसे हाशिए पर पड़े लोगों पर क्या होगा। उन्होंने कहा कि तेलंगाना की नीतियाँ संस्कृति, कला, प्रौद्योगिकी, उद्योग और भविष्यवादी सोच को एक साथ जोड़ती हैं।

यह भी पढ़ें… तेलंगाना राइजिंग मार्गदर्शक : रेवंत रेड्डी

वैदिक विकास मॉडल: व्यक्तिगत, सामुदायिक और वैश्विक उन्नति पर जोर

यह लगभग 4 करोड़ तेलंगाना वासियों की सामूहिक आकांक्षाओं का प्रतिबिंब है। उन्होंने कहा कि लाख समस्याएं हों, लेकिन तेलंगाना के 3.85 करोड़ नागरिक भी समस्या समाधानकर्ता हैं। तेलंगाना में निवेश केवल आर्थिक निवेश नहीं है, बल्कि बेहतर दुनिया गढ़ने में योगदान भी है। उन्होंने विकास के प्राचीन वैदिक विचारों व्यक्तिगत विकास, सामुदायिक विकास और वैश्विक विकास का उल्लेख करते हुए कहा कि प्रगति ऐसी होनी चाहिए जो सभी को ऊपर उठाए।

मानवता को साथ चलने की आवश्यकता है और यह सुनिश्चित करने की सामूहिक प्रतिज्ञा लेनी चाहिए कि कोई भी पीछे न छूटे। उन्होंने कहा कि पृथवी कम होती मानवता, बढ़ते चरमपंथ, गहराती विभाजन रेखाएँ, अशांति जैसे बढ़ते ख़तरे का सामना कर रही है।

एक और नोबल पुरस्कार ग्रहिता अभिजीत बैनर्जी ने भी अपने विचार रखे और तेलंगाना के भावी विकास के प्रति शुभकामनाएं दीं। मुख्य सचिव रामकृष्ण राव ने विजन 2047 तथा ग्लोबल समिट की रूप रेखा की जानकारी दी। उद्घाटन समारोह का संचालन मुख्यमंत्री के विशेष मुख्य सचिव जयेश रंजन ने किया।

समस्याओं के समाधान में हमें निराश नहीं करेगा यह वर्ष

A Voice That Matters: Fighting Gor Every Child |Theme Pavilion | New Delhi World Book Fair 2026

Bharat Literature Festival 2026 Returns, Recasting India’s Intellectual Landscape

The Bharat Literature Festival (BLF) has returned with its 2026 edition from January 10 to 18 at the Theme Pavilion, Hall 5, Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, positioning itself as one of the country’s most expansive intellectual and cultural gatherings. Curated around the theme “Indian Intellect in Ink; Where Ideas Become Legacy”, the nine-day festival brings together literature, leadership, wellness, culture, technology and public life under one roof, reflecting the growing appetite for cross-sectoral dialogue in India’s creative economy.

The festival is featuring a high-profile roster of speakers drawn from diverse spheres including politics, music, spirituality, literature, wellness and social activism. Among the confirmed participants are Smriti Irani, Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, poet-lyricist and actor Piyush Mishra, Grammy-winning musician Ricky Kej, actor and parliamentarian Hema Malini, spiritual speaker Jaya Kishori, wellness expert Luke Coutinho, entrepreneur Shalini Passi, bestselling author Durjoy Datta, yoga authority Dr Hansa Ji Yogendra, corporate leader Nitin Seth, historians and authors Shantanu Gupta and Yatindra Mishra and several others. The festival is being held under the patronage of Upendrra Rai, CMD and Editor-in-Chief, who is also the Patron of the Bharat Literature Festival.

The programme has been designed to balance popular appeal with thought leadership, with sessions that traverse space exploration, artificial intelligence, political leadership, social justice, creativity and climate consciousness. Conversations such as “From Dreams to Reality: India’s Journey to Space” with Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, “The Human Edge in an AI-Driven Cyber World” with Nitin Seth and “Grassroots to the Helm – A Journey of Leadership” with Smriti Irani are focusing on India’s evolving leadership and technology landscape, while “A Voice That Matters: Fighting for Every Child” with Kailash Satyarthi foregrounds the continuing challenges in child rights and education.

Culture and creativity remain central to the festival’s identity through sessions like “From Grammy to Green Mission: Music, Mindfulness, Movement” with Ricky Kej and “I Am Bindaas: The Unfiltered World of Piyush Mishra”, offering audiences a window into the intersection of art, activism and personal journeys. Spirituality and lifestyle themes also find prominence through discussions such as “Health, Healing & Gentle Wisdom for Everyday Living” with Dr Hansa Ji Yogendra and “From Instagram to Inner Health: The Science and Soul of Lifestyle Healing” by Luke Coutinho, reflecting the rising consumer interest in wellness-driven living.

The festival further positions itself as a catalyst for India’s cultural renaissance, with sessions like “Books, Spirituality and Cultural Renaissance: Shaping Cultural Corridor” featuring Shantanu Gupta and Yatindra Mishra and classical culture engagements such as Hema Malini’s “Ke Krishna Bhakti Pada – Kavivar Das Narayan”. With its nine-day format at the newly redeveloped Bharat Mandapam, BLF 2026 is going beyond the conventional literature festival template, functioning as a multi-sectoral thought summit where publishing, policy, wellness, entertainment and technology converge. As platforms like BLF increasingly drive cultural tourism and brand participation, the festival is emerging as a significant node in India’s expanding cultural and creative economy, where ideas are not just exchanged but built into enduring legacies.

Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi Urges Focus on Compassion Quotient at World Book Fair Event

The fifth day of the event was marked by the presence of Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, who interacted with children and the audience, sharing insights from his life and work.

Introducing the idea of Compassion Quotient

Speaking at the event, Satyarthi highlighted how people respond differently to the problems of others. “Everybody connects with others’ problems in different ways. For some, it is just work, while others take it seriously and are deeply involved in solving the issue. I call this level of involvement a compassion quotient (CQ),” he said.

He explained that just as IQ measures intelligence, CQ could be a parameter to judge the level of compassion a person possesses.

Upcoming book ‘Karuna’ receives warm response

The Nobel Laureate was referring to his upcoming book Karuna: The Power of Compassion, which received a warm welcome at the World Book Fair. Visitors were provided with booklets offering a glimpse into the book.

CQ in personal and professional life

Sharing his vision, Satyarthi said, “After two to four years, our youth would stop asking for kundalis for marriage; instead, they would be curious to know the CQ level in his or her would-be partner.”

He also stressed that corporates should begin measuring compassion before appointing individuals to senior positions.

Recalling a defining life experience

Satyarthi also shared incidents from his autobiography Diyaslai. Recalling an episode involving caste discrimination, he spoke about a temple where lower-caste people were not allowed entry and a stone displaying the instruction stood outside.

“The moment I heard about the temple, I decided to interfere,” he said, adding that the group faced severe opposition and threats.

Standing firm in the face of opposition

He recalled sitting at a police station until all members of his group were traced. The issue later gained national attention, following which the President of India took cognizance and announced a personal visit. “After decades, that stone was removed,” Satyarthi said.

Children express admiration

Children were visibly excited to meet Satyarthi, with many clicking selfies with him. Thirteen-year-old Kanika, who was rescued as a child labourer by Satyarthi’s foundation, said, “He is our hero. He does so much for children. Everyone should learn humanity from him.”

Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi urges focus on compassion in education and workplaces at World Book Fair

New Delhi ( 14/01/2026): Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Tuesday called for greater emphasis on what he described as the “compassion quotient” in public life, education and workplaces, arguing that empathy must be valued as highly as intelligence in shaping a humane society. Addressing children and visitors on the fifth day of the New Delhi World Book Fair 2026, Satyarthi said people respond to social problems in very different ways.

“For some, it is merely a task.

For others, it becomes a deep personal commitment.

I call this level of involvement a compassion quotient, or CQ,” he said.

Drawing a parallel with IQ, he added that CQ could serve as a meaningful parameter to assess how deeply individuals care about the lives and struggles of others. The Nobel laureate was speaking in the context of his forthcoming book, Karuna: The Power of Compassion, which was introduced to readers at the fair.

Visitors were handed booklets outlining the book’s central ideas, and the session drew a large audience, particularly young readers and students. Satyarthi suggested that society may soon place greater value on compassion in personal and professional decision-making.

“In a few years, our youth may stop asking for kundalis for marriage and instead want to know the CQ of their prospective partner—to see whether they can adjust, empathise and grow together as a family,” he said.

He also urged corporate India to consider compassion while appointing senior leaders, arguing that empathy-driven leadership leads to more ethical and sustainable institutions. During the interaction, Satyarthi shared personal experiences from his life and from his autobiography Diyaslai.

Recalling an incident from his early years as a social activist, he spoke about learning of a temple that barred entry to people from lower castes, with a stone outside declaring the restriction.

“The moment I heard about it, I knew I had to intervene,” he said. The attempt to challenge the discrimination, he recalled, was met with fierce resistance.

“Upper-caste groups opposed us violently.

Many of our people ran away, fearing for their lives,” he said.

It was at that moment, Satyarthi added, that leadership demanded personal courage.

He stayed put, worked with the police to trace his colleagues, and ensured the issue received national attention.

“The matter reached the highest levels.

The President of India took cognisance and announced a visit.

Eventually, after decades, that stone was removed,” he said. The event had a visible emotional impact on children in attendance.

Many crowded around Satyarthi for photographs and autographs.

“He is our hero.

He has done so much for children,” said 13-year-old Kanika, who was rescued from child labour by Satyarthi’s foundation.

“Everyone should learn humanity from him,” she added. Organisers said the session reinforced the fair’s broader aim of linking reading with values such as empathy, justice and social responsibility.

Festival of Festivals 3.0 Brings India’s Leading Literary Platforms Together at New Delhi World Book Fair 2026

Literary conversations under the Great Indian Book Tour expanded the scope of the Festival of Festivals 3.0 with panels exploring how fiction draws meaning from ordinary lives, how real-life struggles are transformed into motivational narratives and why certain books succeed in creating lasting impact.

The Festival’s collaborative spirit is further reflected by the participating organisers. Mr. Manoj Krishnan of the Asian Literary Society highlighted the Fair as an opportunity to bring Asian literature to a wider Indian audience through initiatives like the Asian Literary Confluence and ALS Caravan in Indonesia and Singapore. Puri Literary Festival’s Mr. Shashank Shekhar emphasized NDWBF’s role as the largest B2B platform where readers directly connect with authors and publishers, allowing them to explore diverse themes from Badass Begums to The Lives We Inherit. Mrs. Vaishali from Nalanda Literature Festival described the platform as a stage to present Nalanda’s vision of reimagining Bharat as a Vishwaguru while gaining national and global visibility.

One of the participating literary festivals is the Bharat Literature Festival presenting conversations across leadership, spirituality, culture and contemporary issues from speakers like Smriti Irani, Hema Malini, Ricky Kej, Kailash Satyarthi and many more.

Organiser of The Great Indian Book Tour, Mr Prashant emphasised the Tour’s mission to empower emerging authors from across the country, and noted that the Festival provides crucial visibility and access for new voices. Mrs. Chandani Mathur of Worldlywise Publications appreciated the National Book Trust’s efforts in nurturing a reading culture. ‘Free entry has drawn large and diverse audiences,’ she said, reinforcing that the value of literature lies not only in sales but in sustaining a culture of reading.

With the Asian Literary Society, Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival, Bharat Literature Festival, Puri Literary Festival, Nalanda Literature Festival, The Great Indian Book Tour, Anecdote Publishing House and Wordlywise Publications set to participate in the coming days, the Festival of Festivals continues to grow as a defining feature of NDWBF 2026. By weaving together multiple literary voices and offering a space for dialogue, mentorship, and discovery, the festival not only celebrates literature in all its forms but also underscores its enduring relevance in a rapidly evolving cultural landscape.

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International Voices, Authors Take Centre Stage On Day 5 Of New Delhi World Book Fair 2026

Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi Urges Focus on Compassion in Education and Workplaces

New Delhi: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Tuesday called for greater emphasis on what he described as the “compassion quotient” in public life, education and workplaces, arguing that empathy must be valued as highly as intelligence in shaping a humane society.

Addressing children and visitors on the fifth day of the World Book Fair, Satyarthi said people respond to social problems in very different ways. “For some, it is merely a task. For others, it becomes a deep personal commitment. I call this level of involvement a compassion quotient, or CQ,” he said. Drawing a parallel with IQ, he added that CQ could serve as a meaningful parameter to assess how deeply individuals care about the lives and struggles of others.

The Nobel laureate was speaking in the context of his forthcoming book, Karuna: The Power of Compassion, which was introduced to readers at the fair. Visitors were handed booklets outlining the book’s central ideas, and the session drew a large audience, particularly young readers and students.

Satyarthi suggested that society may soon place greater value on compassion in personal and professional decision-making. “In a few years, our youth may stop asking for kundalis for marriage and instead want to know the CQ of their prospective partner—to see whether they can adjust, empathise and grow together as a family,” he said. He also urged corporate India to consider compassion while appointing senior leaders, arguing that empathy-driven leadership leads to more ethical and sustainable institutions.

During the interaction, Satyarthi shared personal experiences from his life and from his autobiography Diyaslai. Recalling an incident from his early years as a social activist, he spoke about learning of a temple that barred entry to people from lower castes, with a stone outside declaring the restriction. “The moment I heard about it, I knew I had to intervene,” he said.

The attempt to challenge the discrimination, he recalled, was met with fierce resistance. “Upper-caste groups opposed us violently. Many of our people ran away, fearing for their lives,” he said. It was at that moment, Satyarthi added, that leadership demanded personal courage. He stayed put, worked with the police to trace his colleagues, and ensured the issue received national attention. “The matter reached the highest levels. The President of India took cognisance and announced a visit. Eventually, after decades, that stone was removed,” he said.

The event had a visible emotional impact on children in attendance. Many crowded around Satyarthi for photographs and autographs. “He is our hero. He has done so much for children,” said 13-year-old Kanika, who was rescued from child labour by Satyarthi’s foundation. “Everyone should learn humanity from him,” she added.

Organisers said the session reinforced the fair’s broader aim of linking reading with values such as empathy, justice and social responsibility.

मुक्त संवाद का दायरा सिकुड़ रहा है; राजनीति और धर्म ने हमें निराश किया : कैलाश सत्यार्थी

नयी दिल्ली, 16 जनवरी (भाषा) नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार से सम्मानित और प्रमुख समाज सुधारक कैलाश सत्यार्थी का कहना है कि वर्तमान दौर में मानवता और पृथ्वी गंभीर खतरे में है, मुक्त संवाद का दायरा सिकुड़ रहा है और राजनीति एवं धर्म ने समाज को निराश किया है।

बाल अधिकार कार्यकर्ता और प्रमुख समाज सुधारक कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने अपनी नयी किताब ‘करूणा: दी पावर आफ कम्पैशन’ में ये विचार व्यक्त किए हैं।

उन्होंने किताब में लिखा है कि मानवता और हमारे ग्रह के गंभीर खतरे में होने के बीच आज करूणा की बहुत अधिक जरूरत है। वह लिखते हैं कि एक ओर तो दुनिया ऐसे दौर से गुजर रही है जहां उसके पास इतनी अधिक संपदा है जितनी पहले कभी न थी। सूचना तकनीक की प्रगति, बाजार, कारोबार, उत्पादन और उपभोग अपने चरम पर है लेकिन इस बेतहाशा वृद्धि के बावजूद विश्व जल रहा है।

हार्पर कालिन्स द्वारा प्रकाशित किताब ‘करूणा’ में लेखक का कहना था,‘‘ मुक्त संवाद का दायरा सिकुड़ रहा है। शासन, राजनीति, धर्म और अर्थव्यवस्थाओं ने हमें निराश किया है।’’

उनका कहना था कि हर मौजूदा संकट तत्काल नयी अवधारणा की मांग कर रहा है और ऐसे में चुप्पी साध लेना विश्वासघात से कम नहीं है।

उन्होंने किताब में लिखा कि दुनिया पर छाये तमाम संकटों का जवाब करूणा में निहित है और यह समाधान की नई अवधारणा है। उन्होंने कहा, ऐसा इसलिए क्योंकि करूणा ताकत है, करूणा जिम्मेदारी है, करूणा साहस है और करूणा कार्रवाई है।

कैलाश सत्यार्थी की नयी किताब ‘करुणा’ इस भावना की ताकत में असीम संभावनाओं की खोज करती है और साथ ही इस बात को रेखांकित करती है कि सामाजिक और आंतरिक बदलाव में सही मायने में करुणा किस प्रकार से आधारभूत भूमिका निभा सकती है।

सत्रह जनवरी को जयपुर लिटरेचर फेस्टिवल (जेएलएफ) में इस पुस्तक का विमोचन किया जाएगा। किताब तर्क देती है कि ‘करुणा, न्याय, समानता, शांति और स्थिरता का सबसे सुदृढ़ मार्ग है’ क्योंकि यह ‘करुणा के वैश्वीकरण’ का आह्ववान करती है।

‘सत्यार्थी मूवमेंट फॉर ग्लोबल कम्पैशन’ के संस्थापक 72 वर्षीय सत्यार्थी ने पिछले दिनों किताब के संबंध में जारी एक बयान में कहा,‘‘ इस किताब में मैंने एक नयी अवधारणा पेश की है – ‘करुणा लब्धि’। यह व्यक्तियों और संगठनों में करुणा को मापने और बढ़ाने की एक वैज्ञानिक दृष्टि है। आज करुणा कोई चुनाव नहीं है, बल्कि यह मानवता के अस्तित्व के लिए ऑक्सीजन है।’’

उन्होंने कहा,‘‘आपकी सोई हुई करुणा – ‘करुणा’ को जगाकर और ऊपर उठाकर, यह किताब आपको अपने अंदर की समस्या सुलझाने वाले और बदलाव लाने वाले व्यक्तित्व के निर्माण में मदद करेगी।’

कैलाश सत्यार्थी किताब में लिखते हैं,‘‘सिर्फ़ आध्यात्मिकता आज की मुश्किलों को हल नहीं कर सकती। इसलिए, मैं आध्यात्मिक इंजीनियरिंग की ज़ोरदार वकालत करता हूं, जो करूणा को मकसद में बदलना है।

साथ ही किताब में कहा गया है कि भारत केवल ताकत या संपदा के बल पर विश्वगुरू नहीं बन सकता। सत्यार्थी लिखते हैं, ‘‘ करूणा हमारी विरासत है, सभ्यता की नींव है। यह करूणा ही है जो भारत को सच्चे विश्वमित्र में बदल सकती है।’’

बुद्धिमत्ता को मापने के लिए आईक्यू को बीते समय की बात कहते हुए उन्होंने किताब में करूणा लब्धि(सीक्यू) की अवधारणा पेश की है और इसे व्यक्ति के करूणा के स्तर को बढ़ाने और उसके मूल्यांकन का प्रभावी उपकरण बताया है।

Integrate Compassion Quotient into Curriculum, Urges Nobel Laureate Satyarthi

New Delhi: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Wednesday called for greater emphasis on what he described as the “compassion quotient” (CQ) in education, workplaces and public life, saying empathy must be valued alongside intelligence to build a humane society.

“Compassion should be valued as seriously as intelligence in shaping our institutions and our future,” Satyarthi said while speaking at the New Delhi World Book Fair 2026.

“For some, it is merely a task. For others, it becomes a deep personal commitment. I call this the compassion quotient, or CQ, it reflects how deeply we care about the lives and struggles of others,” he said.

Advocating empathy-driven leadership, he said compassion was not merely an emotion but a guiding principle for decision-making. “CQ is not about sympathy alone; it is about responsibility, action and ethical choices,” he said, adding that organisations and institutions should recognise compassion as a core leadership quality.

“In a few years, our youth may stop asking for kundalis for marriage and instead want to know the CQ of their prospective partner to see whether they can adjust, empathise and grow together as a family,” he said. Urging corporate India to consider compassion while appointing senior leaders, he noted that empathy-driven leadership leads to more ethical and sustainable institutions.

Referring to younger generations, Satyarthi said values such as empathy and understanding would increasingly define personal and professional relationships. “In the coming years, our youth will place greater importance on compassion, adjustment and shared growth,” he said, reiterating the need to nurture these values through education.

The NDWBF 2026 is being held at Bharat Mandapam from January 10 to 18. Organised by the National Book Trust under the Ministry of Education, the fair features participation from over 35 countries, more than 1,000 publishers and over 3,000 stalls.

Integrate ‘Compassion Quotient’ into Curriculum, Urges Nobel Laureate Satyarthi

New Delhi, Jan 15: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Wednesday called for greater emphasis on what he described as the “compassion quotient” in public life, education and workplaces, arguing that empathy must be valued as highly as intelligence in shaping a humane society.

Addressing children and visitors on the fifth day of the World Book Fair, Satyarthi said people respond to social problems in very different ways. “For some, it is merely a task. For others, it becomes a deep personal commitment. I call this level of involvement a compassion quotient, or CQ,” he said. Drawing a parallel with IQ, he added that CQ could serve as a meaningful parameter to assess how deeply individuals care about the lives and struggles of others.

The Nobel laureate was speaking in the context of his forthcoming book, Karuna: The Power of Compassion, which was introduced to readers at the fair. Visitors were handed booklets outlining the book’s central ideas, and the session drew a large audience, particularly young readers and students.

Satyarthi suggested that society may soon place greater value on compassion in personal and professional decision-making. “In a few years, our youth may stop asking for kundalis for marriage and instead want to know the CQ of their prospective partner—to see whether they can adjust, empathise and grow together as a family,” he said. He also urged corporate India to consider compassion while appointing senior leaders, arguing that empathy-driven leadership leads to more ethical and sustainable institutions.

During the interaction, Satyarthi shared personal experiences from his life and from his autobiography Diyaslai. Recalling an incident from his early years as a social activist, he spoke about learning of a temple that barred entry to people from lower castes, with a stone outside declaring the restriction. “The moment I heard about it, I knew I had to intervene,” he said.

The attempt to challenge the discrimination, he recalled, was met with fierce resistance. “Upper-caste groups opposed us violently. Many of our people ran away, fearing for their lives,” he said. It was at that moment, Satyarthi added, that leadership demanded personal courage. He stayed put, worked with the police to trace his colleagues, and ensured the issue received national attention. “The matter reached the highest levels. The President of India took cognisance and announced a visit. Eventually, after decades, that stone was removed,” he said.

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Rajasthan News: क्या भविष्य में आपका स्मार्टफोन यह तय करेगा कि आप कितने अच्छे इंसान हैं? जयपुर लिटरेचर फेस्टिवल (JLF 2026) के मंच से शनिवार को नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार विजेता कैलाश सत्यार्थी (Kailash Satyarthi) ने एक ऐसी भविष्यवादी (Futuristic) घोषणा की है, जिसने तकनीक और मानवता के विशेषज्ञों के बीच हलचल पैदा कर दी है. सत्यार्थी ने भविष्यवाणी की है कि जल्द ही दुनिया में 'करुणा मापने वाला ऐप' (Compassion Measuring App) दस्तक देगा, जो किसी भी व्यक्ति के भीतर छुपे संवेदना के स्तर को स्कैन कर सकेगा.

डिजिटल होगा 'करुणा' का मीटर!

सत्यार्थी ने जेएलएफ में चर्चा के दौरान कहा कि इंसानियत एक ऐसे डिजिटल दौर की ओर बढ़ रही है, जहां भावनाओं को भी डेटा के जरिए नापा जाएगा. उन्होंने बताया कि यह ऐप आपको यह स्पष्ट कर देगा कि सामने खड़ा व्यक्ति आपके प्रति वास्तव में कितनी सहानुभूति और 'कंपैशन' रखता है. यह केवल एक तकनीकी प्रगति नहीं, बल्कि गिरते मानवीय मूल्यों के बीच एक डिजिटल आईना होगा.

सिर्फ इंसान नहीं, बेजुबानों के लिए भी धड़के दिल

सुप्रीम कोर्ट में चल रही आवारा कुत्तों की सुनवाई का जिक्र करते हुए सत्यार्थी ने करुणा के दायरे को और व्यापक बनाने की वकालत की. उन्होंने कहा, 'करुणा केवल इंसानों तक सीमित नहीं होनी चाहिए, बल्कि हमें हर जीव के प्रति संवेदनशील होने की जरूरत है.' सत्यार्थी ने 'कंपैशन ज्यूडिशियरी' का विचार पेश किया. उन्होंने जोर दिया कि आज राजनीति, मीडिया और कॉर्पोरेट सेक्टर को भी 'करुणामई लीडरशिप' की सख्त जरूरत है.

बांग्लादेश संकट: साजिश का बड़ा खुलासा

इसी मंच से कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने बांग्लादेश के ताजा हालातों पर अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तर की बड़ी बात कही. उन्होंने पड़ोसी देश में मची उथल-पुथल को केवल एक आंतरिक विद्रोह मानने से इनकार कर दिया. उन्होंने कहा, 'बांग्लादेश में जो हो रहा है, उसके पीछे बाहरी ताकतें सक्रिय हैं. यह केवल एक व्यक्ति का मामला नहीं है, बल्कि यह वहां के समाज और इकॉनमी के लिए भी घातक है. हम सब कुछ केवल यूनुस के भरोसे नहीं छोड़ सकते.'

बांग्लादेश में बाहरी ताकते भी काम कर रही हैं”. कैलाश सत्यार्थी बोले- समाज के ल‍िए ठीक नहीं

नोबल पीस प्राइस विजेता कैलाश सत्यार्थी अपनी नई किताब 'करुणा' के विषय पर बात करने जयपुर लिटरेचर फेस्टिवल पहुंचे. इस दौरान उन्होंने बताया क‍ि समाज में करुणा बहुत जरूरी है. उन्होंने कहा क‍ि बांग्लादेश में जो हो रहा, उसमें बाहरी ताकतें भी काम कर रही हैं, यह समाज के लिए ठीक नहीं है.

"करुण हम सभी के अंदर है" 

सुप्रीम कोर्ट में आवारा कुत्तों को लेकर हो रही सुनवाई को लेकर कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने कहा कि करुणा हम सभी के अंदर है. यह केवल इंसानों के लिए नहीं होनी चाहिए, हमें सभी के साथ करुणा रखने की जरूरत है.

"कॉर्पोरेट में भी करुणामई लीडरशिप की जरूरत"

उन्होंने कहा क‍ि आमतौर पर हम सभी करुणा के साथ हैं, लेकिन हमारे बीच में प्रतिस्पर्धा की भावना की जो आक्रामकता है. सामाजिक आक्रामकता है. मैं कहता हूं हमें एक कंपैशन ज्यूडिशियरी की आवश्यकता है. हमें एक करुणामई न्यायपालिका, राजनीति, मीडिया की जरूरत है. यहां तक कि हमें कॉर्पोरेट सेक्टर में भी करुणामई लीडरशिप की भी जरूरत है.

"इकॉनमी के लिए भी ठीक नहीं है" 

उन्होंने बांग्लादेश की स्थिति पर बोला कि बांग्लादेश अकेला देश नहीं है. उस देश में जो हो रहा है, केवल एक व्यक्ति की बात नहीं हैं. वहां जो भी हो रहा है, वह समाज, इंसानों और इकॉनमी के लिए भी ठीक नहीं है. इस सबमे उस देश के बाहर भी कुछ ताकतें हैं, जो काम कर रही हैं. उन्होंने कहा कि नोबल विजेता मोहम्मद यूनुस के ऊपर ही केवल यह निर्भर नहीं है.

विश्व पुस्तक मेले में कैलाश सत्यार्थी दिया करुणा का ‘3डी’ मंत्र, पोलैंड के राजदूत से साझा किया इतिहास

Kailash Satyarthi launches his new book, Karuna, at the Jaipur Literature Festival today

Nobel Peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi launched his new book Karuna: The Power of Compassion at the Jaipur Literature Festival adding a wave of positivity to the third day of the 19th edition of the literary festival. Satyarthi who wrote his biography Diyasalayi last year, launched the new book in the company of Liberian Nobel Peace laureate Leymah Gbowee who joined the chorus in advocating compassion and the need for it in today’s world. Also joining them was best selling author Amish Tripathi who later sat with Satyarthi for a chat that threw light on the concept of compassion, projecting it not as an emotion but as a force or a tool.

The book presents compassion as a

disciplined and transformative force. Satyarthi introduced the audience to a new concept — the Compassion

Quotient (CQ) — which will offer a practical framework to understand and enhance levels of compassion

in individuals, institutions, and society. “Compassion has so far been seen as a soft emotion. This book challenges that thinking. Compassion

is a transformative force that can solve today’s most complex problems. Through the Compassion

Quotient (CQ), I have presented a scientific and practical way to understand and strengthen

compassion,” said Satyarthi further informing the audience that very soon we will be able to pick up our life partners based on scientifically acquired CQ. It will also benefit companies in hiring employees, he added.

Talking further about the concept that is integral to Satyarthi’s DNA, he said: “Over the past nearly fifty years, I have fought for the rights of the most vulnerable and marginalised

people. Throughout this journey, compassion has been my greatest strength. Today, compassion is

not an option but a necessity of our times. This book is an appeal to people to step out of indifference

and become part of the solution. Soon, I am going to give them a tool that will greatly help them do so.”

The session was marked by anecdotes from Satyarthi’s life that underscored the urgency of embracing compassion in a new form.

‘Nobel के लिए किसी को इतना पागल नहीं देखा’, ट्रंप पर कैलाश सत्यार्थी का तंज

जयपुर लिटरेचर फेस्टिवल में नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार विजेता कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने एक अंतरराष्ट्रीय विवाद पर तीखी प्रतिक्रिया दी. अपने नए किताब ‘करुणा: द पावर ऑफ कम्पैशन’ के विमोचन के दौरान उन्होंने उन खबरों की आलोचना की, जिनमें कहा गया था कि एक अन्य नोबेल विजेता ने अपना शांति पुरस्कार अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रंप को सौंप दिया.

कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने कहा कि यह सुनकर वे हैरान रह गए. उन्होंने व्यंग्यात्मक लहजे में कहा कि उन्होंने अपने जीवन में कभी किसी को नोबेल पुरस्कार के लिए इतना पागल होते नहीं देखा.

सत्यार्थी ने साफ किया कि नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार कोई ऐसा सम्मान नहीं है जिसे दिया या ट्रांसफर किया जा सके. उन्होंने मीडिया रिपोर्ट्स का हवाला देते हुए बताया कि नोबेल समिति ने साफ कहा है कि यह सम्मान ट्रांसफरेबल नहीं होता.

सत्यार्थी ने जोर देकर कहा कि नोबेल पुरस्कार राजनीतिक समर्थन का साधन नहीं, बल्कि नैतिक अधिकार और मानवीय मूल्यों का प्रतीक है. इस पर दर्शकों ने जोरदार तालियां और हंसी से प्रतिक्रया दी.

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उन्होंने 2014 में नोबेल पुरस्कार जीतने के बाद का अनुभव साझा करते हुए बताया कि तत्कालीन राष्ट्रपति प्रणब मुखर्जी ने उन्हें बुलाकर कहा था कि वे भारत के लिए यह गौरव लेकर आए हैं.

सत्यार्थी ने इसे केवल व्यक्तिगत सम्मान नहीं माना, बल्कि पूरे देश को समर्पित किया. शुरुआत में इसके लिए कोई प्रोटोकॉल नहीं था, लेकिन उन्होंने आग्रह किया कि यह पदक देश की धरोहर के रूप में रखा जाए. इसके बाद एक नया प्रोटोकॉल बना और नोबेल पदक राष्ट्रपति को सौंपा गया.

कार्यक्रम के अंत में लेखक अमीश त्रिपाठी ने कहा, “कुछ लोग ऐसे होते हैं जिनका सम्मान पुरस्कार मिलने से बढ़ता है, जबकि कुछ ऐसे होते हैं जो पुरस्कार का सम्मान बढ़ा देते हैं.” यह बात पूरे सत्र का सार बन गई और लंबे समय तक तालियों की गूंज होती रही.

Never seen anyone so crazy for the Nobel Prize: Kailash Satyarthi on Trump

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi delivered one of the sharpest moments of the Jaipur Literature Festival on Friday when he reacted to reports that a fellow Nobel laureate had “presented” her Peace Prize to former US President Donald Trump.

Speaking at the launch of his book Karuna: The Power of Compassion, Satyarthi said he was left “shocked” by the episode, adding pointedly: “God, I’ve never seen any person in my life who was so crazy for the Nobel Prize.”

‘THE NOBEL PRIZE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE’

Without naming Trump directly at first, Satyarthi referred to the widely reported controversy in which Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado was reported to have physically handed her Nobel Peace Prize medal to former US President Donald Trump during a White House meeting.

While Trump publicly praised the gesture, the Nobel Institute later clarified that the Nobel Peace Prize is strictly non-transferable, stressing that while a medal may be symbolically handed over, the honour itself cannot be passed on to another person.

“It has been reported in the press that the Nobel Committee said very clearly that it is not transferable,” Satyarthi said.

The remark drew laughter and applause, especially as he contrasted the episode with what the Nobel Prize is meant to represent — moral authority, not political validation.

HOW SATYARTHI HANDLED HIS OWN NOBEL

Satyarthi then recounted what happened after he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014, when then President Pranab Mukherjee invited him to Rashtrapati Bhavan.

“He said, you are the first Indian-born Indian to bring the Peace Medal to the land of India,” Satyarthi recalled.

Satyarthi said he wanted the medal to belong not to him, but to the people of India. When told there was no protocol to hand it over to the nation, he persisted, even offering to place it at Rajghat, Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial.

Eventually, a new protocol was created, and the medal was formally handed to the President to be kept on behalf of the country.

‘SOME PEOPLE RAISE THE HONOUR OF THE PRIZE’

Ending on a moral note that drew the loudest applause of the session, novelist Amish Tripathi, who was hosting the session with Satyarthi, said, “There are some whose honour is raised because the prize is given to them. And there are some who raise the honour of the prize when it is given to them.”

The line, delivered quietly, landed heavily — a clear contrast between the ideals behind the Nobel Peace Prize and the politics now swirling around it.

Why compassion, not IQ, will define the future: Kailash Satyarthi’s case for CQ

At the Jaipur Literature Festival, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi made a bold claim: the most important human metric of the future will not be intelligence or emotional skill, but compassion — something he believes can be measured, strengthened, and taught.

Launching his new book Karuna: The Power of Compassion in conversation with author Amish, Satyarthi argued that compassion is not a soft virtue or a moral afterthought, but a force powerful enough to change systems.

‘I SAW THE WORST OF SOCIETY, BUT I FOUND GOD THERE’

Satyarthi has spent over four decades confronting child slavery, trafficking, abuse and exploitation. Asked how he preserves compassion after witnessing such brutality, he returned to the moment that shaped his life.

In 1980, a desperate father arrived at his door in Delhi. His 15-year-old daughter, Sabo, had been born into slavery at a brick kiln in Punjab. Traffickers were already negotiating her price.

“When I started writing his story,” Satyarthi said, “I thought — if Sabo were my daughter, what would I do?”

He put down his pen and went to rescue her.

The first attempt failed. They were beaten. The father was badly assaulted. The girl watched from a distance, hoping.

“We came back with empty hands,” Satyarthi said, “but not with empty hearts.”

Days later, with the help of lawyers, Satyarthi filed a habeas corpus petition in the Delhi High Court. Within days, 36 children, women and men were freed. This was one of the first documented civilian-led rescues of enslaved children anywhere in the world.

“The children could not understand freedom,” he recalled. “They were jumping on the road like frogs released from a basket.”

That moment, he said, redefined his understanding of faith.

“I could feel God in the tears of those mothers. That is when I understood what humanity really means.”

COMPASSION IS NOT KINDNESS, IT IS FORCE

Satyarthi was clear that compassion must not be confused with charity, pity or benevolence.

“Compassion is not an emotion,” he said. “Compassion is a force, born from feeling another’s suffering as your own.”

That force, he argued, naturally leads to action. You do not need to translate compassion into action — action is already embedded in it.

This is the core idea of Karuna, where Satyarthi challenges traditional moral and spiritual interpretations of compassion as passive or gentle.

THE FOUR ELEMENTS OF COMPASSION

Drawing directly from the book, Satyarthi outlined four inbuilt elements of compassion, all of which must be present.

The first is awareness — the refusal to remain indifferent to suffering.

The second is connectedness, recognising that another person’s pain is not distant or abstract.

The third is deep, honest feeling — not sympathy from above, but identification from within.

The fourth is action.

“When these come together,” he said, “you cannot sit quietly. You emerge as your own leader.”

HOW TO BUILD COMPASSION, AND EXPAND ITS CIRCLE

Satyarthi stressed that compassion is innate but underused.

“We are born with an ocean of compassion,” he said. “But we keep it clenched in our fist.”

Most people restrict compassion to a small circle — family, close friends, sometimes colleagues. The challenge, he said, is to expand that circle deliberately.

Education systems and competitive cultures often do the opposite, rewarding speed, rank and dominance.

“We teach children to run faster by pushing others back,” he said. “That is not growth.”

Building compassion, according to Satyarthi, requires:

• consciously enlarging who we consider “ours”
• training ourselves to recognise suffering early
• practising connectedness across class, gender, religion and nationality
• acting without waiting for authority or permission

WHY CQ WILL MATTER MORE THAN IQ

Satyarthi argued that IQ and EQ are individualistic metrics, often reinforcing hierarchy and competition, even within families.

CQ, on the other hand, measures how deeply one understands and responds to others’ suffering.

“In the future,” he said, “jobs will not be given on the basis of IQ and EQ alone.”

He predicted that institutions will eventually train employees to increase their compassion quotient, and that leadership across politics, judiciary, media and corporations will be judged by CQ.

Half-joking, he added that even marriages may one day be decided by compassion scores.

“You will check not just education or looks,” he said, smiling, “but compassion.”

‘SOME PEOPLE ELEVATE THE NOBEL PRIZE’

As the session closed, Amish offered a spontaneous tribute that drew loud applause.

“There are some people whose honour is raised because of the Nobel Prize,” he said. “And some people who raise the honour of the prize when it is given to them.”

It was a fitting end to a conversation about power rooted not in authority, but in humanity.

Kailash Satyarthi Slams Trump Over Nobel Prize Obsession at Jaipur Lit Fest

Kailash Satyarthi’s ‘Karuna’: How carpets became free from child labour

In December 1989, we rescued a group of children from a carpet factory in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh. A boy named Idrees, who had a head injury, stood out among the dozen children we brought back. While the other children and their parents were joyous, Idrees sat quietly, showing no emotion. His friends revealed that he rarely spoke or laughed because the factory owners would strike him with a knife whenever he said he missed his parents. I approached him and gently asked, ‘Everyone is getting ready to leave. Don’t you want to go home, too?’ He didn’t respond at first but then asked why his father hadn’t come. I later came to know that his father had passed away after Idrees was trafficked. Idrees had been taken away when he was only five years old, and had been trapped in Bhadohi for seven years.

I understood the situation and assured Idrees that I would take him to his mother. We travelled overnight to his village, driving through difficult terrains with thick forests and a turbulent river. We arrived in the morning. But Idrees didn’t recognise the village. We asked around for his mother, Taslima. Coincidentally, it was Eid and the villagers were in a festive mood.

Someone led us to Taslima’s hut. I loudly called out, ‘Look who’s here.’ However, she did not respond, or recognise Idrees. A villager told us, ‘Sir, she cannot see. Her son was kidnapped many years ago and she has lost her sight after years of crying from grief and despair.’

My voice was shaking as I said to her again, ‘Taslima aapa, your son Idrees is here!’ As soon as she heard his name, she stood up with a jolt. Even though she could not see him, she reached out to him with trembling arms. Her body seemed to remember what her eyes could not see. We all watched in awe as she hugged her son. At first, Idrees didn’t recognise her either but the moment they embraced, a surge of emotion passed between them. Years of pain and longing gave way to this moment. The entire village gathered to celebrate Idrees’ homecoming.

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Overwhelmed by what I had seen, I returned to Mirzapur around 11 p.m. As I waited for my midnight train to Delhi, I saw two men forcefully dragging out children from a train compartment. Immediately realizing that this was a trafficking attempt, I confronted the men. They taunted me and even involved a police officer, who was complicit in their actions. The officer detained me in a filthy, cold lock-up at the railway station. I was furious. I had managed to rescue a dozen children the day before, but the very next night around fifty or sixty more were being forced into slavery. For every Idrees we saved, countless other children were condemned to slavery. The cycle seemed endless.

In the morning, another officer released me and I boarded the train to Delhi with a plan. I knew I had to challenge the root cause behind this problem to truly solve it. If we were to find a sustainable solution to the issue of child exploitation, then legal action, while necessary, was inadequate in itself, as it is merely a deterrence. Since 90 per cent of India’s carpets were exported to Europe and North America, I believed these consumers held the key to change. If they made a strong demand for ethical products, they could transform the entire industry and millions of children could be saved.

Initially, even my colleagues dismissed my idea as overly idealistic. This scepticism forced me to confront a critical question: Would consumers who enjoy a quality product at a low price care if a child slave made it? But consumers are also parents and were once children themselves. Why not appeal to the compassion within them? This belief became my slogan: ‘They are your children. They are our children.’

On 10 May 1990, an organisation I reached out to, that we had worked with previously—Bread for the World—invited me for a live discussion on ARD, a leading German TV channel. During the broadcast, we explained how consumers could make a difference. It was a humanitarian message, not a political one, and it resonated strongly with the audience. After my presentation, an older woman called on the radio, her voice filled with emotion, ‘I had saved some money and bought a beautiful carpet. Now I realise child slaves probably made it. I will throw it out. But will I ever be able to find a carpet that I can be sure was not made by children?’

Her heartfelt question struck me deeply and I promised her she would soon be able to buy such a carpet. Giving the example of stickers found on bananas and apples in Germany indicating the produce was organic and pesticide-free food, I announced, ‘You will have such a system for carpets.’ This led to the creation of the first comprehensive system to monitor, regulate, inspect and certify carpets as child-labour-free. We named this Rugmark. It is now known as Good Weave. This initiative was groundbreaking, marking the first time a consumer education campaign focused on children’s rights and freedom was conducted.

Several carpet manufacturers joined this initiative. An independent group including exporters, manufacturers, NGOs and experts, monitored and certified that the carpets were not produced using child labour. Consumers trusted this system because it had no commercial motives. ... Some politicians called me a Pakistani agent, while others claimed I was working for the US’s CIA. I, however, remained steadfast. ...

Over time, we persuaded numerous other carpet manufacturers in India, Pakistan and Nepal to come together. This initiative of Transformative Compassion reduced the number of children working in South Asia’s carpet industry from around 1 million to about 150,000 over twenty years since the mid-1990s. This campaign also had a broader impact on consumer awareness. The demand for ethically produced goods expanded beyond carpets to include chocolates, toys, sports goods, clothes, shoes, cosmetics, farm products and minerals.

The export figures for carpets gradually surged all around the world, resulting in immense benefits for the industry. Carpet producers were relieved from the burden of bribing factory inspectors. The most significant impact was when adult weavers replaced the 800,000 to 900,000 child labourers. The liberated children now had the opportunity to attend school. This shift occurred at a time when concepts like corporate social responsibility, sustainability and due diligence in supply chains were unfamiliar to most of us.

Excerpted with permission from HarperCollins India.

दुनिया में हिंसा और नफ़रत के बीच Kailash Satyarthi से खास बातचीत| Karuna: The Power of Compassion

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Kailash Satyarthi Exclusive: कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने Book Fair में बताए जीवन बदलने वाले मंत्र

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi joins us in a powerful and deeply moving conversation with Kulpreet Yadav at the Bharat Literature Festival. In this session, Satyarthi speaks about his new book Diyasalai, reflecting on a life devoted to courage, compassion, and resistance. From daring rescues of children trapped in slavery to moments that shaped his moral and emotional journey, this conversation goes beyond activism into the heart of what it means to choose humanity—again and again. An intimate dialogue on justice, hope, sacrifice, and the quiet power of one person to ignite change. 📚✨ Watch live and be part of a conversation that continues to light the way.

Hyderabad Literary Festival 2026 to be held at Sattva Knowledge City from January 24

Hyderabad: The three-day Hyderabad Literary Festival (HLF)-2026 will be held at Sattva Knowledge City in Hitec City, from January 24 to 26. Governor Jishnu Dev Varma will inaugurate the festival and Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarathi will participate as guest of honour.

On January 24, climate conversations in the field of environmental conservation, biodiversity, the climate, and the natural world are scheduled, followed by a musical evening with Aabha Hanjura.

On January 25, ‘Kavitvam Oka Teerani Daaham’, is scheduled with a 60-minute performance featuring a cast of five, weaving together poetic works from the 13th to the 21st century across four languages, including Telugu, Hindi, English, and Urdu. On January 26, Sameer Rahat, a Bombay-based composer, lyricist and performer, will present a concert on the final day of the HLF.

Several Indigenous poets, storytellers, writers, artists, folklorists, and researchers are participating this year. The Story-weavers Stream at HLF 2026, which features a vibrant range of multilingual narratives and talks offering something for listeners of all ages and sensibilities, was to be organised during the three-day event. Register for free at: hydlitfest.org/register

Hyderabad hosts Literary Festival from January 24

Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi Explores the Transformative Power of Compassion in New Book Karuna

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi returns with a deeply reflective and timely new book titled Karuna, offering a powerful exploration of compassion as the foundation for personal, social, and global transformation.

Scheduled to be unveiled at the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) on January 17, the book presents a compelling argument that compassion is not merely a moral value but a vital force for achieving justice, equality, peace, and sustainability. At its core, Karuna calls for what Satyarthi describes as the “globalisation of compassion” in an increasingly divided world.

Published by HarperCollins India, the book introduces an innovative concept termed the Compassion Quotient (CQ)—a scientific framework designed to help individuals and institutions measure, cultivate, and strengthen compassion in everyday life.

“Compassion today is no longer a choice; it is oxygen for the survival of humanity,” Satyarthi said in a statement. He added that by awakening one’s dormant compassion—karuna—readers can discover their inner problem-solver and changemaker, capable of driving meaningful change.

The 72-year-old activist, who founded the Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion, has devoted more than five decades to safeguarding the rights and dignity of marginalised children and communities across the world. His lifelong work lends both moral authority and lived experience to the ideas explored in the book.

According to the publisher, Karuna positions compassion as a practical solution to today’s individual, societal, and global challenges, offering readers a hopeful roadmap toward a more humane future.

Udayan Mitra, Executive Publisher at HarperCollins India, described the book as a must-read. He noted that through Karuna, Satyarthi presents a simple yet powerful approach to resolving conflict, bridging differences, and building a better tomorrow—one rooted firmly in compassion.

Satyarthi’s earlier works include Every Child Matters, The Book of Compassion, and Why Didn’t You Come Sooner?, all of which reflect his enduring commitment to human rights and social justice.

Karuna is priced at ₹399 and is currently available for pre-order online.

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Compassion is the need of the hour, says Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi

Hyderabad: Compassion is not an option but a necessity of our times, declared Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi as he unveiled his much-anticipated book, Karuna: The Power of Compassion, in Hyderabad. The unveiling took place ahead of the 15th edition of the Hyderabad Literary Festival, which begins on 24 January at Sattva Knowledge City. The book is set to be formally launched by Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma during the festival.

Satyarthi explained that Karuna encapsulates his five decades of activism, during which he liberated more than 138,000 children from labour and exploitation. The book challenges the traditional notion of compassion as a mere sentiment, presenting it instead as a disciplined and actionable force capable of addressing global crises such as human trafficking, environmental degradation, and inequality.

Introducing the concept of the Compassion Quotient, Satyarthi emphasised that unlike IQ or EQ, this new metric does not create hierarchies of superiority or inferiority. Instead, it reveals deeper dimensions of human life. He announced plans to launch a scientific tool to measure the Compassion Quotient, underscoring it as a critical force in a fractured world.

The Hyderabad Literary Festival, celebrated for its focus on creativity and dialogue, serves as a fitting stage for this unveiling. A special conversation between Satyarthi and social activist Shantha Sinha will be held during the event, moving beyond conventional book discussions to explore compassion as the foundation for sustainable and equitable systems.

Social change through compassion

సాక్షి, హైదరాబాద్‌: ‘మీరు చదువుకోవడానికే పుట్టారు, మేము పని చేయడానికే పుట్టాం’అని సాటి బాలుడు నా బాల్యంలోనే అన్న మాటలు నాకింకా గుర్తు. అప్పటి నుంచి లక్ష మందికిపైగా బాల కార్మికులకు విముక్తి కలిగించిన ప్రస్తుత ప్రయాణం వరకు చూసిన ఎన్నో అనుభవాలు నేను పొందిన నోబెల్‌ బహుమతి కన్నా ప్రభావవంతమైనవని’ సమాజ సేవకుడు, 50 ఏళ్ల నుంచి బాల కార్మిక నిర్మూలన కోసం విశేష కృషి చేస్తూ నోబెల్‌ శాంతి బహుమతి పొందిన కైలాష్‌ సత్యార్థి తెలిపారు. ఆయన అనుభవాలతో పాటు సామాజికంగా ‘కరుణ’ప్రాధాన్యం నేపథ్యంగా తాను రాసిన ‘కరుణ: ది పవర్‌ ఆఫ్‌ కంపాషన్‌’ పుస్తకాన్ని శనివారం నగరంలో ప్రారంభం కానున్న హైదరాబాద్‌ లిటరరీ ఫెస్టివల్‌లో ఆవిష్కరించనున్నారు. ఈ సందర్భంగా కైలాస్‌ సత్యార్థి ప్రత్యేకంగా ‘సాక్షి’తో మాట్లాడారు. ఆయన పంచుకున్న అనుభవాలు, ఆలోచనలు ఆయన మాటల్లోనే.. 

నన్ను నడిపింది కరుణ మాత్రమే 
ప్రపంచం ఎప్పుడూ లేనంత సంపన్నంగా, సాంకేతికంగా అభివృద్ధి చెందింది. కానీ ఇదే సమయంలో ప్రపంచం ఇంతగా విభజించబడిన దశ మరొకటి లేదనే చెప్పాలి. దీని ప్రభావం మానవాళితో పాటు ప్రపంచ పర్యావరణంపైన కూడా పడుతోంది. దీనంతటికీ ప్రధాన కారణం కరుణ లేకపోవడం. లక్ష మందికి పైగా బాల కార్మికులు, పిల్లల అక్రమ రవాణా నుంచి విముక్తి కలిగించడంలో నన్ను నడిపింది కరుణ మాత్రమే. నేటి ప్రపంచం సమస్యల సంద్రంలో కొట్టుమిట్టాడుతున్న వారికి పరిష్కారం అందించలేని ‘నైతిక లోటు’ప్రధాన సమస్య. ఈ లోటు వల్లే యుద్ధాలు, హింస, ద్వేషం, వివక్షలు పెరిగిపోతున్నాయి. దీనికి తోడు రాజకీయాలు, వ్యాపారం..అన్నింటిలోనూ దూకుడు పెరిగిపోయింది.

నిజమైన కరుణ ఒక సామాజిక శక్తి. లింగ వివక్ష, జాతి వివక్ష, యుద్ధాలు వంటి లోతైన సామాజిక సమస్యలను కేవలం దయతో పరిష్కరించలేం. దీని కోసమే నా పుస్తకంలో తొలిసారిగా ‘కంప్యాషన్‌ కోషెంట్‌’(సీక్యూ) అనే భావనను పరిచయం చేశా. ఇది ఒక వ్యక్తి సమస్యలను తనవిగా భావించి పరిష్కరించే సామర్థ్యం. భవిష్యత్తులో ఉద్యోగాలు, వివాహాలు కూడా సీక్యూ ఆధారంగా నిర్ణయించబడే రోజులు వస్తాయి. కరుణను పెంచేందుకు టెక్నాలజీ, ఆరి్టఫీషియల్‌ ఇంటెలిజెన్స్‌ను వినియోగిస్తారు. దీనిని కొలిచే యాప్‌లు, డిజిటల్‌ టూల్స్‌ అభివృద్ధి చేయబడతాయి. ఇందులో న్యాయం, సమానత్వం, శాంతి, స్థిరత్వం ముఖ్యమైనవి.  

సమానత్వం అనేది అందని ద్రాక్ష 
బాల కార్మికత్వం నా చిన్నప్పటి నుంచి చూస్తున్నాను. మా నాన్న చనిపోయి ఎన్నో కష్టాలు ఉన్న ఆ సమయంలో మా అమ్మ చాలా భయపడింది. తనకున్న వెండి, బంగారం అంతా అమ్మి ఏదైనా ఆశ్రమం ప్రారంభించమంది. అదే సమయంలో ఇంజనీరింగ్‌ వృత్తి ఆపేయొద్దని కోరింది. అయినా బాల కార్మిక వ్యవస్థను నిర్మూలించడానికి నా ప్రయత్నాన్ని ఆపలేదు. నా భార్యతో కూడా ఈ విషయాలన్నీ చర్చించి, ఒప్పించాకే పెళ్లి చేసుకున్నాను. ఐదేళ్ళ వయస్సులో నేను స్కూల్‌కు వెళ్ళే సమయంలో నా వయసున్న ఒక బాలుడు మీరు చదువుకోవడానికే పుట్టారు, మేము పని చేయడానికే పుట్టాం అన్న మాటలు ఇప్పుడు గుర్తు చేసుకున్నా కళ్ళలో నీళ్లు తిరుగుతాయి.

సమానత్వం అనేది కొన్ని వర్గాలకు అందని ద్రాక్ష. ఈ ప్రభావంతోనే నా చిన్నతనంలోనే నా బ్రాహ్మణ ఇంటిపేరులోని శర్మను తీసేశాను. నా ప్రయాణంలో భాగంగా సుమారు 1400 వందల గ్రామాల్లో బాల కార్మికత్వం, వివక్ష లేకుండా వారిపై లైంగికంగా, సామాజికంగా దాడులు లేకుండా చేసి ఆ ఊళ్లలో బాల పంచాయితీలు సైతం నిర్వహించాను. అలా బాల పంచాయితీలు చేసిన పిల్లలు ఇప్పడు నిజమైన నాయకులుగా , సివిల్‌ సర్వెంట్లుగా మారి సేవ చేస్తున్నారు. మరి కొందరు యునైటెడ్‌ నేషన్స్‌ వేదిక పైన రాణిస్తున్నారు.  

సత్వర న్యాయం అందినప్పుడే మార్పు సాధ్యం 
సత్యార్థి మూవ్‌మెంట్‌ ఫర్‌ గ్లోబల్‌ కంపాషన్‌లో భాగంగా నిర్వహిస్తున్న నా ఆశ్రమంలో జాతీయ, అంతర్జాతీయ స్థాయి ప్రముఖులు వచ్చి అవగాహన పొందుతున్నారు. నోబెల్‌ బహుమతి పొందిన లేమా బోవి సైతం సందర్శించారు. యువత కోసం ప్రత్యేకంగా నిర్వహిస్తున్న 25 పోస్టుల కోసం అంతర్జాతీయంగా 2500 మంది దరఖాస్తు చేసుకోవడం చూస్తే ఈ తరం సామాజిక స్పృహను అర్థం చేసుకోవచ్చు. నా ఈ ప్రయాణంలో మీడియా కూడా అద్భుత సహకారం అందించింది. అప్పట్లో దూరదర్శన్‌లో పనిచేసే ఒక జర్నలిస్టు తన వృత్తికి రాజీనామా చేసి నాతో కలిసి పనిచేసింది.

సామాజిక మార్పులో న్యాయస్థానాలది కీలక పాత్ర. సామాజికంగా చిట్టచివరి వ్యక్తికి కూడా సత్వర న్యాయం అందినప్పుడే మార్పు సాధ్యమవుతుంది. ఇందులో భాగంగా ఈ మధ్య కాలంలో 15 మంది సుప్రీం కోర్టు జడ్జిలను కలిసి పలు అంశాలపై చర్చించాను, కొన్ని సోషల్‌ పాలసీల గురించి సూచనలు చేశారు. పోలీసులు, రాజకీయ నాయకులు, టీచర్లు, పోలీసులు ఇలా అందరూ వ్యక్తిగత అభిరుచితో భాగస్వామ్యం అయినప్పుడే మార్పు సాధ్యమవుతుంది. ఒక డాక్టర్‌ మెడికేషన్‌తో పాటుగా కొన్ని నిమిషాలు రోగితో గడిపినప్పుడు ఆ రోగం నయమవుతుంది. మన సామాజిక సమస్యలు సైతం అలాంటివే. 

Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi Unveils ‘Karuna’ Ahead of Hyderabad Literary Festival

Hyderabad, Jan 23 (UNI) Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Friday unveiled his latest book, Karuna: The Power of Compassion, ahead of the 15th edition of the Hyderabad Literary Festival (HLF), scheduled to begin on January 24.
The book will be formally launched by Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma at Sattva Knowledge City in HITEC City, a release said here.
Organised by the Hyderabad Literary Trust with support from the Telangana government and cultural partners, the Hyderabad Literary Festival attracts authors, thinkers, artists, and audiences from across India and abroad.

Kailash Satyarthi In Favour Of Regulation Of Social Media To Reduce Negative Impact

Hyderabad, Jan 24: Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Saturday favoured regulation of social media, including access to minors, to reduce its negative impact though on a positive note, it can help in spreading moral values and building communities.
Satyarthi’s comments came against the backdrop of Australia banning social media for Under-16s.
“I think social media must definitely be regulated, not banned, anywhere in the world. Because a lot of hatred, violence, a lot of untruth and fake things are propagated through social media,” Satyarthi, who is in the city to attend the Hyderabad Literary Festival, said.
“We also see how social media is misused for trafficking of children, child sexual abuse; these things have to be regulated,” he said, when asked if he favoured a ban on social media for children in India, like in Australia.
The misuse of social media should be stopped, he said.
In India, the Andhra Pradesh government has appointed a committee to explore, among others, the possibility of restricting or banning children below 16 years of age from accessing online platforms.
Australia has become the first country to ban social media for children under 16 from December 10, 2025, blocking access to various platforms.
Satyarthi also said his organisation had fought for stopping and criminalising online child sexual abuse, which is an organised crime.
Observing that there is no international law to check online child sexual abuse, he said he met more than 20 Presidents, Prime Ministers and other top leaders for a UN Convention on the issue.
“It is not about the consumption. Consumption-related laws exist in the countries. There is interpol also, which is active on it. But there is no specific UN Convention or international law to stop the internet providers. Because they can check from the source,” he said.
While uploading and downloading of online child sexual abuse takes place, it goes through the internet providers, he said.
The internet or wi-fi providers (telecom companies) have to be held accountable, he added.
Satyarthi on Friday unveiled his book ‘Karuna: The Power of Compassion’ before its launch at the Hyderabad Literary Festival.
The book urges readers to view compassion not as a soft sentiment but as an actionable force capable of transforming societies.
Satyarthi said while the West has given concepts such as IQ and EQ, India is now offering the world a new concept – the Compassion Quotient (CQ).
He added that he would soon be launching a “new tool to measure CQ”. (Agencies)

Kailash Satyarthi in favour of regulation of social media to reduce negative impact

Hyderabad, Jan 24 (PTI) Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Saturday favoured regulation of social media, including access to minors, to reduce its negative impact though on a positive note, it can help in spreading moral values and building communities.

Satyarthi’s comments came against the backdrop of Australia banning social media for Under-16s.

Kailash Satyarthi Advocates Regulation, Not Ban, for Social Media

obel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi has called for the regulation of social media, particularly concerning access for minors, highlighting its potential to both harm and benefit communities.

Speaking ahead of the Hyderabad Literary Festival, Satyarthi referenced Australia's ban on social media for under-16s and stressed the importance of curbing its misuse to prevent child trafficking and abuse.

He advocates for a global UN Convention to address online child sexual abuse, holding internet providers accountable, and introduces the Compassion Quotient, a new measure of transformative societal action.

(With inputs from agencies.)

कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने सोशल मीडिया के नकारात्मक प्रभाव को कम करने के लिए नियमन की वकालत की

हैदराबाद, 24 जनवरी (भाषा) नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार से सम्मानित कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने सोशल मीडिया के नियमन का समर्थन करते हुए शनिवार को कहा कि ऐसा करने से इसके नकारात्मक प्रभाव को कम किया जा सकता है।

हालांकि, सत्यार्थी ने यह भी कहा कि इसके सकारात्मक पहलू भी हैं, जैसे कि यह नैतिक मूल्यों के प्रसार और समुदायों के निर्माण में मदद कर सकता है।

सत्यार्थी की यह टिप्पणी ऑस्ट्रेलिया द्वारा 16 वर्ष से कम आयु के बच्चों के लिए सोशल मीडिया पर प्रतिबंध लगाए जाने के निर्णय के संदर्भ में आई है।

हैदराबाद साहित्य महोत्सव में भाग लेने पहुंचे सत्यार्थी ने ‘पीटीआई-भाषा’ से कहा, “मेरा मानना है कि दुनिया में कहीं भी सोशल मीडिया को प्रतिबंधित नहीं किया जाना चाहिए, बल्कि इसे नियमन के तहत रखा जाना चाहिए क्योंकि सोशल मीडिया के माध्यम से झूठ, नफरती विचार, हिंसा, और फर्जी खबरें फैलाई जाती हैं।”

यह पूछे जाने पर कि क्या वह ऑस्ट्रेलिया की तरह भारत में भी बच्चों के लिए सोशल मीडिया पर प्रतिबंध के पक्ष में हैं, उन्होंने कहा, “हम यह भी देखते हैं कि सोशल मीडिया का दुरुपयोग बच्चों की तस्करी और बाल यौन शोषण के लिए किया जाता है; इन चीजों को नियमन के तहत लाना जरूरी है। सोशल मीडिया के दुरुपयोग को रोका जाना चाहिए।”

आंध्र प्रदेश सरकार ने एक समिति का गठन किया है, जो 16 वर्ष से कम आयु के बच्चों की ऑनलाइन मंच तक पहुंच को नियंत्रित या पूरी तरह रोकने की संभावना सहित कई चीजों का अध्ययन करेगी।

ऑस्ट्रेलिया 10 दिसंबर 2025 से 16 वर्ष से कम आयु के बच्चों के लिए सोशल मीडिया पर प्रतिबंध लगाने वाला पहला देश बन गया है, जिससे विभिन्न मंचों तक उनकी पहुंच अवरुद्ध हो गई।

सत्यार्थी ने कहा कि उनका संगठन ऑनलाइन माध्यम से बाल यौन शोषण को रोकने के लिए लगातार प्रयास कर रहा है।

उन्होंने कहा कि इस मुद्दे पर कोई अंतरराष्ट्रीय कानून नहीं है और उन्होंने संयुक्त राष्ट्र संधि के लिए 20 से अधिक राष्ट्रपतियों, प्रधानमंत्रियों तथा अन्य शीर्ष नेताओं से मुलाकात की।

सत्यार्थी ने कहा, “यह मामला केवल ऑनलाइन (बाल यौन शोषण से जुड़ी) सामग्री देखने का नहीं है। कई देशों में इसके लिए प्रासंगिक कानून हैं और इंटरपोल भी इस पर सक्रिय है। लेकिन इंटरनेट प्रदाताओं को रोकने के लिए कोई विशिष्ट अंतरराष्ट्रीय कानून या संयुक्त राष्ट्र संधि नहीं है। क्योंकि वे स्रोत से ही जांच कर सकते हैं।’’

उन्होंने कहा कि बाल यौन शोषण से जुड़ी ऑनलाइन सामग्री अपलोड और डाउनलोड इंटरनेट प्रदाताओं के माध्यम से होती है, इसलिए इंटरनेट और वाई-फाई प्रदाताओं (दूरसंचार कंपनियों) को इसके लिए जवाबदेह ठहराया जाना चाहिए।

सत्यार्थी ने शुक्रवार को हैदराबाद साहित्य महोत्सव में अपनी पुस्तक ‘करुणा: द पावर ऑफ कम्पैशन’ का विमोचन किया। यह पुस्तक पाठकों के लिए इस बात पर बल देती है वे करुणा को केवल एक कोमल भावना के रूप में नहीं, बल्कि समाजों को बदलने में सक्षम एक क्रियाशील शक्ति के रूप में देखें।

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कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने नकारात्मक प्रभाव को कम करने के लिए सोशल मीडिया के रेगुलेशन के पक्ष में बात की

Kailash Satyarthi supports regulation of social media

ಹೈದರಾಬಾದ್: ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಜಾಲತಾಣಗಳನ್ನು ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ ಬಳಸುವುದರಿಂದ ಅವರ ಮೇಲೆ ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಪರಿಣಾಮ ಉಂಟಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಹಾಗಾಗಿ, ಬಳಕೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣ ವಿಧಿಸುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ನನ್ನ ಬೆಂಬಲವಿದೆ ಎಂದು ನೊಬೆಲ್ ಶಾಂತಿ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪುರಸ್ಕೃತ ಕೈಲಾಶ್ ಸತ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿ ಅವರು ಶನಿವಾರ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಕೈಲಾಶ್ ಸತ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿ ಅವರು ಹೈದರಾಬಾದ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಜರುಗುತ್ತಿರುವ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನದಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾಗಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದರು. ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರ ‘ಕರುಣ; ದಿ ಪವರ್‌ ಆಫ್ ಕಂಪ್ಯಾಷನ್’ ಕೃತಿ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಗೊಳಿಸಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದರು.

ಆಸ್ಟ್ರೇಲಿಯಾ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಕೆಲವು ದೇಶಗಳು ಮಾಡಿದಂತೆ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಜಾಲತಾಣಗಳನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಬಂಧಿಸಿ ಎಂದು ನಾನು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. ಆದರೆ, ಅದರ ಮೇಲೆ ಕೆಲವು ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣಗಳನ್ನು ಹೇರುವುದರಿಂದ ನೈತಿಕ ಮೌಲ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಸಮುದಾಯವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲು ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಜಾಲತಾಣಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ದ್ವೇಷ, ಅಶಾಂತಿ ಉಂಟು ಮಾಡುವ ಕೆಲಸವಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಸತ್ಯಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಸುಳ್ಳು ಸುದ್ದಿಗಳು ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ಹರಡುತ್ತವೆ. ಇದು ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಪರಿಣಾಮ ಬೀರುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಕಳ್ಳಸಾಗಣೆ, ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಮೇಲಿನ ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ದೌರ್ಜನ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಜಾಲತಾಣಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಇದರ ಮೇಲೆ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಕ್ರಮ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕು. ಈ ಕುರಿತು ಅಂತರರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಕಾನೂನು ಜಾರಿ ಮಾಡುವಂತೆ ನಾನು ಒತ್ತಾಯಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ಆಂಧ್ರಪ್ರದೇಶ ಸರ್ಕಾರವು 16 ವರ್ಷದೊಳಗಿನ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಜಾಲತಾಣ ಬಳಕೆಗೆ ನಿರ್ಬಂಧ ವಿಧಿಸುವ ಕುರಿತು ವರದಿ ನೀಡುವಂತೆ ಸಮಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಕೂಡ ರಚಿಸಿತ್ತು.

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Compassion Not Just an Emotion: Satyarthi Opens HLF 2026

Hyderabad: "Compassion is not just an emotion, it is a disciplined and practical force. It can help solve major global problems like human trafficking, social inequality and environmental damages", said Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi. He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the Hyderabad Literary Festival (HLF) 2026 here on Saturday. Governor Jishnu Dev Varma and Kailash Satyarthi formally opened the festival in the presence of writers, thinkers, artists and hundreds of visitors.

Sathyarthi introduced the idea of “compassion quotient (CQ)”, stating that unlike IQ or EQ, it does not rank people as superior or inferior. Rather, it helps understand the deeper values that shape human life. He also announced plans to introduce a scientific tool to measure the CQ, calling it essential in today’s divided world. During the inaugural session, Governor Varma inaugurated Kailash Satyarthi’s latest book ‘Karuna: The Power of Compassion’. Satyarthi said that the book reflected his five decades of work as a social activist, and shared that during this period, he helped rescue more than 1,38,000 children from child labour, trafficking and exploitation.

HLF featured a wide range of activities, including panel discussions, workshops, nukkad nataks, live performances and exhibitions. Several sessions saw active participation from students, writers and members of the public. A highlight of the festival was a book signing session by Mir Muhammad Azmet Ali Khan, a descendant of the seventh Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Osman Ali Khan. At the exhibition of photographs of his father Mir Barkat Ali Khan Mukarram Jah, Azmet Jah signed copies of his recently released ‘H.E.H. Mir Barkat Ali Khan Mukarram Jah Bahadur: The Life and Times of the Eighth Nizam of Hyderabad’.

Among the panel discussions was a session titled “Prioritising Palestine”, where journalists Sarah Zia and Stanly Johny discussed the Israel-Palestine conflict, with Sunita Reddy moderating the session which saw an engaged audience. The festival hosted live band performances, street plays, and photo and artwork exhibitions, adding colour and energy to the event. Artworks of multiple Hyderabad monuments and locations, sketched and drawn by several artists, were presented at the venue. HLF 2026 will be organised on Sunday and Monday, with panel discussions on topics like climate change and Hyderabad history. Aditya Kumar Singh contributed to the story.

Kailash Satyarthi: In a divided world, compassion is the missing link

In Karuna: The Power of Compassion, Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi challenges the outdated idea of compassion as a passive emotion. Drawing from decades of activism and Indian philosophy, he redefines compassion as a powerful force for systemic change and a necessary response to a world in crisis

Beaten but unbroken: Kailash Satyarthi recounts ‘failed’ child rescue at HLF

He failed the first time he tried rescuing a child. Yet, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi said he was determined to keep trying. He was beaten up several times during many of his rescue missions, but his mission was bigger than him and he marched forward.

These are some of the anecdotes Satyarthi shared when launching his book “Karuna: The Power of Compassion” at the plenary session of the 15th Hyderabad Literary Festival on Saturday, January 24, where he also spoke about what compassion means to him.

“Compassion, for me, is when you feel other people’s problems, feel their pain and you try to solve it, forcing you to take action,” he said. “Unlike emotional quotient or intelligence quotient, compassion quotient (CQ) is unlimited. Compassion is innate,” the social reformer said.

Satyarthi said humans are amazing creatures who are born with power. “We have the capacity to find solutions.” This is why he wrote the book: “to spark compassion in people and a willingness to make a change.”

The ‘lost’ Nobel speech

Describing how he had lost the speech he prepared when receiving the Nobel in Norway, which apparently made King Harald and Queen Sonja “nervous,” the activist said he decided to tell a story that encapsulates his work.

“There was a fire that broke out in a forest and all the animals, including the lion, the king of the jungle, ran out. On his way, the lion saw a hummingbird carrying water in its beak. The lion asked, ‘Why are you not running away too?’ The hummingbird said it is trying to extinguish the fire. When the lion asked again, ‘What difference will your small beak make?’ the bird said, ‘I am doing my bit.’”

This, Satyarthi said, “is the story of me.”

“Whenever you feel the desire to take action and make a change, you are being the hummingbird. I am here to awaken the hummingbird in all of you,” he said to a captivated audience at the Sattva Knowledge City in Hitec City.

What made Satyarthi do what he does

In 1981, when the Nobel laureate was about 27 years old, a man named Wasel Khan, a bonded labourer in a brick kiln in Punjab, came to Satyarthi’s home in Delhi begging him to write in his magazine named “Sangharsh Jaari Rahega (The struggle will continue)” about how in his employer was trying to sell his daughter, Sabo, to traffickers for prostitution.

According to Satyarthi, the traffickers were offering Khan money to sell his daughter, after they were driven away from their home in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, in search of a livelihood.

“I told Wasel that I will write about this after I rescue his daughter,” he recalled.

The first time he tried rescuing her, along with some of his friends, he was beaten up and unable to free anyone. “I came back empty-handed but determined to carry forward,” he said. The social worker came back to Delhi and filed a petition in the High Court.

“In a few days, I rescued 36 children and women from being trafficked. The children were jumping around in joy; the mothers hugged their children. I felt like I freed myself too,” he said.

This incident, he said, gave him a clear purpose.

“This was the force of compassion, not sympathy or empathy,” Satyarthi said, adding that he wants people to feel the same through his book.

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Satyarthi in favour of regulation of social media to reduce negative impact

Nobel Peace Laureate winner Kailash Satyarthi on Saturday favoured regulation of social media, including access to minors, to reduce its negative impact, though on a positive note, it can help in spreading moral values and building communities.

Satyarthi’s comments came against the backdrop of Australia banning social media for Under-16s.

“I think social media must definitely be regulated, not banned, anywhere in the world. Because a lot of hatred, violence, a lot of untruth and fake things are propagated through social media,” Satyarthi, who is in the city to attend the Hyderabad Literary Festival, told PTI. “We also see how social media is misused for trafficking of children, child sexual abuse; these things have to be regulated,” he said, when asked if he favoured a ban on social media for children in India, like in Australia.

The misuse of social media should be stopped, he said. In India, the Andhra Pradesh Government has appointed a committee to explore, among others, the possibility of restricting or banning children below 16 years of age from accessing online platforms. Australia has become the first country to ban social media for children under 16 from December 10, 2025, blocking access to various platforms.

Satyarthi also said his organisation had fought for stopping and criminalising online child sexual abuse, which is an organised crime.

Observing that there is no international law to check online child sexual abuse, he said he met more than 20 Presidents, Prime Ministers and other top leaders for a UN Convention on the issue.

INTERVIEW | ‘Compassion is dynamic, disruptive and transformative’: Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi

We often speak of compassion in a soft voice, linking it to charity and consolation. But what if we have had it wrong for centuries? Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, whose compassion has driven him to free thousands from slavery, argues that it is not a gentle emotion but a disruptive, courageous and transformative force. In an interview with TNIE’s Reshmi Chakravorty, he explains why redefining ‘karuna’ is not merely philosophical, but an urgent necessity for our divided age.

Could you tell us more about karuna and what inspired you to write it?

This book presents a completely new perspective on compassion (karuna). Traditionally, it is seen as a soft emotion — empathy, kindness, sympathy, mercy or benevolence. In Karuna, I challenge this centuries-old understanding. Based on 46 years of my life’s work in social transformation — some efforts successful, others not — I realised compassion is not soft; it is a force. I was never driven by political ideology, religious ritual or the promise of reward in heaven. What truly motivated me was compassion. It is born when we feel another’s suffering as our own, and it inevitably pushes us towards mindful action.

You describe compassion as a force. Could you explain that further?

Compassion is dynamic, disruptive and transformative. Human values alone cannot solve deep-rooted socio-cultural and structural problems such as gender discrimination, racial inequality or communal conflict. Preaching is not enough. Compassion becomes mindful problem-solving. When you are truly aware of yourself and others, you cannot remain silent — you are compelled to act. That is how a culture of problem-solving is born.

Governor Jishnu Dev Varma releases Karuna: The Power of Compassion, a book by Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi, during the Hyderabad Literary Festival at Sattva Knowledge City in Hyderabad on Saturday | SRI LOGANATHAN VELMURUGAN

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TRIBUNNEWS.COM, JAKARTA - Presiden ke-5 RI yang juga Ketua Umum PDI Perjuangan (PDIP) Megawati Soekarnoputri hadir dalam forum Majelis Persaudaraan Manusia di Museum Nasional Zayed, Abu Dhabi, Uni Emirat Arab (UEA), Selasa (3/2/2026) sore waktu setempat.

Mengenakan pakaian bercorak batik dan selendang berwarna merah senada, Megawati berjalan masuk sambil menggandeng Ketua DPP PDIP Muhammad Prananda Prabowo yang juga kompak mengenakan batik.

Berjalan mengikuti di belakangnya, Ketua DPP PDIP bidang Luar Negeri Ahmad Basarah; Dubes RI untuk Tunisia, Zuhairi Misrawi; dan Duta Besar RI untuk UEA, Judha Nugraha.

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Di lokasi, sejumlah tokoh dari berbagai negara turut hadir. Megawati duduk di kursi paling depan, diapit oleh Presiden Timor Leste Ramos Horta yang juga peraih nobel perdamaian tahun 1996 pada sisi kiri, sedangkan sisi kanan adalah Kailash Satyarthi, seorang aktivis HAM asal India sekaligus peraih Nobel Perdamaian tahun 2014.

Sekjen Zayed Award, Mohamed Abdelsalam sempat datang dan berbincang hangat dengan tokoh VIP, termasuk Megawati beserta rombongan seperti Prananda Prabowo, Basarah dan Zuhairi.

Di lokasi acara juga nampak perwakilan Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) dan Muhammadiyah, Ulil Abshar Abdala dan Hilman Latief mewakili kedua lembaga sebagai pemenang Zayed Award Tahun 2024 yang saat itu Megawati menjadi salah satu jurinya.

Majlis Persaudaraan Manusia merupakan salah satu pertemuan paling penting dalam kalender tahunan Penghargaan Zayed untuk Persaudaraan Manusia (Zayed Award for Human Fraternity).

Forum ini menampilkan wawasan dari para pemimpin dan pakar global tentang tantangan global yang mendesak, kemajuan persaudaraan antar manusia di seluruh dunia, dan menciptakan jalan menuju perdamaian.

Dalam forum tersebut, Megawati akan menjadi pembicara utama bersanding dengan sejumlah pemimpin perempuan dunia, seperti Ibu Negara Libanon, Nehmat Aoun; Ibu Negara Pakistan, Aseefa Bhutto Zardari; Ibu Negara Kolombia, Veronica Alcocer Garcia; Kepala Administrasi Presiden Republik Uzbekistan, Saida Mirziyoyeva; dan Wakil Presiden Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Leyla Aliyeva. Mereka akan dimoderatori oleh Mina Al-Oraibi.

Sebelum pemateri berbicara, Menteri Negara UEA yang juga penasihat untuk Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Ibu Suri UEA memberikan sambutan dan menjelaskan sejarah Zayed Award yang dibentuk oleh pendiri bangsa UEA Zayed Al Nahyan dan Pemimpin Gereja Katolik Paus Fransiskus.

Sekjen Zayed Award Mohamed Abdelsalam membacakan pesan Sheikh Ahmad Muhammad Ahmad Ath-Thayyeb, ulama Islam terkemuka asal Mesir yang juga Imam Besar Al-Azhar, lalu Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad menyampaikan pesan dari Paus Leo, pemimpin Gereja Katolik saat ini.

Adapun pada 4 Februari 2026 akan digelar upacara Penghargaan Zayed untuk Persaudaraan Manusia 2026.

Berdasarkan informasi dari panitia Zayed Award 2026, selain Megawati yang merupakan Dewan Juri Zayed Award 2024, daftar tamu yang akan hadir diantaranya:

• Presiden Republik Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev
• Perdana Menteri Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan
• Ibu Negara Armenia, Anna Hakobyan
• Ibu Negara Lebanon, Nehmat Aoun
• Ibu Negara Kolombia, Veronica Alcocer Garcia
• Ibu Negara Republik Islam Pakistan, Bibi Aseefa Bhutto Zardari
• Mantan Presiden Senegal yang juga Anggota Komite Juri 2025 Macky Sall
• Presiden Timor Timur dan Peraih Nobel Perdamaian yang juga mantan Anggota Dewan Juri 2022 Presiden José Ramos Horta
• Anggota dan Ketua Senat Kazakhstan Yang Mulia Maulen Sagatkhanovich Ashimbayev
• Mantan Presiden Nigeria H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo.

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Kailash Satyarthi contends in his recent book that compassion is the key to solving many problems

Can compassion only help alleviate another’s suffering? Does it not also have the power to solve one’s own problems and pains? The simple answer to these questions is: yes, it is possible through self-compassion.

Self-compassion is connecting with oneself, objectively feeling one’s inner suffering and alleviating it. It may not be easy to be compassionate towards others, but it is even more challenging to be compassionate towards oneself.

Our status and surroundings make us selfish; this self-centredness is a suffering we rarely acknowledge. Seeking personal gain, we constantly think we need to prove ourselves to the world. We feel joyful when we succeed but this happiness often only leads to self-glorification. Similarly, the pain we feel when we fail invariably results in self-obsession. Rather than reflect on ourselves, we wallow in guilt when we make mistakes. We need self-compassion to solve these inner problems without bias.

Almost everyone in this world experiences some form of trouble or pain. Some forms of distress run deeper and remain invisible. Human weaknesses such as egotism, hatred, resentment, vengefulness, jealousy, intolerance, betrayal, dishonesty, fear and insecurity are, in truth, inner sufferings. These weaken a person from within and make self-evaluation difficult.

Self-compassion and the ability to objectively feel our suffering also generate a drive to end it. Such a drive cannot arise without recognising one’s strengths and potential. This means that self-compassion does not allow for hopelessness or pessimism. Instead, it energises a person and gives them hope and optimism. Self-compassion is the ability to be objectively and deeply connected to oneself, with the drive to solve our problems that cause suffering to others and to ourselves. It includes self-connectedness, which allows us to form an honest connection with ourselves. Our lack of self-connection is evident in our ongoing internal conversations. Given that we spend much of our day talking to ourselves, we must ask ourselves some critical questions: What kind of dialogue do we have with ourselves? Do we focus more on external events than on personal growth? How long do we dwell on praise or criticism from someone close to us? How harshly do we criticise ourselves when we experience failure or setbacks? What are our thoughts when a neighbour or colleague is promoted? Understanding the motives behind our self-talk is crucial because it directly impacts our personality and actions. Self-compassion characterises our self-talk with objectivity towards our suffering, which gives us an accurate picture of the causes and solutions to our pain.

External environments, prejudices and perceptions shape our thoughts. We constantly deliberate over the actions of others. As we remain preoccupied with superficiality, these influences keep us from delving deeper into ourselves. We narrate to ourselves our own stories, focusing on externalities rather than introspection. If we engage in substantive dialogue with ourselves, we realise that much of our thinking involves guilt, self-obsession, self-criticism and pride. By being aware of our inner workings, we can shift ourselves away from unproductive thoughts and guide our minds towards self-compassion.

The terms “self-love” and “self-care” are used interchangeably with “self-compassion”, but they are essentially very different. Self-care is a part of self-love, but self-compassion has a broader ambit.

The concept of self-love, which entails completely embracing who we are, has recently gained popularity. It involves dedicating time to personal activities like entertainment, reading, writing and maintaining a proper diet. These practices can bring about positive changes in your physical and mental health. However, you risk becoming too self-obsessed or self-focused. Though self-love differs from narcissism, it does not help address aspects of yourself that cause suffering to you and your loved ones. Rarely does self-love help promote an objective connection with your deeper self and hardly ever does it drive you towards meaningful self-development.

Modern-day teachings often emphasise the importance of self-esteem and self-worth but these also differ from self-compassion. Though they can aid in personal growth, there is a risk that such an attitude can result in a sense of superiority over others. This contradicts our claims of treating and loving everyone equally. Marching ahead of others comes at the cost of friendship, camaraderie and togetherness. Self-esteem and self-compassion may seem similar but they are opposites.

Several psychologists have extensively researched this subject. In one study, participants were asked to recall actions they regretted or felt guilty about. Most of them listed romantic wrongdoing such as cheating, causing heartbreak or academic dishonesty. Each participant then completed a questionnaire to assess how they would avoid committing wrongs in the future. The participants were then divided into self-compassion, self-esteem and control groups. The self-compassion group wrote about their experiences with kindness and understanding towards themselves. The self-esteem group listed their positive qualities, while the control group wrote about their interests and hobbies. The results showed that the self-compassion group had more precise, practical and persistent thoughts on preventing mistakes than the other groups.

Psychological studies distinguish between two mindsets: the growth mentality, where individuals constantly strive to improve themselves; and the fixed mentality, characterised by beliefs such as “It is what it is” or “I trust my ability to move forward without help”.

Research suggests those who approached themselves with kindness and understanding were more likely to address their shortcomings and make significant progress. In contrast, those with high self-esteem and confidence showed slower self-development. Both mindsets influence personal and professional aspects of individuals’ lives.

Additionally, self-compassionate individuals are more genuine and honest with themselves, which translates to greater sincerity in their speech and work. This authenticity helps them emerge as influential team leaders with a strong reputation, highly efficient in their fields. Unlike self-esteem, which often depends on external approval and can vary, self-compassion offers a steady sense of self-worth untethered to achieving perfect standards or outperforming others. Further research also indicates that self-compassion is associated with less anxiety and depression, and leads to greater happiness and optimism.

Excerpted with permission from Karuna: The Power of Compassion, Kailash Satyarthi, HarperCollins India.

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There is a new score in the town, The CQ

“But we must also be talking about those who no one is thinking about,” his office called me up in the thick of the Covid19 pandemic. Nobel Peace Laurate Kailash Satyarthi had initiated a COVID-19 Support Center for rural India and urban slums to support orphaned children, medical care, missing child complaints, reporting child sexual abuse cases to the authorities. The challenge to distribute food, protective gear and medical kits was multi-fold amidst restrictions of a lockdown and social distancing. On my part, I made sure a special feature on this concern and effort was run on prime time at the news channel I was working at. It was a lesson about never losing your ‘karuna’ (compassion) in the face of extreme difficulty.Now, six years after that incident I am reminded of that lesson again, with anew concept coined by Satyarthi, called CQ = Compassion Quotient. In his latest book titled, ‘Karuna – The Power of Compassion’, he explains that compassion has been his perennial source of power to fight for freedom, justice and equality. He says that this needs to be the common denominator for any dialogue process. His book has several examples about how every human being is born with compassion as an inherent quality but unfortunately, we gradually lose it while growing up in a world of societal pressures governed by discrimination, work deadlines and lack of time.

In his experience of rescuing different children for so many past decades, where he has observed how the compassion of different people involved with his work - his colleagues, police officers and other members of law enforcement, have helped in improving the life of abused children.Since compassionate intelligence is based on morality and righteousness, it rejects short term thinking and looks at the larger responsibility towards people. Basis this argument, he brilliantly broaches the subject of embracing AI provided it’s core can be integrated with compassionate intelligence. Algorithms and data should be designed in a way that promotes ethical and mindful problem solving. Only then can AI be used as a tool for extended justice. For example, when Satyarthi rescued 11 years old Mithun from the begging mafia, he could not recall which village or city he belonged to. That’s when his colleague, Chirag, at the rehabilitation centre decided to use Google Earth with satellite imagery to help identify Mithun’s home. After many months of Chirag’s compassionate use of technology, he finally relocated Mithun’s family and the young boy managed to reunite with them. While reading the book, I wondered how can CQ, something which sounds abstract to most of us, be calculated in numbers? But he believes that this can be measured with available tools and you can also improve your CQ score with established methods. His organisation, the Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion (SMGC) explains the calculation method on the basis of four parameters – awareness of suffering, connectedness with suffering, feeling of responding to the suffering and action to remove the suffering. Unlike IQ and EQ which is an internal measure of an individual, CQ extends to family and society at large. The SMGC is collaborating with the best of psychologists, psychiatrists, sociologists, neuroscientists and technologists from across the world in order to scientifically establish the CQ. He says, “I see a world where compassion is the only solution”. Whenever CQ becomes an acceptable global standard of measurability, it will be yet another proud moment for India. By Sahar Zaman ( Sahar Zaman is an award-winning author, multimedia journalist, cultural curator and an advocate of the Orange Economy. She has Founded Asia’s first web-channel dedicated to the Arts, called Hunar TV.)

Beyond regulation: The case for Compassionate AI

There is a push for urgent ethical AI guidelines or regulations. I am introducing a new concept, Compassionate AI, which is different from Ethical AI or Responsible AI, as I believe those are not enough. Compassionate AI is artificial intelligence guided by compassion, a force for mindful problem-solving. Before elaborating further, let me highlight some serious challenges.

First, AI has become the most powerful weapon in a high-stakes race for profit and power among a few nations as well as major tech giants and private players. The world is already witnessing an unjustified widening of the knowledge and income gap between the wealthiest and the least developed countries. Clearly, those who gain a monopoly over AI will exert unprecedented control over politics and the economy.

Second, AI is no longer just a technological tool; it is becoming a self-guided, autonomous agent that makes its own decisions. AI systems are trained on vast amounts of existing human knowledge. These include historical biases, myths, and beliefs as well as manufactured truths and untruths. AI can automatically generate misleading information, facilitate fraudulent acts, create division and hatred, and even provoke violence. They can manipulate human interactions. Several reports of AI-related crimes, including bank fraud, deepfake pornography and teenage suicides, are emerging.

Third, the psychological impact on society, especially on young children who are increasingly dependent on AI and, in the future, superintelligence, is unimaginable. Imagine a generation growing up with little or no human contact with parents, teachers, and peers. No one can predict the future of human behaviour, relationships, and friendships. We already see the negative effects of social media, which relies on a basic form of AI. One in every six young people experiences mental health issues, from loneliness to depression and anxiety. Youth are becoming more aggressive.

Fourth, the machine mind is far ahead of any human mind. While AI benefits seem exciting and entertaining, the key philosophical question is: Who will ultimately control whom? Whose decisions will uphold social order — the economy, justice, and governance? Human minds with emotions and feelings, or algorithms that lack the biological ability to feel others’ pain and suffering? Can algorithms replace the foundations of humanity?

Ethics and regulations, while important, have limitations. After all, they are created and overseen by the human mind. The machine mind will be smarter and faster in determining its own course. AI will surpass any regulation if the human mindset behind it remains unchanged.

Therefore, the moral compass in AI must be rooted in compassion. I define compassion not as a value or virtue, weak emotion, or an abstract moral idea, but as a force born from feeling the suffering of others as one’s own, driving action to alleviate it. Such a force is essential for establishing justice, equality, peace, and sustainability. Compassion is innate, and can be measured and enhanced in individuals and institutions. We have developed a scientific framework, Satyarthi Compassion Quotient (SCQ), for this purpose. Compassionate AI can promise a future that is not only smarter but also more responsible. It envisions a world of shared values, wealth, responsibility, and accountability.

We must promote compassion among those involved in creating, implementing, and benefiting from AI. Everyone participating in AI development can be educated and trained in four key aspects of compassion — awareness, connectedness, feeling, and action — to tackle human and ecological challenges. These elements can be integrated throughout, from the initial idea to the final product, including problem definition, strategy, data collection, engineering, model development, evaluation, testing, deployment, integration, and maintenance. This approach leads to the development of Compassionate AI.

All major players, including tech companies, investors, and governments, must act responsibly and prioritise the common good. Preventive, corrective, and proactive measures are urgently needed. Leaders who embrace Compassionate AI at the ongoing India AI Impact Summit can help shape the future of shared humanity.

Rigveda, the most revered text of ancient Indian knowledge, says, “Sangachhdvam, samvadadhwam, sam vo manasmi janataam.” Let us walk together, speak a common language, and collectively create shared knowledge for the well-being of all.

Kailash Satyarthi is the 2014 Nobel Peace Laureate. The views expressed are personal

With Karuna, Kailash Satyarthi underscores the importance of compassion and how it can be used as a tool

Last year, he took us to the various highs and lows of his life as an activist and crusader. Almost exactly a year later, Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi has launched his new book and this time he focuses his pen on compassion, an intangible force that yields tangible results, something that has been an integral part of Satyarthi’s DNA. Karuna The Power of Compassion goes at length and crystallises the emotion, presenting it to us in a known yet novel way.

At the very outset, during our interview, before the book was launched at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2026, Satyarthi makes it clear that for him karuna is not an emotion but rather a force. “I am not a preacher or teacher of compassion,” says Satyarthi, dressed in a crisp white kurta, sitting under a shamiyana as the soft echo of the ongoing sessions fills the air. “This is the core learning of my life. I have learned that all transformative actions and revolutions, all religions, all transformations in society throughout history, were born out of a spark of compassion. So, compassion is not a bhav or a soft emotion. It is not kindness, mercy, pity, benevolence, service, love, or even sympathy or empathy. People put all these things in one basket with compassion, but compassion is altogether different. It is distinct. So, I am trying to challenge and change the entire narrative of compassion, which has existed for 2,000 years or more,” explains Satyarthi, drawing from his experience and the experiences of the people across the globe whom he has worked with, who have changed the world through their actions.

In its liminal chapters — The Highest Form of Intelligence, Spirituality Beyond ‘I’, Building Compassionate Communities, Let Us Globalise Compassion, and others — he establishes that compassion is a force born of the feeling of others’ suffering as one’s own suffering, that ultimately drives one to take mindful action. He quotes the Bhagwad Gita, Rig Veda and even shares anecdotes from his various interactions with world leaders and common man, making a strong case for compassion. By doing this, he reiterates and reminds us of the clarion call to the world to globalise compassion he made in Oslo in 2014 while receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.

All these seem very familiar to this point until the visionary, who is known for mobilising millions for his cause and for launching many movements, including the Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion, talks about using technology to measure compassion and use it as a tool. “People know about IQ and EQ. These are very individualistic and personalised measuring systems, which sometimes help an individual, but they also discriminate. IQ might be less in some people and more in others, but compassion is in everyone, and it is infinite,” shares Satyarthi, who has won a range of awards, including The Aachener International Peace Award (1994-Germany), Defenders of Democracy Award (2009-USA), Freedom Award (2006-USA), among others.

He takes us through his extensive plan of measuring CQ (compassion quotient) — first, finding the level of awareness about the surroundings; second, finding the intent and intensity of connectedness; third, if the connection leads to an overwhelming feeling; and lastly, if it leads to a concrete action. “Awareness, connectedness, feeling and action are measurable, and we intend to use it as a problem-solving tool,” stressed Satyarthi, who also talked about ways of finding or reigniting compassion in his new book and strongly advocates including compassion in schools’ curriculum.

Satyarthi also talks about using CQ for a more practical purpose — finding compatible partners for marriage. “When it will be properly rolled out, with the help of researchers, then marriages will not be based on birth charts or on the words of the priests. Nor will it be based on the beauty of the boy and the girl... but on how someone responds to a situation or is he/she willing to accept each other’s shortcomings,” said the changemaker, adding that the same system can be applied in choosing the best candidate for a company.

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The World Needs Globalization of Compassion: Kailash Satyarthi

These views were expressed by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi as the Chief Guest at the Dr. Shyam Singh Shashi Memorial Lecture Series 2026 held here today. He said that wars are occurring in the world due to traditional definitions and rigid frameworks. The world today is wealthier than ever before in history. Despite all this, the world is burning.

Presiding over the programme, Dr. Shyam Parande praised the personality and literary contributions of the late Dr. Shyam Singh Shashi. On this occasion, former Defence Secretary to the Government of India and former Secretary-General of the Rajya Sabha, Dr. Yogendra Narayan, stated that knowledge has immense importance. This is why the Government of India is currently organizing a global summit on Artificial Intelligence in Delhi. Referring to the efforts to make India a developed nation by 2047, he emphasized the need to decide what form a developed India should take. He clarified that development is meaningful only if it aligns with India’s intrinsic cultural and moral characteristics.

Addressing the gathering, Dr. Sandeep Marwah, Founder and Chancellor of AAFT, described Dr. Shyam Singh Shashi as a father-like figure and called his creation of more than four hundred books an unforgettable achievement. He said that Dr. Shyam Singh Shashi was a living embodiment of compassion, and anyone who met him even once carried his memory in their heart forever. Dr. Marwah added that in today’s era, two things are most important — your emotions and your ideology — as these shape your personality.

Universe: Why compassion runs deeper than benevolence or kindness

There are several human values and moral virtues we tend to club together with compassion, such as mercy, kindness, benevolence, service, charity and love. Even though all of them can help you become a better human being, it is important to note that they stem from different sources and have varied impacts. Unlike virtues and values, which are often constructed and derived externally, compassion is inborn, innate and natural.

Mercy and benevolence may seem similar to compassion; they can benefit others and bring you joy and contentment, as well as respect and recognition. But compassion runs deeper. It is that powerful and natural force that transforms not just your personal life but your immediate surroundings and the world. Acts of mercy are often sporadic and spontaneous. You can choose to spend your money or take time out from your busy schedule to help someone in need, but you do not try to eliminate the social, political or systemic causes of their suffering.

The hungry person you feed today is satiated for the day and the warm clothes you gave a homeless person could help them survive a cold winter. Still, a single act of mercy does little to lessen their vulnerabilities.

Additionally, the relationship between the giver and the recipient of a merciful act is defined by a noticeable hierarchy, in which the former is placed above the latter. Conversely, compassion maintains a relationship of mutual respect and dignity. All of us are already capable of compassion, it only needs to be ignited.

Though its makeup is similar to mercy, kindness can have a wider scope. It is reflected in a person’s everyday behaviour and actions. Acts of kindness, like mercy, can help provide momentary comfort to those in trouble. Also, even the kindest people may not be free of an inherent desire for recognition, which motivates them to act.

This can be demonstrated through an amusing Persian folktale.

There once lived a kind and cheerful man named Mullah Nasruddin who was widely respected for his generosity. Nasruddin was also known to be fond of his clothes. Once, his friend, a poet, was invited to recite ghazals at a mushaira. The poet asked Nasruddin if he could borrow a pair of trousers. Nasruddin gave the finest trousers he owned. When his friend took the stage, Nasruddin asked some acquaintances what they thought of the trousers the poet was wearing. When someone remarked that they were stunning, Nasruddin proudly said they were his. On their way home, the poet told Nasruddin he felt embarrassed by the disclosure.

When the poet was invited to another mushaira, he again asked Nasruddin to accompany him. When speaking to some members of the audience, Nasruddin praised the trousers the poet was wearing but added they were not his. The poet again implored his friend to not mention the trousers again. On Nasruddin’s assurance, the poet took him to a third mushaira. This time, Nasruddin drew attention to the trousers by saying he’d never reveal their owner. Exasperated, the poet publicly removed the trousers and returned them.

In comparison to kindness, the effects of benevolence are felt for longer. There is a story in the Mahabharata that illustrates the difference between benevolent and compassionate deeds.

Having won the battle of Kurukshetra, King Yudhishthira organised a celebratory feast. Thousands of people, from princes to paupers, participated. They enjoyed the delicious spread of food and were rewarded with gifts. Suddenly, Yudhishthira spotted a mongoose. Half of its skin was golden. The mongoose began rolling around where the religious rituals had been performed.

Yudhishthira asked, ‘What are you doing?’ The mongoose replied, ‘I’m trying to turn the remaining half of my body golden.’ Seeing that Yudhishthira was still perplexed, the mongoose explained:

‘A few days ago, I came upon a tiny hut. I could see a poor family of four — a middle-aged man, his wife, son and daughter-in-law — getting ready for dinner. Four plates were neatly arranged on the floor. The wife said she only had enough wheat to make one roti. Just as she had served them a quarter each of the roti, a hungry stranger approached their door. The middle-aged man invited him and gave the man his share. The other three did the same. The grateful stranger ate all four pieces and left. When the family had fallen asleep, I entered the hut and began rolling on the spot where a few roti crumbs had fallen. That’s when half my body turned golden. I thought that rolling on the spot where a righteous king like you had performed a sacrifice would turn the rest of my body golden but, sadly, that did not happen.’

Though both Yudhishthira and the family had fed the hungry, the King had expected his benevolence would earn him good karma, while the family had acted out of compassion, thinking of the stranger’s hunger as their own. In compassionate action, there is no expectation of any form of reward. Service, unlike kindness and benevolence, comes closer to compassion.

— Satyarthi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014. Excerpted from ‘Karuna, The Power of Compassion’ (HarperCollins)

दलाई लामा: अभिषेक की 86वीं वर्षगांठ पर कार्यक्रम आज, नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार विजेता कैलाश सत्यार्थी मुख्य अतिथि

मैक्लोडगंज स्थित चुगलाखंग मठ में रविवार को केंद्रीय तिब्बती प्रशासन की ओर से तिब्बती बौद्ध धर्मगुरु तेंजिन ग्यात्सो के 14वें दलाई लामा के रूप में अभिषेक की 86वीं वर्षगांठ पर भव्य कार्यक्रम का आयोजन किया जा रहा है।

मैक्लोडगंज स्थित चुगलाखंग मठ में रविवार को केंद्रीय तिब्बती प्रशासन की ओर से तिब्बती बौद्ध धर्मगुरु तेंजिन ग्यात्सो के 14वें दलाई लामा के रूप में अभिषेक की 86वीं वर्षगांठ पर भव्य कार्यक्रम का आयोजन किया जा रहा है। इस कार्यक्रम में नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार विजेता कैलाश सत्यार्थी बतौर मुख्यातिथि शिरकत करेंगे।

यह अवसर दुनियाभर में बसे तिब्बती समुदाय, बौद्ध अनुयायियों और शांति के समर्थकों के लिए ऐतिहासिक और भावनात्मक महत्व रखता है। 22 फरवरी 1940 को ल्हासा स्थित पोटाला पैलेस में मात्र चार वर्ष की आयु में तेंजिन ग्यात्सो का औपचारिक अभिषेक दलाई लामा के रूप में हुआ। 1959 में तिब्बत की परिस्थितियों के चलते उन्हें भारत में शरण लेनी पड़ी और तब से वह धर्मशाला में निवास कर रहे हैं।

वर्षगांठ के अगले दिन 23 फरवरी को मठ में दलाई लामा की दीर्घायु के लिए विशेष प्रार्थना सभा होगी। यह प्रार्थना विश्वभर के पूर्व तिब्बती राजनीतिक बंदियों तथा ल्हासा बॉयज एसोसिएशन स्विट्जरलैंड की ओर से अर्पित की जाएगी। यह आध्यात्मिक आयोजन श्रद्धा, कृतज्ञता और समर्पण का प्रतीक माना जा रहा है। पूर्व तिब्बती राजनीतिक बंदियों ने अपने संघर्षपूर्ण जीवन के दौरान दलाई लामा से मिली प्रेरणा और मार्गदर्शन को स्मरण करते हुए उनके उत्तम स्वास्थ्य और दीर्घायु की कामना के लिए इस प्रार्थना का आयोजन किया है। कार्यक्रम में देश-विदेश से बड़ी संख्या में तिब्बती समुदाय के सदस्य, श्रद्धालु और समर्थक भाग लेने की संभावना है।

विश्व को करुणा के वैश्वीकरण की आवश्यकता: कैलाश सत्यार्थी

नई दिल्ली में चाणक्यपुरी स्थित सिविल सर्विसेज ऑफिसर्स इंस्टीट्यूट के सभागार में आयोजित डॉ. श्याम सिंह शशि स्मृति व्याख्यान श्रृंखला में मुख्य अतिथि के रूप में नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार विजेता कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने कहा कि दुनिया को करुणा के वैश्वीकरण की आवश्यकता है, जिसकी शुरुआत भारत से हो सकती है। आज वैश्वीकरण केवल बाज़ारों तक ही सीमित नहीं है,बल्कि विभिन्न बुराइयाँ भी वैश्वीकृत हो गई हैं। समृद्धि कोई बुरी बात नहीं है, लेकिन केवल भौतिक सम्पन्नता ही सही नहीं है। कार्यक्रम के अध्यक्षता करते हुए अंतरराष्ट्रीय सहयोग परिषद के महासचिव डॉक्टर श्याम परांडे ने प्रसिद्ध साहित्यकार, कवि और समाजशास्त्री पद्मश्री डॉक्टर श्याम सिंह शशि के व्यक्तित्व और कृतित्व पर अपने विचार व्यक्त किए।

एआई विकसित राष्ट्र का स्वरुप
इस अवसर पर विशिष्ट अतिथि भारत सरकार के पूर्व रक्षा सचिव और राज्यसभा के पूर्व महासचिव डॉ. योगेंद्र नारायण ने कहा कि ज्ञान का अत्यधिक महत्व है। यही कारण है कि भारत सरकार इस समय दिल्ली में आर्टीफिशियल इंटेलीजेंसी पर एक वैश्विक सम्मेलन आयोजित कर रही है। 2047 तक भारत को एक विकसित राष्ट्र बनाने के प्रयासों का जिक्र करते हुए उन्होंने इस बात पर ज़ोर दिया कि विकसित भारत का स्वरूप कैसा होना चाहिए, इस पर निर्णय लेना आवश्यक है। उन्होंने स्पष्ट किया कि विकास भी सार्थक है, जब वह भारत की अंतर्निहित सांस्कृतिक और नैतिक विशेषताओं के अनुरूप हो।

करुणा के साक्षात मूर्ति थे डॉ. शशि
व्याख्यानमाला में ए.ए.एफ़.टी. के संस्थापक और कुलाधिपति डॉ.संदीप मारवाह ने डॉ. शशि को पिता तुल्य बताते हुए उनके द्वारा रचित 400 से अधिक पुस्तकों को एक अविस्मरणीय उपलब्धि बतायाI उन्होंने कहा कि डॉक्टर श्यामसिंह शशि करुणा के साक्षात मूर्ति थे और उनसे जो एक बार मिल लेता था, वे सदा के लिए उसके दिल में बस जाते थे। डॉ. मरवाह ने कहा कि आज के युग में दो ही चीजें महत्वपूर्ण है और ये हैं आपकी भावना और विचार धाराI इसी से आपके व्यक्तित्व का निर्माण होता है। इस अवसर पर डॉक्टर शशि की पौत्री संस्कृति सिंह द्वारा रचित अपने स्वर्गीय दादा डॉक्टर शशि को समर्पित पुस्तक ‘नेविगेटिंग दी इनरसेल्फ’ का लोकार्पण भी किया गयाI साथ ही ‘सभ्यता संस्कृति’ पत्रिका के विशेषांक का भी अनावरण हुआ।

ये दिग्गज हुए शामिल
प्रथम व्याख्यानमाला में अनेक साहित्यकारों, बुद्धिजीवियों और परिजनों ने भाग लिया। इनमें सुमेधा सत्यार्थी, सुप्रसिद्ध साहित्यकार स्व.जगदीश चतुर्वेदी की सुपुत्री कवियत्री अनुभूति चतुर्वेदी, स्व. डॉ शशि की पत्नी लीलावती, डॉ.आलोक कुमार सिंह, डॉ.ऋचा सिंह, नारायणकुमार, डॉ संतोष खन्ना, प्रोफेसर धर्मवीर महाजन, डॉ शकुंतला कालरा, पूर्व राजदूत विद्यासागर, केसी शर्मा, पूर्व संयुक्त निदेशक हरेंद्र प्रताप सिंह, निधि सक्सेना, निर्मला देवी, कैप्टेन रमा, स्नेहलता राठी, संध्या अवस्थी, अजीता भिदूरिया, राम मेहरोत्रा, अमितजैन, दीनदयाल अग्रवाल,अरुण कुमार पासवान, दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय के विधि सलाहकार डॉसतीश चंद्र गुप्ता, विजय गोड़, अरविंद बक्शी, परिकल्प सिंह, ज़मीर अनवर व अनेक प्रभु श्रोतागण भी शामिल थे। कार्यक्रम का संचालन संस्कृति सिंह द्वारा किया गया।

Donald Trump Has Raised the Prestige of the Nobel Prize: Kailash Satyarthi

New Delhi, February 22: “Because of U.S. President Donald Trump, the prestige of the Nobel Prize, the Nobel Committee and even my own stature has increased,” said Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi. “His eagerness to receive the Nobel Peace Prize has proved that the award cannot be managed or manipulated. For this contribution, I extend my greetings to him.”

India’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Kailash Satyarthi, expressed these views while speaking as the chief guest at the Padmashri Dr. Shyam Singh Shashi Memorial Lecture Series held in Delhi.

On the occasion, he elaborated on the significance of the Nobel Prize and highlighted the distinction between the Nobel Peace Prize and other Nobel awards.

Shri Satyarthi remarked that despite receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, he was not initially taken as seriously as he is today. However, after Donald Trump publicly demonstrated his desire to win the Nobel Peace Prize, public respect for both the award and for him increased significantly—particularly in India, where people began to view him with greater seriousness. He emphasized that the Nobel Prize represents the highest honour bestowed upon humanity.

Reflecting on education, Shri Satyarthi observed that modern systems often teach relentless competition, which can become cruel and aggressive. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for his work in the field of peace and child rights, he called upon all those committed to the welfare of humanity to come together in a collective effort—like a sacred offering—to ignite the flame of knowledge.

He clarified that true education signifies liberation. If one advances by pushing others aside, that is not education. The world, he said, has learnt many things, but it has not learnt how to walk together—and it is only by walking together that collective well-being can be achieved. He cautioned that education must never be reduced to a mere commercial enterprise.

Tibetan govt-in-exile celebrates 86th anniversary of Dalai Lama’s enthronement

Dharamsala (HP), The Central Tibetan Administration has commemorated the 86th anniversary of the enthronement of the 14th Dalai Lama with an official ceremony at McLeodganj, the headquarters of the de facto government-in-exile of Tibet, officials said on Monday.

On February 22, 1940, four-year-old Tenzin Gyatso was enthroned on the Golden Throne at the Potala Palace in TIbet, following his recognition as the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama.

The commemorative ceremony on Sunday was held at the Thekchen Choeling Tsuglakhang, the main Tibetan monastery at McLeodganj in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi attended the event as the chief guest, a release issued by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) said.

The event began with the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts leading the Tibetan national anthem as the Tibetan national flag was ceremonially hoisted in the monastery courtyard, with Satyarthi hoisting the tricolour.

Satyarthi described the 86-year journey of the Dalai Lama as one that "moved from darkness toward light".

Reflecting on the 1940 ceremony, he said that while a child ascended the Golden Throne, it was his wisdom and spiritual strength that gave it true meaning.

Satyarthi also emphasised that the recognition of a future Dalai Lama rested solely within the established Tibetan Buddhist traditions and cannot be determined by any political authority.

Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the president of the CTA, underscored the global relevance of the Dalai Lama's enduring message of compassion, nonviolence and universal responsibility.

The release described the 1940 enthronement as a defining moment not only for Tibet, but for the wider world, crediting the Dalai Lama's leadership with preserving Tibetan culture and promoting interfaith harmony and environmental consciousness.

Representatives of different faiths and communities addressed the gathering and expressed admiration for the Dalai Lama's lifelong dedication to peace and dialogue, the statement said.

Tibetans in exile commemorate 86th anniversary of Dalai Lama’s enthronement

Kullu: Tibetans in exile on Sunday commemorated the 86th anniversary of the enthronement of the 14th Dalai Lama at an event held in the Tsuglagkhang, the main Tibetan temple complex in Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, even as the Tibetan Parliament in exile issued a statement saying it prays for the day the "issue of Tibet is resolved and the Tibetans are reunited with each other".

Those who attended the event included Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi, Philippine Members of Parliament Rufus Rodriguez and Adrian Amatong, former Kalon Tripa (the head of the govt), Prof Samdhong Rinpoche, Kyabje Kundeling Rinpoche, the leadership of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) including Sikyong Penpa Tsering and Speaker Sonam Tenphel, religious leaders from various faiths, and Tibetan community members.

Born Lhamo Dhondup, in Taktser in the Domey province of Tibet on July 6, 1935, he was enthroned as the 14th Dalai Lama at the age of 4 on February 22, 1940. The ceremony commenced in the morning with the offering of Mendrel Tensum — a symbolic auspicious offering representing the body, speech, and mind of the Buddha — presented by the Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile and the Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration.

Members of the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts led the rendition of the Tibetan National Anthem as the Sikyong hoisted the Tibetan national flag, and Kailash Satyarthi hoisted the Indian national flag.

During the ceremony, Sikyong Penpa Tsering delivered the Kashag's (the executive branch of the CTA) statement for the occasion. Tsering said that the reincarnation of the 14th Dalai Lama was recognised with unmistakable certainty and without any external interference.

However, Tsering added that the communist govt of the People's Republic of China (PRC) persistently propagated the falsehood that the representative of the Chinese Kuomintang at that time presided over the ceremony and that Regent Reting Rinpoche submitted a petition requesting exemption from the so-called "Golden Urn Lottery", a method introduced by China to select the Dalai Lama but not followed by the Tibetans.

"Innumerable archived documents and successive scholarly works not only debunked these false claims but also brought the actual facts to light," said Tsering. Former Kalon Tripa Prof Samdhong Rinpoche, in his address in Hindi, reflected on the historical significance of the Dalai Lama's enthronement and his enduring contributions to peace, compassion, and the Tibetan cause. He stated that the enthronement marked a historic turning point not only for Tibet but also for the wider world, adding that despite immense challenges, His Holiness's compassionate leadership enabled Tibetans to preserve their cultural and religious identity and share it globally.

Guest of Honour Adrian Amatong, Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, paid tribute to the Dalai Lama on the anniversary of his enthronement, describing it as the beginning of a lifetime devoted to compassion, peace, and the dignity of the Tibetan people.

Drawing parallels with the Philippines' own historical experiences, he emphasised that the strength of a people lies in the resilience of their spirit, culture, and hope for the future, and expressed solidarity with the Tibetan people.

In his address, Guest of Honour Rufus Rodriguez said the Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 in recognition of his unwavering commitment to non-violence and compassion.

As a representative of the Philippines, he also expressed pride that his country conferred upon His Holiness the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership in 1959, an honour that remains widely respected among the Filipino people.

He described the Dalai Lama as "a beacon of light for freedom and compassion in the world".

In his address, Chief Guest Kailash Satyarthi described the 86th anniversary as "a journey of 86 years that cut through darkness and moved towards light", noting that His Holiness continued to carry that light for humanity since his enthronement.

Reflecting on the early life of the Dalai Lama, he observed that a child from an ordinary family was placed on the Golden Throne at the age of 4, but stressed that the greatness associated with that seat came from the person, not the position.

Kailash Satyarthi further said that "no govt or political authority, regardless of power or wealth, possesses the moral legitimacy to appoint a Dalai Lama in place of His Holiness now or in the future".

Describing the institution as a unique spiritual tradition, he stated that the recognition of the next Dalai Lama rests solely within the established religious process and the guidance of His Holiness. "Even if he lives to 110 years, the next Dalai Lama will be the one chosen according to this tradition — no one else can decide that," he said.

Following this, Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel delivered the Tibetan Parliament in Exile statement for the occasion.

Tenphel said that the Tibetan Parliament in Exile offers earnest prayers for an auspicious turn of events in which "the issue of Tibet is resolved, Tibetans in Tibet and in exile are reunited and the Dalai Lama returns to Tibet and once again is seated on the high golden throne in the Potala Palace in the capital, Lhasa." MSID:: 128678603 413 |

Central Tibetan Administration Holds Official Ceremony Marking the 86th Anniversary of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s Enthronement at the Potala Palace

Meeting with CTA’s Guests for the 86th Anniversary Program of HHDL’s Enthronement Ceremony

His Holiness the Dalai Lama in conversation with Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, his wife Sumedha Kailash, daughter, son-in-law and Sikyong Penpa Tsering at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 22, 2026. Photo by Tenzin Choejor

His Holiness the Dalai Lama celebrates the 86th anniversary of his enthronement

དེ་རིང་༸གོང་ས་རྒྱལ་བ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་མཆོག་ཕོ་བྲང་པོ་ཏཱ་ལར་གསེར་ཁྲིར་མངའ་གསོལ་ཞུས་ཏེ་ལོ་ངོ་ ༨༦ འཁོར་བའི་མཛད་སྒོ་འཚོགས་སོང་། མཛད་སྒོའི་ཐོག་སྐུ་མགྲོན་གཙོ་བོ་བཀའ་བློན་ཁྲི་ཟུར་༸སྐྱབས་རྗེ་ཟམ་གདོང་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་མཆོག་དང་། ཀུན་བདེ་གླིང་རྟ་ཚག་རྗེ་དྲུང་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་མཆོག ནོ་སྦེལ་ཞི་བདེའི་གཟེངས་རྟགས་བཞེས་མྱོང་མཁན་སྐུ་ཞབས་ཀེ་ལ་ཤི་ (Kailash Satyarthi) ལགས། ཆེ་བསྟོད་སྐུ་མགྲོན་ཧྥི་ལི་པིན་སིའི་གྲོས་ཚོགས་འོག་མའི་འཐུས་མི་མའེ་ཁལ་ (Adrian Michael A. Amatong) ལགས། ཧྥི་ལི་པིན་སིའི་གྲོས་ཚོགས་འོག་མའི་འཐུས་མི་རུ་ཧྥ་སི་ (Rufus B. Rodriguez) ལགས། ཧིན་རྡུའི་ཆོས་དཔོན་ཨ་རྗེ་ཀུ་མར་ (Ajay Kumar Sharma) ལགས། ཁ་ཆེའི་ཆོས་དཔོན་མོ་ཧ་མ་དྷི་ (Muhamad Kamil Jamie) ལགས། ཡེ་ཤུའི་ཆོས་དཔོན་ཝིག་ཊོར་ (Rev. Victor Khojee) ལགས། ་སིག་གི་ཆོས་དཔོན་སར་བྷི་ཇི་ཏི་སིངྒ་ (Sarbjeet Singh) ལགས། བོད་མིའི་སྒྲིག་འཛུགས་ཀྱི་ཆེས་མཐོའི་ཁྲིམས་ཞིབ་པ་ཆེ་བ་མཆོག་དང་། བོད་མི་མང་སྤྱི་འཐུས་ཚོགས་གཙོ་མཁན་པོ་བསོད་ནམས་བསྟན་འཕེལ་མཆོག བོད་མིའི་སྒྲིག་འཛུགས་ཀྱི་སྲིད་སྐྱོང་སྤེན་པ་ཚེ་རིང་མཆོག ཚོགས་གཞོན་སྒྲོལ་མ་ཚེ་རིང་མཆག ཁྲིམས་ཞིབ་པ་གཞན་གཉིས། བཀའ་བློན་རྣམ་པ། མི་མང་སོགས་ལྷན་འཛོམས་གནང་ཡོད་འདུག

ཐོག་མར་སྲིད་སྐྱོང་སྤེན་པ་ཚེ་རིང་མཆོག་གིས་བཀའ་ཤག་གི་གཏམ་བཤད་སྒྲོགས་སྦྱངས་གནང་བའི་ནང་། དེ་རིང་ང་ཚོ་གངས་ལྗོངས་ལྷ་མི་ཡོངས་ནས་ཁམས་གསུམ་ཆོས་ཀྱི་རྒྱལ་པོ་སྤྱི་ནོར་༸གོང་ས་༸སྐྱབས་མགོན་ཐམས་ཅད་མཁྱེན་ཅིང་གཟིགས་པ་ཆེན་པོ་མཆོག་ཕོ་བྲང་པོ་ཏ་ལའི་གསེར་ཁྲིར་མངའ་གསོལ་ཞུས་ནས་ལོ་ངོ་ ༨༦ འཁོར་བའི་དུས་ཚེས་ཁྱད་པར་ཅན་འདིར་དགའ་སྤྲོའི་ངང་དྲན་གསོ་ཞུ་བའི་མཛད་སྒོ་འདིའི་ཐོག བཀའ་ཤག་ནས་གཞིས་བྱེས་སྤུན་ཟླ་རྣམ་པ་དང་། བོད་ཀྱི་གྲོགས་པོ་རྣམ་པར་འཚམས་འདྲི་བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས་ཞུ་ཡི་ཡོད། ཅེས་དང་། ལོ་ངོ་ ༨༦ གོང་གི་གསེར་ཁྲི་མངའ་གསོལ་གྱི་མཛད་སྒོ་དེ་ནི་བོད་ལ་མཚོན་ན་སྲོལ་རྒྱུན་ལམ་ལུགས་ཀྱི་ཁྱད་འཕགས་སྒྲིག་འཛུགས་གནམ་བསྐོས་དགའ་བ་བརྒྱ་ལྡན་པའི་གངས་ལྗོངས་ཆབ་སྲིད་ཀྱི་དབང་ལུང་རྒྱུན་བསྲིངས་དང་། འཕགས་པ་སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས་དབང་གི་ཐུགས་བསྐྱེད་སྨོན་ལམ་གྱི་ལྕགས་ཀྱུ་དང་གངས་ལྗོངས་ལྷ་མི་ཀུན་གྱི་དད་པའི་ཨ་ལོང་མཐུད་སྦྲེལ་གྱི་ཆོ་ག་གཟབ་གཟེངས་ལྡན་པ་ཞིག་ཡིན་པས། གཞུང་ངོས་ནས་རྒྱ་ནག་གོ་མིང་སྲིད་གཞུང་དང་། དབྱིན་གཞུང་གི་སྐུ་ཚབ་དང་། འབྲས་ལྗོངས། བལ་ཡུལ་དང་འབྲུག་སོགས་ཁྱིམ་མཚེས་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་ཀྱི་སྐུ་ཚབ་ལའང་མཇལ་ཕྱག་དང་ཁྲི་སྐྱེས་དངོས་འབུལ་གྱི་གོ་སྐབས་གནང་སྟེ་སྣེ་ལེན་ཞུས་ཡོད་ལ། སྐབས་དེའི་རྒྱ་ནག་གོ་མིན་ཏང་སྲིད་གཞུང་གི་སྐུ་ཚབ་ནས་གསེར་ཁྲི་མངའ་གསོལ་གྱི་མཛད་སྒོ་གཙོ་སྐྱོང་བྱས་ལུགས་དང་། རྒྱལ་ཚབ་རྭ་སྒྲེང་རིན་པོ་ཆེས་གསེར་བུམ་དཀྲུག་འདོན་མ་དགོས་པའི་སྙན་ཞུ་ཕུལ་ལུགས་སོགས་རྒྱ་ནག་གུང་ཁྲན་གཞུང་གིས་ད་དུང་ཨུ་ཚུགས་ཀྱིས་རྫུན་སྒྲོགས་བྱས་དང་བྱེད་བཞིན་པ་དེ་རིགས་ཡིག་ཚགས་དང་། དཔྱད་རྩོམ་རིམ་ཐོན་ལ་བརྟེན་ནས་དངོས་དོན་གསལ་ལྷང་བྱུང་ཡོད།

ལོ་ངོ་ ༨༦ ནི་ལོ་རྒྱུས་ཀྱི་གྲངས་ཀ་ཙམ་ཞིག་མ་ཡིན་པར། སྤྱི་ནོར་༸གོང་ས་༸སྐྱབས་མགོན་ཆེན་པོ་མཆོག་གིས་འགྲོ་བ་མིའི་བཟང་སྤྱོད་དར་སྤེལ་དང་། ཆོས་ལུགས་མཐུན་སྒྲིལ། བོད་ཀྱི་ཆོས་རིག་སྲུང་སྐྱོབ། རྒྱ་གར་གྱི་གནའ་བོའི་ཤེས་རིག་བསྐྱར་གསོ་བཅས་མཛད་ཁུར་དམ་བཅའ་བཞི་ཉམས་ལེན་དང་སྐུལ་སྤེལ་གྱི་བྱུང་རབས་ཚར་དུ་དངར་བ་ཞིག་ཡིན་ལ། ༸གོང་ས་༸སྐྱབས་མགོན་མཆོག་གི་བྱམས་བརྩེའི་བསྟན་བཅོས་ཀྱིས། བྱམས་བརྩེ་དང་བཟོད་བསྲན་ནི་སྟོབས་མེད་ཀྱི་མངོན་རྟགས་མིན་པར། ནུས་སྟོབས་ཀྱི་མཚོན་རྟགས་ཡིན་པ་དུས་རབས་ ༢༡ པའི་འཇིག་རྟེན་འདིར་ར་སྤྲོད་གནང་བས། གླུ་གཞས་ཀྱི་གཟེངས་རྟགས་གྲགས་ཆེན་ (68th Annual Grammy Awards) ནས་ཀྱང་འདི་ཟླའི་ཚེས་ ༡ ཉིན་གཟེངས་བསྟོད་ཕུལ་ཡོད་ལ། ༸མགོན་པོ་གང་ཉིད་ཀྱི་སྐུ་ཚེ་ཧྲིལ་པོའི་བྱམས་བརྩེ་དང་ཤེས་རབ་ཀྱི་ཉམས་ལེན་དང་གདམ་ངག་ལ་བརྟེན་ནས། འགྲོ་བ་མིའི་དཔལ་ཡོན་ལ་འཛད་མཐའ་མེད་པའི་འོད་སྣང་སྦྱིན་ཡོད་པ་དང་། བོད་ཀྱི་གནད་དོན་འདི་ཆབ་སྲིད་ཀྱི་མངོན་འདོད་རྐྱང་པ་ཞིག་ནས། འཛམ་གླིང་ཞི་བདེ་དང་། ཆོས་ལུགས་འཆམ་མཐུན། ཁོར་ཡུག་སྲུང་སྐྱོབ་སོགས་འགྲོ་བ་མི་ཐུན་མོང་གི་རེ་སྙེགས་ཀྱི་མཐོ་ཚད་བར་སྤར་གནང་ཡོད།

ལོ་ངོ་འདི་དག་ནི་ང་ཚོ་བཙན་བྱོལ་བོད་མི་ཚོར་མཚོན་ན། ༸མགོན་པོ་མཆོག་གིས་ང་ཚོའི་ཆེད་དུ་དུས་ཚོད་དང་འགྲན་རྒྱུགས་ཀྱི་བྱུང་རབས་ཤིག་ཀྱང་ཡིན་ཞིང་། ངོ་ཤེས་པ་གནམ་དང་ས་ལས་མེད་པའི་བཙན་བྱོལ་གྱི་ལོ་ཟླའི་ནང་། ང་ཚོའི་སྐད་ཡིག་དང་། ཆོས་ལུགས། རིག་གཞུང་། མི་རིགས་ཀྱི་ཆེ་མཐོང་ད་ལྟའི་བར་དུ་སྲུང་ཉར་ཐུབ་སྟེ། འཛམ་གླིང་ཤར་ནུབ་ཀྱི་གྲོང་དང་གྲོང་ཁྱེར་འདྲ་མིན་དུ་གནས་འཁོད་ངེད་ཅག་ཚང་མས་དེང་སང་སྤོབས་པའི་ཐོག་ནས་ང་བོད་པ་ཡིན་ཞེས་གསུང་ཕོད་ཀྱི་ཡོད་པ་འདི་དང་། བོད་ནང་བོད་མི་རིགས་རྩ་མེད་གཏོང་རྒྱུའི་རྒྱ་གཞུང་གི་དྲག་ཆར་རླུང་འཚུབ་ལྟ་བུའི་ཆབ་སྲིད་ལས་འགུལ་དང་། སྲིད་ཇུས་གང་གིས་ཀྱང་བོད་མི་རིགས་ཀྱི་ཐུན་མོང་མ་ཡིན་པའི་ངོ་བོ་གཅེས་ཉར་གྱི་སེམས་ཤུགས་གཅོག་ཐུབ་ཀྱི་མེད་པ་འདིའང་༸མགོན་པོ་མཆོག་གི་ཐབས་མཁས་ཐུགས་རྗེའི་བྱིན་རླབས་ལ་བརྟེན་ནས་བྱུང་བ་ཞིག་ཡིན་པ་ང་ཚོ་ཚང་མས་དུས་དང་རྣམ་པ་ཀུན་ཏུ་བཀའ་དྲིན་རྗེས་དྲན་ཞུ་དགོས། ཞེས་འཁོད་འདུག

༸སྐྱབས་རྗེ་ཟམ་གདོང་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་མཆོག་གིས། ༸གོང་ས་རྒྱལ་བ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་མཆོག་གི་གསེར་ཁྲི་མངའ་གསོལ་ནི་ལོ་རྒྱུས་ཐོག་བོད་མི་ཙམ་མ་ཡིན་པར་འཛམ་གླིང་ཡོངས་ཀྱི་ཆེད་དུ་དུས་ཚིགས་ཁྱད་པར་ཅན་ཞིག་ཡིན། འཛམ་གླིང་གི་འགྱུར་འགྲོས་དང་ལྷན་དུ་བོད་མི་རྣམས་ཀྱིས་དཀའ་ངལ་མང་དག་ཅིག་གདོང་ལེན་བྱས་དགོས་བྱུང་ཡོད་ཀྱང་། སྐབས་དེ་དུས་༸གོང་ས་མཆོག་གི་བཀའ་སློབ་ལམ་སྟོན་ལ་བརྟེན་ནས་བོད་མི་རྣམས་ལ་སོ་སོའི་ངོ་བོ་དང་། ཆོས། རིག་གཞུང་ཉར་ཚགས་བྱས་ཐུབ་པ་མ་ཟད། འཛམ་གླིང་ཡོངས་སུ་ཁྱབ་སྤེལ་ཐུབ་པ་བྱུང་ཡོད། དེ་རིང་བཀྲ་ཤིས་པའི་དུས་སྐབས་འདིར་ངས་༸གོང་ས་མཆོག་ལ་སྙིང་ཐག་པ་ནས་བཀའ་དྲིན་རྗེས་དྲན་ཞུ་བ་དང་། ཁོང་གི་མཛད་རྗེས་དཔག་ཏུ་མེད་པ་ལ་གུས་བཀུར་ཞུ་རྒྱུ་ཡིན། ང་ཚོས་ཆོས་ལུགས་མཐུན་སྒྲིལ་དང་ཁོར་ཡུག་སྲུང་སྐྱོབ་སྐོར་གླེང་སློང་བྱ་དགོས་ཀྱི་ཡོད་པ་རེད། ཆོས་ལུགས་དང་གནའ་བོའི་རྒྱ་གར་གྱི་རིག་གཞུང་གཉིས་ཁ་བྲལ་ཐབས་མེད་པའི་ཆ་ཤས་ཤིག་རེད། འོན་ཀྱང་འདས་པའི་དུས་རབས་བཞི་དང་ལྔའི་རིང་ཚན་རིག་དང་འཕྲུལ་རིག་ཡར་རྒྱས་ཤུགས་ཆེན་ཕྱིན་པ་ལ་བརྟེན་ནས་ཆོས་ལུགས་ཉམས་རྒུད་དུ་ཕྱིན་ཡོད་ལ། ཆོས་ལུགས་ཕན་ཚུན་མཐུན་སྒྲིལ་བྱུང་མེད་པའི་རྐྱེན་གྱིས་རྩོད་རྙོག་སོགས་བྱུང་གི་ཡོད་པ་རེད། ང་ཚོས་རྒྱ་གར་གྱི་གནའ་བོའི་རིག་གཞུང་དང་ཆོས་ལུགས་སྐོར་སློབ་སྦྱོང་ངེས་པར་དུ་བྱ་དགོས་པ་མ་ཟད། ཆོས་ལུགས་མཐུན་སྒྲིལ་དང་། ཆོས་ལུགས་ཡོངས་ལ་བརྩི་བཀུར་གཅིག་མཚུངས་ཞུ་དགོས། ཞེས་གསུངས་སོང་།

ཡང་སློབ་དཔོན་ཟམ་གདོང་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་མཆོག་གིས། འགྲོ་བ་མིའི་རིགས་ཀྱིས་འཚོ་གནས་ཀྱི་ཐབས་ལམ་ཡང་དག་ཅིག་མ་བླངས་ན་ཁོར་ཡུག་སྲུང་སྐྱོབ་བྱེད་ཐུབ་ཀྱི་མ་རེད་བསམ་གྱི་འདུག འཚོ་ཐབས་ཡང་དག་ཟེར་ན་དགོས་ངེས་ཀྱི་ཆ་རྐྱེན་ཁོ་ན་ཐོན་སྐྱེད་བྱེད་པ་དང་། དགོས་ངེས་ཡོད་པ་ཁོ་ན་བེད་སྤྱོད་གཏོང་བ་དེ་རེད། ༸གོང་ས་རྒྱལ་བ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་མཆོག་གིས་དུས་རྟག་ཏུ་རེ་བ་ནམ་ཡང་མ་ཆད། ང་ཚོས་མུ་མཐུད་དུ་ལྷག་བསམ་རྣམ་དག་གིས་འབད་བརྩོན་བྱེད་དགོས། ཞེས་གསུངས་ཀྱི་ཡོད་པར་བརྟེན། ང་ཚོས་ཁོར་ཡུག་སྲུང་སྐྱོབ་དང་། ཁོར་ཡུག་ལ་གནོད་པའི་འཚོ་བའི་གོམས་གཤིས་བཟོ་མི་དགོས་པའི་འབོད་སྐུལ་ཞུ་རྒྱུ་ཡིན་ལ། མི་སྒེར་སོ་སོས་ཁོར་ཡུག་སྲུང་སྐྱོབ་ལ་ཕན་ཐོགས་གང་བྱེད་ཐུབ་མིན་ཐད་བསམ་གཞིག་ངེས་པར་དུ་གཏོང་དགོས། བོད་ཀྱི་ལོ་གསར་དང་༸གོང་ས་མཆོག་གསེར་ཁྲི་མངལ་གསོལ་ཞུས་ཏེ་ལོ་ངོ་ ༨༦ འཁོར་བའི་དུས་དྲན་གྱི་ཉིན་མོར་བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས་ཞུ་རྒྱུ་ཡིན། ཞེས་གསུངས་སོང་།

ཧྥི་ལི་པིན་སིའི་གྲོས་ཚོགས་འོག་མའི་འཐུས་མི་མའེ་ཁལ་ (Adrian Michael A. Amatong) ལགས་ཀྱིས། ༸གོང་ས་རྒྱལ་བ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་མཆོག་གིས་འཚེ་མེད་ཞི་བ་དང་། འགྲོ་བ་མི་རྣམས་གཅིག་མཚུངས་ཡིན་པ་སོགས་ཐུགས་བསྐྱེད་དམ་བཅའ་བཞི་ཉམས་ལེན་གནང་མུས་ཡིན་པ་རེད། ཧྥི་ལི་པིན་སི་ནང་བཟང་སྤྱོད་ལྡན་པའི་མགོ་ཁྲིད་ཚོར་བརྩི་བཀུར་ཆེན་པོ་ཞུ་ཡི་ཡོད། ང་ཚོའི་ལོ་རྒྱུས་ཀྱིས་ང་ཚོར་རང་དབང་དང་། ངོ་བོ། རང་དབང་གཙང་མའི་བདག་དབང་བཅས་སྲུང་སྐྱོབ་དང་ཉར་ཚགས་བྱེད་དགོས་པའི་ལམ་སྟོན་བྱས་ཡོད་པ་རེད། ང་ཚོས་མི་རིགས་ཤིག་གི་སྟོབས་ཤུགས་དེ་མངའ་ཁོངས་གཅིག་པུའི་ཐོག་ནས་ཚད་འཇལ་མི་ཐུབ་པར་ཁོང་ཚོའི་སེམས་ཁམས་དང་། རིག་གཞུང་། མ་འོངས་པར་གྲུབ་འབྲས་ལེགས་པོ་ཡོང་རྒྱུའི་ཡིད་ཆེས་བྱེད་པའི་རྒྱུ་ལ་བརྟེན་ནས་ཚད་འཇལ་དགོས་པ་ཤེས་ཀྱི་ཡོད། ༸གོང་ས་མཆོག་གིས་བྱམས་སྙིང་རྗེ་ནི་སྒེར་གྱི་དགེ་མཚན་ཁོ་ན་མིན་པར་སྤྱི་ཚོགས་ལ་འགྱུར་བ་གཏོང་ཐུབ་པའི་ཤུགས་རྐྱེན་ཞིག་ཡོད་པ་དྲན་སྐུལ་གནང་ཡོད། མགོ་ཁྲིད་ཀྱི་གོ་གནས་དེ་དབང་ཆའི་ཐོག་ནས་མིན་པར་ཞབས་ཞུའི་ཐོག་ནས་ཤེས་རྟོགས་ཐུབ་ཀྱི་རེད། ཧྥི་ལི་པིན་སིའི་མི་རིགས་ཤིག་ཡིན་པའི་ཆ་ནས། རང་མི་རིགས་ཀྱི་ངོ་བོ་དང་། རིག་གཞུང་། ཞི་བདེའི་ཐོག་ནས་འཚོ་གནས་བྱ་རྒྱུའི་མི་མང་དང་མཉམ་དུ་ཡོད། ང་ཚོས་བོད་མི་རིགས་ཀྱི་བརྟན་ལྷིང་ལ་གུས་བཀུར་བྱེད་པ་དང་། ༸གོང་ས་མཆོག་གི་ཁྱད་དུ་འཕགས་པའི་མི་ཚེ་དང་མཛད་རྗེས་ལ་གུས་བཀུར་བྱེད་ཀྱི་ཡོད། ཅེས་གསུངས་སོང་།

ནོ་སྦེལ་ཞི་བདེའི་གཟེངས་རྟགས་བཞེས་མྱོང་མཁན་སྐུ་ཞབས་ཀེ་ལ་ཤི་ (Kailash Satyarthi) ལགས་ཀྱིས། ང་རང་བཞུགས་སྒར་དང་ལྷག་པར་དུ་ཐེག་ཆེན་ཆོས་གླིང་གཙུག་ལག་ཁང་དུ་སླེབས་སྐབས་གནས་སྐོར་ལ་སླེབས་པའི་ཚོར་བ་ཡོང་གི་འདུག དེ་རིང་ལོ་ངོ་ ༨༦ འཁོར་བའི་དུས་སྟོན་སྲུང་གཙི་ཞུ་བཞིན་པ་ནི་དུས་སྟོན་ཙམ་དུ་མ་ཡིན་པར་༸གོང་ས་རྒྱལ་བ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་མཆོག་གསེར་ཁྲིར་མངའ་གསོལ་ཞུས་པ་ནས་བཟུང་ད་བར་ལོ་ངོ་ ༨༦ རིང་འཛམ་གླིང་སྟེང་བྱམས་བརྩེ་དང་། འཚེ་བ་མེད་པའི་སྐོར་བཀའ་སློབ་ལམ་སྟོན་གནང་བཞིན་ཡོད་པ་རེད། བོད་མི་རྣམས་ཀྱི་རྒྱུད་ལ་ཡོད་པའི་སེམས་ཤུགས་དང་། ལྷག་བསམ། བྱམས་སྙིང་རྗེ་དེ་དག་གིས་འཛམ་གླིང་ཁྱོན་ཡོངས་ལ་མིག་དཔེ་དང་སེམས་སྐུལ་སྤྲོད་ཀྱི་ཡོད། ༸མགོན་པོ་གང་ཉིད་མཆོག་གི་དམིགས་ཡུལ་གཅིག་ནི་བོད་ནང་དུ་ཡོད་པའི་གནས་ཆེན་ཁག་ཏུ་གནས་སྐོར་ཕེབས་རྒྱུ་དེ་ཡིན་པ་དེ་ལྟར་བྱུང་བའི་རེ་བ་ཡོད། རྒྱུ་མཚན་ནི་དྲང་བདེན་དང་། སྙིང་རྗེའི་རྒྱལ་ཁ་ཐོབ་ངེས་རེད། ༸གོང་ས་མཆོག་གི་བྱམས་སྙིང་རྗེའི་དགོངས་པ་དེར་བོད་མི་ཁོ་ན་ཙམ་མིན་པར་འཛམ་གླིང་གི་ཆོས་ལུགས་མི་འདྲ་བའི་སྤྱི་ཚོགས་ཡོངས་ཀྱིས་རྒྱབ་སྐྱོར་བྱེད་ཀྱི་ཡོད། དེ་བཞིན་གཞུང་དང་སྲིད་དབང་སྟོབས་ཤུགས་ཅན་དང་། དཔལ་འབྱོར་དབང་ཐང་ཆེན་པོ་གང་འདྲ་ཞིག་ཡིན་རུང་། ༸གོང་ས་རྒྱལ་བ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་མཆོག་གི་ཡང་སྲིད་ངོས་འཛིན་བྱེད་ཕྱོགས་ཀྱི་ཁྲིམས་མཐུན་དབང་ཆ་མེད་པ་དང་། ཡང་སྲིད་ངོས་འཛིན་གྱི་བདག་དབང་ཆ་ཚང་ཆོས་ཕྱོགས་ཀྱི་ལམ་སྲོལ་ལྟར་འགྲོ་དགོས་པའི་ནན་བརྗོད་གནང་སོང་།

བོད་མི་མང་སྤྱི་འཐུས་ཚོགས་གཙོ་མཁན་པོ་བསོད་ནམས་བསྟན་འཕེལ་མཆོག་གིས་སྤྱི་འཐུས་ལྷན་ཚོགས་ཀྱི་གསུང་བཤད་སྒྲོགས་སྦྱངས་གནང་བའི་ནང་། བོད་ཀྱི་ལྷ་སྐལ་སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས་དབང་མིའི་གཟུགས་སུ་བྱོན་པའི་ཁམས་གསུམ་ཆོས་ཀྱི་རྒྱལ་པོ། འཇིག་རྟེན་ཞི་བདེའི་དེད་དཔོན། ས་སྟེང་༸རྒྱལ་བསྟན་ཡོངས་རྫོགས་ཀྱི་མངའ་བདག བོད་མི་ཡོངས་ཀྱི་མགོན་སྐྱབས། བླ་ན་མེད་པའི་དབུ་འཁྲིད། བླང་དོར་ལམ་སྟོན་པ། བོད་མིའི་ངོ་བོ་དང་། དེའི་ཆིག་སྒྲིལ་གྱི་མཚོན་རྟགས། བོད་མི་ཡོངས་ཀྱི་རང་དབང་ལྡན་པའི་མགྲིན་ཚབ་པ། སྤྱི་ནོར་༸གོང་ས་༸སྐྱབས་མགོན་༸རྒྱལ་དབང་སྐུ་ཕྲེང་བཅུ་བཞི་པ་ཆེན་པོ་མཆོག་དགུང་གྲངས་ལྔའི་ཐོག་བོད་ཀྱི་རྒྱལ་སར་ཕོ་བྲང་པོ་ཏ་ལར་གསེར་ཁྲིར་མངའ་གསོལ་ཞུས་ཏེ་མི་ལོ་ཧྲིལ་པོ་ ༨༦ འཁོར་བའི་སྐལ་བཟང་ཉིན་མོར་བོད་མི་རྩམ་ཟན་པ་ཡོངས་དང་། དད་ལྡན་བོད་བརྒྱུད་ནང་བསྟན་རྗེས་འཇུག་པ་རྣམས་ཀྱི་ཚབ་ཞུས་ཏེ་གུས་ཕྱག་དང་བཅས་དགའ་དད་སྤྲོ་གསུམ་གྱི་སྒོ་ནས་འཚམས་འདྲིའི་བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས་ཞུ་རྒྱུ་ཡིན། ཞེས་དང་།

༸གོང་ས་མཆོག་གིས་བོད་མི་ཙམ་མ་ཟད་འགྲོ་བ་མི་སྤྱི་ལ་བདེ་སྐྱིད་དང་ཞི་བདེ་ཡོང་ཐབས་ཀྱི་ལམ་སྟོན་མཛད་ཅིང་། དེ་ཡང་རིགས་རུས་དང་། མཆོག་དམན། ཤ་མདོག་སོགས་ཀྱི་ཁྱད་མེད་ཀྱིས་འགྲོ་བ་མི་གཅིག་གྱུར་གྱི་འདུ་ཤེས་དགོས་པ་དང་། འཛམ་གླིང་ཞི་བདེ་ཡོང་ཐབས་སུ་དང་པོ་རང་ཉིད་ནས་ནང་སེམས་ཀྱི་ཞི་བདེ་ཡོང་ཐབས་བྱ་དགོས་པ་ལས་ཕྱིའི་དངོས་པོའི་མཐུན་རྐྱེན་ཙམ་གྱིས་ཞི་བདེ་ཡོང་མི་ཐུབ་པ་དང་། སྤྱི་ཚོགས་ནང་དཀའ་རྙོག་ཆེ་ཆུང་གང་ཞིག་ཡིན་ཡང་སྟོབས་ཆེ་ཆུང་དང་གོ་མཚོན་བེད་སྤྱོད་ཀྱིས་དམག་འཐབ་དང་འཁྲུག་འཛིང་མེད་པར་ཕན་ཚུན་གྲོས་མོལ་གྱི་ལམ་ནས་དཀའ་ངལ་ཐག་གཅོད་ཡོང་ཐབས་བྱ་དགོས་པའི་ལམ་སྟོན་གནང་ཞིང་བོད་དོན་འཐབ་རྩོད་ཀྱང་འཚེ་མེད་ཞི་བའི་ལམ་ནས་རྒྱ་ནག་གཞུང་མཉམ་འབྲེལ་ལམ་གྱིས་དཀའ་རྙོག་སེལ་ཐབས་ལ་འབད་བརྩོན་གནང་ཡོད།

དེང་གི་ཚན་རིག་དང་ནང་ཆོས་དབར་ལོ་ངོ་སུམ་ཅུ་ལྷག་བགྲོ་གླེང་དང་གོ་བསྡུར་གནང་ཞིང་སྙན་གྲགས་ཅན་གྱི་ཚན་རིག་པ་མང་པོ་ཞིག་གིས་ནང་ཆོས་ནས་བཤད་པའི་སེམས་སེམས་བྱུང་དང་། དྲན་པ་ཉེར་བཞག་བཞི་སོགས་ནས་དམིགས་བསལ་སེམས་ཀྱི་བདེ་སྐྱིད་ལ་ཕན་ཐོགས་ཡོང་བའི་ར་སྤྲོད་བྱས་ཤིང་། ༸གོང་ས་མཆོག་གི་མཁྱེན་བརྩེའི་ཡོན་ཏན་དང་། རླབས་ཆེན་གྱི་དགོངས་གཞི་ལ་བསྔགས་བརྗོད་ཡི་རང་ཞུ་བཞིན་པ་དང་། འཛམ་གླིང་ནང་ཆོས་ལུགས་དང་བཟང་སྤྱོད་ཀྱི་ནང་དོན་ལ་ཤུགས་རྐྱེན་ཆེ་ཤོས་ཐེབས་མཁན་དང་། ཚན་རིག་དང་ཆོས་ལུགས་ཟུང་འབྲེལ་གྱིས་མིའི་རིགས་ཀྱི་བདེ་སྐྱིད་དང་ཤེས་རབ་གོང་འཕེལ་གཏོང་མཁན་གྱི་རླབས་ཆེན་མི་སྣ་ཞིག་ལ་ངོས་འཛིན་གྱིས་ཕྱི་ལོ་ ༢༠༡༢ ལོར་ཆོས་ལུགས་དང་འབྲེལ་བའི་གཟེངས་རྟགས་སྙན་གྲགས་ཆེ་ཤོས་ཊེམ་པལ་ཊོན་གཟེངས་རྟགས་ (The Templeton Prize) སོགས་གཟེངས་རྟགས་བརྒྱ་ཕྲག་མང་པོ་འབུལ་བཞེས་བྱུང་ཡོད། ཉེ་ཆར་ཕྱི་ཟླ་ ༢ ཚེས་ ༡ ཉིན་སྤྱི་ནོར་༸གོང་ས་༸སྐྱབས་མགོན་ཆེན་པོ་མཆོག་ལ་གྷ་རམ་མི་ (Grammy Award) གཟེངས་རྟགས་འབུལ་བཞེས་གནང་བ་གོ་སྐབས་འདི་བརྒྱུད་ནས་འཚམས་འདྲི་ཞུ་རྒྱུ་དང་། གཟེངས་རྟགས་འབུལ་བཞེས་གནང་བ་འདི་ནི་༸གོང་ས་མཆོག་སྐུ་སྒེར་གྱི་མཛད་རྗེས་ཙམ་ལ་མ་ཡིན་པར། འདིས་བོད་མི་རིགས་ཀྱི་ཆོས་དང་། རིག་གཞུང་། སྐད་ཡིག་བཅས་ནི་འཛམ་གླིང་ནང་རིན་ཐང་ཆེ་བའི་གཅེས་ནོར་ཞིག་ཡིན་པ་སླར་ཡང་ར་སྤྲོད་བྱས་ཤིང་། ༸གོང་ས་མཆོག་གི་བྱམས་བརྩེའི་བཀའ་སློབ་དང་། འགྲོ་བ་མི་གཅིག་གྱུར་གྱི་འདུ་ཤེས། ཆོས་ལུགས། ཁོར་ཡུག འགྲོ་བ་མིའི་བཟང་སྤྱོད་བཅས་ཀྱི་ལམ་སྟོན་དེས་འཛམ་གླིང་སྤྱི་དང་། རང་ཅག་བོད་མི་རྣམས་ལ་དགོས་མཁོ་གལ་ཆེ་ཞིག་ཆགས་ཡོད་པས་རང་ཅག་རྣམས་ཀྱིས་ཉམས་ལེན་ལག་བསྟར་ཞུ་དགོས་པ་གལ་ཆེ་ཆགས་ཡོད།

༸གོང་ས་མཆོག་གི་ཐུགས་བསྐྱེད་དམ་བཅའ་བཞིའི་ནང་ནས་ཆོས་ལུགས་མཐུན་འབྲེལ་གལ་ཆེར་བརྩི་བཞིན་པ་དང་། གང་ཉིད་སྟོན་པ་བཅོམ་ལྡན་འདས་ཀྱི་རྗེས་འབྲངས་ནང་པའི་དགེ་སློང་ཞིག་ཡིན་པའི་ཆ་ནས་འཛམ་གླིང་ནང་ཆོས་ལུགས་མི་འདྲ་བ་མང་ཡང་དེ་དག་གིས་ཆོག་ཤེས་དང་། བྱམས་བརྩེ། བཟོད་སྒོམ་སོགས་གཅིག་གྱུར་ཉམས་ལེན་ལག་བསྟར་གྱིས་འགྲོ་བའི་ཁམས་དང་མོས་པར་འཚམ་པའི་ཕན་ཐོགས་ཡོང་བཞིན་ཡོད་པས་ཕན་ཚུན་གུས་བཀུར་དགོས་པ་ལས་སྤྱི་ཚོགས་ནང་ཆོས་ལུགས་ཀྱི་དབང་གིས་འཁྲུག་རྩོད་བྱེད་པ་ནི་ཐབས་སྡུག་གི་བྱ་བ་ཞིག་ཡིན་པ་གསུང་བཤད་ནན་ཏན་མང་པོ་གནང་ཡོད། ཅེས་སོགས་འཁོད་འདུག

གསར་འགོད་པ། བསྟན་འཛིན་ཕུར་བུ།

मैक्लोडगंज का नाम हो दलाई लामा तीर्थ स्थल’, नोबेल पुरस्कार विजेता कैलाश सत्यार्थी की धर्म गुरु से मुलाकात के बाद मांग

Book Excerpt: Karuna: The Power of Compassion by Kailash Satyarthi

The Global March Against Child Labour in 1985 and the Global Campaign for Education in 1999 are living examples of the globalisation of compassion. These movements transcended borders, cultures, and political systems to unite people around a shared moral responsibility.

By bringing together governments, civil society, educators, trade unions, faith leaders, and young people from across the world, these international campaigns transformed compassion from a personal feeling into a coordinated global force.

The Global March mobilised millions across continents to confront child labour. It was a watershed moment, when children who had once been child labourers, from different parts of the world entered the corridors of the ILO headquarters in Geneva shouting slogans, ‘Child Labour, Down, Down’. This historic march led to the universal ratification of the ILO Convention 182 in 1999.

The Global Campaign for Education urged governments and the global community to uphold the right of all individuals to receive free, quality public education.

Together, both these initiatives demonstrate how compassion, when organised and globalised, can reshape international agendas, influence policy frameworks, and create lasting systemic change that places human dignity at the centre of global progress, proving that moral courage, when collective, has the power to redefine global priorities and shared responsibility.

Excerpted with permission from the author and publisher of Karuna: The Power of Compassion by Kailash Satyarthi (Harper Collins, 2026).

About the Book

Never before has our world been so wealthy, well-informed and technologically advanced. Yet we are facing an unprecedented crisis: humanity is plagued by conflict, inequality and indifference. It is imperative, therefore, that we rethink our approach to life and society, and that we do so now. The answer lies in karuna, compassion.

Compassion is not a soft emotion but a powerful force for transformation. It transcends borders, ideologies, religions and politics. And it asks only this: Act mindfully, as if the world is all one family—because it is.

Nobel Peace Prize awardee Kailash Satyarthi has fought for the rights and dignity of millions of marginalized people across the globe for the past five decades. For him, compassion is a way of life. In this new book, he shows us how karuna is the answer to our individual, social and global problems, and the key to a better future.

About the Author

Kailash Satyarthi, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014, has dedicated more than five decades to defending the rights and dignity of marginalized children and communities around the world. He believes Karuna—compassion—is the most powerful force for building a just, equitable, peaceful and sustainable world, and one that must guide how individuals, institutions and societies think and act.

Jalaun: कैलाश सत्यार्थी बोले- पुस्तकालय केवल एक भवन नहीं बल्कि ज्ञान की चिंगारी है

समारोह में प्रदेश के उप मुख्यमंत्री बृजेश पाठक, फिल्म अभिनेत्री सोनाली बेंद्रे, प्रसिद्ध शिक्षक डॉ. विकास दिव्यकीर्ति, स्टैंडअप कॉमेडियन जाकिर खान सहित कई जानी-मानी हस्तियां मौजूद रहीं। पुस्तकालय का लोकार्पण किया गया।

मुख्य अतिथि कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने कहा कि बुंदेलखंड की इस पावन धरती पर माता प्रसाद पुस्तकालय का लोकार्पण महिला शिक्षा के लिए मील का पत्थर साबित होगा। इससे क्षेत्र की बहन-बेटियों को ज्ञान अर्जित करने और आगे बढ़ने का बेहतर अवसर मिलेगा। कहा कि संकल्प तो जीवन में बहुत लोग लेते हैं, लेकिन उन्हें पूरा करने वाले बहुत कम लोग होते हैं। सौरभ ने गांव में अपने पूर्वजों के नाम पर जो पुस्तकालय खोला है, वह केवल यज्ञ नहीं है, बल्कि ज्ञान का महायज्ञ है। इससे निश्चित रूप से बुंदेलखंड की नई पीढ़ी को लाभ मिलेगा।

विशिष्ट अतिथि राज्यसभा के उपसभापति हरिवंश ने कहा कि किताबों में सच्चे ज्ञान का भंडार छिपा होता है। उन्होंने कहा कि ज्ञान सोने-चांदी से भी अधिक कीमती होता है। यदि किसी के पास ज्ञान है तो धन अपने आप उसके पास आ जाता है। उन्होंने कार्यक्रम के आयोजक शशिकांत द्विवेदी, प्रोफेसर रविकांत द्विवेदी और वरिष्ठ पत्रकार सौरभ द्विवेदी की सराहना करते हुए कहा कि इस पुस्तकालय की स्थापना से बुंदेलखंड की प्रतिभाओं को आगे बढ़ने का अवसर मिलेगा।

उप मुख्यमंत्री बृजेश पाठक ने कहा कि इस पुस्तकालय में ज्ञान-विज्ञान और आधुनिक तकनीक का संगम देखने को मिलेगा। यहां से पढ़ने वाली प्रतिभाएं नौकरी मांगने वाली नहीं बल्कि दूसरों को रोजगार देने वाली बनेंगी। उन्होंने पुस्तकालय को भारत की आत्मा कहे जाने वाले चारों वेद समर्पित करने की घोषणा भी की।

कार्यक्रम की अध्यक्षता कर रहे डॉ. कुमार विश्वास ने कहा कि सौरभ द्विवेदी ने बुंदेलखंड में 100 पुस्तकालय स्थापित करने का जो संकल्प लिया है, वह अत्यंत सराहनीय और पवित्र कार्य है। इससे क्षेत्र में शिक्षा बौद्धिक विकास को नई दिशा मिलेगी। कहा कि मुझे यहां आकर थोड़ी आत्म ग्लानि हुई, जो मैने कवि सम्मेलनों व प्रोफेसर के रूप में संपत्ति अर्जित की व ख्याति प्राप्त की, लेकिन कभी अपने गांव जाकर कुछ ऐसा करने का विचार नहीं आया, आज यहां आकर मुझे प्रेरणा मिला ही, अब में अपने गांव जाकर कुछ नए किस्म का प्रयास करूंगा।

प्रसिद्ध शिक्षक डॉ. विकास दिव्यकीर्ति ने कहा कि पुस्तकालय ज्ञान का सबसे बड़ा केंद्र होता है। यहां आने वाली बहन-बेटियों और युवाओं को पढ़ने के लिए प्रोत्साहित किया जाना चाहिए। फिल्म अभिनेत्री सोनाली बेंद्रे ने कहा कि पुस्तकें इंसान की सच्ची साथी होती हैं और इनके माध्यम से व्यक्ति जीवन में आगे बढ़ सकता है। इससे पहले गुंजन सौरभ द्विवेदी, रश्मि अमरीश, नीलिमा, अभय द्विवेदी, हेमंत मर्दानिली ने मंचासीन अतिथियों का शाल और पगड़ी पहनाकर स्वागत किया।

डॉ. विश्वास के तंज पर हंसने लगे हजारों लोग
हुआ यूं कि प्रदेश के उपमुख्यमंत्री बृजेश पाठक ने मंच से यह घोषणा की कि वह माता प्रसाद पुस्तकालय के लिए अपने पिता के घर में रखे हुए चारों वेद इस पुस्तकालय को दान कर देंगे। इस पर कुमार विश्वास ने तंज कसते हुए कहा कि उपमुख्यमंत्री दान में जो चार वेद दे रहे हैं, वह उनके पिता के हैं, चाहिए तो यह था कि वह खुले दिल से कहते कि मैं दो करोड़ रुपये इस पुस्तकालय को दान दूंगा। लेकिन उन्होंने दान देने की घोषणा की वह भी अपने पिता के चार वेदों की। इस पर लोग ठहाका मारकर हंसने लगे। उन्होंने कहा कि उपमुख्य मंत्री चले गए हैं, वरना यह बात वह उनके सामने भी कह देता।

जालौन में ‘माता प्रसाद पुस्तकालय’ का शुभारंभ:कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने कहा- यह पुस्तकालय केवल एक भवन नहीं बल्कि ज्ञान की चिंगारी है

वहीं कार्यक्रम में वक्ताओं ने गांव में पुस्तकालय की स्थापना को शिक्षा और सामाजिक बदलाव की दिशा में एक महत्वपूर्ण कदम बताया। कार्यक्रम कालपी तहसील के ग्राम चमारी में आयोजित किया गया।

कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने कहा कि यह पुस्तकालय केवल एक भवन नहीं बल्कि ज्ञान की चिंगारी है, जो पूरे बुंदेलखंड ही नहीं बल्कि देश-दुनिया में फैल सकती है। उन्होंने कहा कि यदि बुंदेलखंड में ऐसे 100 पुस्तकालय बनते हैं तो यह एक बड़े आंदोलन का रूप ले सकता है। उन्होंने बाल श्रम को समाज की बड़ी बुराइयों में से एक बताते हुए कहा कि जब तक एक भी बच्चा मजदूरी करने को मजबूर है, तब तक विकास अधूरा है।

डिप्टी सीएम बृजेश पाठक ने कहा कि शहरों के बाद अब गांवों में भी पुस्तकालय खुलने चाहिए ताकि ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों के युवा आईएएस परीक्षा और आईपीएस परीक्षा जैसी प्रतियोगी परीक्षाओं की तैयारी कर सकें। उन्होंने कहा कि यह पुस्तकालय बुंदेलखंड के युवाओं में नई चेतना जगाने का काम करेगा।

कुमार विश्वास ने कहा कि आज का युवा तेजी से अपनी सांस्कृतिक जड़ों और आध्यात्मिक मूल्यों की ओर लौट रहा है। उनके अनुसार पुस्तकें कल्पना, चेतना और विचारों की दुनिया बनाती हैं, जो डिजिटल माध्यम पूरी तरह नहीं कर सकता। ऐसे समय में गांव में पुस्तकालय की स्थापना एक बड़ी सांस्कृतिक पहल है।

सोनाली बेंद्रे ने कहा कि किताबें और कहानियां शिक्षा का सबसे प्रभावी माध्यम हैं। उन्होंने बताया कि जहां स्कूल और अन्य संस्थान बनने में समय लगता है, वहीं पुस्तकालय किसी भी पीढ़ी के लिए ज्ञान का द्वार खोल देते हैं। अंतरराष्ट्रीय महिला दिवस के अवसर पर 50 लड़कियों को अपनाने की पहल को उन्होंने महिलाओं के सशक्तिकरण की दिशा में महत्वपूर्ण कदम बताया।

हरिवंश नारायण सिंह ने कहा कि भारत का संविधान संवाद और सहमति की भावना से बना है और आज भी देश को आगे बढ़ाने के लिए उसी लोकतांत्रिक भावना की जरूरत है। उन्होंने कहा कि एक युवा पत्रकार द्वारा गांव में पुस्तकालय की पहल करना समाज के लिए प्रेरणादायक उदाहरण है।

जाकिर खान ने कहा कि आमतौर पर लोगों को रेस्टोरेंट या मनोरंजन कार्यक्रमों में बुलाया जाता है, लेकिन पुस्तकालय के उद्घाटन में बुलाया जाना गर्व की बात है। उन्होंने इस पहल को समाज में सकारात्मक बदलाव का संकेत बताया।

डॉ. विकास दिव्यकीर्ति ने कहा कि वह यहां पुस्तकालय का मॉडल देखने आए हैं। उन्होंने बताया कि उनकी संस्था में सैकड़ों छात्र-छात्राओं को नि:शुल्क शिक्षा दी जा रही है और ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों में पुस्तकालय जैसे संसाधनों को मजबूत करने की आवश्यकता है।

इस अवसर पर क्षेत्र के युवाओं और ग्रामीणों में काफी उत्साह देखने को मिला। वक्ताओं ने उम्मीद जताई कि ‘माता प्रसाद पुस्तकालय’ आने वाले समय में बुंदेलखंड में शिक्षा और ज्ञान के नए आंदोलन की शुरुआत करेगा।

कार्यक्रम का आयोजन सौरभ द्विवेदी और इन्फो पार्क के डायरेक्टर अभय द्विवेदी द्वारा किया गया। कार्यक्रम में आशीष पटेल, प्रशांत सिंह, प्रतीक सिंह और अवनीश सागा सहित कई जनप्रतिनिधि मौजूद रहे।

बाल मजदूरी खत्म करने में सबसे बड़ी बाधा हमारी सोच: कैलाश सत्यार्थी

रविवार को एक कार्यक्रम के दौरान उनसे पूछा गया कि भारत में आज भी लाखों बच्चे मजदूरी करने को मजबूर हैं, ऐसे में बाल मजदूरी खत्म करने में सबसे बड़ी बाधा क्या है। इस पर उन्होंने कहा कि यदि कोई भी बच्चा गुलामी कर रहा है तो इसका मतलब है कि हम अभी पूरी तरह सभ्य नहीं हुए हैं और हमारा विकास अधूरा है।

उन्होंने कहा कि समाज के हर व्यक्ति को इसके खिलाफ आवाज उठानी चाहिए और यह संकल्प लेना चाहिए कि किसी भी बच्चे से मजदूरी नहीं कराई जाएगी। जब तक समाज इस दिशा में जागरूक होकर जिम्मेदारी नहीं निभाएगा, तब तक बाल मजदूरी को पूरी तरह खत्म करना मुश्किल रहेगा। कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने कहा कि बच्चों को शिक्षा और सुरक्षित बचपन देना समाज और देश के भविष्य के लिए बेहद जरूरी है।

“पुस्तकालय भी एक जन आंदोलन बन सकता है”: #जालौन में कैलाश सत्यार्थी का प्रेरक संबोधन।

पुस्तकालय के लोकार्पण पर नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार प्राप्त Kailash Satyarthi के बुन्देली भाषा में विचार

कैलाश सत्यार्थी के प्रमुख प्रेरक विचार:

पुस्तकालय ज्ञान की चिंगारी: उन्होंने कहा कि पुस्तकालय सिर्फ ईंट-पत्थर की इमारत नहीं हैं, बल्कि यह समाज में ज्ञान की चिंगारी जगाने का माध्यम हैं।

महिला शिक्षा के लिए मील का पत्थर: बुंदेलखंड में इस पुस्तकालय को क्षेत्र की बहन-बेटियों के लिए ज्ञान अर्जित करने और आगे बढ़ने का बड़ा अवसर बताया।

पुस्तकालय आंदोलन की जरूरत: उन्होंने कहा कि यदि बुंदेलखंड में ऐसे 100 पुस्तकालय बनते हैं तो यह एक बड़े ज्ञान आधारित आंदोलन का रूप ले सकता है।

व्यक्तित्व विकास: उन्होंने जोर दिया कि किताबें केवल परीक्षा पास करने का जरिया नहीं हैं, बल्कि ये इंसान की सोच और व्यक्तित्व को मजबूत बनाती हैं।
सामाजिक बदलाव: शिक्षा और पुस्तकालय को बाल श्रम व शोषण के खिलाफ लड़ाई का सबसे शक्तिशाली हथियार माना।
यह कार्यक्रम जालौन में आयोजित हुआ था।

13th Global Baku Forum: Participants call for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda

The meeting was moderated by Walter Fust, Director General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.

Former Moldovan Prime Minister Chiril Gaburici said that advances in technology, infrastructure and innovation provide effective tools for societies. These could, among other things, promote the expansion of clean energy systems, access to digital infrastructure and local data collection, thus supporting more resilient and inclusive societies.

Rania Al-Mashat, former Egyptian Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation, stressed that in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), countries must first clearly define their national priorities and strengthen corresponding political measures.

Former Czech Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok also warned of increasing global fragmentation, which would make international cooperation even more difficult.

Other speakers included Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi, former Deputy Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina Zlatko Lagumdzija, economist Justin Lin and former Montenegrin Prime Minister Igor Lukšić.

Nobel laureate Satyarthi: Global Baku Forum a sign of hope

Satyarthi emphasized that platforms like the forum show that people around the world are looking for solutions to global problems. At the same time, he called for a clearer stand against wars, violence and injustice.

With regard to climate change, the Nobel laureate explained that the climate crisis is also a question of global justice. Particularly wealthy and highly industrialized countries must take concrete measures beyond political declarations.

“When writers, artists, scientists, and innovators are guided by compassion, their work can shape awareness and inspire collective responsibility.” Kailash Satyarthi

Never before has our world been so wealthy, well-informed and technologically advanced. Yet we are facing an unprecedented crisis: humanity is plagued by conflict, inequality and indifference. It is imperative, therefore, that we rethink our approach to life and society, and that we do so now. The answer lies in karuna, compassion.

Compassion is not a soft emotion but a powerful force for transformation. It transcends borders, ideologies, religions and politics. And it asks only this: Act mindfully, as if the world is all one family—because it is.

Nobel Peace Prize awardee Kailash Satyarthi has fought for the rights and dignity of millions of marginalized people across the globe for the past five decades. For him, compassion is a way of life. In this new book, he shows us how karuna is the answer to our individual, social and global problems, and the key to a better future.

Team Kitaab: In Karuna – The Power of Compassion, you describe compassion as a transformative force rather than a soft emotion. How did your personal experiences shape this understanding of karuna?

Kailash Satyarthi: In Karuna: The Power of Compassion, I describe compassion not as a soft emotion, but as a transformative force shaped by my life experiences. When I began my work as a rights activist, I saw that the suffering of millions of children was rooted in deep social, political, and economic injustices. Compassion over the years became my source of strength — not pity or kindness, but the courage to act for freedom, justice, and equality.

This understanding began much earlier in my childhood. When I saw classmates dropping out of school because they could not afford books, I used my reward money to collect used books door to door and create a small “Book Bank.” That simple act allowed many children to continue their education.

When I reflect on my journey, I realised early that compassion is mindful problem-solving. It means not sinking into the pain of others, but choosing to take action to relieve it. When one person acts with compassion, others are inspired to join. That is its true power.

Team Kitaab: The book emphasizes acting as if “the world is all one family.” How do you see individuals balancing this universal compassion with the complexities of local or cultural differences?

Kailash Satyarthi: Differences and diversity are natural phenomena. They are, in fact, among humanity’s greatest strengths. Individual freedom, dignity, and diversity of thought and action enrich our collective existence.

At the same time, no one can survive alone. Interdependence and interconnectivity is what forms families, communities, and societies. Our lives are deeply woven into one another.

Balancing compassion with cultural differences requires recognizing both truths simultaneously: respecting diversity while embracing mutual responsibility. When we honour individual identities yet acknowledge our shared humanity and interdependence, we embody the true spirit of “the world is one family.”

Universal compassion does not demand uniformity – it calls for unity with respect.

Team Kitaab: You have spent over five decades advocating for children and marginalized communities. How does the lens of compassion influence policy and grassroots activism differently?

Kailash Satyarthi: Compassion shapes both policy and grassroots activism, but it does so in distinct ways. At the grassroots level, compassion drives immediate action. It makes us notice the struggles of the most marginalized and prompts us to address their suffering directly. It ensures that no child, no family, no community is left behind.

In policy-making, compassion becomes a guiding principle for designing systems that are inclusive, just, and sustainable. It asks us to measure progress not by numbers and statistics, but by whether the last person, the most vulnerable, has access to education, safety, and opportunity. True progress is achieved only when even the last person in the line is empowered and protected.

Through this lens, compassion is both the moral compass and the practical framework. For me, this focus on the last person has always been central to my work.

Team Kitaab: In today’s technologically advanced and hyper-connected world, indifference still persists. What role do you think literature, storytelling, and art play in awakening compassion?

Kailash Satyarthi: In today’s technologically advanced and hyper-connected world, indifference persists not because we lack information, but because there is a disconnect. Disconnect between individuals, countries and societies. Literature, storytelling, and art play a crucial role in awakening compassion by expanding perspectives, deepening awareness, and helping us see “the other” as someone like ourselves.

Stories allow us to step into another person’s life. They build relatability and human connection. When we see the world through someone else’s eyes, distance dissolves, and indifference becomes harder to sustain.

Literature, art, culture, and even technology are reflections of the human mind and heart. If their creators are guided by individualistic, divisive, or purely profit-oriented mindsets, these powerful tools can contribute to fragmentation, and society will reflect that fragmentation.

However, when writers, artists, scientists, and innovators are guided by compassion, their work can shape awareness and inspire collective responsibility. They can help build a more just, equitable, peaceful, and sustainable world.

Read an exclusive excerpt from Karuna by Kailash Satyarthi

Team Kitaab: Karuna suggests that compassion transcends politics, religion, and ideology. Can you share an example from your work where compassion overcame seemingly insurmountable divisions?

Kailash Satyarthi: One of the clearest examples from my work comes from the Shrinathji Temple in Nathdwara, Rajasthan — a place where, for centuries, Dalits were forbidden entry. The temple’s main gate even bore the inscription: “Untouchables are not allowed entry in the temple premises.” This was not just a rule; it was a reflection of entrenched social, religious, and political mindsets, and challenging it seemed almost impossible.

Yet, guided by compassion and a commitment to human dignity, I chose to act. On 2 October 1988, along with a group of Dalit friends, I led a procession from Udaipur to the temple to offer prayers. We were ambushed by priests and temple officials wielding sticks and rods.

My insistence on staying until all my friends were safe was not merely about courage; it was about responsibility, solidarity, and compassion in action. Had I moved prematurely, many could have suffered far worse. This act of compassion and moral courage began to change mindsets. The late President of India, R. Venkataraman, later expressed his desire to visit the temple alongside Dalits, and the Chief Minister of Rajasthan personally went there with a group of Dalits to ensure their inclusion. The stone inscription at the temple gate was permanently removed, ending a centuries-old practice of exclusion.

This experience taught me that compassion is not passive; it is active, courageous, and transformative.

Team Kitaab: How do you address skepticism or resistance from those who view compassion as naive or ineffective in solving real-world crises?

Kailash Satyarthi: I see skepticism as a good starting point. In fact, I appreciate resistance because it opens the door for deeper dialogue. But I often ask: how do we solve age-old systemic discrimination, entrenched injustices, and deep social divisions without compassion?

Consider racial discrimination, gender inequality, or intolerance rooted in rigid religious or political ideologies. These crises are not merely policy failures. They are failures of the human heart and conscience. Laws are necessary, but they are not sufficient. Structural change requires a shift in mindset.

Compassion, as I define karuna, is not naive sentimentality. It is moral clarity combined with courageous action. It allows us to recognize injustice without dehumanizing those involved. It transforms anger into constructive problem-solving.

In my personal experience, even those who initially resist the idea of compassion often carry deep humanity within them. When they begin to understand compassion not as weakness, but as strength and not as passivity, but as responsibility, their perspective shifts.

Team Kitaab: Writing a book about compassion requires vulnerability. Were there moments in the writing process where your own beliefs or biases were challenged?

Kailash Satyarthi: When I began thinking about writing this book, my motivation was deeply rooted in my lifelong experience of freeing children from slavery and confronting injustice. Those experiences shaped my understanding of compassion as action.

However, the writing process did challenge some of my own beliefs. My trust in institutions of governance and policy was reshaped. While institutions are necessary, I realized more deeply that lasting change cannot rely on systems alone. It requires moral awakening within individuals.

I also confronted some of my own biases about love, service and forgiveness. I have always valued them as essential human qualities, but I came to recognize that those qualities by themselves are not sufficient to dismantle systemic injustice. They are noble virtues, yet they do not automatically translate into structural transformation.

Through writing, I understood more clearly that compassion is not only about forgiving, caring or serving; it is about courageous, mindful problem-solving aimed at addressing root causes. That realization both deepened and refined my philosophy.

Team Kitaab: Finally, if you could distill the essence of Karuna – The Power of Compassion into one guiding principle for humanity, what would it be?

Kailash Satyarthi: Activate the problem solver within—the time to shape a better world is now.

Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi to deliver centenary lecture at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad

The lecture will be held at 11 am at the Penman Auditorium of the institute and is expected to bring together faculty members, researchers, students and staff.

According to the institute, the lecture series has been instituted through an endowment by distinguished alumnus Mihir Sinha of the 1966 batch of Petroleum Engineering in memory of his parents, Abanish Chandra Sinha and Binapani Sinha.

The series aims to provide an intellectual platform where leading thinkers, scholars and global changemakers can engage with the academic community on issues linking science, technology and the humanities.

Satyarthi, globally known for his work on children’s rights, access to education and the fight against child labour, is expected to share insights from his decades-long humanitarian efforts during the lecture.

The visit will also mark the first time that the institute hosts a Nobel laureate on its campus.

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IIT Dhanbad to host Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi on March 21

The lecture will be held at 11:00 AM at the Penman Auditorium of the institute.

The event is expected to be a historic academic occasion for IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, as the institute will welcome a Nobel Laureate to its campus for the first time in its history.

Major Academic Milestone for IIT (ISM)

The visit of Kailash Satyarthi, globally respected for his work on children’s rights, education and the fight against child labour, is expected to draw participation from faculty members, researchers, students, officers and staff of the institute.

The lecture is likely to become a significant intellectual gathering, offering insights from Satyarthi’s decades-long global movement for human dignity and social justice.

Memorial Lecture Series Instituted by Alumnus

The Abanish Chandra & Binapani Sinha Memorial Lecture Series has been instituted through an endowment by distinguished alumnus Mihir Sinha (1966 batch, Petroleum Engineering) in memory of his parents.

The lecture series aims to create an intellectual platform where leading scholars, thinkers and global changemakers engage with the academic community.

Platform for Interdisciplinary Dialogue

The initiative seeks to promote dialogue that connects science, technology and the humanities, reflecting on issues related to innovation, sustainability, equity and human well-being.

Through such initiatives, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad aims to strengthen its commitment to socially responsible knowledge and value-based education.

Satyarthi’s Address Expected to Inspire Students

Kailash Satyarthi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, has led a global movement for the protection of children’s rights and access to education, campaigning against child labour and exploitation.

His address at IIT (ISM) is expected to provide inspiring insights from his humanitarian work and global advocacy, making the occasion a moment of pride for the institute.

Nobel Peace Prize awardee Kailash Satyarthi’s book Karuna: The Power of Compassion released

The official unveiling of the book took place in the august presence of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant (Chief Justice of India, Supreme Court of India) and Hon'ble Dr. Kiran Bedi (Former Lt. Governor, Puducherry). The evening included riveting reflections from all the dignitaries and the author's experience in writing the book.

Applauding the book, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant said, 'Compassion is at once deeply personal and inherently public, influencing how we relate to one another and how institutions and societies respond to vulnerability.' Following the launch, the Nobel Peace Laureate was in conversation with Hon'ble Dr. Kiran Bedi. In a deeply reflective moment, Dr Kiran Bedi read excerpts from "Karuna" by Kailash Satyarthi, bringing the book’s message of compassion in public life into sharp, living focus.

About the book

Kailash Satyarthi, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014, has dedicated more than five decades to defending the rights and dignity of marginalized children and communities around the world.

He believes Karuna—compassion—is the most powerful force for building a just, equitable, peaceful and sustainable world, and one that must guide how individuals, institutions and societies think and act. Nobel Peace Prize awardee Kailash Satyarthi has fought for the rights and dignity of millions of marginalized people across the globe for the past five decades. For him, compassion is a way of life. In this new book, he shows us how karuna is the answer to our individual, social and global problems, and the key to a better future

'I see a world where compassion is the only solution. Do you see what I see?" seems to be the essence of the book. Never before has our world been so wealthy, well-informed, and technologically advanced. Yet we are facing an unprecedented crisis: humanity is plagued by conflict, inequality, and indifference. It is imperative, therefore, that we rethink our approach to life and society, and that we do so now. The answer lies in karuna, compassion. Compassion is not a soft emotion but a powerful force for transformation. It transcends borders, ideologies, religions, and politics. And it asks only this: Act mindfully, as if the world is all one family—because it is.

Satyarthi calls for ‘Compassion Quotient’ at IIT (ISM) lecture

Delivering a centenary lecture at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, he said compassion should go beyond empathy and translate into responsible action.

Satyarthi also advocated the idea of “compassionate AI”, stressing that technological advancement must be aligned with ethical responsibility and human values.

He cautioned against growing indifference in society and urged students to combine knowledge with empathy to become agents of change.

The lecture was part of the Abanish Chandra and Binapani Sinha Memorial Lecture Series instituted by alumnus Mihir Sinha.

Institute Director Sukumar Mishra, who presided over the programme, highlighted the need to align scientific progress with societal welfare.

Compassion Must Guide Technology, Says Satyarthi at IIT (ISM)

Delivering the first centenary lecture at the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Satyarthi said compassion should move beyond emotion and translate into action.

He said society needs to adopt what he described as a “Compassion Quotient” to ensure decisions are guided by responsibility towards others.

Satyarthi also raised concerns about emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, and said such developments should be aligned with human values.

He called for “compassionate AI” to ensure that technological progress remains inclusive and socially responsible.

The lecture marked the launch of the Abanish Chandra and Binapani Sinha Memorial Lecture Series, instituted through an endowment by IIT (ISM) alumnus Mihir Sinha.

Officials said the lecture series aims to promote dialogue at the intersection of science, technology and society.

IIT (ISM) Director Prof. Sukumar Mishra said the lecture was significant in the institute’s centenary year and emphasised that scientific advancement should contribute to human welfare.

A message from Mihir Sinha, read during the event, highlighted the importance of integrating human values with academic and technological progress.

The programme was held at the Penman Auditorium and was attended by faculty members, students and staff.

Officials said the event reflects growing engagement within academic institutions on issues related to ethics, technology and societal impact.

Integrate human values into technology and governance: Satyarthi

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Saturday urged students and academicians to embrace ‘action-driven compassion’ and integrate human values into technology and governance while delivering the first centenary lecture at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad.

Addressing a packed Penman Auditorium, Satyarthi stressed that compassion must go beyond passive empathy. “Compassion is not just feeling someone’s pain; it is taking responsibility to end that pain as if it were your own,” he said, calling for a shift from awareness to meaningful action. He introduced the idea of a “Compassion Quotient (CQ),” urging young minds to cultivate awareness, emotional connection and accountability.

Highlighting the challenges of a rapidly evolving world, Satyarthi warned against growing social indifference. “The biggest crisis of our times is not poverty or conflict alone, but the rising indifference towards others’ suffering,” he remarked. He emphasised that compassion must guide all sectors, including governance, business and judiciary, to build a more just and humane society.

Satyarthi calls for ‘Compassion Quotient’ in society at IIT (ISM)

Delivering a centenary lecture at the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Satyarthi said compassion should go beyond empathy and translate into responsible, action-oriented engagement with societal challenges.

“Compassion is not merely sympathy or empathy, but a force that drives conscious action,” he said, urging individuals to cultivate awareness, emotional connectedness and accountability in addressing the suffering of others.

Cautioning against growing indifference in contemporary society, he emphasised that compassion must guide decision-making across sectors, including business, judiciary and governance. He also advocated the idea of “compassionate AI”, underlining the need to embed ethical responsibility in technological advancement to ensure inclusive and humane progress.

Encouraging students to become change-makers, Satyarthi said knowledge must be complemented with empathy to create meaningful social impact.

The lecture marked the launch of the Abanish Chandra and Binapani Sinha Memorial Lecture Series, instituted through an endowment by alumnus Mihir Sinha. The initiative aims to promote interdisciplinary dialogue at the intersection of science, technology and the humanities, according to institute officials.

Presiding over the programme, IIT (ISM) Director Sukumar Mishra described the occasion as significant for the institute and highlighted the role of technology in advancing societal welfare.

The event witnessed participation from faculty members, students and staff at the Penman Auditorium.

आईआईटी धनबाद में कैलाश सत्यार्थी का ऐतिहासिक व्याख्यान: करुणा से समाज बदलने का आह्वान

आईआईटी (आईएसएम) परिसर में किसी नोबेल पुरस्कार विजेता का यह पहला आगमन भी रहा। कार्यक्रम की अध्यक्षता संस्थान के निदेशक प्रो. सुकुमार मिश्रा ने की, जबकि डीन कॉरपोरेट कम्युनिकेशन प्रो. रजनी सिंह ने आयोजन और संचालन में महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाई।

यह व्याख्यान श्रृंखला संस्थान के प्रतिष्ठित पूर्व छात्र मिहिर सिन्हा (1966 बैच, पेट्रोलियम इंजीनियरिंग) द्वारा अपने माता-पिता की स्मृति में दिए गए योगदान से शुरू की गई है। इसका उद्देश्य विज्ञान, तकनीक और मानविकी के बीच संवाद को बढ़ावा देना है, ताकि शिक्षा और समाज के बीच बेहतर संतुलन स्थापित हो सके।

Nobel laureate Satyarthi stresses ‘compassion quotient’ in tech, society

"Compassion is not mere sympathy or empathy, but a powerful and action-oriented force capable of transforming society," said the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner while delivering a centenary lecture at the institute.

Advocating for "compassionate AI", he called for embedding ethical responsibility in technological advancement to ensure inclusive and humane progress.

Satyarthi emphasised that true compassion stems from a deep sense of responsibility towards others' suffering, leading to conscious and meaningful action.

Talking about "Compassion Quotient", he urged individuals to cultivate awareness, emotional connectedness, and accountability.

Highlighting contemporary challenges, the Nobel laureate cautioned against growing indifference in modern society and stressed that compassion must guide all domains, including technology, governance, business, and judiciary.

He also encouraged students to become change-makers, blending knowledge with empathy.

The institute's director, Sukumar Mishra, presided over the programme. IIT (ISM)-Dhanbad spokesperson Rajni Singh said this was the first visit of a Nobel laureate to the campus.

The centenary lecture series, instituted through an endowment by alumnus Mihir Sinha (1966 Batch, Petroleum Engineering) in memory of his parents, aims to promote meaningful interdisciplinary dialogue at the intersection of science, technology, and humanities. PTI ANB NSD

Dhanbad News: आईआईटी में नोबेल विजेता कैलाश सत्यार्थी का शताब्दी व्याख्यान, करुणा पर जोर

संस्थान के इतिहास में यह पहला अवसर था जब किसी नोबेल विजेता ने छात्रों को संबोधित किया। यह श्रृंखला पूर्व छात्र मिहिर सिन्हा के सौजन्य से शुरू की गई है। निदेशक प्रो. सुकुमार मिश्रा ने इसे शिक्षा और मानवीय संवेदनाओं के मिलन का ऐतिहासिक क्षण बताया।

धनबादः भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान (आईएसएम) धनबाद में शताब्दी वर्ष के अवसर पर अभिनाश चंद्र एवं बिनापानी सिन्हा मेमोरियल लेक्चर सीरीज़ की भव्य शुरुआत हुई। इस अवसर पर नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार से सम्मानित प्रख्यात समाजसेवी कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने मुख्य वक्ता के रूप में संबोधन दिया। यह संस्थान परिसर में किसी नोबेल पुरस्कार विजेता का पहला आगमन रहा। कार्यक्रम की अध्यक्षता निदेशक प्रो. सुकुमार मिश्रा ने की, जबकि कॉर्पोरेट कम्युनिकेशन की डीन प्रो. रजनी सिंह ने संचालन किया। यह व्याख्यान श्रृंखला संस्थान के पूर्व छात्र मिहिर सिन्हा (1966 बैच) द्वारा अपने माता-पिता की स्मृति में दिए गए योगदान से शुरू की गई है।

अपने संबोधन में कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने ‘कम्पैशन क्वोशेंट’ की अवधारणा रखते हुए कहा कि करुणा केवल सहानुभूति नहीं, बल्कि समाज को बदलने वाली शक्ति है। उन्होंने कहा कि बढ़ती उदासीनता समाज के लिए खतरा है और इसे करुणा के जरिए ही दूर किया जा सकता है। उन्होंने ‘कम्पैशनेट एआई’ की आवश्यकता पर बल देते हुए कहा कि तकनीक में मानवीय मूल्यों का समावेश जरूरी है। निदेशक प्रो. सुकुमार मिश्रा ने इसे संस्थान के लिए ऐतिहासिक क्षण बताते हुए कहा कि विज्ञान और तकनीक का उपयोग समाज की भलाई के लिए होना चाहिए। प्रो. रजनी सिंह ने मिहिर सिन्हा का संदेश पढ़कर सुनाया, जिसमें उन्होंने अपनी अनुपस्थिति पर खेद जताया। कार्यक्रम में बड़ी संख्या में शिक्षक, छात्र और कर्मचारी उपस्थित रहे। यह आयोजन शताब्दी वर्ष की महत्वपूर्ण उपलब्धि के रूप में दर्ज हुआ।

आईआईटी (आईएसएम) में पहली बार पहुंचे नोबेल पुरस्कार विजेता कैलाश सत्यार्थी,क्या दिया सन्देश

इस अवसर पर नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार से सम्मानित प्रख्यात समाजसेवी  कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने मुख्य वक्ता के रूप में संबोधन दिया।  यह आईआईटी (आईएसएम) परिसर में किसी नोबेल पुरस्कार विजेता का पहला आगमन भी रहा.

कार्यक्रम की अध्यक्षता संस्थान के निदेशक प्रो. सुकुमार मिश्रा ने की, जबकि कॉर्पोरेट कम्युनिकेशन की डीन प्रो. रजनी सिंह ने कार्यक्रम के सफल आयोजन में महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाई और पूरे कार्यक्रम का संचालन भी किया। यह व्याख्यान श्रृंखला संस्थान के प्रतिष्ठित पूर्व छात्र  मिहिर सिन्हा (1966 बैच, पेट्रोलियम इंजीनियरिंग) द्वारा अपने माता-पिता की स्मृति में दिए गए उदार योगदान से शुरू की गई है.  इसका उद्देश्य विज्ञान, तकनीक और मानविकी के बीच संवाद को बढ़ावा देना है, ताकि शिक्षा और समाज के बीच बेहतर संतुलन स्थापित हो सके.

कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने कहा कि “करुणा केवल सहानुभूति नहीं, बल्कि एक सक्रिय शक्ति है, जो समाज को बदल सकती है।” उन्होंने ‘कम्पैशन क्वोशेंट (CQ)’ की अवधारणा रखते हुए कहा कि हर व्यक्ति को दूसरों के दुख को अपना समझकर कार्य करना चाहिए।  उन्होंने चेतावनी दी कि आज के समय में बढ़ती उदासीनता समाज के लिए खतरा है और इसे करुणा के जरिए ही दूर किया जा सकता है. उन्होंने तकनीक के क्षेत्र में भी करुणा के महत्व पर जोर देते हुए “कम्पैशनेट एआई” की आवश्यकता बताई।

उनके अनुसार, “यदि तकनीक में मानवीय मूल्यों का समावेश नहीं होगा, तो विकास अधूरा रह जाएगा।” उन्होंने छात्रों से आह्वान किया कि वे ज्ञान के साथ संवेदनशीलता को जोड़कर समाज में सकारात्मक बदलाव लाये। निदेशक प्रो. सुकुमार मिश्रा ने अपने अध्यक्षीय संबोधन में इस आयोजन को संस्थान के लिए ऐतिहासिक बताया।  उन्होंने कहा कि “वास्तविक शांति तभी संभव है, जब विज्ञान और तकनीक का उपयोग समाज की भलाई के लिए किया जाए।” उन्होंने इस व्याख्यान श्रृंखला की शुरुआत के लिए  मिहिर सिन्हा के योगदान की सराहना की और उनके शीघ्र स्वास्थ्य लाभ की कामना की.

प्रो. रजनी सिंह द्वारा पढ़े गए संदेश में  मिहिर सिन्हा ने अपनी अनुपस्थिति पर खेद जताया, जो एक दुर्घटना के बाद अस्पताल में भर्ती होने के कारण रही.  उन्होंने इस व्याख्यान श्रृंखला को अपने माता-पिता के मानवीय मूल्यों को समर्पित बताया और कहा कि समाज को अधिक संवेदनशील और न्यायपूर्ण बनाने में मानविकी की महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका है. कार्यक्रम में संस्थान के बड़ी संख्या में शिक्षक, छात्र, अधिकारी और कर्मचारी उपस्थित रहे.  पेनमैन ऑडिटोरियम में उत्साहपूर्ण माहौल देखने को मिला और प्रतिभागियों ने पूरे मनोयोग से व्याख्यान को सुना। यह आयोजन आईआईटी (आईएसएम) धनबाद के शताब्दी वर्ष के कार्यक्रमों में एक महत्वपूर्ण उपलब्धि के रूप में दर्ज हुआ, जिसने ज्ञान, तकनीक और मानवीय मूल्यों के समन्वय का एक सशक्त संदेश दिया।

ज्ञान से संवेदनशीलता को जोड़ समाज में बदलाव लाएं : कैलाश सत्यार्थी

आईआईटी आईएसएम धनबाद में शनिवार को शताब्दी वर्ष के मौके पर आयोजित शताब्दी व्याख्यान को संबोधित करते हुए नोबेल पुरस्कार विजेता कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने कहा कि आज के समय में बढ़ती उदासीनता समाज के लिए खतरा है। इसे करुणा के जरिए ही दूर किया जा सकता है। करुणा केवल सहानुभूति नहीं, बल्कि एक सक्रिय शक्ति है, जो समाज को बदल सकती है। सत्यार्थी ने पेनमेन हॉल में आयोजित व्याख्यान में कम्पैशन क्वोशेंट (सीक्यू) की अवधारणा को रखते हुए कहा कि हर व्यक्ति को दूसरों के दुख को अपना समझकर कार्य करना चाहिए। बताते चलें कि कम्पैशन क्वोशेंट (करुणा गुणांक) किसी व्यक्ति की करुणा (सहानुभूति, संवेदनशीलता और मदद की भावना) को मापने का एक पैमाना है।अविनाश चंद्र एवं वीणानी सिन्हा मेमोरियल लेक्चर सीरीज़ के तहत शताब्दी व्याख्यान में कैलाश सत्यार्थी ने विस्तार से छात्र-छात्राओं, शिक्षकों को संबोधित किया। उन्होंने तकनीक के क्षेत्र में भी करुणा के महत्व पर जोर देते हुए कम्पैशनेट एआई की आवश्यकता बताई। उनके अनुसार यदि तकनीक में मानवीय मूल्यों का समावेश नहीं होगा तो विकास अधूरा रह जाएगा। उन्होंने छात्रों से आह्वान किया कि वे ज्ञान के साथ संवेदनशीलता को जोड़कर समाज में सकारात्मक बदलाव लाएं। आईआईटी धनबाद कैंपस में पहली बार किसी नोबेल पुरस्कार विजेता ने अपना व्याख्यान दिया।कार्यक्रम की अध्यक्षता करते हुए आईआईटी के निदेशक प्रो. सुकुमार मिश्रा ने इस आयोजन को संस्थान के लिए ऐतिहासिक बताया। उन्होंने कहा कि वास्तविक शांति तभी संभव है, जब विज्ञान और तकनीक का उपयोग समाज की भलाई के लिए किया जाए। इस व्याख्यान शृंखला की शुरुआत के लिए मिहिर सिन्हा के योगदान की सराहना की। यह व्याख्यान शृंखला संस्थान के प्रतिष्ठित पूर्व छात्र मिहिर सिन्हा (1966 बैच, पेट्रोलियम इंजीनियरिंग) की ओर से अपने माता-पिता की स्मृति में शुरू की गई है। इसका उद्देश्य विज्ञान, तकनीक और मानविकी के बीच संवाद को बढ़ावा देना है ताकि शिक्षा और समाज के बीच बेहतर संतुलन स्थापित हो सके। मौके पर संस्थान के उपनिदेशक प्रो. धीरज कुमार, रजिस्ट्रार प्रबोध पांडेय, डीन कॉरपोरेट कम्युनिकेशन रजनी सिंह समेत अन्य शिक्षक व अधिकारी मौजूद थे।समाज के हर वर्ग को अपनी भागीदारी निभानी होगीकैलाश सत्यार्थी ने बचपन बचाओ आंदोलन की चर्चा करते हुए स्वयं के संर्घष की भी जानकारी दी। उन्होंने कहा कि बाल अधिकारों और शिक्षा के क्षेत्र में वैश्विक स्तर पर तय किए गए लक्ष्य अब तक पूरी तरह हासिल नहीं हो सके हैं। जब तक दुनिया का हर बच्चा सुरक्षित, शिक्षित और शोषण से मुक्त नहीं होगा, तब तक यह अभियान अधूरा रहेगा और इसे पूरा करने के लिए सामूहिक प्रयास जरूरी हैं। बच्चों के अधिकारों की रक्षा केवल सरकार की जिम्मेदारी नहीं है, बल्कि समाज के हर वर्ग को अपनी भागीदारी निभानी होगी। आईआईटी धनबाद के छात्रों की संस्था कर्तव्य की ओर से किए गए कार्यों की सराहना की। युवा केवल अपने कैरियर तक सीमित नहीं हैं, बल्कि समाज के प्रति अपनी जिम्मेदारियों को समझते हैं।

IIT ISM धनबाद में नोबेल विजेता Kailash Satyarthi का ऐतिहासिक लेक्चर: ‘करुणा’ से बदलेगा भविष्य

धनबाद(Threesocieties.com Desk): Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad में शनिवार को शताब्दी वर्ष के तहत एक ऐतिहासिक और प्रेरणादायक आयोजन हुआ, जब नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार से सम्मानित समाजसेवी Kailash Satyarthi ने संस्थान के पहले शताब्दी व्याख्यान को संबोधित किया।

यह अवसर इसलिए भी खास रहा क्योंकि संस्थान के इतिहास में पहली बार किसी नोबेल पुरस्कार विजेता का आगमन हुआ। कार्यक्रम का आयोजन ‘अविनाश चंद्र एवं विनापानी सिन्हा मेमोरियल लेक्चर सीरीज़’ के तहत किया गया।

 करुणा सिर्फ भावना नहीं, बदलाव की ताकत: सत्यार्थी

अपने संबोधन में सत्यार्थी ने कहा कि “करुणा केवल सहानुभूति नहीं, बल्कि एक सक्रिय शक्ति है, जो समाज को बदल सकती है।”उन्होंने ‘Compassion Quotient (CQ)’ की अवधारणा प्रस्तुत करते हुए कहा कि हर व्यक्ति को दूसरों के दुख को अपना समझकर कार्य करना चाहिए। उन्होंने चेतावनी दी कि आज समाज में बढ़ती उदासीनता एक बड़ा खतरा है, जिसे केवल करुणा के माध्यम से ही दूर किया जा सकता है।

‘Compassionate AI’ की जरूरत पर दिया जोर

तकनीक के बढ़ते प्रभाव के बीच सत्यार्थी ने एक नई सोच पेश की—‘Compassionate AI’। उन्होंने कहा: तकनीक तभी सार्थक है, जब उसमें मानवीय मूल्य शामिल हों। बिना संवेदनशीलता के विकास अधूरा रहेगा। भविष्य की AI को इंसानियत के साथ जोड़ना जरूरी है। छात्रों से उन्होंने आह्वान किया कि वे केवल ज्ञान ही नहीं, बल्कि संवेदनशीलता को भी अपने जीवन में शामिल करें।

संस्थान के लिए ऐतिहासिक पल

संस्थान के निदेशक प्रो. सुकुमार मिश्रा ने इस आयोजन को ऐतिहासिक बताते हुए कहा कि “वास्तविक शांति तभी संभव है, जब विज्ञान और तकनीक का उपयोग समाज की भलाई के लिए हो।” कार्यक्रम का संचालन डीन कॉरपोरेट कम्युनिकेशन प्रो. रजनी सिंह ने किया।

पूर्व छात्र के योगदान से शुरू हुई लेक्चर सीरीज़

इस प्रतिष्ठित व्याख्यान श्रृंखला की शुरुआत संस्थान के पूर्व छात्र मिहिर सिन्हा (1966 बैच, पेट्रोलियम इंजीनियरिंग) के योगदान से हुई है।यह श्रृंखला उनके माता-पिता की स्मृति को समर्पित है।
उद्देश्य: विज्ञान, तकनीक और मानविकी के बीच संवाद बढ़ाना
लक्ष्य: शिक्षा और समाज के बीच संतुलन स्थापित करना

मिहिर सिन्हा का संदेश कार्यक्रम में पढ़ा गया, जिसमें उन्होंने समाज को अधिक संवेदनशील और न्यायपूर्ण बनाने पर जोर दिया।

 पेनमैन ऑडिटोरियम में उमड़ा उत्साह

कार्यक्रम में बड़ी संख्या में शिक्षक, छात्र, अधिकारी और कर्मचारी शामिल हुए। ???? पेनमैन ऑडिटोरियम में उत्साहपूर्ण माहौल रहा और सभी ने पूरे मनोयोग से व्याख्यान सुना।

 क्यों खास है यह आयोजन?
IIT (ISM) के इतिहास में पहला नोबेल विजेता आगमन
शताब्दी वर्ष का पहला मेगा लेक्चर
‘करुणा’ और ‘AI’ जैसे विषयों का अनोखा संगम
छात्रों को मिला मानवता और तकनीक का संतुलित दृष्टिकोण
निष्कर्ष: ज्ञान + संवेदनशीलता = बेहतर भविष्य

Kailash Satyarthi का यह व्याख्यान सिर्फ एक अकादमिक कार्यक्रम नहीं, बल्कि एक सामाजिक संदेश था— अगर तकनीक में करुणा होगी, तभी दुनिया बेहतर बनेगी। आईआईटी (आईएसएम) धनबाद का यह आयोजन आने वाले समय में शिक्षा और समाज के रिश्ते को नई दिशा देने वाला साबित हो सकता है।

Satyarthi calls for ‘compassion quotient’ in tech, society at IIT-ISM Dhanbad

Delivering a centenary lecture at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Satyarthi said compassion goes beyond sympathy and empathy, describing it as an action-oriented force capable of transforming society.

Advocating “compassionate AI”, he emphasised the need to embed ethical responsibility in technological progress to ensure inclusive and humane development.

Highlighting contemporary challenges, Satyarthi cautioned against growing indifference and said compassion should guide all sectors, including technology, governance, business and the judiciary.

He also encouraged students to become change-makers by blending knowledge with empathy.

The programme was presided over by institute director Sukumar Mishra. Officials said it marked the first visit of a Nobel laureate to the campus.