9th Grade students of KIPS at Kerala Agricultural University, Sadanandapuram for practical training
Smt. Ruby Babu giving practical training for soap making
Sri. Babu Oommen giving a lecture to KIPS students on bee-keeping
Monday, 29 February 2016
Friday, 26 February 2016
Thursday, 25 February 2016
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
Great Moment
Great Moment
It was great to be at
the URI global Support office again, to be greeted by so many warm hands
and faces. Core group meeting of Traveling Peace Academy was very rewarding.
Meeting with a few members of the President's Council was exciting and so was
the encounter with all our GSO staff.
We have come a long
way from 1993 when the Bishop got a phone call from the UnitedNations and
the year 2000 when URI charter was signed. There was a time when 1000 CCs were
a distant dream. Now we cannot stand the pressure of CC applications. ( Last
month I received a bundle of 20 applications together from one of our Indian
States, and we were at a loss what to do). We are in about 80 countries of the
world and we have co-hosted the World Parliament of Religions. Our global staff
travel around the globe and Regional coordinators head to distant countries to
gain more learning and experience. Monica and others give us instructions from
the UN and our president and Executive Director make speeches at the floor of
the UN ( Victor is at the UN Today). Bishop and his team dream of a world free
of the 17600 nuclear weapons that are threatening our very existence and former
American Presidents and such other dignitaries acknowledge his commendable
achievements. Bards sing praises about the glorious journey of a unique grass
root experiment that is URI.
Our traveling Peace Academy has trained more than 200 peace builders and CCs around the world undertake hundreds of different projects. Millions of people watch our TV programs spellbound. We have a Peace Research Institute and different conflict transformation centres around the world. Global Council and regional staff shoulder greater responsibilities and National Assemblies gain attention of respective governments.
Dr. Abraham Karickam
Reflections From Africa
We had a wonderful
meeting with friends of URI at the Cedar School in Cape Town. I was talking to
them in the beginning and then there came a flurry of questions. We didn't know
how two hours elapsed. It was academic, serious and enriching. Most of the
questions turned around URI philosophy, religions, holy books and peace
building.And today when We came to this point where the Atlantic and the Indian
Oceans meet, something suddenly dawned on me.
Two great oceans meet
and embrace. Do they lose their identity? There is much give and take. They are
one and they are separate. Do the fish know the difference? Maybe the taste
differs, but water may be the same. At least the elements are the same. We have
three seas converging at Cape Comorin in India, where Swami Vivekananda
meditated before leaving to Chicago for the Parliament.
What happens when two
or more religions meet? There is much give and take. They are one, they are separate.
Essential elements are definitely the same. Do the followers know the
difference? The taste may vary, yet water maybe the same. It is an oxymoron--
union and separation together. Nothing can prevent it. It is a law of nature. A
universal law. Who can prevent the oceans from embracing one another if they
are destined to meet?
The United Nations and
Bishop William Swing maybe instruments in such a birthing, but there is destiny
at play.
Karen, Berry and
myself will never forget the Cedar School event. The discussion will long
reverberate in our ears. Thank you URI Africa.
Abraham Karickam
Thursday, 11 February 2016
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