Seminar : The Role Of NGOs In Promoting Indo-Pak relationship

On 14th Jan 2010, a seminar was organised by Flolklore research academic, janwadi Lekhak sang & Joint Effort- a social & eco-friendly group of Amritsar at Virsa Vihar Hall- Amritsar

From the Pakistan side, Salman Rashid, a famous travel-writer of Pakistan , Shabnam Rashid ,Program coordinator (human rights ) & for South Asia Partnership Pakistan & Mohammad Tahseen- was guest & speakers on this seminar.

Talwinder Singh, President-Janwadi Lekhak sang, welcomed the guest & participant by elaborating the topic of seminar, later he bring the importance of Right To Information in democracy.

Dr shyam sunder deepti, convenor of Joint Effort started his speech by reading a translated (in Punjabi ) poem from Time of India , which published few days back on " AmAn Ki Asha"- Destination Peace , a joint Track 2 in the diplomatic and cultural relations by The Times of India and the Jang Group.

later he highlighted with statistical data on , how rising of defense budget is compressing education & health programs, leading to choking of development in Indo-Pak. He said in a categorically that if even a single person on earth is hungry, we can't think of peace

Mr. Ramesh Yadav, President-Flolklore research academic. elucidate on, how in last 15years the NGOs is playing its role in bringing Indo-Pak relationship at peace, even in time of hostility of peace.

Mohammad Tahseen- Executive Director for South Asia Partnership Pakistan, reveal the importance of food reserves/security & inequality within the borders bring unrest for borders for central Asia, also he said NGOs can play a formative role in "people to people issues", specially such as of "12-year-old Pakistani boy Ateeque Khan"

Prof. Parminder Singh from GND University , lecture on historical background of Indo-PaK a, giving a good understanding towards , how people at grass root have common background in there sufferings from the imperialist setup.

Mr.Sushobhit Singh Kamboj, addressed by introducing his uncle ( father's brother) to house, who was born & had his early education at west Punjab ( now in Pakistan ) ,he sheared his global travel experience and meaning of 'borders' in the present political reference. he figured the carbon credit business can create large business opportunity for trading & specifically to agriculture/ farm products, along with student education programs based on scholarship programs on both side east/west Punjab for central Asia by reducing energy costs , he urged the role of NGOs & academics to look into carbon credit business becoming a tool to "border free" for community, not just limited to "commodity items".

Shabnam Rashid, spotlighted women & NGOs working with issues of women as primal, in shaping the relationship of Indo-Pak.

Thanks massage was delivered by Mr, Deepak Babbar, stating "both side of the borders should have a gallery of flowers, expressing a massage of welcome

(A Photo of Shabnam & Salman Rashid, with members of NGO - Kiran- a society of creative women, working in amritsar , after shearing the common issues of Indo-pak women )

In photo from LT to Rt. -Shabnam, Kiran , salman, Ritu, Vibhuti

Nari Chetna Manch

From the organisation Nari Chetna Manch,was organised a book release function at virsa vihar.the book "Benantiyan" written by Smt Satwant kaur was released at the program . This is her second book. The chief guest at the function was Dr Dharm Singh. The book is a collection of poems,and speaks deep from the writer's heart about her devotion. The book speaks about the nature, different colours of it and how they affect the human nature

Smt Satwant Kaur told about her book in a shot video interview

AWARENESS OF PANI BACHAO ABHIYAN ON PTC NEWS CHANNEL

POEM BY YASH PAL BHASKAR

SAVE WATER SAVE LIFE

लैटर फ्रॉम ईन्तेर्नतिओनल वेल्फारे सोसाइटी फॉर consideration

Virsa Vihar 1st Jan 2010

Virsa Vihar -Amritsar organised a 2010 welcome program with a noble goal , by setting up a fund for providing a pension cum emergency sustainable support for local artist & art related personal.

this was started with the assistance of MR. K. S Pannu, DC - amritsar, he said "its a very duty of the society to render a support at personals , who in prime time of there life provide there talent & vision to profess on the issues of societies with the help of art, when the others at time was at personal economical developments

the fund started with Rs 25,000, which raised about up to Rs 1,25,000 in just few hrs ( this is expected to go further donations in due time)

Noted urdu writer Mr. shrawan kumar is 1st to avail the pension.

later a short cultural program was performed, starting with a folk song by Bawa Sister, also a shot ply was performed - "Katha Kashmir", play gave a massage , how art & artist are targeted in the name of ' saving cultural & religion beliefs' . This play was written by Mr. Kawal Dhariwal

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Play............."Katha Kashmir" ...........................................

along with Mr. K. S Pannu , Mrs Pannu was also present as chief guest

at the end thanking ceremony to gust was conducted with a release of calender 2010.

With the beginning of the new year,the 12 NGO's of the city have come together with a different idea to work together this year,as said by them.."THE YEAR OF BIODIVERSITY" 2010.

They have taken 12 pledges for the year each representing to one month respectively and also released a calender with these pledges imprinted on it,as "Bara Mahine-Bara Sankalp".

 

The calender is enlisted with all the 12 pledges,the pledges include,protecting the girl child,fighting corruption,not polluting air and water,stop the sale and purchase of adulterated products,social justice,drug free society,As the various pledges are respective for each month,the month of january is designated as month of WOMEN EMPOWERMENT.