Ravindra Kumar
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Dr. Ravindra Kumar is a political scientist, peace-worker, educationalist and the former Vice-Chancellor of Meerut University. Currently he is the editor-in-chief of the 'Global Peace International Journal', and has more than a hundred books and four hundred articles/talks/lectures on great leaders of the Indian sub-continent, especially Mahatma Gandhi
, and on various social, religious, political, educational, cultural and academic issues.
in Uttar Pradesh
India, he is an M.A. in Political Science
& Philosophy
, PGD in Gandhian Studies and Ph.D.
.
and the former Vice-Chancellor of CCS University Meerut, India, Kumar has been associated with several national and international academic, cultural, educational, peace and social bodies/institutions/organizations. As a cultural ambassador of India, he has specially two hundred lectures/talks at various institutions and universities of the world on subjects related to Asian values, civilization, culture, education, Gandhism
, international co-operation and understanding, leadership, religion, terrorism
, way-of-life, world peace, youth affairs etc.
As a Peace Worker, Kumar started ‘Peace Review’ - an international journal of peace studies in 1998 and worked as its Editor-in-Chief. In 2001 he has started ‘Global Peace’ - another international journal of philosophy, peace, education, culture and civilization. Besides, he has inspired hundred and thousands of people all over the world for their commitment towards non-violence by signing pledges.
He has organized seminars and symposiums at national and international level on subjects like religion and politics (at Meerut in July 1993), morality and ethics in public life (at Pune in January 1996), education, peace and development (at Meerut in November 2000), non-violence and democracy (at Meerut in April 2002), on human rights (at Meerut in January 2003) and on Mahatma Gandhi (in Mumbai in February 2004).
Some of his books have been translated into Tamil
and Thai languages, apart from Hindi and English languages.
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...
, and on various social, religious, political, educational, cultural and academic issues.
Early life and education
Born in 1959 at Kakrauli village of Muzaffarnagar districtMuzaffarnagar District
Muzaffarnagar district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. It is part of Saharanpur division. The town of Muzaffarnagar is the district headquarters.-Communication:...
in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
India, he is an M.A. in Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
& Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, PGD in Gandhian Studies and Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
.
Career
A well-known IndologistIndology
Indology is the academic study of the history and cultures, languages, and literature of the Indian subcontinent , and as such is a subset of Asian studies....
and the former Vice-Chancellor of CCS University Meerut, India, Kumar has been associated with several national and international academic, cultural, educational, peace and social bodies/institutions/organizations. As a cultural ambassador of India, he has specially two hundred lectures/talks at various institutions and universities of the world on subjects related to Asian values, civilization, culture, education, Gandhism
Gandhism
Gandhism is the collection of inspirations, principles, beliefs and philosophy of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , who was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian Independence Movement....
, international co-operation and understanding, leadership, religion, terrorism
Terrorism
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
, way-of-life, world peace, youth affairs etc.
As a Peace Worker, Kumar started ‘Peace Review’ - an international journal of peace studies in 1998 and worked as its Editor-in-Chief. In 2001 he has started ‘Global Peace’ - another international journal of philosophy, peace, education, culture and civilization. Besides, he has inspired hundred and thousands of people all over the world for their commitment towards non-violence by signing pledges.
He has organized seminars and symposiums at national and international level on subjects like religion and politics (at Meerut in July 1993), morality and ethics in public life (at Pune in January 1996), education, peace and development (at Meerut in November 2000), non-violence and democracy (at Meerut in April 2002), on human rights (at Meerut in January 2003) and on Mahatma Gandhi (in Mumbai in February 2004).
Books
Some of his books have been translated into Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
and Thai languages, apart from Hindi and English languages.
- RELIGION AND WORLD PEACE in English, Hindi & Tamil [1993-2006]
- MORALITY AND ETHICS IN PUBLIC LIFE in English [1999]
- GANDHI AND GANDHISM in English [2001]
- TOWARDS PEACE in English & Hindi [2001-2006]
- THEORY AND PRACTICE OF GANDHIAN NON-VIOLENCE in English & Hindi [2002-2007]
- FROM CHAMPARAN TO QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT in English & Hindi [2002-2008]
- NON-VIOLENCE AND ITS PHILOSOPHY in English [2003]
- FIVE THOUSAND YEARS OF INDIAN CULTURE in Hindi [2003]
- MAHATMA GANDHI AT THE CLOSE OF TWENTIETH CENTURY in English [2004]
- GANDHIAN THOUGHTS: AN OVERVIEW in English [2006]
- MAHATMA GANDHI IN THE BEGINNING OF TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY in English [2006]
- FUNDAMENTALS OF CIVILIZATION in Hindi [2006]
- TOWARDS BUDDHA in Hindi [2007]
- SELECTED ESSAYS: MOSTLY ON BUDDHISM & GANDHISM in English [2007]
- FIVE THOUSAND YEARS’ HISTORY OF JAMMU-KASHMIR in Hindi [2007]
- GAUTAMA BUDDHA AND THE DHAMMAPADA in English & Hindi [2007]
- GANDHIAN THOUGHT: NEW WORLD, NEW DIMENSIONS in English & Hindi [2008]
- INDIA AND MAHATMA GANDHI in English & Hindi [2009]
- PEACE PHILOSOPHY IN ACTION in English [2010]
Positions
- Part Time Teaching at the Department of Political Science, SDPG Collage, Muzaffar Nagar (Meerut University), 1982-83
- Research Representative, SPNM, Ahmedabad, India, 1985-88
- Member Secretary & Editor-in-Chief, VJP Works Committee, 1987-90
- Vice-Chancellor, CCS University, Meerut India, 1994
- Visiting Scholar/Professor, ADM University, Philippines, 1995
- Visiting/Guest Scholar/Professor/Speaker, Thammasat UniversityThammasat UniversityThammasat University , or in brief TU , is Thailand's second oldest university. Officially established on 27 June 1934, the university was originally named by founder Pridi Banomyong, University of Moral Science and Politics , reflecting the political fervor of the time...
, Bangkok, Thailand, between 1995 and 2006 - Visiting Scholar/Professor, Chulalongkorn UniversityChulalongkorn UniversityChulalongkorn University is the oldest university in Thailand and is the country's highest ranked university. It now has nineteen faculties and institutes. Regarded as the best and most selective university in Thailand, it consistently attracts top students from around the country...
, Bangkok, Thailand, between 1996 and 2003 - Visiting Professor, Prince of Songkhla University, Pattani, Thailand, between 1996 and 2001
- Visiting Scholar, Institute Kern (Leiden UniversityLeiden UniversityLeiden University , located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt in the Eighty Years' War. The royal Dutch House of Orange-Nassau and Leiden University still have a close...
), The Netherlands, 1997 - Visiting Scholar, NIAS University of CopenhagenUniversity of CopenhagenThe University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, the majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the...
, Denmark, 1998 - Editor-in-Chief, ‘Peace Review’ - The International Journal of Peace Studies, between 1998 and 2000
- Visiting Scholar, Mahachula Buddhist Rajavidyalaya University, Bangkok, Thailand 1998 and 2004
- Visiting Professor/Scholar, Odense UniversityOdense UniversityOdense University, now Syddansk Universitet Odense , has been part of the University of Southern Denmark since 1998 of which it forms the biggest campus. It is the university of Odense, Denmark's third largest city, and the island of Funen. When abbreviated, the university motto becomes FIONIA, the...
, Denmark, between 1998 and 1999 - Visiting Professor/Scholar, Mahidol UniversityMahidol UniversityMahidol University is a public research university in Bangkok, Thailand. Established back in 1888 as School of Medical Practitioners, Siriraj Hospital and reorganized in 1943 as University of Medical Sciences . The university originally focused on Health Sciences but also expanded to other...
, Salaya, Nakorn Pathom, Thailand, between 1998 and 2008 - Visiting Professor, St. Petersburg State University, Russia, 1999
- Visiting Scholar, Oriental Culture Academy, Bangkok, Thailand, between 2001 and 2004
- Visiting Professor for a Peace and Development Studies Programme of UNESCOUNESCOThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
at University Jaume-I, Costello, Spain, 2001 - Editor, ‘Global Peace’ - An International Journal of Philosophy, Peace, Education, Culture and Civilization, since 2001
- Visiting Professor/Scholar, Aarhus University, Denmark, 2001
- Visiting Professor/Scholar, Aalborg University, Denmark, 2001
- Visiting Scholar, Mumbai Hindi Vidyapeeth, Mumbai, India, 2001
- Visiting/Guest Professor/Scholar, Centro Studi Sereno Regis and the University of Torino, Northern Italy, 2002
- Visiting Scholar, Gandhi-Information-Zentrum, Berlin, Germany, 2003
- Visiting/Guest Speaker/Professor/Scholar, University of ViennaUniversity of ViennaThe University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
, Austria, 2003 - Visiting Scholar/Professor, Silpakorn UniversitySilpakorn UniversitySilpakorn University is a well-known public university in Thailand. The university was founded in Bangkok in 1943 by Italian-born art professor Corrado Feroci, who took the Thai name Silpa Bhirasri when he became a Thai citizen. It is the leading Thai university in the fine arts and archaeology,...
, Bangkok, Thailand, 2003 - Visiting/Guest Speaker, Academy for World Watch, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, 2004
- Visiting Professor, Malaya University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2005
- Visiting/Guest Professor, Mahapanya Mahavidyalaya Buddhist College, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Southern Thailand 2005
- Visiting/Guest Speaker for All India University Camp at the Institute of Gandhian Studies, Wardha, India, for 2005- 2006
- Visiting/Guest Speaker/Professor, Khon Kaen UniversityKhon Kaen UniversityKhon Kaen University is an internationally-recognized university in Asia. It is located in the Isan region of Thailand. The university is a central hub of education in north-east Thailand.-History:...
, Khon Kaen, Thailand, 2006 - Visiting Professor/Scholar, Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, Suphanburi, Suphanburi, Thailand, between 2006 and 2008
- Visiting/Guest Professor/Speaker, Naresuan UniversityNaresuan UniversityNaresuan University is a government sponsored university in Phitsanulok, northern Thailand. It was established as a separate university on July 29, 1990, which was the 400th anniversary of the start of the reign of Phitsanulok-born King Naresuan the Great. A courtyard with a statue of King...
, Phitsanulok, Thailand, 2006 - Columnist of ‘Asian Equations’ for UPI-Asia Online of the United Press InternationalUnited Press InternationalUnited Press International is a once-major international news agency, whose newswires, photo, news film and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines and radio and television stations for most of the twentieth century...
, Hong Kong (China) since May, 2007 - Visiting Professor/Guest Speaker, Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya Rajabhat University, Si Ayutthaya, Thailand, 2007
- Visiting/Guest Professor/Speaker, Siam University, Bangkok, Thailand, 2007
- Visiting Professor, Udon Thani Rajabhat University, Udon Thani, Thailand, 2007
- Visiting/Guest Speaker, University of North FloridaUniversity of North FloridaThe University of North Florida is a public university located in Jacksonville, Florida. A member institution of the State University System of Florida, the university is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master’s...
, Jacksonville, Florida, USA, 2007 - Guest Speaker, Sardar Patel UniversitySardar Patel University#Shri Bhailalbhai D. Patel #Shri Babubhai Jashbhai Patel#Dr. Maganbhai D. Patel#Shri Ishvarbhai J. Patel#Shri Rameshbhai S. Mehta#Dr. Ramanbhai D. Patel#Dr. Ranchhodbhai M. Patel#Dr. Krishnalal N. Shah#Dr. Kantibhai C. Patel...
, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India, 2008 - Chief and Guest Speaker, BVGM Arts & Commerce College [of the SNDT University], Bhavnagar, Gujarat India, 2008
- Guest Speaker, Bhavnagar UniversityBhavnagar University-Introduction:Bhavnagar University is located in Bhavnagar city in the western province of Gujarat, India. Bhavnagar city was established by Bhavsinhji 1st in 1723.Its a city where Rashtrpita Mahatma Gandhi once studied in its Sameldas Arts College in 1888...
, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India, 2008 - Guest/Visiting Speaker, Gandhi Centre, (Autonomous), Vishakhapatnam, New Gandhi Centre (of the Andhra Pradesh University) and Centre for the Study of Gandhian Philosophy and Human Development, GVPDC, Vishakhapatnam, AP, India, 2008
- Guest Speaker/Professor, Dhonburi Rajabhat University, Dhonburi, Thailand, 2008
- Guest Speaker/Professor, The World Buddhist University, Bangkok, Thailand, 2008
- Guest Speaker, Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand, 2008
- Guest Speaker, North Bengal University, Raja Rammohunpur, Darjeeling, India, 2009
- Visiting Professor/Guest Speaker, Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand, 2009
- Guest Speaker/Visiting Scholar, Kasetsart University, Thailand, 2009
- Visiting/Guest Professor/Speaker, Rambhai Barni Rajabhat University, Chanthaburi, Thailand, 2009
- Guest Speaker/ Visiting Scholar, SNDT University, Mumbai, India, 2010
- Guest Speaker/ Visiting Scholar, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India, 2010
- Guest Speaker/Visiting Scholar, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, 2010
- Editor, Shanti Ke Pahlu, A Hindi Magazine, Published Occasionally by WPMT, since 2010
- Guest Speaker, Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand, 2010
- Guest Speaker/Visiting Scholar, Rajamangala University, Salaya, Thailand, 2010
- Guest Speaker/Visiting Scholar, The King Prajadhipok’s Institute [KPI], Bangkok, Thailand, 2010
- Guest Speaker/Visiting Scholar, Institute of Bunditpattanasilapa, Nokornpathom, Thailand, 2010
- Guest Speaker/Visiting Scholar, Burapha University, Bangsaen,Chonburi, Thailand, 2010
- Guest Speaker/Visiting Scholar, Mahidol Adulyadej Navy Dockyard of the Royal Thai Navy, Sattahip, Chonburi, Thailand, 2010
- Guest Speaker, Swami Vivekananda Subharati University, Meerut [U.P.], India, 2010
- Guest Speaker/Visiting Scholar, Calcutta University, Kolkata [West Bengal], India, 2011
- Visiting Scholar/Guest Speaker, Autonomic Latin-American University, Colombia [South America], 2011
- Visiting Scholar/Guest Speaker, University of Antioquia, Columbia [South America], 2011
- Visiting Scholar/Guest Speaker, EAFIT University, Columbia [South America], 2011
- Visiting Scholar/Guest Speaker, Faith and Cultures Center, Columbia [South America], 2011
- Visiting Scholar/Guest Speaker, Pontificia Bolivariana University, Columbia [South America], 2011
- Visiting Scholar/Guest Speaker, Mahamakut University, Salaya, Thailand, 2011
- Visiting Scholar, The Rajadhivas, Dusit, Thailand, 2011
- Visiting Scholar/Guest Speaker, Baise University CSN, Thailand, 2011
Memberships
- Member, Executive Council, Meerut University, Meerut, India, between 1993 and 1994
- Member, Executive Council, MD University, Rohtak, India, between 1994 and 1996
- Vice-Chancellor, CCS University, India, 1994
- Member, Senate, Gandhigram Rural InstituteGandhigram Rural InstituteGandhigram Rural University, kaliyaperunmal founded in 1956, ghyrftrfis situated in Tamil Nadu, India. Dr.T.S.Soundaram and Dr.G.Ramachandran developed the university. The Gandhigram Rural Institute was founded there in 1956 to carry on Mahatma Gandhi’s ‘Nai Talim’ system of education...
Deemed UniversityDeemed UniversityDeemed university is a status of autonomy granted to high performing institutes and departments of various universities in India. This status of ‘Deemed-to-be-University’, is granted by Department of Higher Education, Union Human Resource Development Ministry, on the advice of the University Grants...
, Tamil Nadu, India, between 1994 and 1997 - Life Fellow, United Writers’ Association, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India since 1997
- Consultant to UNUP, CR., CA. for Gandhian Studies 2000
- Founder and Secretary General, World Peace Movement Trust since 2001
- Member, Gandhi-Information-Zentrum, Berlin, Germany since 2001
- Life Member, International Film & Television Research Centre, Noida, India since 2006
- Honorary Advisor, Peace Education Academy of Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal since 2006
- Member, Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children, London, UK since 2006
- Honorary Advisor, Institute For Inspiration & Self Development, Kolkata, India since 2006
- Member, Advisory Board, Media For Freedom, USA since 2007
- Member, Indian Language Newspapers Association [ILNA], India since 2009
- Member, Asia-Pacific Peace Research Association, Since 2009
- Member, Action Asia, since 2009
- Patron, Stallion College for Engineering and Technology, Chhutmalpur, Saharanpur, India since 2010
- Member, Gandhi Serve Foundation, Germany since 2010
- Member, National Executive, Indian Language Newspapers Association [ILNA], India 2010
Awards
- 1993: Meerut Ratna
- 1998: Nirala Smriti Samman
- 2001: Padma ShriPadma Shri Awards (2000-2009)-2000:-2001:-2002:-2003:-2004:-2005:-2006:-2007:-2008:-2009:...
for Literature and Education - 2003: Shan-I-Kaum
- 2004: Shantidoot
- 2005: Ambassador for Peace
- 2006: Sardar Patel National Award
- 2008: Master of Wisdom
- 2010: Peace Messenger
- 2010: Peace Envoy