Lucknow, February 3 : The second and final day of the two-day
International Interfaith Harmony Conference organized by City Montessori
School, Asharfabad Campus saw eminent scholars and thinkers from India and
abroad bring out the essence of religion in their views and said that humanity
will thrive only in an atmosphere of unity and peace. Scholars, thinkers and
religious leaders from different countries stressed on universal equality in
teachings of all religions through their online presence in the conference
today. Earlier, the conference commenced with the traditional lighting of the
lamp, school prayer, all-religion prayer, prayer dance and Qawwali
presentations by CMS students. CMS Chief Public Relations Officer, Shri Hari Om
Sharma informed that eminent
scholars from Russia, Brazil, the USA, Egypt, Germany, Uganda, Australia and
India participated in this International Interfaith Harmony conference
organized by CMS Asharfabad campus. The theme of the conference was
‘Sustainable Development through Religious Inclusivity’.
Initiating the
discussions in the conference today, scholar from Russia, Ms Nina Goncharova
said that the
spirit of love has a special place and it is necessary to establish peace and
unity. Founder of Ahimsa Vishwabharti Organisation, Acharya Lokesh Muni said
that we should continue to encourage and empower children and each other
too to indulge in good deeds so that it may lead to development of a society
with good character. President of Iskon temple in Germany, Shri Vaidyanath
Das said that transparency in religion is much needed today and religious
equality will lead to unity and peace in the society. Former Chief Justice
of Uganda, Mr Justice B.J. Odoki said that religion binds human beings
together and to make the future generation aware of this feeling is the biggest
need of today. Similarly, Ms T K Garbo from Australia also expressed her
views. The panelists of the session also participated in a question-answer
session wherein they satisfied the queries of participating students and
teachers. The session was moderated by Ms Shagufta Shoeb and Ms Masooma Rizvi.
Chief Executive
Officer of CMS, Mr Roshan Gandhi expressed
his gratitude to all the participants and said that only by enlightenment
through knowledge, one is capable of getting rid of social misconceptions. The
atmosphere of friendship and goodwill that has been created through discussions
on this international forum is the biggest achievement of the conference and
this spirit will prove to be an inspiration for harmony and brotherhood in the
future generations. Convenor of the conference and Principal of CMS
Asharfabad campus delivered the vote of thanks.
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