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India Peace Centre is an inter-religious centre for justice and peace initiatives.

08/10/2026

Season of Creation 1 September – 4 October 2026

India Peace Centre facilitated Season of Creation in collaboration with the National Council of Churches in India

There were three engagements on the theme “Living Water” drawn from Ezekiel 47:1–12, depicting life-giving water flowing from the temple to heal barren land and sustain ecosystems as part of its Season of Creation celebration. NCC India has been actively addressing ecological challenges every Season of Creation and India Peace Centre has been facilitating the process.

This year, the first engagement was placed on September 21, 2026, at the Church of North India Chapel in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. A day later, Cyclone Arnab, a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal, struck Odisha, affecting about 73,000 people in ten districts and causing disruptions, structural damage, and agricultural loss. In August 2026, Odisha had devastating floods that affected 1.3 million people in seven districts. Similar to how Ezekiel's prophetic river converted the barren, saline Dead Sea into vibrant freshwater teeming with aquatic life, India confronts substantial challenges including groundwater exhaustion, saltwater infiltration affecting coastal aquifer, and severely contaminated waterways including the Yamuna River. This analogy underscores the pressing environmental imperative to rehabilitate and revitalize degraded or moribund aquatic ecosystems.

The second engagement was in the city of Kolkata, listening to the experiences from the community of women facilitated by Lutheran World Service India Trust. Women who live in the city's most vulnerable neighborhood are severely impacted by extreme heat and water problems. Plastic trash and an inadequate supply of drinking water put women and others at serious risk for a number of health issues. Millions of people in Kolkata's low-lying districts are at risk of losing their houses as a result of ongoing coastal flooding and rising waves, according to a United Nations assessment on sea level rise.

The Season of Creation concluded on October 1st at the National Council of Churches in India headquarters located in Nagpur. The worship service addressed critical water-related concerns, encompassing disputes regarding water access, fatalities resulting from contaminated water consumption, seasonal water insufficiency during summer months, and inadequacies in water distribution infrastructure.

07/10/2026

India Peace facilitated a discussion at the Department of Political Science, RTM Nagpur University on 1st October 2026 on the upcoming UNFCCC COP31 in Turkey. IPC since last year has been facilitating Pre COP academic sessions.

Mr.Angelious Michael, Director of IPC spoke about the key focus of COP31 - Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuel and the importance of Just Transition. Prof Dr Vikas Jambulkar, Head of the Department of Political Science also spoke about the suffering of the vulnerable communities due to climate change.

The students were quite engaging in asking questions and contributing to the discussion.

IPC is thankful to the Department of Political Science for the collaboration

30/09/2026

The Department of Gandhian Thought of the RTM Nagpur University is observing Gandhi Jayanti Week during 26 September - 2 October. As part of their observance, Mr.Angelious Michael, Director of India Peace Centre was invited to give a lecture on "UNCOP 31 processes and expectations - in the context of the principles and thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi".

The lecture was held at the department of Gandhian Thought. Mr.Angelious Michael spoke about the dynamics and processes of the UN Conference of Parties and the expectations from COP31 including phasing out of fossil fuel and just transition. He presented the ideas of Gandhi about sustainable world, which are relevant to the SGDs of the UN. He also emphasized on the use of Charkha by Mahatma Gandhi as a symbol of green technology. He shared examples of the recent flood in Nepal and in India as alarming signals of climate catastrophe not far from us, but near us. The lecture was well received by the participants followed by an engaging question and answer

Prof Pramod Watkar, Head of the department of Gandhian thought shared the opening reflection. India Peace Centre is thankful to the department of Gandhian Thought for the opportunity.

25/09/2026

India Peace Centre is observing Peace Week from 21st to 28th September 2026. The director of the India Peace Centre, Mr.Angelious Michael attended number of events on the occasion of International Day of Peace on 21st September in Bhubaneswar. He was invited to speak the celebration organized by Odisha Peace Initiative held at Centre for Youth and Social Development, Bhubaneswar, where he spoke about the inclusive idea of peace, emphasizing that peace today is not just absence of war and conflict, but the presence of good health care system, access to nutritious food and clean water, livable climate, quality education, gender sensitivity and the presence of justice and truth. Mr.Angelious Michael also spoke at the celebration at the department of Sociology of Utkal University. The celebration was a joint event of India Peace Centre and Utkal University, chaired by Prof Dr. Rabindra Kumar Garada, HOD of Sociology. Mr.Michael reminded that, Odisha, which was Kalinga in the past has been a land of peace as it transformed Samrat Ashoka into an ambassador of Peace in the world. He also highlighted that, peace is global and also contextual, therefore it cannot have one single perspective, rather collective. Mr.Michael attended the Peace Day celebration at the Blossom School in Bhubaneswar. He interacted with the students by asking many questions to them related to peace and was totally amazed by the sharp responses by the students who had a lot of idea bout peace and harmony. Mr.Michael then attended the International Peace Day Celebration at the Bhubaneswar YMCA, jointly organized by India Peace Centre and YMCA. A music event was also organized at IPC, Nagpur - collective voices for peace scored by HumAman.

Mr.Angelious Michael attended the Peace Day celebration at the Bishop's College Chapel in Kolkata on 22nd September.

India Peace Centre is thankful to the Utkal University, Department of Sociology, Odisha Peace Initiative, Blossom School, Bhubaneswar YMCA and Bishop's College for the collaboration.

20/09/2026

Invent in Peace - For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day
India Peace Centre will be observing Peace Week beginning on 21st to 28th September across its chapters.

The director of India Peace Centre, Mr.Angelious Michael will be observing number of events in Bhubaneswar on 21st September. The Bhubaneswar Chapter of IPC is organizing two joint events including at the Utkal University - department of sociology and at YMCA Bhubaneswar. There will be a music event at Nagpur where Rev.Dr. Asir Ebenezer Chairperson and Dr. Tejinder Singh Rawal, Treasurer of IPC will be attending. The observances will continue at different other chapters

India Peace Centre through these observances and events will highlight that Investing in Peace is about investing in equality, dignity, justice and integrity. Peace is not just the absence of war and conflict, but active engagement towards shaping education, health care, bridging social and economic gap, strengthen the most vulnerable communities, thus making a sustainable and peaceful future for all and advocating for a just world.

Wishing everyone meaningful International Day of Peace.

15/09/2026

14th Regional Edition of International Youth Conference took place at the India Peace Centre on 14th September 2026 under the theme - "Youth and the future of Global Governance" ahead of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81). Jointly organized by the International Organization of Youth and India Peace Centre, the regional edition brough together about 35 participants of young changemakers, students, and Social Innovators representing India to drive youth-led solutions directly aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) and the UN Youth 2030 strategy.

Mr.Angelious Michael delivered the keynote address on the occasion. In his keynote speech, he advocated for an inclusive global governance where young people are given just space in decision making. He also emphasized on bridging gaps of education, social and economic division, technology etc. Mr.Sachin Chaudhari, Associate Vice President of the International Organization of Youth spoke about the continuity of the process and that the message of youth of the forum to reach the UNGA.

There were panel discussion on various relevant concerns.

07/09/2026

India Peace Centre Board of Trustees met in Delhi for its annual Board Meeting on 29th August 2026. The board of trustees is the highest decision making body of the organization. Rev.Dr.Asir Ebenezer, Chairperson of the India Peace Centre in his chairperson reflection emphasized on collecting stories of interfaith relations and acceptance and IPC's continued dedication for equality and peace building.

The board welcomed its new member Dr.Atya Kapley, former Chief Scientist of National Environmental Engineering Research Institute. Dr.Atya Kapley Atya Kapley is an Indian environmental geneticist who is the Asia & Pacific coordinator and vice president for the Organisation for Women In Science for the Developing World.

The board made important steps for the Ruby Jubilee Celebration of the India Peace Centre in 2028. Several programs and projects were planned. One of the initiatives will be Peace Conclave across different places. Rev.Dr.Asir Ebenezer presented the Ruby Jubilee mementos to the board members.

Mr.Angelious Michael, Director of the India Peace Centre presented the annual report of IPC and the annual plan of 2026-27. Dr.Tejinder Singh Rawal, Treasurer, Ms.Nilakshi Rajkhowa, Ms.Ompriya Rath, Mr.Rajiv John attended the meeting.

01/09/2026

The Capacity Building Training Workshop came to end with new thoughts, plans and commitment for the next three years of community work in the area of education, social well being, leadership, policy strengthening and peace building through conflict transformation.

26/08/2026

Five days Capacity Building Training Workshop on - "Building Sustainable and Inclusive Communities" began on 25th August in New Delhi. 10 participants from different parts of the country including India Peace Centre Chapter Coordinators and Community workers have come together to share their contextual stories and develop social projects for deeper engagement in future.

The participants will be engaging in sessions on identifying problems and challenges, conflict transformation, project development and planning, AI and social media, Policy implementation and develop activities for next three years as the outcome of the workshop.

The workshop was inaugurated by Mr.Eldo N V, National General Secretary of the National Council of YMCAs of India who emphasized on leadership of Peace with Justice and about being faithful. Prof.Dr.Sonajharia Minz, Co-chair of the UNESCO in Transforming Indigenous Knowledge Research Governance and Remartration and Professor of School of Computer and Systems Sciences at JNU delivered the keynote speech. Mr.Angelious Michael, Director of the India Peace Centre presented the objective of the IPC. Ms.Pragyan Mohanty, General Secretary of the YWCA of Delhi was a special guest on the occasion and shared her thoughts on inclusivity. Mr.Vnod Shemron, a PhD research scholar will be facilitating the workshop.

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