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'''Ravindra Kumar''' (born 1959) is a [[political scientist|Political Scientist]], [[peace worker|Peace Educator,]] an Indologist, a Humanist, Cultural Anthropologist, Gandhian Thinker, and a Former [[Vice-Chancellor]] of [[Meerut University|CCS]] University, Meerut (India). Currently he is an Ombudsman of Swami Vivekananda Subharati University, Meerut and the editor-in-chief of Global Peace International Journal. He has more than one hundred books and four hundred articles on greatest personalities of the Indian sub-continent, especially [[Mohandas Gandhi|Gautama Buddha, Swami Vivekananda, Mahatma Gandhi]], Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and on various social, political, educational, cultural and academic issues to his credit.<ref>[http://www.upiasia.com/columnist/Ravindra_Kumar/ Clumnist:Ravindra Kumar] www.upiasia.com.</ref>
'''Ravindra Kumar''' (born 1959) is a [[political scientist|Political Scientist]], [[peace worker|Peace Educator]], an Indologist, a Humanist, Cultural Anthropologist and a former [[Vice-Chancellor]] of [[Meerut University|CCS]] University, Meerut (India).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Patel |first1=V.J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nXxKI2Nd44AC |title=Selected Works of Vithalbhai J. Patel: 1924 |last2=Kumar |first2=R. |publisher=Mittal Publications |year=1995 |isbn=978-81-7099-419-0 |page=3 }}</ref>
He has worked an Ombudsman of Swami Vivekananda Subharati University, Meerut and the editor-in-chief of Global Peace International Journal. He has written more than one hundred books and four hundred articles on greatest personalities of the Indian sub-continent, especially [[Mohandas Gandhi|Gautama Buddha, Swami Vivekananda, Mahatma Gandhi]], Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and on various social, political, educational, cultural and academic issues to his credit.<ref>[http://www.upiasia.com/columnist/Ravindra_Kumar/ Columnist:Ravindra Kumar] www.upiasia.com.</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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==Career==
==Career==
A well-known [[Indology|Indologist]] and the former [[Vice-Chancellor]] of [[Meerut University|CCS University]] [[Meerut]], India, Kumar has been associated with several national and international academic, cultural, educational, peace and social bodies/institutions/organizations. As an International Professor and a Cultural Ambassador of India, he has delivered four than four hundred lectures at various institutions and universities of the world on subjects related to Asian values, civilization, culture, , [[Gandhism|Gandhian philosophy, Indology,]] international co-operation and understanding, leadership, way of life, women's empowerment, world peace, youth affairs etc.
A well-known [[Indology|Indologist]] and the former [[Vice-Chancellor]] of [[Meerut University|CCS University]] [[Meerut]], India, Kumar has been associated with several national and international academic, cultural, educational, peace and social bodies/institutions/organizations. As an International Professor and a Cultural Ambassador of India, he has delivered more than four hundred lectures at various institutions and universities of the world on subjects related to Asian values, civilization, culture, [[Gandhism|Gandhian philosophy, Indology]], international co-operation and understanding, leadership, way of life, women's empowerment, 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.
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.
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==Books==
==Books==
[[Image:ravindrakumar1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Dr. Ravindra Kumar Receiving [[Padma Shri]] from The President Dr. K R Narayanan in 2001]]
[[Image:ravindrakumar1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Dr. Ravindra Kumar Receiving [[Padma Shri]] from The President Dr. K R Narayanan in 2001]]Religion and Word Peace (1993-2006), Morality and Ethics in Public Life (1999), Towards Peace, two-parts (2001-7), Theory and Practice of Gandhian Non-Violence (2002-7), Non-Violence and Its Philosophy (2003), Five Thousand Years of Indian Culture (2003), Fundamentals of Civilization (2006), Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel: Life, Works and Views (2005-12), Towards Buddha (2007), Gandhian Thought: New World, New Dimensions (2008), India and Mahatma Gandhi (2009-10), Peace Philosophy in Action (2010), Resolving Conflicts: The Gandhian Way (2011), Education, Peace and Development (2012), Gandhi in Current Perspective (2012), The Indian Way (2013), The Gandhian Way: A Universal Method of Resolving Conflicts (2013), Non-Violence and Peace Education, two-parts (2013), Facets of Education in Global Perspective (2013-5), Unveiling the Universality of Indology and Indian Philosophy (2015), Value and Peace Education (2016), Essays on Socio-Cultural Sensitization, Empowerment and Human Rights (2016), Sanatana Dharma –The Vedic-Hindu Jeevan Marg (2016), Gandhi Marg (2016), Gandhi’s Vision of the World in the Light of Indian Philosophy (2018) and Greatest Indians –a multi-volume series (2016-8).  


*Religion and Word Peace (1993-2006)
*
*Morality and Ethics in Public Life (1999)
*
*Towards Peace, two-parts (2001-7)
*
*Theory and Practice of Gandhian Non-Violence (2002-7)
*
*Non-Violence and Its Philosophy (2003)
*
*Five Thousand Years of Indian Culture (2003)
*
*Fundamentals of Civilization (2006)
*
*Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel: Life, Works and Views (2005–12)
*
*Towards Buddha (2007), Gandhian Thought: New World, New Dimensions (2008)
*
*India and Mahatma Gandhi (2009–10)
*
*Peace Philosophy in Action (2010)
*
*Resolving Conflicts: The Gandhian Way (2011)
*
*Education, Peace and Development (2012)
*
*Gandhi in Current Perspective (2012)
*
*The Indian Way (2013)
*
*The Gandhian Way: A Universal Method of Resolving Conflicts (2013)
*
*Non-Violence and Peace Education, two-parts (2013)
*
*Facets of Education in Global Perspective (2013-5)
*
*Unveiling the Universality of Indology and Indian Philosophy (2015)
*
*Value and Peace Education (2016)
*Essays on Socio-Cultural Sensitization, Empowerment and Human Rights (2016)
*Sanatana Dharma –The Vedic-Hindu Jeevan Marg (2016)
*Gandhi Marg (2016)
*Gandhi's Vision of the World in the Light of Indian Philosophy (2018)
*Greatest Indians –a multi-volume series (2016-8).  


== Positions ==
== Positions ==
Teacher, Department of Political Science, SD College, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh (1982-3), Research Representative/Senior Research Officer, Sardar Patel National Memorial, Ahmedabad/Sardar Patel Works Committee, New Delhi (1985-90), VJ Patel Works Committee (1990-92), Vice Chancellor, CCS University, Meerut, India (1994), Visiting Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religion, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus, Thailand (1996-2001), Visiting Professor/Scholar at more than one hundred Universities/Institutions of higher studies and research around the world including Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines), Universities of Thammasat, Silpakorn, Mahidol, Kasetsart and Chulalongkorn (Thailand), Universities of Malaya Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia Science Penang (Malaysia), Universities of Mandalay and Yangon (Myanmar), Udayana University, Bali (Indonesia), Institute Kern, Leiden University (The Netherlands), Universities of Aalborg, Aarhus, NIAS Copenhagen and Odense (Denmark), St. Petersburg State University (Russia), Jaume-I University, Castellon (Spain), University of Torino (Italy), University of Vienna (Austria), North Florida University, Jacksonville, Florida (USA), Universities of Autonomic Latin-American, Antioquia, EAFIT, Pontificia Bolivariana and Externado de Colombia (Columbia), Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo –the UEES, Guayaquil (Ecuador, South America), University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban (South Africa)(1995-2019), Ombudsman, Swami Vivekananda Subharati University, Meerut, India (since 2013), Patron/Chairman, Director and Coordinator for international relations of many universities and institutions of higher studies and research in India and other countries of Asia.[[Image:ravindrakumar4.jpg|thumb|Speaking at Mahidol University, Thailand in 2008]]
Teacher, Department of Political Science, SD College, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh (1982-3), Research Representative/Senior Research Officer, Sardar Patel National Memorial, Ahmedabad/Sardar Patel Works Committee, New Delhi (1985–90), Member Secretary and Chief Editor of Vithalbhai Patel Works Committee (1990–92), Vice Chancellor, CCS University, Meerut, India (1994), Visiting Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religion, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus, Thailand (1996-2001), Visiting Professor/Scholar at more than one hundred Universities/Institutions of higher studies and research around the world including Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines), Universities of Thammasat, Silpakorn, Mahidol, Kasetsart and Chulalongkorn (Thailand), Universities of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia Science, Penang (Malaysia), Universities of Mandalay and Yangon (Myanmar), Udayana University, Bali (Indonesia), Institute Kern, Leiden University (The Netherlands), Universities of Aalborg, Aarhus, NIAS Copenhagen and Odense (Denmark), St. Petersburg State University (Russia), Jaume-I University, Castellon (Spain), University of Torino (Italy), University of Vienna (Austria), North Florida University, Jacksonville, Florida (USA), Universities of Autonomic Latin-American, Antioquia, EAFIT, Pontificia Bolivariana and Externado de Colombia (Columbia), Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo –the UEES, Guayaquil (Ecuador, South America), University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban (South Africa)(1995-2019), Ombudsman, Swami Vivekananda Subharati University, Meerut, India (since 2013), Patron/Chairman, Director and Coordinator for international relations of many universities and institutions of higher studies and research in India and other countries of Asia.[[Image:ravindrakumar4.jpg|thumb|Speaking at Mahidol University, Thailand in 2008]]

== Memberships ==
== Memberships ==
[[Image:ravindrakumar6.jpg|thumb|Receiving Sardar Patel Award in 2006]]
[[Image:ravindrakumar6.jpg|thumb|Receiving Sardar Patel National Award in 2006 from Lt. General S.K. Sinha, Governor of J&K]]
* Member, Executive Council, [[Meerut University]], Meerut, India, between 1993 and 1994
* Member, Executive Council, [[Meerut University]], Meerut, India, between 1993 and 1994
* Member, Executive Council, [https://web.archive.org/web/20081107083653/http://www.mdurohtak.com/index.aspx MD University], Rohtak, India, between 1994 and 1996
* Member, Executive Council, [https://web.archive.org/web/20081107083653/http://www.mdurohtak.com/index.aspx MD University], Rohtak, India, between 1994 and 1996
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[[File:ravindrakumar51.jpg|thumb|With Former Prime Minister of India Morarji Desai in 1984]]
[[File:ravindrakumar51.jpg|thumb|With Former Prime Minister of India Morarji Desai in 1984]]
* Member, Senate, [[Gandhigram Rural Institute]] [[Deemed University]], Tamil Nadu, India, between 1994 and 1997
* Member, Senate, [[Gandhigram Rural Institute]] [[Deemed University]], Tamil Nadu, India, between 1994 and 1997
* Life Fellow, [United Writers’ Association], Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India since 1997
* Life Fellow, (United Writers’ Association), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India since 1997
* Consultant to UNUP, CR., CA. for Gandhian Studies 2000
* Consultant to UNUP, CR., CA. for Gandhian Studies 2000
* Founder and Secretary General, World Peace Movement Trust since 2001
* Founder and Secretary General, World Peace Movement Trust since 2001
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* Honorary Advisor, Institute For Inspiration & Self Development, Kolkata, India since 2006
* Honorary Advisor, Institute For Inspiration & Self Development, Kolkata, India since 2006
* Member, Advisory Board, Media For Freedom, USA since 2007
* Member, Advisory Board, Media For Freedom, USA since 2007
* Member, Indian Language Newspapers Association [ILNA], India since 2009<ref>http://www.ilna.in</ref>
* Member, Indian Language Newspapers Association (ILNA), India since 2009<ref>http://www.ilna.in {{bare URL inline|date=April 2023}}</ref>
* Member, Asia-Pacific Peace Research Association, Since 2009
* Member, Asia-Pacific Peace Research Association, since 2009
* Member, Action Asia, since 2009
* Member, Action Asia, since 2009
* Patron, Stallion College for Engineering and Technology, Chhutmalpur, Saharanpur, India since 2010
* Patron, Stallion College for Engineering and Technology, Chhutmalpur, Saharanpur, India since 2010
* Member, Gandhi Serve Foundation, Germany since 2010
* Member, Gandhi Serve Foundation, Germany since 2010
* Member, National Executive, Indian Language Newspapers Association [ILNA], India, between 2010 and 2012
* Member, National Executive, Indian Language Newspapers Association (ILNA), India, between 2010 and 2012
* Patron, Ruminations –a bi-annual international journal for analysis and research in humanities and social sciences [ISSN –2229-6751], India since 2010
* Patron, Ruminations –a bi-annual international journal for analysis and research in humanities and social sciences {{ISSN|2229-6751}}, India since 2010
* Member, Executive Council, Uttrakhand Sanskrit University, Haridwar [Uttrakhand], India, between 2011 and 2013
* Member, Executive Council, Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, Haridwar (Uttarakhand), India, between 2011 and 2013
* Patron, The EDUQUEST –a bi-annually international-refereed journal in Education [ISSN: 2277-3614], JKC, Purulia, West Bengal, India since 2012
* Patron, The EDUQUEST –a bi-annually international-refereed journal in Education {{ISSN|2277-3614}}, JKC, Purulia, West Bengal, India since 2012
* Member, Advisory Board to Techno LEARN –a bi-annually international journal of educational technology [ISSN –2231-4105], New Delhi, India since 2012
* Member, Advisory Board to Techno LEARN –a bi-annually international journal of educational technology {{ISSN|2231-4105}}, New Delhi, India since 2012
* Patron, LM Institute of Technology and Management, Lucknow, India since 2012
* Patron, LM Institute of Technology and Management, Lucknow, India since 2012
* Member Academic Council and the Coordinator for international affairs, Shridhar University [Rajasthan], India, between 2012 and 2017
* Member Academic Council and the Coordinator for international affairs, Shridhar University (Rajasthan), India, between 2012 and 2017
* Founder Director, Institute of Indology and Oriental Studies, Shridhar University [Rajasthan], India since 2012
* Founder Director, Institute of Indology and Oriental Studies, Shridhar University (Rajasthan), India since 2012
* Coordinator for international relations for the universities and institutions of higher studies and research under the Baise-Chumphon and Krabi Sister’s Cities Projects, between 2012 and 2017
* Coordinator for international relations for the universities and institutions of higher studies and research under the Baise-Chumphon and Krabi Sister's Cities Projects, between 2012 and 2017
* The Ombudsman, Swami Vivekananda Subharati University, Meerut [UP], India and 17 other institutions along, since 2013
* The Ombudsman, Swami Vivekananda Subharati University, Meerut (UP), India and 17 other institutions along, since 2013
* Chairman of the Committee for Classification of Affiliated Colleges with the Uttrakhand Sanskrit University, Haridwar, 2013
* Chairman of the Committee for Classification of Affiliated Colleges with the Uttrakhand Sanskrit University, Haridwar, 2013
* Patron, International Centre of Nonviolence [ICON], Sydney, Australia since 2013
* Patron, International Centre of Nonviolence (ICON), Sydney, Australia since 2013
* Patron, The Ashram Gandhi Puri, Bali, Indonesia since 2014
* Patron, The Ashram Gandhi Puri, Bali, Indonesia since 2014
* Patron, Adi Shankara Vedanta Pratishthanam, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India since 2015
* Patron, Adi Shankara Vedanta Pratishthanam, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India since 2015
* Advisor/Council Head and Convener, Gandhi Peace Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal since 2018
* Advisor/Council Head and Convener, Gandhi Peace Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal since 2018
* Member Advisory Board of Acid Survivors & Women Welfare Foundation –ASWWF, India since 2019
* Member Advisory Board of Acid Survivors & Women Welfare Foundation –ASWWF, India since 2019




== Awards ==
== Awards ==
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* 1993: Meerut Ratna
* 1993: Meerut Ratna
* 1998: Nirala Smriti Samman
* 1998: Nirala Smriti Samman
* 2001: [[Padma Shri]] for Literature and Education<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | accessdate=July 21, 2015}}</ref>
* 2001: [[Padma Shri]] for Literature and Education<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=July 21, 2015}}</ref>
* 2003: Shan-I-Kaum
* 2003: Shan-I-Kaum
* 2004: Shantidoot
* 2004: Shantidoot
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* 2017: Madyanirodhan Samman –the highest honour of Kerala Hindi Sahitya Academy
* 2017: Madyanirodhan Samman –the highest honour of Kerala Hindi Sahitya Academy
* 2018: Gandhi Peace Honour
* 2018: Gandhi Peace Honour
* 2018: Bharat Gaurav * 2020: Buddhist Humanitarian Award. * 2020: Gandhi Nobel Peace Award. * 2021: Country's Pride
* 2018: Bharat Gaurav


==References==
==References==
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* [http://www.worldpeacemovement.page.tl World Peace Movement]
* [http://www.worldpeacemovement.page.tl World Peace Movement]
* [http://www.fredsakademiet.dk/library/kumar/index.htm The Danish Peace Academy]
* [http://www.fredsakademiet.dk/library/kumar/index.htm The Danish Peace Academy]
* [http://worldpeacemovement.blogspot.com/ Articles By Dr. Kumar] www.ravindrakumar.org
* [http://worldpeacemovement.blogspot.com/ Articles By Dr. Kumar]
* [https://www.ravinderkumar.in https://ravindrakumar.org]
* [https://www.ravinderkumar.in Ravinder Kumar] Website for india Free Article Publish


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Ravindra Kumar
Born (1959-01-01) 1 January 1959 (age 65)
Meerut, India
OccupationWriter, columnist, political scientist
SpouseKamlesh (1981–2020)
Website
ravindrakumar.org

Ravindra Kumar (born 1959) is a Political Scientist, Peace Educator, an Indologist, a Humanist, Cultural Anthropologist and a former Vice-Chancellor of CCS University, Meerut (India).[1]

He has worked an Ombudsman of Swami Vivekananda Subharati University, Meerut and the editor-in-chief of Global Peace International Journal. He has written more than one hundred books and four hundred articles on greatest personalities of the Indian sub-continent, especially Gautama Buddha, Swami Vivekananda, Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and on various social, political, educational, cultural and academic issues to his credit.[2]

Early life and education

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Born in 1959 at Kakrauli village of Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh, India, he is M. A. in Political Science & Philosophy, PGD in Gandhian Studies, Ph. D. and D. Lit.

Career

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A well-known Indologist 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 an International Professor and a Cultural Ambassador of India, he has delivered more than four hundred lectures at various institutions and universities of the world on subjects related to Asian values, civilization, culture, Gandhian philosophy, Indology, international co-operation and understanding, leadership, way of life, women's empowerment, 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.

Between 1993 and 2015 Ravindra Kumar has organised a number of seminars, symposiums and workshops at national and international level on subjects related to value education, religion and politics, non-violence and democracy, morality and ethics in public life, human values and rights, education, peace and development, Gandhian philosophy.

Books

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Dr. Ravindra Kumar Receiving Padma Shri from The President Dr. K R Narayanan in 2001
  • Religion and Word Peace (1993-2006)
  • Morality and Ethics in Public Life (1999)
  • Towards Peace, two-parts (2001-7)
  • Theory and Practice of Gandhian Non-Violence (2002-7)
  • Non-Violence and Its Philosophy (2003)
  • Five Thousand Years of Indian Culture (2003)
  • Fundamentals of Civilization (2006)
  • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel: Life, Works and Views (2005–12)
  • Towards Buddha (2007), Gandhian Thought: New World, New Dimensions (2008)
  • India and Mahatma Gandhi (2009–10)
  • Peace Philosophy in Action (2010)
  • Resolving Conflicts: The Gandhian Way (2011)
  • Education, Peace and Development (2012)
  • Gandhi in Current Perspective (2012)
  • The Indian Way (2013)
  • The Gandhian Way: A Universal Method of Resolving Conflicts (2013)
  • Non-Violence and Peace Education, two-parts (2013)
  • Facets of Education in Global Perspective (2013-5)
  • Unveiling the Universality of Indology and Indian Philosophy (2015)
  • Value and Peace Education (2016)
  • Essays on Socio-Cultural Sensitization, Empowerment and Human Rights (2016)
  • Sanatana Dharma –The Vedic-Hindu Jeevan Marg (2016)
  • Gandhi Marg (2016)
  • Gandhi's Vision of the World in the Light of Indian Philosophy (2018)
  • Greatest Indians –a multi-volume series (2016-8).  

Positions

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Teacher, Department of Political Science, SD College, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh (1982-3), Research Representative/Senior Research Officer, Sardar Patel National Memorial, Ahmedabad/Sardar Patel Works Committee, New Delhi (1985–90), Member Secretary and Chief Editor of Vithalbhai Patel Works Committee (1990–92), Vice Chancellor, CCS University, Meerut, India (1994), Visiting Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religion, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus, Thailand (1996-2001), Visiting Professor/Scholar at more than one hundred Universities/Institutions of higher studies and research around the world including Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines), Universities of Thammasat, Silpakorn, Mahidol, Kasetsart and Chulalongkorn (Thailand), Universities of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia Science, Penang (Malaysia), Universities of Mandalay and Yangon (Myanmar), Udayana University, Bali (Indonesia), Institute Kern, Leiden University (The Netherlands), Universities of Aalborg, Aarhus, NIAS Copenhagen and Odense (Denmark), St. Petersburg State University (Russia), Jaume-I University, Castellon (Spain), University of Torino (Italy), University of Vienna (Austria), North Florida University, Jacksonville, Florida (USA), Universities of Autonomic Latin-American, Antioquia, EAFIT, Pontificia Bolivariana and Externado de Colombia (Columbia), Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo –the UEES, Guayaquil (Ecuador, South America), University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban (South Africa)(1995-2019), Ombudsman, Swami Vivekananda Subharati University, Meerut, India (since 2013), Patron/Chairman, Director and Coordinator for international relations of many universities and institutions of higher studies and research in India and other countries of Asia.

Speaking at Mahidol University, Thailand in 2008

Memberships

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Receiving Sardar Patel National Award in 2006 from Lt. General S.K. Sinha, Governor of J&K
With Former Prime Minister of India Morarji Desai in 1984
  • Member, Senate, Gandhigram Rural Institute Deemed University, 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[3]
  • 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, between 2010 and 2012
  • Patron, Ruminations –a bi-annual international journal for analysis and research in humanities and social sciences ISSN 2229-6751, India since 2010
  • Member, Executive Council, Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, Haridwar (Uttarakhand), India, between 2011 and 2013
  • Patron, The EDUQUEST –a bi-annually international-refereed journal in Education ISSN 2277-3614, JKC, Purulia, West Bengal, India since 2012
  • Member, Advisory Board to Techno LEARN –a bi-annually international journal of educational technology ISSN 2231-4105, New Delhi, India since 2012
  • Patron, LM Institute of Technology and Management, Lucknow, India since 2012
  • Member Academic Council and the Coordinator for international affairs, Shridhar University (Rajasthan), India, between 2012 and 2017
  • Founder Director, Institute of Indology and Oriental Studies, Shridhar University (Rajasthan), India since 2012
  • Coordinator for international relations for the universities and institutions of higher studies and research under the Baise-Chumphon and Krabi Sister's Cities Projects, between 2012 and 2017
  • The Ombudsman, Swami Vivekananda Subharati University, Meerut (UP), India and 17 other institutions along, since 2013
  • Chairman of the Committee for Classification of Affiliated Colleges with the Uttrakhand Sanskrit University, Haridwar, 2013
  • Patron, International Centre of Nonviolence (ICON), Sydney, Australia since 2013
  • Patron, The Ashram Gandhi Puri, Bali, Indonesia since 2014
  • Patron, Adi Shankara Vedanta Pratishthanam, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India since 2015
  • Advisor/Council Head and Convener, Gandhi Peace Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal since 2018
  • Member Advisory Board of Acid Survivors & Women Welfare Foundation –ASWWF, India since 2019

Awards

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  • 1993: Meerut Ratna
  • 1998: Nirala Smriti Samman
  • 2001: Padma Shri for Literature and Education[4]
  • 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
  • 2012: Soham Smarkam Award of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
  • 2012: The Buddha Ratna
  • 2013: Uttar Pradesh Ratna
  • 2013: D. LIT. (Honoris Causa)
  • 2013: Samaj Ratna
  • 2014: The Gandhi Ratna
  • 2014: Shiksha Ratna
  • 2014: Gandhi Shiksha Ratna
  • 2015: Sardar Patel Ratna
  • 2015: SREIT Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 2016: Vidyavachaspati
  • 2017: Shivkumar Shastri Smriti Samman along with Hindi Bhasha Bhushan
  • 2017: Madyanirodhan Samman –the highest honour of Kerala Hindi Sahitya Academy
  • 2018: Gandhi Peace Honour
  • 2018: Bharat Gaurav * 2020: Buddhist Humanitarian Award. * 2020: Gandhi Nobel Peace Award. * 2021: Country's Pride

References

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  1. ^ Patel, V.J.; Kumar, R. (1995). Selected Works of Vithalbhai J. Patel: 1924. Mittal Publications. p. 3. ISBN 978-81-7099-419-0.
  2. ^ Columnist:Ravindra Kumar www.upiasia.com.
  3. ^ http://www.ilna.in [bare URL]
  4. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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