Sri Sri Ravi Shankar speaks at the Interfaith Council in Vienna on March 26, 2014. Convened by former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, the forum deliberates on current issues in the world.
Spreading the message of love, compassion and non-violence, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar tirelessly advocates harmonious co-existence among people. His universal and simple message is that love and wisdom can prevail over hatred and distress. Through his public talks and symposiums, Gurudev addresses issues of inter-faith harmony, environmental sustainability, poverty alleviation and grassroots development. He inspires thousands across the globe to live the philosophy of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam or a One World Family.
Spreading the Message of a 'One world Family':
(Partial listing in order of chronology)
- UN Celebrations of the International Day of Yoga, New York, United States of America, June 21, 2015
- Interfaith & Intercultural Harmony, Unesco Headquarters, France, April 24, 2015
- The Yoga Way, European Parliament, Brussels, April 21, 2015
- Sneh Milan: Interfaith Harmony Meet, Bangalore, Feb. 10& Dec. 19, 2014
- Kurdish Parliament, Kurdistan, Nov. 19-21, 2014
- Global SME Business Summit, New delhi, Oct. 7, 2014
- World Forum for ethics in Business, Zurich, Sept. 18, 2014
- North American International Ayurveda & Yoga conference, USA, July 4-6, 2014
- Stanford university, USA, July 1, 2014
- American enterprise Institute, USA, June 24, 2014
- Maruti Suzuki Convention, Italy, May 4, 2014
- World forum for Ethics in Business, Jan. 18, 2014
- Paraguayan Senate, Sept. 14, 2012
- Crans Montana Forum, Brussels, June 24, 2012
- IV Congress of the Leaders of the World & Traditional Religions, Astana, Kazakhstan, May 29-31, 2012
- World Economic Forum, Jan. 2012
- Parliament of World Religions, Dec. 3, 2009
- 2nd Israeli Presidential Conference ‘Facing Tomorrow’, Oct 22, 2009
- 10th Annual International Conference hosted by the Szent Istvan University, Budapest, Hungary, June 2009
- Point of Peace Summit, Oslo, Norway, Sept 2008
- Parliament of South Africa, May 2006
- World Congress of Imams and Rabbis, January 2005
- ‘Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders’, United Nations, New York, U.S.A., Aug 2000
- 2015-2012
- 20011-2008
- 2007-2004
2015
Event/Forum Place Date UN Celebrations of the International Day of Yoga New York, United States of America June 21 Interfaith & Intercultural Harmony Unesco Headquarters, France April 24 The Yoga Way, European Parliament Brussels April 21 2014
Event/Forum Place Date Sneh Milan: Interfaith Harmony Meet Bangalore February 10 & December 19 Kurdish Parliament Kurdistan November 19-21 Global SME Business Summit; New delhi October 7 World Forum for Ethics in Business Zurich September 18 North American International Ayurveda & Yoga conference USA July 4-6 Stanford University USA July 1 American Enterprise Institute USA June 24 Maruti Suzuki Convention Italy May 4 World forum for Ethics in Business January 18 2013
Event/Forum Place Date Volunteer for a Better India New Delhi, India February 3 2013 Spirituality & Socio-Political Transformational Prosperity program Nepal February 26 2013 World Forum for Ethics in Business Bled, Slovenia March 22 2013 Stress management for a more joyous life Munich, Germany March 23 2013 Launch of the NoNVio movement - Nonviolence: No Higher Calling San Diego March 25 2013 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, (The Gateway to the United Nations) New York March 30 2013 Morehouse College Atlanta April 3 2013 The Symposium for the Medical Fraternity of Calgary Calgary, Canada April 18 2013 'Enlightenment: The Answer to Everything', SEED event Calgary, Canada April 20 2013 2012
Event/Forum Place Date IV Congress of the Leaders of the World & Traditional Religions Astana, Kazakhstan May 29-31 2012 Chamber of Commerce of Ukraine Kiev, Ukraine May 3 2012 'Human Values and Hollywood' University of Southern California, Los Angeles April 18 2012 World Forum for Ethics in Business Singapore April 2 2012 Sahasra Veena Jhenkara Bangalore, India March 28 2012 5th International Women's Conference Bangalore, India February 3-5 2012 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda Kolkata, India January 7 2012 2011
Event/Forum Place Date PHD Chambers of Commerce & Industry New Delhi, India September 12 2011 Anti corruption movement Ramlila Maidan, Delhi, India August 21 2011 Crans Montana Forum Brussels June 24 2011 South Asian Peace Conference Bangalore, India May 24 2011 Peetarohana Golden Jubilee celebrations Bangalore, India May 15 2011 Mile Hi Church Colorado, US April 15 2011 1st Parliament of Student Council Leaders at the MIT School of Government Pune, India January 14 2011 2010
Event/Forum Place Date Earth Charter Program Ahmedabad, India November 2 2010 World Academy of Spiritual Sciences (WASS) Delhi, India September 23 2010 Defence Research & Development Organization(DRDO) Delhi, India September 23 2010 'Business Ethics and Fighting Corruption' Kazan, Russia September 7 2010 Inauguration of the 2nd International Art & Music Festival 'Kremlin live' Kazan, Russia September 11 2010 European Business Group New Delhi, India August 10 2010 Inauguration of the Vivekananda Spiritual Center at the Hindu temple of Greater Chicago Illinois, USA July 17 2010 The 'Billion Hearts Beating' campaign Bangalore, India July 2 2010 2nd Symposium on Shelters for Children Germany May 18 2010 Gurudev's talk at the Business, Ethics & Spirituality April 16 2010 Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's address at the inauguration of the Art of Living center Los Angeles April 14 2010 Summit of Religious Leaders in response to HIV Netherlands March 23 2010 Indian Priests's Congress in Velanganni Tamil Nadu, India February 9 2010 Federation of Bar Associates of Karnataka Bangalore, India February 8 2010 Simple Solution for Inner & Outer Climate Change January 30 2010 500th year anniversary of Hampi's emperor Krishnadevaraya's coronation India January 27 2010 2009
Event/Forum Place Date Parliament of World Religions December 3 2009 Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai, India November 26 2009 2nd Israeli Presidential Conference 'Facing Tomorrow' Israel October 22 2009 World Culture Forum October 10 2009 10th Annual International Conference hosted by the
Szent Istvan UniversityBudapest, Hungary June 2009 Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, India May 2009 Infosys Technologies annual Strategy & Action Planning meet - STRAP 2009 February 2009 National Defence Academy January 2009 2008
Event/Forum Place Date Youth indigenous festival Arunachal Pradesh December 2008 The Civilization of Peace: Faiths and Cultures in Dialogue November 2008 29th National Conference of Jamiat Ulema-e Hind November 2008 Brahm Naad Delhi, India, November 2008 5th Corporate Culture and Spirituality Conference Brussels November 2008 University of North Texas Texas October 2008 Rice University October 2008 Wharton School October 2008 University of Connecticut October 2008 Point of Peace Summit September 2008 Faith in Action: Hindu Leaders' Caucus on HIV/AIDS Bangalore, India June 2008 Argentinian Senate May 2008 Peace and Reconciliation in South Asia - Challenges and Opportunities Oslo April 2008 Vedanta and Buddhism - Bringing Global Peace in the Current Scenario Bangalore, India February 2008 2007
Event/Forum Place Date House of People's Representative Ethiopia December 2007 'Truth and Reconciliation Conference' New Delhi, India March 2007 'Universal Declaration of Human Values' Washington D.C. March 2007 International Conference on Integrated Value Education UNESCO, Ministry of Human Resource Development, (Government of India) 2007 2006
Event/Forum Place Date Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO The Art of Living International Center, India June 2006 Parliament of South Africa South Africa May 2006 European Parliament Brussels, Belgium May 2006 Parliament of Germany/Deutscher Bundestag Germany May 2006 Karnataka Legislature Karnataka, India April 2006 International Conference on Human Values - marking the 25th Anniversary of The Art of Living, Bangalore, India Bangalore, India February 2006 2005
Event/Forum Place Date House of People's Representative, Ethiopia Ethiopia August 2005 Religions and Peace: From Terrorism to Global Ethics June 2005 World Congress of Imams and Rabbis Spain Janaury 2005 International Women's Conference Art of Living International Center, Bangalore, India June 2005 2004
Event/Forum Place Date European Parliament Brussels, Belgium December 2004 International Court of Justice, The Hague Netherlands December 2004 Orissa Legislative Assembly Orissa, India November 2004 North-East Youth Conference India May 2004 Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture Karachi, Pakistan July 2004 Scottish Parliament United Kingdom June 2004 Federal Senate, Brazil Brazil May 2004 Institute of International Affairs/CARI Argentina May 2004 Panama Chamber of Commerce Panama May 2004 'South Asia Peace Symposium' Ohlone College, Fremont, California, USA April 18 2004 "Toward a National Dialogue on Integrity Issues:
Roles of the Public, Private and NGO Sectors in
Promoting a National Integrity Agenda"-
World Bank and the Turkish Ethical
Values FoundationTurkey March 2004 Sufi Saints Conference Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India February 28 2004 Corporate Culture and Spirituality Art of Living International Center, Bangalore, India, November 19-21 2004