September 1, 2013
Alarmed
at the recent happenings in Palestine, Azerbaijan, Kenya , Iraq,
Afghanistan, Rwanda and other parts of the world, the Non Aligned Students and Youth Movement (NASYM) organized a seminar on "Genocide:
The threat to Civilisation" at the Constitution Club, New Delhi on March
16. The seminar was attended by Ambassadors/ High Commissioner and
diplomats from well over 20 countries.
In an inspiring address, Union Minister for Woman and Child Development Renuka Chaudhury said as the world is shrinking into a global village the boundaries of religion, region or race was also narrowing down. "At a time when the world is engaging to augment civilisation such acts like genocide was taken it backwards." she pointed out.
"We have to work for a terror free world, a world of peace and stability and we cannot remain prisoner to the pages of our history", the minister said and added that genocide was condemnable in the highest term of human vocabulary. Terror has no religion, region or face and to blame any religion for it was taking the matter to the other end, she said.
Mrs. Renuka Chaudhury in her inimitable style said civilisation has to be preserved at all costs; we are here because of the norms of civility. Forces which are bent upon to take revenge of the past, exploiting themes of religion or race would want the world to be dragged in an internecine warfare and we have to disengage them, she emphasized.
"How do we do it" She queried and said debates and dialogue was the only course left for the humanity. She said she was sure that debates would put an end to the climate of hate and would bring people closer.
Former Home Secretary Mr. K. Padmanabhaiah dwelt on the issue and said the issue was of utmost concern especially at a time when the world is emerging as a global village. The secretary said it was imperative to go into the root cause that leads to these dastardly actions, sparking feeling of hate and revenge.
Mr. Padmanabhaiah said we have to look for triggers that spark such feeling of hate and revenge, of ethnic and religious strife. Once we know what sparks them we can locate and address these core issues. He said genocide does not fit into the world of civilisation and hence has to be tackled in a more decisive manner.
The Charge d Affaires of Azerbaijan, Dr. Azad Nagiyev gave a graphic description how his country was facing the threat from the Armenians which tantamount to genocide.
Mr. Subhash Chaudhury. Chairman NASYM said history cannot be held captive and action of past cannot ne justified as reasons for genocide and terrorism in the present context. "We cannot live in an atmosphere of hate, ideology of hate has to be fought at all level."
He said NASYM was very concerned with the development especially at the involvement of youth and students in the act of terror as recent incidents have proven. It is a matter of great concern that young minds which shape the destiny of nation could be exploited and drawn into the world of terrorism. Young and enterprising youth who have a wonderful career and a life of comfort are taking to arms and ammunition. Somewhere the line, the voice of sanity has failed and mischievous people using tragic incidents of the past have come forward to exploit and pollute their mind.
The trend has to be checked Mr. Subhash Chaudhury said NASYM wants the student and youth to shape the destiny of the nation and to save them from the clutches of these exploitative thinking which only leads to destruction.
Alarmed
at the recent happenings in Palestine, Azerbaijan, Kenya , Iraq,
Afghanistan, Rwanda and other parts of the world, the Non Aligned Students and Youth Movement (NASYM) organized a seminar on "Genocide:
The threat to Civilisation" at the Constitution Club, New Delhi on March
16. The seminar was attended by Ambassadors/ High Commissioner and
diplomats from well over 20 countries.In an inspiring address, Union Minister for Woman and Child Development Renuka Chaudhury said as the world is shrinking into a global village the boundaries of religion, region or race was also narrowing down. "At a time when the world is engaging to augment civilisation such acts like genocide was taken it backwards." she pointed out.
"We have to work for a terror free world, a world of peace and stability and we cannot remain prisoner to the pages of our history", the minister said and added that genocide was condemnable in the highest term of human vocabulary. Terror has no religion, region or face and to blame any religion for it was taking the matter to the other end, she said.
Mrs. Renuka Chaudhury in her inimitable style said civilisation has to be preserved at all costs; we are here because of the norms of civility. Forces which are bent upon to take revenge of the past, exploiting themes of religion or race would want the world to be dragged in an internecine warfare and we have to disengage them, she emphasized.
"How do we do it" She queried and said debates and dialogue was the only course left for the humanity. She said she was sure that debates would put an end to the climate of hate and would bring people closer.
Former Home Secretary Mr. K. Padmanabhaiah dwelt on the issue and said the issue was of utmost concern especially at a time when the world is emerging as a global village. The secretary said it was imperative to go into the root cause that leads to these dastardly actions, sparking feeling of hate and revenge.
Mr. Padmanabhaiah said we have to look for triggers that spark such feeling of hate and revenge, of ethnic and religious strife. Once we know what sparks them we can locate and address these core issues. He said genocide does not fit into the world of civilisation and hence has to be tackled in a more decisive manner.
The Charge d Affaires of Azerbaijan, Dr. Azad Nagiyev gave a graphic description how his country was facing the threat from the Armenians which tantamount to genocide.
Mr. Subhash Chaudhury. Chairman NASYM said history cannot be held captive and action of past cannot ne justified as reasons for genocide and terrorism in the present context. "We cannot live in an atmosphere of hate, ideology of hate has to be fought at all level."
He said NASYM was very concerned with the development especially at the involvement of youth and students in the act of terror as recent incidents have proven. It is a matter of great concern that young minds which shape the destiny of nation could be exploited and drawn into the world of terrorism. Young and enterprising youth who have a wonderful career and a life of comfort are taking to arms and ammunition. Somewhere the line, the voice of sanity has failed and mischievous people using tragic incidents of the past have come forward to exploit and pollute their mind.
The trend has to be checked Mr. Subhash Chaudhury said NASYM wants the student and youth to shape the destiny of the nation and to save them from the clutches of these exploitative thinking which only leads to destruction.
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