Details
of the Programme
CONCLAVE-2007
Subject of the conclave
“Role of Religion & Spirituality in
Promoting Universal Human Values”
Organizer
Inter Faith
Harmony Foundation of
(A forum for Interfaith and Inter
Civilization Dialogue floated by Indian Muslims)
In collaboration with
Indian Council
for Cultural Relations
&
The
Saturday-Sunday, 21-22 April, 2007
Venue
Rajiv
Gandhi Foundation
Jawahar
Bhawan
First Day of the Conclave
Saturday, April 21
Inaugural Session
9.25 AM
Arrival of Religious Leaders
9.30 AM
Interfaith Prayer
Baha'i
Faith : Miss Sujatha Rath
Buddhism : Venerable Kotugoda Dhammavasa
Christianity : Father Dr. M. D.
Thomas
Hinduism : Yogacharya Mahamantra Das
Islam : Maulana Jamil Ahmed Ilyasi
Jainism : Muni Sri Udit Kumar
Judaism : Rabbi Ezeikel Isaac Malekar
Sikh Religion : Bhai
Sahib, Sardar Charanjit
Singh Khalsa
Zoroastrianism
: Ervad Cawas Bagli
9.55 AM
Arrival of Prime Minister at the Venue
10 AM
Arrival of Prime Minister on Stage
10.05 AM
Two minutes silence in the memory of
those killed in terrorist violence
10.10 AM
Welcome of Delegates
By
Chairperson Reception Committee
Shrimati
Sheila Dikshit
Chief Minister of
10.20
AM
Presentation of Saropa
to Prime Minister
By
Sardar
Daya Singh
Head Granthi, Shri Nankana Sahib,
10. 25 AM
Presidential Address
By
Dr. Karan Singh
Chairperson
10. 35 AM
Inaugural Address
By
Dr. Manmohan
Singh
The Hon'ble
Prime Minister of
10.50 AM
Vote of Thanks
By
Dr. Khwaja Iftikhar Ahmed
Convener,
11 AM
Coffee Break
Plenary Session
11. 30 AM
onwards
Blessings by Religious/Spiritual Leaders
1. Mrs. Zena Sorabjee, Chairman, Baha'i House
of Worship Committee (Baha'i Faith)
2. Venerable Prof. Bellanwila
Wimalaratana, Vice Chancellor,
3. His Eminence Cardinal Dr. Telesphore
Toppo, President, Catholic Bishops' Conference of
4. His Holiness Swami Dayananda
Saraswati, Convener, Hindu Dharma Acharya
Sabha, The Apex Body of
Hindu Dharma (Hinduism)
5. Maulana Syed Mohammad Abdul Khabir Azad, Shahi Imam, Badshahi Masjid,
6. Muni Sri Sumermal Ji, Rep. Acharya Shri Mahapraggya
Ji (Jainism)
7. Chief Rabbi David Rosen, KCSG, President, the
International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations( IJCIC ) and International Director of Interreligious Affairs, AJC (Judaism)
8. Singh Sahib Gyani Joginder Singh, Jathedar, Sri Akal Takht Sahib, Sri Amritsar (Sikh Religion)
9. Dastur Dr. Jamasp Asa, High Priest of the Parsis (Zoroastrianism)
10. Satguru Baba Hardev Singh Ji, Chief World Nirankari Mission,
( Universal
Closing at 1.30PM
Afternoon Schedule of Programme
3PM Onwards
Interactive Session-I (A)
Subject
Inter Faith Harmony
And the Role of Religious/Spiritual Leaders
Venue
Conference Hall I
3PM
Chairperson
Maulana
Jamil Ahmed Ilyasi
President, All
1. Dr. Samani Mangalpragyaji, Vice Chancellor, Jain university
(Jainism)
2. Chief Rabbi David Rosen, KCSG, President, the
International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations( IJCIC ) and International Director of Interreligious Affairs, AJC (Judaism)
3. Dr. G. S. Negi, Bhai Bir Sadan,
4. Father Dr. M. D. Thomas, National Secretary,
National Commission for Interreligious Dialogue,
5. DR. Homi B. Dhalla, President of World Zarathushti
Cultural Foundation
6. Amrik Singh,
Secretary, Sant Nirankari
Mandal (Spiritualism)
Interaction with Audience
Interactive
Session - I (B)
Subject
Inter Faith Harmony
And the Role of Religious/Spiritual Leaders
Venue
Conference Hall- II
Time
3 PM
Chairperson
Most Rev. Dr. Gali
Bali, Chairman, National Commission for Interreligious
Dialogue,
1. Mrs. Zena Sorabjee, Chairman, Baha'i House
of Worship (Baha'I Faith)
2. Venerable Prof. Bellanwila
Wimalaratana, Vice Chancellor, Sri
3. Rev. Dr. Father Cammilus
Nihal Fernando, National Executive Director, Catholic
Bishops' Conference of
4. Rabbi Ezeikel Isaac
Malekar (Judaism)
5. Swami Gautamananda Ji, Chief, Rama Krishna
6. Dr. Abidullah
Ghazi, Executive Director, Iqra International
Educational Foundation, Chicago, United States of America (Islam)
Interaction with Audience
Cultural Programme:
Dinner:
Host
Dr. Karan Singh
President, Indian Council for Cultural
Relations,
Venue
Second Day of the Conclave
Two Parallel Interactive Sessions
(
Interactive Session-II (A)
Subject
Inter Faith Harmony & School
Curriculum
Venue
Conference Hall-I
Time
9 AM
Chairperson
Dr. Tom Kunnumkal,
Former Chairman, Central Board of Secondary Education,
1. Dr. Mrs. Tasneema Khatoon Ghazi, Director, Iqra
International Educational Foundation,
2. Professor Dr. Syed Anwer Hussain, Department of
History,
3. Mrs. Mahrukh Singh, Principal, Mother's
4. Shrimati Raj Vasdev Singh, Nirankari group of Schools
5. Dharmacharya Shantum Seth
6. Gaurav Sabharwal, Student at
Interaction
with Audience
Interactive Session-II (B)
Subject
Inter Faith Harmony And
The Role of Civil Society
Venue
Conference Hall-II
Time
9 AM
Chairperson
Mr. Imran Khan,
President, Movement for
1. Mr. Soli Sorabjee, Former Solicitor General of
2. DR. Jehan Perera, Executive Director, National Peace Council of
3. Major General (R) Syed
Mohammad Ibrahim, Former Director General, Bangladesh
Institute of International and Strategic Studies,
4. Dr. Enver Sajjad, Prominent Thinker and
5. Khwaja Abdul Muntaquim, Human Rights Counsel and Professor, Amity Institute
of Advanced Legal Studies, NOIDA
6. Dr. T. K. John, Professor Emeritus, Vidyajyoti
Tea Break
Second Session
Three Parallel Interactive Sessions
11.30 AM onwards
Interactive Session-III (A)
Subject
Inter Faith Harmony And
Conservation of Environment
Venue
Conference Hall-I
Time
11.30 AM
Conference Hall-I
Chairperson
Dr. Syed Zahoor Qasim, Former Member,
Planning Commission
1. Lt. General (R) J. S. Ahluwalia,
PVSM, Director General, World Environment Foundation,
2. Mr. Pradeep Chaturvedi, Advisor, FAO
3. Ms. Usha Dar,
Chairman, Council for International Environment Relations
4. Mr. Paritosh Tiyagi, Former Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board
5. Mr. Niranjan Khatri, GM, ITC Hotel Group
6. Dr. Mrs. Janak MC
Gilligan
7. Major (R) J. D. Sharma, Member Incharge, Public Relations, Nirankari
Mission
8. Shernaz Cama, Director, Parzor
Foundation, UNESCO
Interaction with Audience
Interactive Session-III (B)
Subject
Inter Faith Harmony And
Role of Print/Electronic Media
Venue
Conference Hall-II
Time
11.30 AM
Chairperson, Mr. Pavan
K. Varma, Director General, Indian Council for
Cultural Relations,
1. Mr. Arindam Sengupta, Editor-in-Chief, The
Times of
2. Mr. Prabhu Chawla, Editor,
3. Mr. Pankaj Vora, Political Editor,
4. Mrs.Renuka
Narayanan, Editor, Culture,
5. Mr. Madhusudan Anand, Editor, Nav Bharat Times
6. Mr.Pramod Joshi,
Associate Editor,Dainik
Hindustan
7. Mr. Jehangir Patel,
Editor PARSIANA, Mumbai
8. Alia Nazeer, RAWA,
9. Dr. Michael Gonsalves,
Editor, South Asian Relegius News International
Interaction with Audience
Interactive Session-III (C)
Subject
Inter Faith Harmony And
Role of Legislators
Venue
Auditorium
Time
10.30AM
Chairperson, Dr. L. M. Singhvi, Member of Parliament
1. Sardar Aseff Ali Daulia, Former
2. Mr. Tehmtan Andhyarujina, Former Solicitor General of
3. Mr. Bhaskar Roy,
Editor; Politics Times of
4. Dr. M. P. Raju,
Advocate, Supreme Court of India
5. Ms. Priya Tandon, Coordinator, Media & International Affairs,
IFHFI, San Fransisco (
6. Mr. Lesan Azadi, Director, Baha'i Academy, Panchgani
7. Mr. Farrukh Sohail Goindi, President,
Foundation for Democracy,
8. Mr. Zafarul Islam,
Editor, Milli Gazette,
1.30 PM
Lunch Break