INTER-RELIGIOUS HARMONY THROUGH DIALOGUE
Emphasizing on the theme 'Significance of spirituality in the twenty first century', the International Interfaith Dailogue India (IIDI) will begin in Kochi on January 28 next year. The three-day conference, which is expected to see 250 delegates from across the world, is happening for the first time in India after Geneva and MadridTalking to reporters, IIDI president M D Nalapat said vice-president Hamid Ansari would inaugurate the conference and eminent personalities like Karen Armstrong, John Esposito and Bishop Desmond Tutu are expected to attend the programme. "The conference, which was earlier confined to Muslim, Christian and Jewish communities, would also see representatives of Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism and Buddhism participating this year. We hope clarity of vision and philosophical bases to emanate from the international seminar," Nalapat said.
According to the programme co-ordinators, the conference at Le Meridien is expected to see 50 delegates from India and 200 from abroad discussing how religion plays a vital role in moulding the world view and in building a society where justice prevails. Earlier swamy Shankaracharya Onkar, patron of IIDI, said the decision to choose Kochi as the conference venue was taken after taking into account the inter-religious harmony that exists in Kerala. "Through this programme we want to unify various religions for inculcating basic human values," the swamy added.
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