India's Contribution To World Peace

India is well known as a peace loving country. India’s contribution towards world peace and harmony is inevitable. Right from the early ages till the 21st century, India has always stayed out of war and violence, except for a few instances. Till date the country stands for peace and harmony.

The Indian mythology is entirely based on peace and monstrous creatures trying to disrupt peace. Thus, the good was born to terminate the evil and restore peace. Epics such as Ramayana and Mahabharata give us a clear picture of the cities in those days. There existed love and sympathy for all living creatures. Peace was spread all over and people were happy.

In the early ages, saints and sages such as Buddha, Mahavir, Shankaracharya and many more have preached the message of truth. They taught us to love and live harmoniously with all the living creatures. Their teachings were entirely based on peaceful co – existence. They were the advocators of peace and harmony.

In the later years, figures like Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi stood for peace and non-violence. His teachings on non-violence and non-violent methods of agitation was internationally acclaimed and practiced by eminent personalities like Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela who followed his footsteps and fought for independence. Throughout his life and even after that his teachings and messages convey to us the message of world peace and brotherhood. No wonder he was called Mahatma! His disciples and followers such as Jawaharlal Nehru had once mentioned in his speech – “children are the buds of our country that will blossom into fragrant, bright and colorful flowers in the future”. His love towards children was extraordinary and thus, on the account of his birthday, children’s day is celebrated nationwide. Throughout his life, he too conveyed the message of peace, harmony and truth.

Talking of peace, we must not forget Mother Teresa and Baba Amte who have worked all their life for the poor and destitute. Mother Teresa had formed an organization known as Missionaries of Charities whose objective is to help the poor and destitute and provide them with food and shelter. She received the nobel peace prize in the year 1979 for her contribution towards world peace. Baba Amte, who is yet another eminent personality, worked his entire life for the prevention and rehabilitation of people suffering from leprosy. His work was credited and appreciated by the Human Rights Commission as he received the Human Rights Award in 1988 in addition to the Magsaysay Award in 1985.

India has contributed towards world peace by sending peacekeeping forces and troops under the U.N.O to several places in the world. Some of them have failed but a majority of them were successful and a few of them are still in operation in a few places of Africa.

India is also one of the Third World Countries. It is an active member of the Non-Alignment movement. It had also signed the Non-Proliferation treaty which stated that India will never support or accept nuclear warfare. But to prove it’s strength in nuclear matters India also conducted the Pokhran tests in 1998 and proved itself to be a peace loving but strong and mighty nation.
Pakistan, the neighboring country of India, has always been in a status of war with India since the messy partition of 1947. After years of war, it was India which took the initiative and extended it’s hand for friendship, brotherhood, peace and harmony. This shows India’s want for peace and harmony.

But in spite of India’s tremendous contribution to world peace, violence and disharmony is still evident in many parts of the globe. In my opinion, the world needs more Gandhis and films like Lage Raho Munnabhai which has popularized Mahatma Gandhi’s message of truth and peace as ‘GANDHIGIRI’ to the entire nation. Lets all inculcate the very spirit of peace and brotherhood and heal the world and make it a better place to live for the generations to come.