THE Chairman ofHeavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL), Mr Man Hee Lee, was recently honoured with the “MahatmaGandhi Prize for Non-Violent Peace” at the Peace Palace in Gyeonggi, Korea.
Mahatma Gandhi Prize for Nonviolent Peace, officially registered as an international award on the Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict, and has had many renowned laureates including Jimmy Carter, Nelson Mandela, Margaret Thatcher, S D Sharma etc.
The award was presented to Mr Lee when the Chairman of Mahatma M.K. Gandhi Foundation for Nonviolent Peace and Secretary-General, Dr. PrasannaKumar Patasani and Dr. Jyoti Mohapatra came to Korea for the prize award ceremony.
Chairman Patasani is also a Parliament member of the 16th Lok Sabha (House of the People) of India.
Along with Chairman Lee, the Chairperson, Nam Hee Kim, of the International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG) and Dr Alexander Kim, Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Sakha, Republic of the Russian Federation received the Gandhi Prize.
In his acceptance speech, the Chairman HWPL said “The greatest peace prize is peace on Earth and this is the legacy that we should leave to our future generations. This will become the peace prize that will pave the way to the peaceful lives of humanity. I would like to accept this prize as a lesson that keeps me going for the work of peace,”.
For the Chairperson, Kim, She said, “Mahatma Gandhi was not only a leader of India but also a peace activist who awakened the whole world. I would like to extend my word of gratitude to the foundation named after him for bestowing this prestigious award. I would like to share my joy of receiving this meaningful award with the IWPG members and 3.6 billion women of the world. When the light of HWPL and the light of the Gandhi foundation meet, I believe that we will be able to overcome any obstacles before our goal.”
Two Chairpersons were recognized for their great contributions to the reconstruction of human society and world peace by spreading the noble spirits of “Non-Violence, Universal Brotherhood, Service, and Unity of all Religions and Excellence in the field of all related peace work.”
Chairman Patasani of Gandhi foundation gave a congratulatory message:“I would like to welcome the laureates to this ceremony, which is held to honor the laureates for their outstanding contributions in the field of peace work. On behalf of Mahatma M.K. Gandhi Foundation for Nonviolent Peace, I salute and honor the greatest peace lovers, Mr. Man Hee Lee and Ms. Nam Hee Kim, for their achievement following Gandhi’s philosophy and knowledge to promote world peace and development of humanity.”
As a preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India, Mahatma Gandhi inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Chairman Lee and HWPL’s initiatives for peace have been comprehensively expandingGandhi’s vision for nonviolence through peace law campaigns and alliance of religions meetings,thus bringing forth world peace and the cessation of war. The organization has pioneered various peace activities with IWPG and International Peace Youth Group (IPYG).
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