By Dr. Ashok Chakravarthy Tholana
PROMPT—I am grateful for ...
To mark INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE on September 21, 2024
Discrimination and intolerance cannot strengthen peace
They are the enemies for destabilizing the culture of peace;
By upholding the principles of sovereignty and integrity,
By upholding the freedom of speech and establishing unity,
The culture of peace can become a tool to unfold the reality.
Resolving conflicts with a mutual understanding on peace,
Confers a scope for strengthening a global culture of peace;
As torch-bearers, we can fortify peace through friendship,
A harmonious vision paves a way for eternal relationship,
And, the culture of peace becomes a permanent partnership.
Race, color, gender, religion, language, region and opinions
That apart, disability, birth, national, ethnic or social origin;
Keeping aloof; let us uphold justice among all the nations,
To inspire humans to uphold internal and national cooperation,
Then, the culture of peace activates the elusive peace vision.
Removing poverty and illiteracy, fortify the pillars of democracy,
They thwart the ill-intended conspiracies hid behind hypocrisy;
Eliminating racism, discrimination and the surging intolerance,
Brings solidarity among all civilizations, as also ample tolerance,
Yes, with a new spirit the culture of peace sees a new resurgence.
We are peace-loving world citizens, violence is not the solution,
Espousing a harmonious culture of peace is the reliable option;
Society and educational institutions need to play a crucial role,
To enlighten and fortify the global culture of peace; as a whole,
Yes, the culture of peace becomes a tool to answer and console.
Dr. Ashok Chakravarthy Tholana is a writer, poet and reviewer, hailing from Hyderabad City, Telangana State, INDIA, whose message-oriented poems achieved the rare distinction of getting published in no less than a hundred countries. He is known for his relentlessly poetry contribution on Universal Peace, World Brotherhood, Environment Consciousness, Protection of Nature, and Safeguarding Children’s and Human Rights; He is conferred with several prestigious national and international awards that include twelve Doctorates, lots of laurels, commendations, titles, etc. He received applause from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former President, India, Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister, India, Bill Clinton, USA, Queen Elizabeth of Britain, Princess of Wales, President and Prime Minister of France, Prime Minister of Switzerland, Senator Viktor Busa, The Lord President, Italy, United Nationals Organization, UNESCO, UNICEF, and more. Dr. Tholana has 11 published volumes and his poems have also been translated to over 40 languages.
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