M. Aram (1927–1997) was an educator and peace advocate from India.
Positions held
Aram was the founder and president of Shanti Ashram (located in
Coimbatore
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,
Tamil Nadu
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, India), a community development organization that carries out projects in several areas, including education, health, and environmental restoration. He also served as the president of the World Conference on Religion and Peace International.
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In 1993, the President of India appointed Aram to the ]Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha (Council of States) is the upper house of the Parliament of India and functions as the institutional representation of India’s federal units — the states and union territories.https://rajyasabha.nic.in/ It is a key component o ...
, the upper house of the Parliament of India. He served on the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development and the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource, Environment and Technology.[
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Peace Service
From 1964 to 1980, Aram participated in the Nagaland Peace Mission, and he helped design the Shillong Peace Accord of 1975. He was also involved in a number of other peace organizations, including the Asian Peace Council, the Delhi-Peking Peace March, the Gandhi Peace Foundation, the World Conference of Religions for Peace, and the Sarvodaya Peace Movement.[
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Educational and other services
From 1954 to 1963, Aram was the principal of Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya in Coimbatore. From 1980 to 1986, he was the vice-chancellor of Gandhigram Rural University. He was involved in programs that expanded higher education in rural areas, and he was also a proponent of Shanti Sena, a peace education program. He served as a visiting professor at North Eastern Hill University, Dibrugarh University, Gandhigram Rural University, Madras University
The University of Madras is a public university, public State university (India), state university in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1857, it is one of the oldest and most prominent universities in India, incorporated by an ...
, and Madurai Kamaraj University.[
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Awards
* In March 1990, the President of India awarded the Padma Shri
The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. In ...
, in the field of Literature and Education, to Aram.[
* The Sarvodaya Movement of India conferred the award of Defender of Peace to Aram.][
* Dr. Ramachandran Award for International Peace and Understanding][
To recognise Aram's peace mission work in ]Nagaland
Nagaland () is a States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, north-eastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south, and the Naga Sel ...
, North Eastern Hill University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Letters
Doctor of Letters (D.Litt., Litt.D., Latin: ' or '), also termed Doctor of Literature in some countries, is a terminal degree in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. In the United States, at universities such as Drew University, the degree ...
degree.
Publications
* "The Future of Mankind"
* "Micro-Planning at the Village Level"
* "Towards 2000 A.D."-Special Lectures.
* "Peace in Nagaland."-Arnold Heinemann.
* "Gandhian Dialectic"-Special Lectures.
* "Gandhi on Education"-in Tamil.
* "Gandhian Perspective on Integrated Rural Development."
* "Apostle of Peace"-Lectures on Gandhi.
* "Kumara Ullam" (Adolescent Mind)-in Tamil.
* "Evolution on Naga Politics."
* "Some Aspects of Creative Thinking"-Research paper.
* "Standardised Achievement Tests"-Research Monograph.
* "Micro-Experiment in Population Education."
References
External links
Biography
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Tamil Nadu politicians
Academic staff of Gandhigram Rural Institute
1927 births
1997 deaths
Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha