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Key Addresses
Sri Sri addresses the Second Annual Conference of the World Cultural Forum (Taihu, China) in Hangzhou on May 18th 2013
Emphasizing religious tolerance and a multi-cultural education at the 3rd World Congress of Imamas & Rabbis for Peace
Announcing the Universal Declaration of Human Values at the Kennedy Center in the United States of America in 2007
Discussing spirituality in corporate life at the launch of the Forbes India magazine in Bangalore, India
Encouraging ethics in business at the Corporate Culture and Spiritual Conference in Europe
Spreading the message of love, compassion and non-violence, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar tirelessly advocates harmonious co-existence among people. His universal and simple message is that love and wisdom can prevail over hatred and distress. Through his public talks and symposiums, Sri Sri addresses issues of inter-faith harmony, environmental sustainability, poverty alleviation and grassroots development. He inspires thousands across the globe to live the philosophy of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam or a One World Family.
Spreading the message of 'A One world Family' in:
- Paraguayan Senate, Sept. 14, 2012
- Crans Montana Forum, Brussels, June 24, 2012
- IV Congress of the Leaders of the World & Traditional Religions, Astana, Kazakhstan, May 29-31, 2012
- World Economic Forum, Jan. 2012
- Parliament of World Religions, Dec. 3, 2009
- 2nd Israeli Presidential Conference ‘Facing Tomorrow’, Oct 22, 2009
- 10th Annual International Conference hosted by the Szent Istvan University, Budapest, Hungary, June 2009
- Point of Peace Summit, Oslo, Norway, September 2008
- Parliament of South Africa, May 2006
- World Congress of Imams and Rabbis, January 2005
- ‘Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders’, United Nations, New York, U.S.A., August 2000
(Partial listing in order of chronology)
Complete list of key addresses
2013-2012
2013
| Event/Forum |
Place |
Date |
| Volunteer for a Better India | New Delhi,India | Feb 3 2013 |
| Spirituality & Socio-Political Transformational Prosperity' program | Nepal | Feb 26 2013 |
| World Forum for Ethics in Business | Bled, Slovenia | March 22 2013 |
| Stress management for a more joyous life | Munich, Germany | March 23 2013 |
| Launch of the NoNVio movement - Nonviolence: No Higher Calling | San Diego |
March 25 2013 |
| Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, (The Gateway to the United Nations) | New York | March 30 2013 |
| Morehouse College | Atlanta |
April 3 2013 |
| The Symposium for the Medical Fraternity of Calgary | | April 18 2013 |
| 'Enlightenment: The Answer to Everything', SEED event | Calgary, Canada |
April 20 2013 |
2012
| Event/Forum |
Place |
Date |
| IV Congress of the Leaders of the World & Traditional Religions | Astana, Kazakhstan | May 29-31 2012 |
| Chamber of Commerce of Ukraine | Kiev, Ukraine | May 3 2012 |
| 'Human Values and Hollywood' | University of Southern California, Los Angeles | April 18 2012 |
| World Forum for Ethics in Business | Singapore | April 2 2012 |
| Sahasra Veena Jhenkara | Bangalore, India |
March 28 2012 |
| 5th International Women's Conference | Bangalore, India | February 3-5 2012 |
| 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda | Kolkata, India |
January 7 2012 |
2011-2010
2011
| Event/Forum |
Place |
Date |
| PHD Chambers of Commerce & Industry | New Delhi, India | September 12 2011 |
| Anti corruption movement | Ramlila Maidan, Delhi, India | August 21 2011 |
| Crans Montana Forum | Brussels | June 24 2011 |
| South Asian Peace Conference | Bangalore, India | May 24 2011 |
| Peetarohana Golden Jubilee celebrations | Bangalore, India | May 15 2011 |
| Mile Hi Church | Colorado, US | April 15 2011 |
| 1st Parliament of Student Council Leaders at the MIT School of Government | Pune, India |
January 14 2011 |
2010
| Event/Forum |
Place |
Date |
| Earth Charter Program | Ahmedabad, India | November 2 2010 |
| World Academy of Spiritual Sciences (WASS) | Delhi, India | September 23 2010 |
| Defence Research & Development Organization(DRDO) | Delhi, India | September 23 2010 |
| 'Business Ethics and Fighting Corruption' | Kazan, Russia | September 7 2010 |
| Inauguration of the 2nd International Art & Music Festival 'Kremlin live' | Kazan, Russia | September 11 2010 |
| European Business Group | New Delhi, India | August 10 2010 |
| Inauguration of the Vivekananda Spiritual Center at the Hindu temple of Greater Chicago | Illinois, USA | July 17 2010 |
| The 'Billion Hearts Beating' campaign | Bangalore, India | July 2 2010 |
| 2nd Symposium on Shelters for Children | Germany | May 18 2010 |
| Sri Sri's talk at the Business, Ethics & Spirituality | | April 16 2010 |
| Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's address at the inauguration of the Art of Living center | Los Angeles | April 14 2010 |
| Summit of Religious Leaders in response to HIV | Netherlands | March 23 2010 |
| Indian Priests's Congress in Velanganni | Tamil Nadu, India | February 9 2010 |
| Federation of Bar Associates of Karnataka | Bangalore, India | February 8 2010 |
| Simple Solution for Inner & Outer Climate Change | |
January 30 2010 |
| 500th year anniversary of Hampi's emperor Krishnadevaraya's coronation | India |
January 27 2010 |
2009-2008
2009
2008
| Event/Forum |
Place |
Date |
| Youth indigenous festival | Arunachal Pradesh | December 2008 |
| The Civilization of Peace: Faiths and Cultures in Dialogue | | November 2008 |
| 29th National Conference of Jamiat Ulema-e Hind | | November 2008 |
| Brahm Naad | Delhi, India, | November 2008 |
| 5th Corporate Culture and Spirituality Conference | Brussels | November 2008 |
| University of North Texas | Texas | October 2008 |
| Rice University | | October 2008 |
| Wharton School | | October 2008 |
| University of Connecticut | | October 2008 |
| Point of Peace Summit | | September 2008 |
| Faith in Action: Hindu Leaders' Caucus on HIV/AIDS | Bangalore, India | June 2008 |
| Argentinian Senate | | May 2008 |
| Peace and Reconciliation in South Asia - Challenges and Opportunities | Oslo | April 2008 |
| Vedanta and Buddhism - Bringing Global Peace in the Current Scenario | Bangalore, India | February 2008 |
2007-2006
2007
| Event/Forum |
Place |
Date |
| House of People's Representative | Ethiopia | December 2007 |
| 'Truth and Reconciliation Conference' | New Delhi, India | March 2007 |
| 'Universal Declaration of Human Values' | Washington D.C. | March 2007 |
| International Conference on Integrated Value Education | UNESCO, Ministry of Human Resource Development, (Government of India) | 2007 |
2006
| Event/Forum |
Place |
Date |
| Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO | The Art of Living International Center, India | June 2006 |
| Parliament of South Africa | South Africa | May 2006 |
| European Parliament | Brussels, Belgium | May 2006 |
| Parliament of Germany/Deutscher Bundestag | Germany | May 2006 |
| Karnataka Legislature | Karnataka, India | April 2006 |
| International Conference on Human Values - marking the 25th Anniversary of The Art of Living, Bangalore, India | Bangalore, India | February 2006 |
2005-2004
2005
| Event/Forum |
Place |
Date |
| House of People's Representative, Ethiopia | Ethiopia | August 2005 |
| Religions and Peace: From Terrorism to Global Ethics | | June 2005 |
| World Congress of Imams and Rabbis | Spain | January 2005 |
| International Women's Conference | Art of Living International Center, Bangalore, India | June 2005 |
2004
| Event/Forum |
Place |
Date |
| European Parliament | Brussels, Belgium | December 2004 |
| International Court of Justice, The Hague | Netherlands | December 2004 |
| Orissa Legislative Assembly | Orissa, India | November 2004 |
| North-East Youth Conference | India | May 2004 |
| Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture | Karachi, Pakistan | July 2004 |
| Scottish Parliament | United Kingdom | June 2004 |
| Federal Senate, Brazil | Brazil | May 2004 |
| Institute of International Affairs/CARI | Argentina | May 2004 |
| Panama Chamber of Commerce | Panama | May 2004 |
| 'South Asia Peace Symposium' | Ohlone College, Fremont, California, USA | April 18 2004 |
"Toward a National Dialogue on Integrity Issues:
Roles of the Public, Private and NGO Sectors in
Promoting a National Integrity Agenda"-
World Bank and the Turkish Ethical
Values Foundation | Turkey | March 2004 |
| Sufi Saints Conference | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India | February 28 2004 |
| Corporate Culture and Spirituality | Art of Living International Center, Bangalore, India, | Nov. 19-21 2004 |
Previous Years
2003
| Event/Forum |
Place |
Date |
| Interfaith Conference for World Religious Leaders | Seville, Spain | December 2003 |
| 5th World Congress on Environmental Management | Himachal Pradesh, India | June 2003 |
11th International Anti-Corruption Conference
- "Different Cultures, Common Values" | Seoul, South Korea | May 2003 |
| 'Uplifting Spirit Through Education' | University of California, Berkeley, USA | May 2003 |
| "Science, Meditation and Creativity"- NASA | Goddard Space Flight Center, Washington DC, USA | April 2003 |
| Indian Institute of Public Administration | New Delhi, India | March 2003 |
| "Symposium Towards Peace, Progress and Salvation"- Jammat-E-Islami Hind | Bangalore, India | March 2003 |
| Inter Pacific Bar Association | New Delhi, India | February 2003 |
| "Dawn of the New ICE Age – Philosophic Consideration on Convergence" | Inter Pacific Bar Association, India | February 2003 |
| World Conference on Religion for Peace - "Prayer and Meditation for Peace" | Washington DC, U.S.A | January 2003 |
| Symposium: Science and the Spiritual Quest | Bangalore, India | January 2003 |
| World Economic Forum | Davos, Switzerland | January 2003 |
| World Youth Peace Summit | Art of Living International Center, Bangalore, India | Deccember 7 2003 |
| Human Values, Science & Sustainable Development | Art of Living International Center, Bangalore, India | November |
| Corporate Culture & Spirituality | Art of Living International Center, Bangalore, India | November 21-23 2003 |
World Conference on Spiritual Regeneration &
Human Values | Art of Living International Center, Bangalore, India | January 18 2003 |
| Ayurveda Conference | Art of Living International Center, Bangalore, India | |
2002
| Event/Forum |
Place |
Date |
| Madrid Convention on Aging | Madrid, Spain | December 2002 |
| Empowerment of Dalits | Art of Living International Center, India | Nov. 29 - Dec.1 2002 |
| World Ayurveda Congress | Kochi, India | November 2002 |
| "Social Partnerships Make Business Sense" | Confederation of Indian Industry, Mumbai, India | November 2002 |
| Contributions of the Holy Vedas and the Holy Quran to Science | Bangalore, India | August 2002 |
| Technology and Tradition | Confederation of Indian Industries, Hyderabad, India | August 2002 |
| First Dalit Conference | Bangalore, India | August 2002 |
| World Peace Through Prayer and Meditation | Venice, Italy | May 2002 |
| Symposium on the Science of Breath | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India | March 2002 |
2001
| Event/Forum |
Place |
Date |
| "Volunteering for Humanism in the New Millennium" | VIII IAVE Asia-Pacific Conference, New Delhi, India | November 2001 |
| 11th International Forum on Technology Management | India | Nov. 29 - November 2001 |
"Sacredness Transcends Time and Space" -
Opening Ceremony of the Museum of World Religions | Taipei, Taiwan | November 2001 |
| "Human Values in the 21st Century" | Strasbourg, France | June 2001 |
| "Where are the Peacemakers?" - World Economic Forum | Davos, Switzerland | February 2001 |
2000
| Event/Forum |
Place |
Date |
| "Living Human Values: A Call to Action" | Amsterdam, Netherlands | November 2000 |
| "Shaping Globalization"- State of the World Forum | | September 2000 |
'Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and
Spiritual Leaders' | United Nations, New York, U.S.A. | August 2000 |
1999
| Event/Forum |
Place |
Date |
| "Human Values and Human Rights in the 21st Century" | National Press Club, Washington DC | May 1999 |
| Calcutta Management Association | Kolkata, India | April 1999 |
1998
| Event/Forum |
Place |
Date |
| 'Breaking the Cycle of Violence' | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A | June 1998 |
| Human Rights & Human Values in the 21st Century | Vienna, Austria | May 1998 |
| Human Rights & Human Values in the 21st Century | Geneva, Switzerland | April 1998 |
| Interfaith Conference | Paris, France | April 1998 |
| Calcutta Management Association | Kolkata, India | April 1998 |
| Inter Religious Conference - Parliament of Croatia | Croatia | January 1998 |
| The World's Great Religions and Their Transformation in the 21st Century | University of California, U.S.A | January 1998 |
1996
| Event/Forum |
Place |
Date |
| International Conference of Religions | Kyoto, Japan | 1996 |
| International Congress of Catholic Priests | | September 1996 |
| Interfaith Prayer and Meditation Conference | Washington DC & Los Angeles, USA | July 1996 |
1995
| Event/Forum |
Place |
Date |
| Conference of Spiritual Luminaries celebrating the 50th anniversary of the United Nations | New York, USA | 1995 |
1992
| Event/Forum |
Place |
Date |
| Ayurveda Conference | Art of Living International Center, Bangalore, India | 1992 |
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Vision
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's vision of a violence-free, stress-free society has expressed itself in numerous service initiatives that inspired volunteers worldwide carry out with his guidance.
Chronological listing of Addresses
Sri Sri Tour Schedule 
21st May 2013 - 22nd May 2013 Ulan Bator, Mongolia
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