Nobel peace prize nominee Evelin G. Linder becomes a part of e-conclave Srijan

With everything that has been happening around the globe at present, be it the pandemic, the climate change crisis, casteism, racism, economic downfall, it has become important to realise that there are certain things that need to be re-learnt. To emphasise upon the same

Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vihar, Indore

recently organised its first edition of Srijan, an e-conclave dedicated to and aimed at renewing the idea of education beyond the realm of subjects and concrete school walls. For the same, three times Nobel Peace Prize nominee

Evelin G. Lindner

graced the ocassion. She is the founding President of

Human DHS

and a co-founder of the World Dignity University Initiative.

The conclave began with an introductory speech by the Principal of the School, Punita Nehru and the session was moderated throughout by Dr. Siddharth Jain and Tanishqua Kanetkar. During the course of the interview, Evelin introduced her idea of dignity. According to her, keeping aside all categories of classification such as religion, caste and class etcetera, solidarity amongst citizens and states should be practiced through mutual respect and dignity. She suggested each one to look forward to dignified humility as a way of motivation and not humiliation. She further discussed her fascination with the country,

Norway

for its capacity to uphold the idea of equality and dignity. While talking about India, she was appreciative of the vast cultural background of the country as well as the family values and the idea of togetherness in the society.

The event was organised by a group of 8 alumni of the school, Swapnil Kothari, President of the Old Sathya Sai Students Association, Shyam Bhatia, Firoza Aklesaria, Shachi Maheshwari, Shweta Mallick, Dr.Siddharth Jain and Tanishqua Kanetkar. The e-conclave is a brain child of the Principal of the School, Ms. Punita Nehru who brought the above team together.

The event ended on a positive note and received participation from over 8000 students, faculty and alumni of the institution paving way for many more such events to take place.