Pritam K. Rohila's Blog (8)

Even working for peace has a cost and someone has to pay for it.

Association for Communal Harmony in Asia (ACHA) is a very…

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Marching Forward on the Way to Peace in South Asia

In 2009, the 16^th year of its existence, the Association for Communal Harmony in Asia (ACHA) has continued to…

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January 3, 2010



How do we go about building a culture of peace, tolerance and harmony within India and Pakistan? Please give us your suggestions. Also, please let us know if you can help in more concrete and practical ways.



As you know, India and Pakistan are facing serious danger to their integrity, security, and prosperity from what is currently happening within their own borders. It is urgent that we face up to this challenge by involving citizens, most particularly… Continue

Pledge of Peace and Harmony



I would appreciate it very much if you sign the following ACHA Pledge of Peace and Harmony at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ACHA_PEACE/ and urge your friends to do the same.



I pledge:



I will not intentionally use my hands or my words to harm anyone;



I will treat my sisters and daughters with at least as much love and respect as I treat my brothers and sons; and



I will treat all my neighbors as deserving of… Continue

*Whither South Asia? An Opinion Survey



Some parts of South Asia are not doing well; some others seem to be spiraling out of control. We are soliciting your opinion about conditions in the part of South Asia, where you live, where you grew up or with which you are otherwise associated.



1. What is currently going on in your part of South Asia?



2. In what shape do you expect your part of South Asia to be in the next 6 to 12 months?



3. What should peace… Continue

For the last few years, intolerance, extremism, and oppression of women and minorities in India and Pakistan have been rapidly growing. People there are being pushed back centuries to lifestyles, which are not appropriate for the 21st century world.



The extremists humiliate women, kill people, and destroy places of worship, schools, theaters, libraries, and other icons of culture.



They denounce science and technology. They condemn them as instruments of Satan. Yet they do… Continue

MUMBAI CARNAGE: TERRORIST ATTACKS ON NOV 26-29, 2008

Pritam K. Rohila, Ph.D.



Dr. Rohila is the Executive Director of ACHA, the Association for Communal Harmony in Asia (www.asiapeace.org), and can be reached at asiapeace@comcast.net. Pictures of the Peace Pilgrimage available from him upon request.



It was the morning of November 27, 2008, in Hyderabad, Pakistan, that we first learnt of the Mumbai carnage.

My wife, Kundan, and I were in Pakistan, on… Continue