Centre for Peace and Development (CPD) was established in 2004 to promote normative and practical streams of peace work in the South Asian region. It is indeed befitting to have such peace initiative in the ancient city of Varanasi which traditionally exemplifies the intercultural understanding and peace through the life and work of Buddha, Kabir, Tulsi among others.
CPD rests on three pillars-theories, data and values and offer an interface between research, prescriptive analysis, policy evaluation and recommendations. The centre offers to impart conflict resolution and peace building techniques in the aspirants who could be a politician, administrator, practitioner, non – governmental organization worker, scholar, academician, military personal or a social worker. An integral part of the CPD mission strategy is to host seminars, dialogues and problem solving workshops. These seminars, workshops and dialogues are instrumental in enriching and expanding the data and information base of the centre. |