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Golden India Foundation is a registered non-profit organization working in India for last seven years towards the betterment of people.
This social organization has been founded by Dr. P.C. Lunia with a sole purpose of uplifting the downtrodden and bringing back the glorious days of ancient India. The Foundation comprises a think tank, which is constantly engaged in research on fundamental problems like poverty, overpopulation, under development, corruption, moral torpor, lack of sensitivity, ecological and environmental degradation, ethnic and communal violence and host of other problems.
This non-profit organization aims to create a mass awareness to help resolve the various problems existing in our society by recommending highly pragmatic alternatives to the government, and the agencies concerned.
GIF is registered as a trust with Dr. P.C. Lunia, as the founder and the first Chairman-cum-Managing Trustee. Its headquarter is in Jaipur and it maintains its international office in New York.
| Aims and Objectives |
(1)To endeavor to make India a truly great nation in all areas by improving its economy leading it to become one, of the most prosperous and spiritually elevated nations,
(2) To preserve and enrich its glorious cultural heritage and bring about a cultural revolution and a new awakening among the people of our country.
(3) To carry research into and make experiments with to find out ways and means to tap India's natural resources without disturbing its ecology and environment,
(4) To strive for the elimination of poverty and generate opportunities for employment,
(5) To evolve a new system of education embedded in moral and spiritual values which can help young generation to stand on their own feet with awareness towards their responsibility to Society.
(6) To improve the quality of human life by undertaking a series of constructive and economically viable activities,
(7) To publish research papers, diagnosing the ailments in social, cultural, economical, agricultural, political, religious and educational areas and suggesting concrete steps to remedy the maladies
(8) To undertake and launch campaigns to arouse mass awakening for reviving our value system and for adopting a new lifestyle.
(9) To organize national, international seminars, symposia and workshops from time to time.
(10) To inculcate a sense of nationalism among the youngsters of our country
(11) To promote scientific outlook in the field of Industry and Agriculture and help researchers to find out new technology to boost industrial and agricultural production.
(12) To impart training to unemployed youths in order to equip them with necessary skills and competence to do their jobs more efficiently and start training centres in different parts of the country.
(13) To import latest technology from abroad and network with institutions and organizations in different parts of the world for improving our knowledge in various fields.
| GIF Activities |
1. NATIONAL CENTRE FOR TRAINING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
GIF will set up the above institute for starting a number of training programmes for students, youths and adults. We feel that the main reasons for our poverty and lowest per capita income are lack of patriotism, inadequate use of modern technology in industry and agriculture, lack of training to individuals to do their jobs in the best possible way, lack of funds, lack of initiative and burning desire for improvement and decadence of moral and spiritual values in our society.
The above institute will set up one million videos and TVs to launch vocational training programme all over the country from Panchayat to University level, to train the manpower in hundreds of vocations and crafts. It may help millions of unemployed youths to either start their own business or get employment in suitable technical institutions. The above institute will prepare a blue print to launch national programme to impart training to people. NCTRD will first train the trainers who will instruct and teach through these videos. The instructors will impart practical training and where necessary will refer them to bigger training centres. The basic thrust of the programme will be on helping the unemployed or semi-employed to learn a skill of such nature through which he should get immediate financial benefit through a job or self- employment.
Apart from these training programmes, the institute will also promote the study of the areas which have potential to provide jobs to unemployed and will employ researchers to find out ways and means to improve Indian economy.
2. PUBLICATION DIVISION
GlF will establish a separate division to publish research papers on environmental and ecological security, economic development, employment, human resource development, women and global spirituality. It will start a journal highlighting national problems providing strategies and solutions. It will employ experts to prepare information packages providing guidelines for job opportunities and identifying the areas in which the entrepreneurs can embark upon self-employment schemes. Publications Division of GIF will get monographs, articles and books written by those who have evinced practical skills and genius and are known as achievers in the world.
3. GLOBAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
Our view is that our country is lagging behind on account of our ignorance of the latest innovative techniques and scientific research. GIF will identify international talents and geniuses in different areas viz. science, business, industry, agriculture, education, environmental and ecological security, economics, information technology, communication, health, peace, nonviolence, disarmament and religion and will invite them to join its Global Advisory Council to help us to build a Golden India. India is known for its glorious past when people were happier, healthier and prosperous in the real sense of the term. GIF will seek help from this international community of geniuses to restore India's pristine glory and make her a pace-setter in every walk of life.
We will hold an annual convention of geniuses to devise ways and means to make human life happy and comfortable. Our aim is to evolve a lifestyle which strikes a balance between materialistic prosperity and spiritual wealth.
4. SEMINARS, SYMPOSIA AND CONFERENCES
The world we live in is reduced to a global village on account of fastest means of transportation and telecommunication systems supported by revolving satellites. Earlier the geniuses or learners of one country could not travel to other parts of the world unless they were willing to be away from their work for months together. So the fruits of the invention or innovation of a country remained confined to its boundaries and the people sitting in distant parts of the world were deprived of their benefits. We now see explosion of knowledge on this globe made possible through satellites and globe-trotting scholars, geniuses and experts to participate in seminars, symposia and conferences.
GIF will endeavor to bring together at a platform resplendent luminaries in different disciplines for exchange of their views, discoveries, inventions and dialogues by organizing annual seminars, symposia and conferences. If necessary it will also organize intensive workshops in a particular area for dissemination of information and for imparting practical skill in that area.
In consonance with the spirit of its declared objective to lead India to prosperity and human happiness, GIF will carefully prepare a calendar of events wherein internationally acclaimed personalities known for their unique achievements in different fields could be invited to participate and share their wisdom with their counterparts in India. Seminars, symposia, workshops and conferences in different sphere will become our regular feature.
5. CENTRE FOR CREATIVE ART, CULTURE, RECREATION AND SPORTS
No nation can progress unless its people are provided a change from the monotony of their work and are allowed access to means of recreation, entertainment, leisure, creative art and sports and games. If a young person who works in an office gets an opportunity to fill his leisure hours with a variety of events in the field of entertainment, recreation, games and sports, his capacity to work will increase manifold. We can build a golden India only when we have developed techniques to give freshness and relaxation to our people through diversion of energies. GIF will also promote innovative ideas in art, recreation and games and sports. It will strive to create heroes in these areas too which are intimately linked with prosperity and happiness. As has already been stated cultural traditions of a country are a great legacy which need to be studied, researched and preserved. The centre will organize workshops to disseminate information about the glorious traditions of the past and will acquaint the young people with our precious cultural heritage. Games and sports also occupy an important place in the life of a nation. The centre will be helpful in identifying the young sports and games talents and in imparting suitable training to them to help them to do better in Olympic Games or in international competitions.
6. PRAVARTINI SAJJAN SHREE MEMORIAL LECTURE
One of GlF's objectives is to train and orient people in nonviolence and make them aware that the foundation of a glorious nation depends largely on the integrity and good moral character of its citizens. Pravartini Sajjan Shree was an eminent Jain Sadhvi (ascetic) who taught the young and old to set good examples worthy of emulation by others. She was of the view that a nation could march forward and make rapid strides in all areas only when the people were polite, refined, disciplined and honest with high moral character. She inspired the youths to live the good life and was revered highly for her contribution to social excellence. GIF will organize an annual lecture in her memory by an eminent national or international personality who has left an indelible impression on people and won international fame on account of his work, rectitude and service or on account of his writings and inventions for human welfare. He will be invited to speak on any area relating to human happiness and success. The memorial lecture series will inspire people to model excellency in every field which ultimately benefits a nation.
7. AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Making India a strong, rich and great country is our long cherished dream. It is a challenging task for it involves the strenuous task of inspiring, awakening and encouraging all sections of our society to rise and shake off despair. In order to build a great nation, every one is required to work hard and contribute his mite to its progress. Awards are incentives to make people work hard. They not only give new vigour, strength and vivacity o receivers but also inspire others to follow their examples. Thus the number of achievers is likely to increase by means of these incentives. GIF has a plan to institute awards to honour achievers in various areas viz. value-based literature considered effective in creating formative influences in society, environmental harmony, ecological security, sustainable economy and development, ahimsa, science as a means to mitigate human suffering and hardship. employment, religion, industry, public life, service, education, peace etc. A complete plan and a brochure with the detailed procedure far nominations along with selection committees will be formulated under the aegis of this division of GIF soon.
Besides GIF will also provide scholarships to both needy and outstanding students to enable them to prosecute higher studies and do research in different streams of knowledge.
8. CENTRE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY ELIMINATION
More than seventy percent of Indian population lives in villages. Even after fifty years of our independence, most villagers still live below poverty line. More than sixty percent of them are illiterate. As regards the number of educated among the rural folk, it may be even less than ten percent. A large number of villages are inaccessible as they are neither connected by road nor by railways. Of course there has been considerable improvement in the situation during the last five decades but the 1ot of the rural folk has not improved much. There has virtually been little or no developmental work in rural areas as compared with what has been done for urban. The helpless poor villagers remain unemployed and their life is becoming miserable. Most villages are without electricity and the problem of drinking water is becoming acute with every passing day. The cultivable land is shrinking rapidly. Utter lack of basic facilities such as health, education, sanitation and employment and apathetic and callous indifference of bureaucrats towards their just and urgent needs are responsible for the exodus to the cities.
It is being increasingly realized that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are in a better position to do constructive work in Indian villages and improve the quality of life of the rural folk. GIF has a two-fold objective. On the one hand it will utilize the experience and talent of the selected people who have an insight into the rural problems and are competent to evolve strategies and prepare feasible projects. On the other hand it will adopt a cluster of villages as a model rural development project with the help of Government and overseas funding agencies. The main aim of this centre is to raise the rural folk's standard of living by training them to learn some economically useful indigenous trades, crafts and vocations and help them to become self-dependent. GIF will also create awareness among the rural people about the need to maintain ecological and environmental harmony and encourage them to retain their lifestyle rooted in simplicity.
9. GIF COUNCIL FOR PEACE AND INTERNATIONAL AMITY
The world is passing through a critical period when the very survival of humanity is threatened by ever-increasing armed conflicts, ethnic and religious prejudices, nuclear weapons, abject poverty, population explosion, environmental and ecological degradation and rapid degeneration of moral and spiritual values, When we think of the nuclear holocaust caused by the atom bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9 in 1945 it gives us the shivers and we wish that never again should this ghastly spectacle be repeated.
Our country is known for its glorious tradition of nonviolence and for its commitment to global peace. This division of GOLDEN INDIA FOUNDATION will network with international and national NGOs who stand for peace through nonviolence and believe in international amity and will join national and international campaigns that address the issues and problems elucidated above. We believe in the unity of humanity and give a clarion call to all countries to develop the cult of peace and amity towards one another. We will establish intimate and firm relations with United Nations, UNESCO, UN University for Peace, Costa Rica and other reputed peace organizations and will extend support to them in their efforts for building lasting peace on this globe. GIF will develop official relationship with UN and UNESCO and work in close cooperation. It will also work hard for national integration and communal harmony in our own country. In essence the Council for Peace and International Amity will popularize nonviolent methods to resolve conflicts between nations and will get peace and nonviolence kits prepared for the benefit of students and children.