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S. P. Varma (Jammu and Kashmir) is a social worker and a peace activist from Jammu and Kashmir who has made exemplary contribution by spreading the message of peace in trouble-torn areas of the Kashmir valley. He met Padma Vibushan (Dr) Didi Nirmala Deshpande an eminent Gandhian at Jammu in 1990. Inspired by her work and dedication, he left his government job and dedicated himself to the Gandhian Movement. He organised local communities for inter-faith meetings to re-establish the shattered trust in the valley. He spread the movement to other disturbed areas of Doda, Udhampur, Rajouri and Poonch. The success achieved motivated him to gradually take the movement to other parts of the country especially in North East India and Naxalite hit areas of the country. S. P. Varma organised National Integration Camps, Aman Melas, Peace Marches, All-faith prayers, Seminars, Conferences, Workshops, Gandhian quiz competitions and cultural-Sports events in various pockets of the State as well as country in collaboration with various agencies during 1990–2012. He also became associated with Shri Sunil Dutt, Union Minister and noted Bollywood actor in organizing and spearheading the work of Sadbhawana ke Sipahi in Jammu and Kashmir as chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir chapter. In 2005 he led the Gandhi peace mission to Europe where he delivered lectures on implementing Gandhian ideology in Jammu and Kashmir State. He is active in peace padyatras and covered entire India to spread the message of peace, harmony, integration and creating awareness against social evils prevailing in the society. In 2012 Govt of India recognized his selfless services towards country with Padma Shri award == A brief description of his voluntary services towards the country == *Awareness programs: : *Organizing Symposium on truth and non-violence in schools, colleges and universities of Jammu and Kashmir States from 1990 to 2015 and in this way a movement was established and the successful programme was extended on national level from 2010 with the help of Union Ministry of HRD. *Organised All India Gandhian Workers National Samelan in April 1997 at M.A. Stadium, Jammu in which over 25000 Gandhian Workers had participated from all parts of the country. The then Prime Minister Shri I.K. Gujral addressed the summit. *Presented Autobiographies of Mahatma Gandhi to over one lakh (100000) people in Jammu and Kashmir and provided complete sets of Autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, in different languages, to hundreds of high dignitaries and thousands working on grass-root level. *Organised Jammu and Kashmir State Sadbhavana – Ke – Sipahi convention at Jammu on 20 January 2003 in which thousands of SKS volunteers from all over the state participated and which was addressed by Hon’ble Congress President Smt. Sonia Gandhi, and Jammu and Kashmir PCC President Jenab Ghulam Nabi Azad in the presence of Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji and Smt. Ambika Soni. Smt Sonia Gandhi presented “Rajiv Gandhi State Sadbhavana Awards” to outstanding individuals and organisations in appreciation of their work in the field of peace and harmony irrespective of political affiliation. *Launched “Bharat Jodo Abhiyan” in Srinagar in which thousands of Sadbhavana Ke Sipahi from the State remembered the supreme sacrifices of Mahatma Gandhi, Smt. Indira Gandhi and Sh. Rajiv Gandhi and pledged to work for unity and integrity of the country. The volunteers one each from every districts of the State were honoured by Jenab Ghulam Nabi Azad President PCC Jammu and Kashmir. *Organized various social awareness programs on Anti-Dowry system, Save the Girl Child, Drug abuse, gender equality, ecology literacy etc. *Celebrating National and International Days as per charter of GOI and UNO.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「S. P. Varma」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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