Manu Singh

Manu Singh (मनु सिंह ) is an environmentalist[1] and a social justice and peace activist.[2] He is a well known spiritual trainer, experimenting with a variety of meditative techniques, and a renowned interfaith practitioner.[3] currently he is the Chief Mentor of Varenyum, a company that focusses on teaching Meditation and Mindfulness. He is also a columnist who writes on Holistic living, Eco-spirituality and Meditative living [4] [5] [6]

Manu Singh addressing a gathering in an event on interfaith harmony

Manu Singh
Born21 May 1983
Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
OccupationEnvironmentalist, social activist, Interfaith activist, Meditation Guru
Parent(s)Anoop Singh and Indu Bala

Career
  • Singh served as the media secretary and chief of the youth wing of the World Council of Arya Samaj, an organisation distinct[7] from Dayananda's Arya Samaj[8] He has been instrumental in organizing various events, and religious and cultural programs against Beef, drugs and Alcohol through the World Council of Arya Samaj.
  • Singh founded the NGO – Sarva Dharma Samvaad in 2008[9] to work towards harmony among various religions in India. The concept of Sarva Dharma Samvaad was to work on a common minimum programme, with leaders of various faiths to crusade against several social ills. He partnered with the United Nations, URI, HWPL, Art of Living and KAICIID, organising conventions and programmes centered around interfaith dialogue in India. Through Sarva Dharma Samvaad He has conducted several workshops and trainings focussing on media and information literacy, advocacy trainings and workshops, methodological workshops at various platforms and levels, partnering with several organizations.[10][11]
  • He convened the Sarva Dharm Sansad in 2008 inviting leaders of various religions on a common platform with the agenda to come together and work together for social amelioration.[12][13]
  • He was part of the jury for Hult Prize in India, given by an institution under the patronship of former US President Bill Clinton;[14]
  • Singh worked as a guest faculty for the Indian Foreign Services with the Ministry of External Affairs.[15] He also directed a socio- spiritual talk show titled Vichar Manthan on Lok Sabha TV, which brought about several experts from the civil society to discuss on the various social problems and their respective solutions and then also anchored and directed a TV show on similar lines titled Ved Manthan on Sadhna TV.[16]
  • He was one of the initial members of the India Against Corruption movement and remained an active participant until the movement transformed from one of social betterment to a movement of attaining political power. His powerful poetry recitation and speeches were very famous amongst the crowd.[17]
  • He worked with several social activists as a mediator for the release of 5 Policemen who were abducted by maoists in Chhattisgarh on Feb.11, 2011. During this mission of mediation He had to walk through several miles of the dangerous Bastar forests in the so called Liberated maoist zones[18][19][20][21]
  • He has been an animal rights activist and involved in promoting compassion and care for all living creatures.He also organised campaigns to ban slaughter of animals in the name of religion and for promoting vegetarianism. He was actively involved in the movement to ban the Gadhimai animal sacrifice in Nepal and also has been instrumental in saving camels during the Eidul Adha sacrifices.[22][23] He raised voice against slaughterhouses in Gurgaon and animal slaughter in Gandhimai in Nepal.[21] His session titled Varenyam encourages youth for adopting a lifestyle that causes minimum suffering to animals and also helps protect the environment.[24] Varenyam has received great support from eminent sportspersons like ace badminton player Saina Nehwal, wrestler Rajeev Tomer and UFC champion and hollywood star Randy Couture, etc.

References
  1. Live, APN (5 June 2018). ""Eco issues need to come into our everyday culture" – APN Live". APN Live. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. "Disaster Law: Can Laws make communities safer from disasters?" (PDF). Network of Asia Pacific Schools and Institutes of Public Administration and Governance. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. "Who we are". www.sdsamvaad.org. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  4. https://www.bridestoday.in/weddings-and-planning/story/mindfulness-and-meditation-5-ways-to-keep-calm-during-a-pandemic-brides-today-1775. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://globalspaonline.com/health/alternative-therapies/eco-spirituality-the-pathway-to-a-meaningful-life/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/vivacity/a-new-lease-of-life-.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. Long, Jeffery D. (2011). Historical Dictionary of Hinduism. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-2294-5.
  8. "Pragya Singh Thakur subjected to third degree torture: Swami Agnivesh". Zee News. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  9. "Interfaith Foundation India". interfaithfoundationindia.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  10. "UNESCO-LED NATIONAL CONSULTATION ON MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY" (PDF).
  11. "Trainings".
  12. "सामाजिक कुरीतियों के खिलाफ धर्मगुरूओं का 'न्यूनतम साझा कार्यक्रम'" (in Hindi). Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  13. "धर्मगुरुओं ने की 'न्यूनतम साझा कार्यक्रम' बनाने की पहल". Zee News Hindi. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  14. University, Ashoka. "Events". Ashoka University. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  15. "fsi_guestFaculty". meafsi.in. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  16. "VED MANTHAN".
  17. "Anna Hazare Inspiring Poem".
  18. "Happenings- Utsah Toli". utsahtoli.org. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  19. "Naxals set to release 5 abducted cops in Chhattisgarh on Feb 11". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  20. "Maoists release five abducted cops in Chhattisgarh". The Indian Express. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  21. "Meet Manu Singh- Combining the power of Youth and Inter Faith Dialogue – Delhi Now". Delhi Now. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  22. "Benefits of Vegetarianism".
  23. "International Day For Peace- Live in Peace not in Pieces".
  24. "Varenyam: A discussion on Climate Change".
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