Rajnish Kumar (peace activist)

Rajnish Kumar[1][2] (Devanagari: रजनीश कुमार) is[3] President, All India Prohibition council.[4]

Rajnish Kumar
Kumar (2015)
NationalityIndian
OccupationRaj Ghat and associated memorials
OrganizationAll India Prohibition Council
Known forpeace activist, gandhism

Early life

He is deeply influenced by the Gandhian philosophy of peace and abstinence. He is also a staunch campaigner for complete prohibition of alcohol consumption in India. He conducts advocacy programmes as a strong proponent of total prohibition all over the country in collaboration with the State Govt. Institutions and NGOs to fulfill and execute its many-fold programmes like de-addiction scientific propaganda and setting up organisation to start a satyagraha struggle to force the government to abolish the use of sale of liquors on non-violent lines. He has also represented India in various international and national seminars. He is also involved with Shanti sena or "Peace army", which was made up of Gandhi's followers in India. He is an Editor of Rajghat Samadhi Patrika and Nashabandi Sandesh.

Biography
Rajnish Kumar with President of United States Barack Obama, during an official visit to the Rajghat memorial, India

Dr. Kumar was born in Sheikhpura, Bihar. He received his Bachelor's degree in Indian History from the Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, and a Masters in Gandhian thoughts and Ph.D. in Gandhian Studies from Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University.

Social affiliation
  • President- All India Prohibition Council, (Nashabandhi Parisad) New Delhi.
  • Ex-Secretary - Harijan Sevak Sangh, New Delhi
  • Member- Governing Body of Akhil Bhartiya Rachnatmak Samaj, Delhi.
  • Ex-Member - Governing Body of KIIT College of Education, Gurgaon, Haryana.
  • Member - Executive Body of Sarva Seva Sangh, Wardha, Maharashtra.

References
  1. "Bush visit was memorable, Obama's very special: Rajghat official". Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  2. "Obama presents Martin Luther King memorabilia to Rajghat". The Hindu. 8 November 2010. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  3. "Rajghat Samadhi Committee | Ministry of Urban Development". moud.gov.in. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  4. "prohibition". www.gandhiserve.org. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
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