Symposium held on 'Universal Respect for Human Dignity'

Against the backdrop of increase in violence worldwide, Buddhist organisation Soka Gakkai International's (SGI) Indian arm Bharat Soka Gakkai (BSG) today held a symposium entitled "Universal Respect for Human Dignity.
Speaking in the program, Chief National Coach of the Indian Badminton Team Pullela Gopichand recalled the words of his coach that it is not how many times one falls down but how quickly one gets up matters.
Sports can take care of pent-up aggression and help people adopt a more peaceful attitude, he said.
In his welcome address, Chairperson of Bharat Soka Gakkai, Vishesh Gupta, said every person has "the right to live in happiness". The prime objective of the SGI movement is to forge an expanding solidarity of ordinary citizens committed to protecting that right and rid the world of needless suffering, he said.

The symposium was organised in association with the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (JNTU-H), and the Environment Protection Training and Research Institute (EPTRI).