Sri Chinmoy:
The Peace Meditation at the United Nations

1994

Partial List of programmes, events, countries, individuals participating in activities of Sri Chinmoy: the Peace Meditation at the United Nations.

This list is indicative of the types of activities but not exhaustive of all participation or events. Some times a consolidated or partial list sorted by subject-category, date, person or country. To be reviewed and updated. Eventually to have embedded links to actual programmes or photos where they are available:

1994

Visit to the official residence of H.E. Ambassador Karel Kovanda, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the UN, and his wife, Noemi, on the occasion of the birth of their son, David  – 15 February

Luncheon for H.E. Ambassador Alexandre Gorelik, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN – 16 February

Classical piano recital by Mr. Surashri Paradis, staff member of the Department of Administration and Management and member of the Peace Meditation group – 21 March

Meeting with H.E. Ambassador K. Nandoe, Permanent Representative of  Suriname to the UN  –  22 March

Function in honour of Mr. Alexander (Sandy) Davidson, Principal Technical Adviser for the United Nations Development Programme, on the occasion of his retirement  –  22 March

Peace Run for the United Nations, an 18-mile commemorative relay run from the site of the first UN Headquarters in Lake Success, Long Island, to New York Headquarters –  2 April

Classical Indian dance performance at PS 86 by Mrs. Chandralekha Sreenivasan, wife of H.E. Ambassador T. P. Sreenivasan, Deputy Permanent Representative of India to the UN, with the Ambassador as special guest  –   17 April

Dinner for Mr. Vladimir Petrovsky, Beijing Duck House  –  29 April

Spring concert by the Sri Chinmoy Bhajan Singers, hosted by Mrs. Usha Acharya, wife of  H.E. Ambassador Jayaraj Acharya, Permanent Representative of Nepal to the UN   –  10 May

Sri Chinmoy Tennis Classic for members of the diplomatic community; participants included

• H.E. Ambassador Emilio J. Cardenas, Permanent Representative of Argentina to the UN;
• H.E. Ambassador Tauno Ilmari Kaaria, Deputy Permanent Representative of Finland to the UN, and
• other delegates and staff    –   14 May

Sri Chinmoy offered a moment of silence for peace at the opening ceremony of the New York Games; members of the Peace Meditation group assisted with the track and field events  –  22 May

Sri Chinmoy Tennis Classic for the UN community     –    4 & 11 June

Dinner for Mrs. Noemi Kovanda, wife of H.E. Ambassador Karel Kovanda, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the UN, and their son, David –  13 June

Peace Concert by Sri Chinmoy, hosted by H.E. Ambassador Stanley Kalpage, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations –  15 June

Dinner for H.E. Ambassador Tudor Pantiru, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Moldova, and his wife, Frania  – 27 June

Peace meditation, with special guest Mrs. Barbara Nicholls, Publisher  – 19 July

Meeting with Ambassador Ananda Guruge  –  14 August

Meeting with the H.E. Ambassador (     ) of Yugoslavia, including a friendly tennis match between the Ambassador and Sri Chinmoy –  4 September

Concert by the Sri Chinmoy Bhajan Singers for Ambassadors’ wives at the home of Mrs. Lekha Sreenivasan, wife of the Deputy Permanent Representative of India to the UN – 19 September

Peace Walk for the UN International Day of Peace held at UN Headquarters in conjunction with Peace Walks around the world  – 20 September

Interfaith Prayer Breakfast for the opening of the 50th Session of the UN General Assembly, hosted by H.E. Ambassador Jacques Louis Boisson, Permanent Representative of Monaco to the UN  –  20 September

U Thant Peace Award presented to Mr. James Grant, Executive Director of UNICEF –  20 September

U Thant Peace Award presented to Mother Teresa, Nobel Peace Laureate, 1979     – 1 October

Sri Chinmoy Bhajan Singers performed at a ceremony in honour of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary, held at the Gandhi statue in Union Square for the international community  –   2 October

Meeting with H.E. Ambassador Alexandre Gorelik  –   8 October

Dinner with Mr. Vladimir Petrovsky, Beijing Duck House  –  8 October

U Thant Peace Award presented to President Mikhail Gorbachev, Nobel Peace Laureate, 1990 and President of the Soviet Union (1985-1991), New York Palace Hotel  – 16 October

Programme in honour and celebration of the life of Mr. Fred Lebow, international figure in the running world for 25 years and President of the New York Road Runners Club; with remarks by Mr. Benon Sevan, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Conference and Support Services, and UN Security Coordinator  –  8 October

Concert by the Sri Chinmoy Bhajan Singers to celebrate the Festival of Divali, hosted by Mrs. Chandralekha Sreenivasan, wife of H.E. Ambassador T. P. Sreenivasan, Deputy Permanent Representative of India to the UN  – 21 October

Flowers and inspirational quotes offered to UN delegates and staff as they entered the UN Secretariat Building on United Nations Day  –  24 October

Dinner for Mr. Anwarul Karim Chowdhury, Executive Secretary of the Executive Council of UNICEF –  24 October

Sri Chinmoy Peace Race for the United Nations: Two-mile races held in over 140 cities around the globe to promote United Nations Day – October

Peace meditation by Sri Chinmoy and a concert by the Sri Chinmoy Bhajan Singers at the residence of H.E. Ambassador Jayaraj Acharya, Permanent Representative of Nepal to the UN –  10 November

Peace Concert by Sri Chinmoy, hosted by H.E. Ambassador Stanley Kalpage, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the  UN –  22 November

Dinner for Mr. Hans Janitscheck, President of the UNSRC Society of Writers, on the occasion of his birthday and his retirement; also attended by his son, Stefan   –  28 November

Dinner for H.E. Ambassador Stanley Kalpage, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the UN, and his wife –   3 December

Dinner for H.E. Ambassador T. P. Sreenivasan, Deputy Permanent Representative of India to the UN, and his wife, Chandralekha –    4 December