Prajnya is a non-profit centre for research, public education and networking, working on issues relating to peace, justice and security. We are based in Chennai, India.
 

WHAT'S NEW AT PRAJNYA


Campaign season is done
and here is our report
on how it went!

Call for Help: A Prajnya Listing
of helpines and other support services in Chennai for women in distress
English Version, A4 Size (PDF)
Tamil Version, A4 Size (PDF)
Tamil Version, A3 Size (PDF)

Internal Displacement and Gender Violence:
A PSW Symposium
Summary Notes
December 5, 2009

Read Gender Violence in India,
Prajnya's new report.

Prajnya was the cause officially supported by the Chennai Twestival, September 10-13, 2009.

Read about Education for Peace @ Prajnya

Priyadarshini Rajagopalan,
From Agenda to Action: Interpreting and Implementing the NCF Peace Education Guidelines (pdf)

Anupama Srinivasan,
A Survey of Civil Society Peace Education Programmes in South Asia (pdf)

Check out The Peace Blog!


 

The Prajnya Trust was established in 2006 as a public charitable trust. It was registered under section 12AA of the Income Tax Act 1961 (695/06-07).

In September 2007, the Trust launched Prajnya Initiatives for Peace, Justice and Security, a public policy research centre.

Donations to Prajnya from 01-04-2008 to 31-03-2011 qualify for deduction under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961 as per I.T. Dept. Notification DIT (E) No. 2(573)2006-07 dated 26-09-2008.
 

Our vision
Peace, just and sustainable, which is the basis of a secure and happy life for all humans.

Our mission
To build a centre of scholarly excellence and creativity, known for its engagement with policy and its commitment to collaborative endeavour.
 

What this means

We are setting up a non-profit think-tank in Chennai that will work in areas relating to peace, justice and security.

We are organizing this work into four Initiatives, launched in the following sequence:

  1. Politics, Security and Women in South Asia Initiative (PSW)
  2. Education for Peace Initiative (EPI)
  3. Regions Initiative
  4. South Asian Security Initiative

At the heart of each Initiative is a cornerstone project which will define its agenda and give it a sustaining core.

The Initiatives may draw on each other and in the case of some projects, there may be a natural overlap.

 
© The Prajnya Trust, 2008