Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Monday 2 October 2017

Sarva Dharma Sthanam ?



Meaning , “ A Place for all religions




In his autobiography , Mahatma Gandhi wrote ( not verbatim , but in the essence ) :



“ Initially , I debated what should be my attitude towards other religions ?


I came up with the concept of : Sarva Dharma Sahishnuta ( Tolerance for all religions ) :


On deeper thinking , I realized that this was a wrong attitude . It implied that the other religions are somewhat inferior to my own but I must tolerate them


Then I found my inner peace when I thought of the ancient Hindu Philosophy of ,
Sarva Dharma Sama Bhava “ ( Equal respect for all religions )  “





That brings me to my own solution for the Ayodhya – Ram Mandir – Babri Masjid  tangle , as suggested in my following blogs ( sent as E Mail to all Policy Makers / the Supreme Court / AIMPLB Members etc ) :
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ReachOut  Time  [ 20  Sept  2013  ]




Yogiji! Make it a “ WIN “ for all   [  03  April  2017  ]



Yogiji  !  Thisis Your moment  [  11  Aug  2017  ]




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followed by this email to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court 12  Aug  2017  ] :




Dear Hon CJI Shri Khehar :

I urge your lordship to send my proposal to :
·         Parties to this litigation

·         All Political Parties,

And request them to file their response before 30 Sept 2017

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I am glad my suggestion has found an echo in the following news report appearing in DNA ( 02 Oct  ) :

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“ All faith structure offered for Ayodhya


With Ram Janamboomi-Babri Masjid dispute once again taking centre stage, a Pune-based educationist has offered to build a world class multi-religious complex at the site to cater to all religions.

Chairman of Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT) Peace University Dr Vishwanath Karad, who himself is a designer, has also petitioned the Supreme Court to admit him as a party in order to present his suggestions to amicably settle the century-old dispute between the two communities.

At a time when Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and even many government functionaries are demanding construction of Ram temple ahead of 2019 elections, the move assumes considerable significance.

Karad, who is holding a round-table meeting here on Monday with religious leaders as well as government officials, is offering to build a Viswadharmi Sriram Manavatha Bhavan — that includes an idol of Lord Ram at the centre and nine structures belonging to different religions radiating on different directions on the 67-acre land acquired by the government three decades ago to showcase 'sadbhavana' of ancient Indian culture. The complex to use Makrana marble in its construction will cost Rs 2,200 crore, according to Karad.

The Pune educationist said he had been working on to evolve a solution to the vexed issue in a way that there is no sense of defeat to any party. He claims to have discussed the issue with Ram Vilas Vedanti, former executive president of Ramjanambhoomi Nyas, Shia leader Syed Kalbe Rasheed Rizvi and other leaders. Karad said he got enthusiastic since a Vedanti, perceived as a hardliner agreed to the suggestion of making Ayodhya and the disputed site an "all-religion worship place".

Karad has set up five universities in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh with several colleges and institutions. This also includes MIT Peace University, which will house largest brick and mortar dome in the world. The dome, spread across 160 feet in diameter and is 190-foot high, will cover a 65,000-square feet complex. As of now, the Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, Italy, has the largest octagonal brick and mortar dome in the world. Like the planning, design, calculations, and construction of this dome has been done by the professors, engineers, architects, artisans and students of MIT, he offers the expertise to build structures at Ayodhya as well.

In an affidavit filed before the apex court, Karad has presented architectural features called 'Temple of Humanity' or Viswadharmi Sriram Manavatha Bhavan , which will give equal space to all the eight (8) major religions.

The design envisages a huge central dome of about 360 ft. diameter covering a circular central World Peace Prayer Hall. At the centre of the hall is statute of Lord Ram. Eight places of worship in eight directions radiate around the perimeter of the Central World Peace Prayer Hall.

The radiating structures will include a ,

·         Mosque  along with a " Holy Quran Dnyan Bhavan " representing Islam,

·         Church  along with a " Holy Bible Dnyan Bhavan ", representing Christianity

·         Vihar  along with a " Holy Dhammapad Dnyan Bhavan " representing Buddhism,

·         Dehrasar  along with " Holy Agam Dnyan Bhavan " representing Jainism,

·         Synagogue  along with " Holy Torah Dnyan Bhavan " representing Jewism,

·         Agiary  along with " Holy Avestha Dnyan Bhavan " representing Zoroastrianism,

·         Gurudwara  along with " Holy Shri Guru Granth Saheb Dnyan Bhavan " representing Sikhism

·         and also a structure to represent Bahai, Tao, Shinto, Zen, Confucian etc
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It is estimated that the distance between each religious place of worship around the perimeter of the Central World Peace Prayer Hall will not be less than 450-500 feet
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Dear  Fellow  Indians  :


I urge you to lend your support to the above proposal of Dr Karad , by forwarding this blog to 



This is your chance to influence the  DESTINY  of , not only India but of the entire WORLD , which is on the verge of getting split along petty / false religious beliefs




03  Oct  2017


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