International Human Rights Council has conferred “Ambassador of Peace” Award on Archbishop Thomas Menamparambil of Guwahati on 9th December, 2019.
The Salesian Archbishop Thomas believes in social activism and is firm believer of peace building and social harmony who often repeats, ”Peace comes when all of us recognize that we need each other.”
Peace initiatives under Menamparamil’s leadership included Northeast India’s ethnic conflict hot spots like Churachandpur, Haflong, Diphu, Udalguri, Mendipathar, and Sarupathar. “My contribution was small,” he insists, “but those who were working for peace in those contexts have greatly valued our initiatives.”
Of late he has been invited to several universities in India and abroad to speak on themes like inter-community understanding, healing of historic memories, and the arduous path to peace. He made a very useful contribution at the World Congress of Philosophers last year in Beijing.
Fr. Babu Varghese SDB