Bharat Soka Gakkai (BSG) is the Indian arm of the global Soka Gakkai, an association of grassroots organizations that seeks to promote the values of peace and respect for all people. SGI comprises of more than 12 million members spread across 192 countries and territories.
With its Headquarters in New Delhi, BSG has over 2,70,000 members spread over 600 towns and cities across India. Drawing inspiration from each other, BSG members engage in their self-transformation with a belief that a fundamental change in a single individual can bring about a great transformation in society. BSG engages in various activities around the three pillars of Peace, Culture and Education. The driving force behind all these initiatives is the spirit of ‘heart-to-heart’ dialogue.
BSG has been active in promoting Peace and has been organizing Peace Symposiums since 2004. Every year several symposiums are organized in many cities across India. Many leading thinkers, educators and prominent personalities have participated in these symposiums and shared their perspectives. BSG also organizes various exhibitions that tour the country reaching out to school and college students. Panels on themes of Sustainability, building a Culture of Peace and on Human Rights Education, focus on the 'Power of ONE'.
Focusing on humanistic education which is based on the "happiness if the individual". BSG has conducted a range of interactive activities including discussions, workshops and seminars in various schools and colleges.
In addition, Campus Groups and Peace Clubs have been initiated in several leading educational institutions.
BSG members are also taking the lead to achieve the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) by 2030. BSG has promoted many activities under the tagline 'Towards 2030: Achieving SDGs through Sustainable Human Behaviour', to deepen the awareness and resolve of common people to create a better world.
Since the beginning of 2021, BSG has been organizing a virtual exhibition titled 'Seeds of Hope & Action (SOHA): Making the SDGs a Reality' every month in various schools and colleges of India, with the aim to spread awareness about sustainability to the young students of the country, encouraging them to overcome feelings of powerlessness, and highlight the fact that a single individual can initiate positive change. The SOHA exhibition, which is a joint initiative of the SGI (Soka Gakkai International) and the Earth Charter International, raises awareness on climate change, the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) and the role of youth.
To know more about SOHA and other exhibitions organized by BSG, please visit the BSG exhibitions page.
‘SDG Clubs’ are student groups / student clubs / sociities initiated by BSG, which are formed in various educational institutes across India. These Clubs serve as a platform for students and educators of the institute to come together, interact and learn from each other about the various SDGs, as well as discuss innovative solutions on how we can contribute to the SDGs at our individual level.
It is young students who will effect a change in the world. It is young students who hold the passion and power to bring about a difference. Therefore, the SDG Clubs are being established with a heart to promote a culture of sustainability - strengthen the movement for sustainability and establishing respect for the dignity of all life in society by raising SDG ambassadors across the younger generation.
While the activities in the SDG Clubs are undertaken by the students (and faculty) themselves within their institute, BSG supports these Clubs by providing resource material on SDGs, training and guiding representative members of the Club on how to conduct the activities, and offering guidance and support for the smooth and regular functioning of these Clubs.
In case you’d like to initiate the formation of an SDG Club in your institute, we request you to kindly write to us at sdg@bharatsokagakkai.org
