Dadi-Nani Ki Kahaani Nani Ki Kahaani Nani Ki Kahaani

FOREWORD
I met Shakun Narain after Sept 11,2001, after a lot of us gaped in horror, as we witnessed
a horrendous terrorist operation.
Terrorism struck Bombay in 1993, in the form of several bomb blasts, killing people and
damaging buildings and the confidence of its inhabitants.
Everywhere one looked, one encountered uncertainty for ones future, for ones well-being,
for ones children.
I wondered, what to do, about it? If we, at the ‘Times Group’ were not going to do
something, who would?
I have always believed that Human Consciousness grows when it goes through crisis and
pain.
And the world has had a big chunk of that.
I started to think, and to think hard! I came up with the idea that one of the ways to unite
the world was to spread the knowledge that was common to all religions. We called it
‘Singularity of All Faiths’. I also believed that the time had come for the good people to
connect!
Maya Shahani, a multifaceted charming, lady, became instrumental in bringing together
interesting thinking people from different religions and different walks of life to the
group.
I was introduced to Shakun, through Maya. Various other eminent people, from around
the world, joined in discussions as to how we should bring peace to the riot torn planet.
The Women’s Movement for Peace and Prosperity was then, and thus conceived under
the umbrella of Times Foundation drawing its inspiration from Smt. Indu Jain, Chairman
of Times Group and Times Foundation.
WMPP adopted 7 methodologies to realize its vision.
Shakun Narain took the lead in its Spiritual Initiative and the Interfaith Dialogue.
Smt Indu Jain, invited representatives of over 80 Spiritual Organizations, and introduced
them to the Spiritual Initiative. Smt. Indu Jain also, offered to WMPP, a large conference
room, in the Times of India Building and a free hand to Shakun to realize her dream of
Spiritual Upliftment.
Shakun Narain has a Vision!
She believes in an education which will teach the children to smile forever.
We all agree that there may be differences in various religions and cultures.
The need of the hour is not to ‘tolerate’ them but to ‘celebrate’ them.
She believes in the Hindu concept of ‘Vasudeva Kutumbakam’(The world is God’s
family).
How does a regular person help?
By listening to hearts.
By opening our homes to neighbors of different creeds, and listen to understand, and not
to argue!
Shakun believes that the world has now, got to stop hurling stones, as we all live in glass
houses.