In November 2025,Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar,founder of the Art of Living Foundation, has been honored with the2025 World Leader for Peace and Security Awardby the Boston Global Forum (BGF) and the AI World Society (AIWS), at Harvard University in in Cambridge, the United States of America(USA).
- The award recognizes his significant contributions to global peace-building, reconciliation, and humanitarian service
AboutWorld Leader for Peace and Security Award 2025:
Milestone:2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the award (2015–2025), honoring world leaders who exemplify moral courage, visionary leadership, and compassion in promoting global peace and ethical progress.
Focus:The 2025 award celebrates a decade of recognizing visionary leaders who advance 21st-century peace through inner harmony, interfaith dialogue, and ethical governance.
Global Peace Initiatives:Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was honored for mediating conflicts in Colombia, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Venezuela, and Kashmir(Jamm& Kashmir, J&K), using dialogue and compassion to bridge divides.
Previous Recipients:Shinzō Abe, Former Prime Minister(PM) of Japan; Angela Merkel, Former Chancellor of Germany; Ban Ki-moon, Former Secretary-General of United Nations(UN) ; SauliNiinistö, former President of Finland; Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine ; and Emmanuel Macron, President of France.
IAS-2026 - OPTIONAL / GEOGRAPHY / PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION / SOCIOLOGY / ANTHROPOLOGY / ORIENTATION ON 03 & 04-10-2025 
