Six decades of service, one eternal message: “Peace is possible”
Global peace ambassador Prem Rawat has spent his entire life travelling the world to deliver one timeless message.
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Six decades of service, one eternal message: “Peace is possible”
Global peace ambassador Prem Rawat has spent his entire life travelling the world to deliver one timeless message.
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1950s
Prem Rawat was born in a small city called Haridwar, India in 1957 into a family who cherished the power of peace. Prem’s father, Hans Ji Maharaj, was an eminent speaker on the subject. In a busy family of four brothers and one sister, his father's message of peace played a defining role in Prem’s life.

Prem Rawat was born in 1957 in Hardiwar, North India.

Prem Rawat’s father, Shri Hans Ji Maharaj, spoke about peace at a public event in Patna, Bihar, India to an audience of over 10,000 people. Aged 2, Prem joins his father on the stage.
1960s
Aged four, Prem Rawat made his first public speech about peace. At the age of nine, following his father’s death in 1966, Prem took on his father’s mantle and assumed responsibility for fulfilling his mission: to share his knowledge of practical peace to all who would listen. Prem's reputation as a teacher spread rapidly across India in the 1960s and his empowering message that ‘peace is possible when you start with yourself’ began to attract international attention.

Prem Rawat makes his first public speech, aged 4, to an audience of family and friends in his home city of Haridwar.

Prem Rawat’s father, Hans Ji Maharaj, begins to teach a young Prem all he knew about inspiring and helping people to find personal peace.

On 19th July 1966, Prem Rawat’s father dies at the age of 65. After a period of mourning, on 31st July, Prem publicly declares his determination to bring his father's message and teachings on personal peace to everybody in the world.
Prem Rawat’s family is visited in India by Brian Kitt, a Londoner searching for personal peace. For the first time, Brian raises the possibility of Prem taking his message and teachings outside of India – marking the beginning of Prem’s journey as a global peace ambassador.
1970s
At just 13 years old, Prem left the family home in India for the first time and became one of the first people from India to deliver a message of peace to the Western world. One of Prem’s first speeches to a Western audience took place at the first-ever Glastonbury Fayre in 1971, on a bill alongside Gong and Linda Lewis. During a time of huge political and cultural upheaval, Prem's profile grew rapidly as he visited Europe, North America and Australia. It was also during the 1970s that Prem married his wife, Marolyn, and started a family.

Prem Rawat makes one of his first speeches outside of India: addressing an audience of 10,000 people at the first ever Glastonbury Fayre in England.

Between 1971 and 1974, Prem Rawat visits Australia, Jamaica and Canada as his determination to bring his message of peace to new audiences continues to grow.

Prem Rawat marries his wife, Marolyn Johnson, in 1974. A year later, their first child, Premlata, is born.

Prem Rawat makes his first trips to countries in South America. He also visits France, Germany and England. During this year, Prem and Marolyn welcome their first son, Hans.
Prem and Marolyn welcome their second daughter, Dayalata.
1980s
Against a backdrop of conservatism and consumerism, Prem continued to share his message of personal peace with new audiences around the world. His commitment to ensuring that all those who sought personal peace should hear his message saw him travel to West Africa for the first time. He also returned to India – a country he had not seen since he was a teenager.

Prem Rawat visits his home country, India, for the first time since 1971, speaking to huge crowds at events in New Delhi and later Nepal.

Prem Rawat and Marolyn welcome their second son, Amar.

During a visit to the UK, Prem Rawat speaks at the world famous Royal Albert Hall in London.

Prem Rawat speaks in Africa – with events held in Côte D’Ivoire and South Africa.

Prem Rawat speaks to audiences in Brussels, Belgium to reaffirm his teachings about how to achieve personal peace.
1990s
As the Cold War drew to a close, Prem Rawat’s message was reaching millions of people around the world. During the 1990s, Prem began to speak to business leaders and politicians – as well as members of the public – sharing his perspective on the possibility of peace in a rapidly changing world.
Six months after the fall of the Berlin Wall, as the Cold War is coming to an end, Prem Rawat addresses audiences in Berlin where he reiterates his message that peace is possible. Prem Rawat also tours India, Italy and England.

Prem Rawat ventures into video production and builds centres in Argentina and Australia to host larger events and reach more communities.

Prem Rawat speaks to 5,500 attendees at a major event in Wembley Stadium in the UK – one of Europe’s leading venues.

Prem Rawat continues to take his message to countries around the world, including the US, Canada and Australia.
2000s
As the world welcomed in a new millennium, Prem was gaining global recognition for his message. He continued to traverse the globe and engage with influential and diverse audiences including prestigious institutions such as the United Nations. He also founded The Prem Rawat Foundation dedicated to addressing the fundamental human needs of food, water and peace.
The Prem Rawat Foundation was founded. Its mission: to address the fundamental human needs of food, water and the often-overlooked need for peace.

Prem Rawat was a keynote speaker at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand.

Former Italian Prime Minister Emilio Colombo welcomed Prem Rawat to Rome, where he addressed members of the Italian Senate and other dignitaries.

Prem Rawat addressed Australia’s Parliament House - in conjunction with the United Nations Association of Australia - on the United Nations International Day of Peace.

Prem Rawat addressed the Senate of Argentina at the invitation of the UN White Helmets and the Forum for Human Rights and Humanitarian Action.
2010s
In his sixth decade as a Global Peace Ambassador, Prem Rawat continues with his ambition to deliver his message of peace to the world. Thus far in this decade he has been honoured to be invited to speak at the European Parliament, the UK Parliament and the United Nations. Prem has also won the prestigious Asia Pacific Brands Foundation Brand Laureate International Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award, in addition to becoming a best-selling author with his book ‘Splitting the Arrow: Understanding the business of life’.

Prem Rawat was a keynote speaker at a special event at the European Parliament entitled “Peace and Well-being in the European Union”.

Prem Rawat received the Asia Pacific Brands Foundation’s Brand Laureate International Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award. He is the fourth recipient of the award (with previous winners including Nelson Mandela).

Prem Rawat spoke in the House of Commons at the UK Parliament in London, England with the former government minister and future Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Baroness Scotland of Asthal.

Prem Rawat spoke to over 400,000 people at an event in Buxar, India.

Prem Rawat's first book title turned to street art by World famous artist Eine, in London's East End.

The World premiere launch of Prem's second book "Hear Yourself", published by Penguin Random House, is held in Madrid, Spain.
A lifetime devoted to peace
For more than fifty-five years, Prem Rawat has shared his enduring message of peace with people all over the world – regardless of their nationality, religion, or lifestyle – a message that inner peace is not only possible, but a human birthright. With great commitment, wisdom, and wit, he has reached hundreds of millions of people in more than 100 countries.
As a best-selling author, Prem has found a way to make timeless, universal truths accessible to people from all walks of life. His most recent book, Hear Yourself, has received rave reviews and debuted on the New York Times best-seller list just two weeks after its September 14th publication. The book, to date, has also been published in Spanish (Escúchate), French (Apprendre à s'écouter), Italian (Impara ad ascoltarti) and Portuguese (Ouve A Tua Voz). Other books authored by Prem include: Peace is Possible (aka Splitting the Arrow), The Pot With The Hole, and The Stonecutter.
Always looking for innovative, new ways to communicate his message, Prem has created Peace Education and Knowledge (PEAK) -- an online, video-based, self-discovery course available to everyone, free of charge, on TimelessToday, his media platform.
Yet another way that Prem communicates his inspiring message is via his Peace Education Program (PEP) which has been extraordinarily well-received in prisons, schools, police academies, hospitals, nursing homes, hospices, and veterans centers in more than 80 countries.
Most recently, Prem has added another spice to the stew – Intelligent Existence, a highly engaging training that focuses on three key themes:
1) Know yourself;
2) Live life consciously and;
3) Have a heart filled with gratitude.
Prem is also a very active humanitarian. The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF), established in 2001, supports various charitable activities throughout the world – including disaster relief, eye banks, food distribution programs, and the outreach efforts of his Peace Education Program.
Additionally, Prem is an accomplished pilot, having logged more than 14,000 hours of flying time in service to his lifelong commitment to bring his message of peace to as many people as possible. His hobbies? Composing music, cooking, restoring old cars, storytelling, and photography. Family-wise, Prem has been married to Marolyn Johnson since 1974 and is the father of four, and the grandfather of four.
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