Media & Press
For more than fifty years, Prem Rawat’s message to people around the world has been that each human being can and should experience inner peace. He provides inspiration and guidance to anyone choosing to listen.
We highlight below some of the related media coverage across radio, television, newspapers, podcasts and internet channels. Over the years, Prem Rawat has received awards and recognition around the world for his work.
The galleries on this page share photographs from those special moments.
We encourage interested press, who seek to know more about Prem Rawat's work, to email press@premrawat.com.
Interviews
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Chris Corbett - Increasing Inner Well-being by Moving from Mindfulness and Heartfulness to Peacefulness |
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Podcast with Christopher Lochhead - Follow Your Different™ |
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Awards
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2013 5 Citizenship of Sao Paulo 2013 2013 5 Citizenship of Sao Paulo 2013
Being granted Honorary Citizenship of the City of São Paulo in 2013
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2013 40 Cusco Peru highest award Wand of Power 2013 2013 40 Cusco Peru highest award Wand of Power 2013
Receiving the highest award, the Wand of Power, from the City of Cusco in Peru, 2013
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2013 25 Maori s highest award at a Marai Wellington New Zealand 2013 2013 25 Maori s highest award at a Marai Wellington New Zealand 2013
Receiving the Maori’s highest award at a Marai, Wellington, New Zealand, in 2013
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2012 39 Ambassador of EU Pledge to Peace Award Italian Senate 2012 2012 39 Ambassador of EU Pledge to Peace Award Italian Senate 2012
Ambassador of EU Pledge to Peace Award at the Italian Senate in 2012
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2012 15 International Lifetime Achievement award from HRH Sultan of Perak Malaysia 2012 2012 15 International Lifetime Achievement award from HRH Sultan of Perak Malaysia 2012
Onstage in 2012 with HRH the Sultan of Perak and the President of the World Brands Foundation, Dr KK Johan, holding the framed BrandLaureate Award Certificate.
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2012 14 International Lifetime Achievement Award BrandLaureate 2012 2012 14 International Lifetime Achievement Award BrandLaureate 2012
Onstage in 2012 with HRH the Sultan of Perak and the President of the World Brands Foundation, Dr KK Johan, holding the framed BrandLaureate Award Certificate
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2010 11 Freedom of the City of London 2010 2010 11 Freedom of the City of London 2010
The award of the Freedom of the City of London is bestowed in a ceremony at Guildhall, 2010
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2009 33 Keys to the City of Tainan Taiwan 2009 2009 33 Keys to the City of Tainan Taiwan 2009
Receiving the Golden Key to the City of Tainan from Mayor Hsu in Taiwan, 2009
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2007 24 Lord Mayor of the City of London Mansion House 2007 2007 24 Lord Mayor of the City of London Mansion House 2007
With the Lord Mayor of the City of London at his residence, Mansion House, in 2007
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2003 1A Miami City Keys 2003 2003 1A Miami City Keys 2003
Receiving the Keys to the City of Miami from Mayor David Dermer, 2003
Being granted Honorary Citizenship of the City of São Paulo in 2013
Receiving the highest award, the Wand of Power, from the City of Cusco in Peru, 2013
Receiving the Maori’s highest award at a Marai, Wellington, New Zealand, in 2013
Ambassador of EU Pledge to Peace Award at the Italian Senate in 2012
Onstage in 2012 with HRH the Sultan of Perak and the President of the World Brands Foundation, Dr KK Johan, holding the framed BrandLaureate Award Certificate.
Onstage in 2012 with HRH the Sultan of Perak and the President of the World Brands Foundation, Dr KK Johan, holding the framed BrandLaureate Award Certificate
The award of the Freedom of the City of London is bestowed in a ceremony at Guildhall, 2010
Receiving the Golden Key to the City of Tainan from Mayor Hsu in Taiwan, 2009
With the Lord Mayor of the City of London at his residence, Mansion House, in 2007
Receiving the Keys to the City of Miami from Mayor David Dermer, 2003
Recognitions and Special Moments
Photographic gallery launch is opened by HRH Tan Sri Tengku in Malaysia, 2015
At Tokyo Waseda University, in Japan, in 2015
Meeting with Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Cape Town, 2015
In Cambodia at the Royal University of Phnom Penh in 2015
At the Royal University of Phnom Penh with the former Education Minister, 2015
Patron and keynote speaker for the Water, Air and Food Awards ceremony in Malaysia, 2015
Speaking at the Presidential Palace in Dili, Timor-Leste, 2015
Meeting the President and First Lady of Timor-Leste, 2015
At the Sicilian Parliament in 2015
At the Houses of Parliament in London for the launch of the Pledge to Peace in 2014
Keynote speaker for “Peace, Prosperity & Progress Through the Sea,” a conference held at the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad, 2014
Keynote speaker at the event “Medicine for Peace,” held at Delhi RML Hospital during the UN’s International Week of Science and Peace, 2014
Meeting co-Patron of WAFA HRH Princess Basma bint Ali of Jordan, 2014
With Chief Scout of Malaysia Tan Sri Shafie, Pledge to Peace signing, 2014
Meeting with Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Johannesburg, 2014
At Parliament in London, with Baroness Patricia Scotland, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, 2014
Launching the Pledge to Peace in London at the Houses of Parliament, 2014
Addressing government officials in São Paulo, 2013
On an event panel with the Mayor of Cusco, 2013
Speaking at the Italian Senate in 2013
In the VIP room with the Speaker of the Italian Senate and Gianni Pittella, 2012
At Kensington Palace for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012
At Kensington Palace in 2012
At Kensington Palace, Prem Rawat with His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester, 2012
At the European Parliament in Brussels with 1st Vice President Gianni Pittella and Sir Anthony Seldon, 2011
In the VIP room during the European Parliament event in Brussels, 2011
Speaking to the European Parliament in 2011
At the European Parliament Meeting in Brussels with Gianni Pittella, 2011
The VIP room at the European Parliament in Brussels, 2010
At the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, 2010
With the Lord Mayor of the City of London at his residence, Mansion House, in 2007
Addressing Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand on the UN International Day of Peace, 2006
Addressing the Argentinian Senate, 2006
Speaking at the United Nations in New York, 2006
Speaking at the United Nations 60th Anniversary event in San Francisco, 2005
At the United Nations Association in Malaysia in 2005
Speaking at Oxford University, 2005
At the Italian Senate with former Prime Minister Emilio Colombo, in 2004
In 2002, Prem Rawat was invited to speak at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok.
At this occasion, he quoted the Preamble to the Constitution of UNESCO:
“Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed.”
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2015 46 Gallery launch HRH Tan Sri Tengku Malaysia 2015 2015 46 Gallery launch HRH Tan Sri Tengku Malaysia 2015
Photographic gallery launch is opened by HRH Tan Sri Tengku in Malaysia, 2015
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2015 45 Tokyo Waseda University No 3 in Japan 2015 2015 45 Tokyo Waseda University No 3 in Japan 2015
At Tokyo Waseda University, in Japan, in 2015
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2015 43 Meeting with Archbishop Desmond Tutu Cape Town 2015 2015 43 Meeting with Archbishop Desmond Tutu Cape Town 2015
Meeting with Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Cape Town, 2015
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2015 37 Cambodia CJCC Royal Phnom Penh university mk 417 2015 37 Cambodia CJCC Royal Phnom Penh university mk 417
In Cambodia at the Royal University of Phnom Penh in 2015
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2015 36 Cambodia CJCC university with former Education Minister 2015 312 2015 36 Cambodia CJCC university with former Education Minister 2015 312
At the Royal University of Phnom Penh with the former Education Minister, 2015
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2015 35 Patron of Water Air Food Award Malaysia 2015 2015 35 Patron of Water Air Food Award Malaysia 2015
Patron and keynote speaker for the Water, Air and Food Awards ceremony in Malaysia, 2015
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2015 32 Speaking at Presidential Palace Dili Timor Leste 2015 2015 32 Speaking at Presidential Palace Dili Timor Leste 2015
Speaking at the Presidential Palace in Dili, Timor-Leste, 2015
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2015 31 Meeting President First Lady Timor Leste 2015 2015 31 Meeting President First Lady Timor Leste 2015
Meeting the President and First Lady of Timor-Leste, 2015
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2015 28 Sicilian Parliament 2015 2015 28 Sicilian Parliament 2015
At the Sicilian Parliament in 2015
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2014 47 140617 Pledge for Peace VIP mk 196 2014 47 140617 Pledge for Peace VIP mk 196
At the Houses of Parliament in London for the launch of the Pledge to Peace in 2014
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2014 44 Indian Institute of Business Hyderabad 2014 2014 44 Indian Institute of Business Hyderabad 2014
Keynote speaker for “Peace, Prosperity & Progress Through the Sea,” a conference held at the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad, 2014
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2014 42 Medicine for Peace UN World Science Peace Day Delhi 2014 2014 42 Medicine for Peace UN World Science Peace Day Delhi 2014
Keynote speaker at the event “Medicine for Peace,” held at Delhi RML Hospital during the UN’s International Week of Science and Peace, 2014
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2014 34 Meeting co Patron of WAFA HRH Prince Basma bint Ali of Jordan 2014 2014 34 Meeting co Patron of WAFA HRH Prince Basma bint Ali of Jordan 2014
Meeting co-Patron of WAFA HRH Princess Basma bint Ali of Jordan, 2014
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2014 26 Chief Scout of Malaysia Tan Sri Shafi Peace pledge signing 2014 2014 26 Chief Scout of Malaysia Tan Sri Shafi Peace pledge signing 2014
With Chief Scout of Malaysia Tan Sri Shafie, Pledge to Peace signing, 2014
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2014 19 Archbishop Desmond Tutu meeting 2014 2014 19 Archbishop Desmond Tutu meeting 2014
Meeting with Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Johannesburg, 2014
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2014 13 Houses of Parliament London with Baroness Scotland Sec Gen of The Commonwealth 2014 2014 13 Houses of Parliament London with Baroness Scotland Sec Gen of The Commonwealth 2014
At Parliament in London, with Baroness Patricia Scotland, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, 2014
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2014 12 Houses of Parliament Pledge to Peace launch 2014 2014 12 Houses of Parliament Pledge to Peace launch 2014
Launching the Pledge to Peace in London at the Houses of Parliament, 2014
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2013 6 Sao Paulo Government address 2013 6 Sao Paulo Government address
Addressing government officials in São Paulo, 2013
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2013 41 Mayor of Cusco address 2013 41 Mayor of Cusco address
On an event panel with the Mayor of Cusco, 2013
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2013 30 Speaking at Italian Senate 2013 2013 30 Speaking at Italian Senate 2013
Speaking at the Italian Senate in 2013
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2012 29 Speaker of the Italian Senate Pittella 2012 2012 29 Speaker of the Italian Senate Pittella 2012
In the VIP room with the Speaker of the Italian Senate and Gianni Pittella, 2012
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2012 18 Kensington Palace Queens Diamond Jubilee 2012 2012 18 Kensington Palace Queens Diamond Jubilee 2012
At Kensington Palace for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012
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2012 17 Kensington Palace 2012 2012 17 Kensington Palace 2012
At Kensington Palace in 2012
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2012 16 His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester Prem Kensington Palace 2012 2012 16 His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester Prem Kensington Palace 2012
At Kensington Palace, Prem Rawat with His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester, 2012
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2011 9 EU Parliament with 1st Vice President Gianni Pittella Sir Anthony Seldon 2011 2011 9 EU Parliament with 1st Vice President Gianni Pittella Sir Anthony Seldon 2011
At the European Parliament in Brussels with 1st Vice President Gianni Pittella and Sir Anthony Seldon, 2011
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2011 8 EU Parliament VIP room 2011 2011 8 EU Parliament VIP room 2011
In the VIP room during the European Parliament event in Brussels, 2011
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2011 7 EU Parliament 2011 2011 7 EU Parliament 2011
Speaking to the European Parliament in 2011
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2011 10 EU Parliament Gianni Pittella 2011 2011 10 EU Parliament Gianni Pittella 2011
At the European Parliament Meeting in Brussels with Gianni Pittella, 2011
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2010 21 EU Parliament VIP room 2010 2010 21 EU Parliament VIP room 2010
The VIP room at the European Parliament in Brussels, 2010
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2010 20 EU Parliament 2010 2010 20 EU Parliament 2010
At the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, 2010
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2007 24 Lord Mayor of the City of London Mansion House 2007 2007 24 Lord Mayor of the City of London Mansion House 2007
With the Lord Mayor of the City of London at his residence, Mansion House, in 2007
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2006 23 New Zealand Parliament Wellington 2006 2006 23 New Zealand Parliament Wellington 2006
Addressing Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand on the UN International Day of Peace, 2006
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2006 22 Argentinian Senate 2006 2006 22 Argentinian Senate 2006
Addressing the Argentinian Senate, 2006
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2006 1 United Nations New York 2006 2006 1 United Nations New York 2006
Speaking at the United Nations in New York, 2006
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2005 4 United Nations 60th Anniversary San Francisco 2005 2005 4 United Nations 60th Anniversary San Francisco 2005
Speaking at the United Nations 60th Anniversary event in San Francisco, 2005
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2005 3 United Nations Association Malaysia 2005 2005 3 United Nations Association Malaysia 2005
At the United Nations Association in Malaysia in 2005
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2005 27 Oxford University 2005 2005 27 Oxford University 2005
Speaking at Oxford University, 2005
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2004 8 Italian Senate with Former Prime Minister Emilio Colombo 2004 8 Italian Senate with Former Prime Minister Emilio Colombo
At the Italian Senate with former Prime Minister Emilio Colombo, in 2004
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2002 2 United Nations Bangkok 2002 2002 2 United Nations Bangkok 2002
In 2002, Prem Rawat was invited to speak at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok.
At this occasion, he quoted the Preamble to the Constitution of UNESCO:
“Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed.”