{"id":30653,"date":"2022-07-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gurudev.artofliving.org\/work\/uncategorized\/highest-civilian-award-suriname\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T01:13:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T19:43:07","slug":"highest-civilian-award-suriname","status":"publish","type":"work","link":"https:\/\/gurudev.artofliving.org\/de\/work\/leadership-ethics\/highest-civilian-award-suriname\/","title":{"rendered":"Highest Civilian Award from Suriname"},"content":{"rendered":"
July 13, 2022
\nParamaribo, Suriname<\/em><\/h6>\n

On his visit to Suriname after 21 years, Gurudev was received by the Minister of Defense. Later in the morning, Gurudev addressed the business leaders.<\/p>\n\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/SriSri\/status\/1547663817043165184<\/p>\n

At the parliament, Gurudev was welcomed by Dr. Dew Sharman, deputy speaker and several members of parliament.<\/p>\n\n

In an interaction with the members of the Parliament, he spoke about how mental health has become a significant issue. He shared his vision to make Suriname the happiest country and expressed his willingness to collaborate with the Suriname government to achieve this. He highlighted the immense possibilities for the country which has a population of only 600,000 residents.<\/p>\n

Answering questions on ways to prevent parties from fighting, Gurudev said that constructive fighting is good for democracy, however, when it comes to progress, prosperity, peace and development everybody should be united.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Was welcomed to the Suriname National Assembly by the Deputy Chair, Dew Sharman and parliamentarians of various parties. pic.twitter.com\/MnJyUIOYbe<\/a><\/p>\n

— Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (@Gurudev) July 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n