"Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they will be called Children of God"- Matthew 5:9

Human beings have made great progress in science and technology but have failed to engage in peace of mind, live in harmony in society, and create peace among nations; nor have they helped in decreasing poverty, ignorance, and exploitation. Climate change and global warming are direct consequences of destructive use of nature. This has threatened the very survival of the planet Earth. Humans have thus become victims of their own creation. In this scenario creation of a culture of peace is extremely important.

Scottish Church College has always been a feat of spreading the essence of harmony, peace and tolerance. The illustrious alumnae of the college like Swami Vivekananda and Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and others have spread the ideas of peace and brotherhood. Keeping up to the spirit the college has created a Peace Studies Cell which through its various programs aims at creating a culture of peace within the campus expanding further at creating a peaceful community which can transcend into state level, country level and finally at the global scenario. The Peace Studies Cell wants not only students but various stakeholders of the society to learn negotiating skills and conflict management to end violence that they face in various fronts. To keep the tradition of this along with the ethos of Christianity which propagates global peace and harmony Scottish Church College now formally embarks on a path of Peace Studies.

Composition of Scottish Church College, Peace Studies Cell:

Sl. No.	Name	Department
1.	Dr. Madhumanjari Mandal	Principal
2.	Dr. Supratim Das	Vice Principal
3.	Dr. Rajyasri Ghosh	Bursar
4.	Dr. Samrat Bhattacharjee	IQAC Coordinator
5.	Dr Narayan Ch. Das	Teachers’ Council Secretary
6.	Dr. Bidisa Sinha	Senatus Secretary
7.	Dr. Riddhi Bhattacharya, Convener	History
8.	Dr. Shrimoyee Guha Thakurta, Jt. Convener	History
9.	Dr. Sushmita Gonsalvez	Political Science
10.	Sri Pradipta Roy	Political SCience

UB Sponsored Faculty Development Programme:
Scottish Church College in association with United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA), wants to establish a Peace Studies Hub of North and North East Asia. In this context Scottish Church College, Peace Studies Cell in collaboration with UBCHEA, Mindanao Peace Institute (MPI), Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) and Madras Christian College will organise a 5 days Faculty Development Programme (FDP) for Peace Building for Faculty from 7th August to 11th August 2023.

Events:

Title/Topic	Event Date	Link
A Lecture on 'The Impact of Sufism in Gandhian Philosophy and His Concept of Ramrajya in Late Colonial India'. Organised by: The Peace Studies Cell in collaboration with the Departments of History, Philosophy and Political Science Event Date: 03.05.2024 | Venue: Scottish Church College Seminar Hall	03.05.2024	Photos
Celebration of International Peace Day. Venue: College Seminar Hall Organised by: Scottish Church College in collaboration with Peace Studies Cell	21.09.2023	Photos
Ananta Kumar Sarker and Snehalata Sarker Memorial Students' Conference on "Peace and World Politics: Changing Dynamics". Organised by: History and Political Science Departments & The Peace Studies Cell, Scottish Church College in collaboration with University of Warsaw, Poland, Faculty of Political Science & International Studies Venue: Online (ZOOM & YouTube)	22.02.2023	Detail