Meet our Founding Members
Our founding members bring together a distinguished community of professors, researchers, and practitioners dedicated to advancing peace, human security, and sustainable development through interdisciplinary dialogue and research.
Professor Priyankar Upadhayaya
Chairholder, UNESCO Chair and Intercultural Understanding; Professor of Peace, Malaviya Centre for Peace Research, Banaras Hindu University (BHU); Global Fellow, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO); Senior Advisor, MIT World Peace University, Pune; Olof Palme Professor designate (2027)
Professor Anjoo Sharan Upadhyaya
Distinguished Professor, MIT World Peace University, Pune; Global Fellow, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO); Adjunct Professor, Malaviya Centre for Peace Research; Former Head, Department of Political Science; Former Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
Professor Manoj Kumar Mishra
Professor & Coordinator, Malaviya Centre for Peace Research, Banaras Hindu University (BHU); Visiting Professor at International University
Professor Ghan Shyam
Professor, Department of History, Banaras Hindu University; Fulbright fellow at New York University
Dr. Rachna Narayan
Program Coordinator, Centre for Peace and Development & Desk Editor, Peaceworks: Internationally Peer-Reviewed Journal
Mamta Tiwari
Environmental Scientist and Conflict Resolution Specialist