CPIS Seminar J Narayana Rao

J Narayana Rao, of Nagpur, India, belongs to a village near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. In 1958 he went to work for the Indian Railways and joined the Railway Trade Union Movement. He was arrested in 1973 and 1974 for Trade Union activities. While in Railway Service and in the Railway Trade Union movement he was attracted to the peace movement and joined the All India Peace & Solidarity Organization (AIPSO) in 1982. AIPSO is an Indian affiliate of the World Peace Council. At present he is the General Secretary of AIPSO of the Maharashtra State Council. Rao's zeal to work against nuclear weapons, war, and to support the struggles of the developing countries against imperialist domination led him to believe that unless women and youth are brought into the peace movement there will not be a real movement in India. With this idea he has taken the initiative in establish the National Association of Indian Women for Peace and Development and Indian Youth for Peace and Development. Both these organizations are slowly gaining ground. Rao retired from Railway service in 1994 and subsequently established the Southeast Central Railway Pensioners Association where he serves as General Secretary. On several occasions in recent years Rao has published, at his own expense, special publications promoting the work of the Global Network. In 2006 Rao organized a five-city speaking tour for GN staffers in India News reports on All India Peace & Solidarity Organization on Hiroshima Day: http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/05/stories/2007080558920300.htm http://www.hinduonnet.com/2007/08/07/stories/2007080775090300.htm ISANW Indian Scientists Against Nuclear Weapons conference report: http://www.isanw.org/news/08/ Citizens for Peace in Space http://space4peace.org http://CSaction.org