Maha: Dr Rahul Karad honoured with Global Business & Interfaith Peace Gold Medal in US
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Pune, June 8 (UNI) Dr Rahul Vishwanath Karad, executive director of city-based MIT World Peace University, was conferred the prestigious 2025 'Global Business and Interfaith Peace Gold Medal award at the IRF Builders Forum and Roger Williams IRF Awards in Washington DC, US for his support for interfaith communities, religious freedom and peace.
Dr Karad was honoured by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a programme organised in the US by the Religious Liberty and Business Foundation in the US.
Brian J Grimm, president of the Religious Liberty and Business Foundation, was present on the occasion, said a press release here on Sunday.
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