Synopsis This book presents Shanti-Parva's peace-messages for consideration by UN, UNESCO, all governments, all religious leaders, and by everyone else, with the hope that plenty of purposeful discussion (with an open mind) will be held, to arrive at new proposals which can help bring world peace within the reach of mankind in the twenty-first century.  Readers will discover that the peace-promoting messages of Shanti-Parva (when suitably interpreted) have universal applicability, even today.  These messages envisage the launching of a new peace-initiative, based on the explicit declaration of the Mahabharata verse 12.94.1 that says, "wars cannot provide a satisfactory solution to any dispute", and incorporate several novel features which are summarized in the last chapter of this book.