29 Facts About Cedric Prakash

Cedric Prakash was born on 3 November 1951 and is a Catholic priest and a member of the Society of Jesus of Gujarat in India.

Cedric Prakash is currently based in the city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat in Western India.

Cedric Prakash is well known for his work on human rights, reconciliation, and peace activism, with a focus on advocacy.

Cedric Prakash is a prolific writer on subjects related to social justice, peace, communal harmony, environment, contextual spirituality, and the Constitution of India.

Cedric Prakash's articles are regularly published in newspapers, magazines, and journals in India and abroad.

Cedric Prakash is a visiting faculty in some colleges, universities, and seminaries in India, Europe, and the USA.

Cedric Prakash was born on 3 November 1951, to Cynthia Lobo and Conrad Lobo in Mumbai, India.

Cedric Prakash's father was an Engineer in a sister company of Siemens and his mother was a teacher at St Joseph's Convent, Umerkhadi, Mumbai.

Cedric Prakash is a direct descendant of the well-known Mascarenhas family of Kankanady, Mangalore.

Cedric Prakash's great-grandfather Dr Simon Mascarenhas was a reputed physician of the town.

Cedric Prakash traveled to several European Countries for this preparatory process interacting and encouraging youth towards a more meaningful life in the service of others.

On 16 July 1974, Cedric Prakash entered in Ahmedabad, the Jesuit Novitiate of the Gujarat province of the Society of Jesus.

For one year, Cedric Prakash then served as a warden of a residential technical school for boys run by Jesuits in Sevasi, Baroda.

From 1982 to 85, Cedric Prakash did his studies in Theology.

Cedric Prakash was ordained a priest in St Peter's Church, Bandra, Mumbai by Bishop Ferdinand Fonseca, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Bombay.

In May 1985, Cedric Prakash was appointed to work in the remote areas of Umarpada, South Gujarat among the Vasava and Chaudhary Adivasi communities.

Cedric Prakash worked here for the rights of the tribals and their socio-cultural empowerment.

Cedric Prakash was appointed the Director of St Xavier's Social Service Society.

Cedric Prakash initiated the Centre for Orientation, Documentation and Research and SHANTI, an initiative for inter-religious dialogue, communal harmony and peace.

Cedric Prakash was for several years a Counterpart of the US-based Catholic Relief Services for North and Central Gujarat.

Cedric Prakash was one of the NGO delegates from India, at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, known as the 'Earth Summit' in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Cedric Prakash participated in the European Ecumenical Assembly at Graz, Austria.

Fr Cedric Prakash was responsible for receiving directly from the US Government and distributing a huge consignment of relief materials to the affected persons.

Cedric Prakash founded Prashant, the Ahmedabad-based Jesuit Centre for Human Rights, Justice and Peace and was the Director of this Centre till January 2016.

Cedric Prakash was conferred the Kabir Puraskar by the President of India for his work in the promotion of Communal Harmony and Peace in 1995.

Cedric Prakash was named Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, one of the highest French civilian awards, acknowledging his commitment to the defense and the promotion of human rights in India.

Cedric Prakash has been awarded the Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award presented for Humanitarian Work by the Indian Muslim Council, US, in 2003.

Cedric Prakash was one of the recipients of Mother Teresa Awards for Social Justice in 2013.

Cedric Prakash received the Lifetime Achievement Award from The Federation of Konkani Catholic Associations on 5 June 2022 for his work as a human rights and peace activist and his service to the marginalized communities in India.