This academy known as Vishwashanti Sangeet Kala Academy had Bharat Ratna Smt. Lata Mangeshkar as the Chairperson. Prof. Dr. Vishwanath D. Karad is a highly revered and respected teacher of repute, who has inspired and motivated thousands of students to develop their winning personalities by making them physically strong, mentally alert, intellectually sharp and spiritually elevated.
The establishment of the World Peace Centre of MAEERs MIT, Pune, India on 1st of December 1996, at the First Parliament of Science, Religion and Philosophy, under the Chairmanship of Prof. Vishwanath Karad, emphasising the importance of value-based universal education system in promoting the Culture of Peace in the global society, has been one of the most prolific contributions towards the well-being of the society.