Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi Releases New Book Karuna: The Power of Compassion

Exam-focused facts from the 21 March 2026 current affairs briefing.

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Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi has released his latest book titled Karuna: The Power of Compassion.
The book has been published by HarperCollins in association with The Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion.
The official unveiling was attended by Justice Surya Kant, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) of the Supreme Court of India (SCI), and Dr. Kiran Bedi, the former Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.
Kailash Satyarthi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for his five decades of work in defending the rights and dignity of marginalised children.
The book explores the concept of compassion as a transformative force for addressing global conflicts, inequality, and indifference.