The Shanti Sena or "Peace army" was made up of Gandhi's non-violent followers in India.
[1] These may include World Peace Brigade, Nonviolent Peaceforce, Swaraj Peeth, the organisation Peace Brigades International and participants in the Rainbow Gathering, and have served as a basis for the practice of Third Party Non-violent Intervention.
[citation needed] "Shanti Sena" is a term first coined by Gandhi when he conceptualized a nonviolent volunteer peacekeeping program dedicated to minimizing communal violence within the Indian populace.
[citation needed] In the aftermath of the Gandhian era, Shanti Sena has appeared in various incarnations.
Shanti Sena is also very active in Sri Lanka as a part of the organization Sarvodaya.