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Peace, Nonviolence and Empowerment - Gandhian Philosophy in the 21st Century was a conference held in New Delhi 29–30 January 2007. The conference was held to commemorate the centenary of Mohandas Gandhi's satyagraha movement. [1] It was organized by the Indian National Congress. [2] 122 organizations from 90 countries participated in the ...
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan of the Khudai Khidmatgars and Gandhi of the Indian National Congress. Gandhism is a body of ideas that describes the inspiration, vision, and the life work of Mohandas K. Gandhi.
Mahatma Gandhi's statements, letters and life have attracted much political and scholarly analysis of his principles, practices and beliefs, including what influenced him. Some writers present him as a paragon of ethical living and pacifism, while others present him as a more complex, contradictory and evolving character influenced by his ...
The Indira Gandhi Cultural Center (Bengali: ইন্দিরা গান্ধী সাংস্কৃতিক কেন্দ্র) is a cultural center in Dhanmondi Thana, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was named after the Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi , whose assistance to the Mukti Bahini was vital in securing Bangladesh's independence ...
The followers of Mahatma Gandhi, the most prominent figure of the Indian independence movement, [1] are called Gandhians.. Gandhi's legacy includes a wide range of ideas ranging from his dream of ideal India (or Rama Rajya), economics, environmentalism, women's rights, animal rights, spirituality, the truth, nonviolence, asceticism and others.
Even though he was assassinated in 1948, people still see him as an emblem of peace today. Mahatma Gandhi rose to fame through peaceful protests regarding India’s freedom from British colonizers.
Gandhi famously advocated for the Indian independence movement to strictly adhere to the principles of nonviolence. Respect or love for opponents also has a pragmatic justification, in that the technique of separating the deeds from the doers allows for the possibility of the doers changing their behaviour, and perhaps their beliefs.
The 1995 Marathi play Gandhi Virudh Gandhi explored the relationship between Gandhi and his son Harilal. The 2007 film, Gandhi, My Father was inspired on the same theme. The 1989 Marathi play Me Nathuram Godse Boltoy and the 1997 Hindi play Gandhi Ambedkar criticised Gandhi and his principles. [356] [357]