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Mahatma’s family walks in his footsteps (Gandhi 9/11 Peace Rally)
Ahmedabad News Online ^ | 8/31/2006 | Kamran Sulaimani

Posted on 09/10/2006 1:11:27 AM PDT by peyton randolph

His mantra on peace and non violence still acts as a guiding principle for many across the globe. And as a way of promoting his crusade for peace, Mahatma Gandhi’s family is taking the baton of his philosophy across the world by holding rallies and conferences for terror victims and appealing for universal peace.

Bapu’s grandson Arun will lead a rally in Washington DC to highlight peace and non-violence on September 11, the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre in which more than 2,700 people were killed. On the same day in Mumbai, his son Tushar will pay homage to the 200 victims of the July 11 train blasts.


Incidentally, September 11 is also the day on when Bapu, whose 137th birth anniversary will be celebrated next month, started his first non-violent campaign against racial discrimination in South Africa in 1906. His family also wants to draw attention to this peace campaign.

‘The terror attacks in America and Mumbai have shown that violence will not take us anywhere. Peace and non-violence are the only solutions. We will hold small gatherings to propogate Gandhian philosphy,’’ said Tushar, speaking to the Indian Express from Delhi.

He added, ‘‘We will be paying homage to the people who lost their lives in the Mumbai train blasts. Mahatma believed in peace and non-violence and by gathering at his statue, we will be showing solidarity with the families of those who died due to the act of terrorism or violence.’’

The day-long gathering will also witness troupes performing street plays on social issues, satyagrahs and other movements like jan andolan. The gathering will bring together peace activists, environmentalists and other civil human rights activists from across the country.

“The principles of non-violence have become more relevant in the present World,” says Tushar adding, ‘‘Be it Iraq or Lebanon, the recent terror strikes have only shown that violence is not the answer to a problem. Peace and change through peace will be the theme of our gathering at Nariman Point,’’ he said.

On the other hand, his father Arun (72), a US citizen who founded the M K Gandhi Institute for Non-Violence there, will hold a conference titled “Non-violence in the age of terrorism” preceding the September 11 rally.

The objective of the one-day conference is to help devise a curriculum on non-violence and conflict resolution that it wants to make mandatory in public schools in the United States and Canada. The rally from the historic Lincoln Memorial would mark the centenary of Mahatma’s first major public non-violent campaign.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; US: District of Columbia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: delusional; dhimmi; du; gandhi; india; moonbat; nosandwich4u; nutcase
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To: tkathy
We are talking about islam, not the jews or the amish or the sikhs.
You were talking about banning all religious headwear. I was pointing out that there are large religious groups that have religious headwear and do not engage in the psychotic behavior of Muslims. It isn't the headwear...even in that death cult.
21 posted on 09/10/2006 8:51:06 AM PDT by peyton randolph (No man knows the day nor the hour of The Coming of The Great White Handkerchief.)
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To: peyton randolph

Required headgear is a symbol of extremism. Most of it is not optional.


22 posted on 09/10/2006 8:57:19 AM PDT by tkathy (Einstein: Condemnation without investigation is the height of ignorance.)
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To: tkathy; peyton randolph

tkathy - WOW! This statement is ridiculous. Are you claiming that Specialist Uday Singh, who sacrificed his life in Iraq, was an extremist? He did belong to a religion that mandated headgear; he was a Sikh.

Why don't you just accept it when your arguments don't make sense?

BTW, do you know that a majority of muslims DON"T wear headgear? By your weird logic, any muslim who does not wear headgear is merely a peaceful adherent of the good old ROP.


23 posted on 09/10/2006 10:49:47 AM PDT by indcons (FReepmail "indcons" to get on/off the Military History ping list)
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To: indcons

Why are you obsessing about Sikhs?

I am trying to present a bloodless pathway to get a handle on islamic fascist terrorism. The Sikhs should be more than glad to take off their headgear to save innocent lives.


24 posted on 09/10/2006 11:50:33 AM PDT by tkathy (Einstein: Condemnation without investigation is the height of ignorance.)
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To: Invisible Gorilla

Rajiv Gandhi was shot by a Tamil Hindu...


25 posted on 01/31/2007 11:04:00 AM PST by USMMA_83 (Tantra is my fetish ;))
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To: tkathy

What an idiot! I think the Jews need to stop being Jews so that we can have peace in the ME. I think the west needs to stop being the west so that we can save innocent lives.


26 posted on 01/31/2007 11:08:01 AM PST by USMMA_83 (Tantra is my fetish ;))
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To: generalhammond
We believe in "non violence". Possession of nukes, makes our enemies "non-violent". Get it?
27 posted on 01/31/2007 3:49:33 PM PST by Gengis Khan
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