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.
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‘‘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.
Required headgear is a symbol of extremism. Most of it is not optional.
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.
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.
Rajiv Gandhi was shot by a Tamil Hindu...
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.
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