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April 15, 2002 Volume 26, Issue 33 |
Continuing his grandfather's legacy of nonviolence and conflict resolution, the director of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence will speak April 17 at Mississippi State.
Arun Gandhi, grandson of Indian activist Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), will present a 7 p.m. public lecture in the Colvard Union ballroom. Mahatma is an honorary title meaning "Great Soul" in Hindi, the language of India.
Titled "Lessons Learned from Grandfather," the presentation will focus on the principles advocated by one of the world's most famous spiritual leaders and proponents of passive resistance to injustice.
The free event is sponsored by MSU's Campus Activities Board.
Born in 1934 in Durban, South Africa, Arun Gandhi is the fifth grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. In 1946, his parents took him to India to live with his grandfather to benefit from his philosophy and lifestyle. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in 1948.
Arun is the author of eight books and hundreds of journal articles and a 1994 collection of essays on the 125th anniversary of his grandfather's birth.
For more information, telephone CAB at 325-2930.