Campaign to Stop the Escalating Violence in India
The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles – Mahatma Gandhi
While it is often under-reported in the western news media, there is an escalating internal conflict in India. This involves Maoist insurgents, large-scale displacements of tribal people due to companies expanding their mining operations, and government security forces. The Gandhi Foundation is sponsoring a letter-writing campaign asking all parties to cease the use of violence in pursuit of their aims.
The Gandhi Foundation asks you to write to the Indian Government for a detailed explanation of the situation.
The first campaign aims to address the violence associated with the coal mining expansion in Jharkhand State.
Photographic and Multimedia presentations by Robert Wallis:
Jharkhand – A Disappearing World
Links giving more information:
Addressing the Present Conflict in India with Intellectual Satyagraha, by Dr. Felix Padel
The Satyagraha of the Mind – a non-violent approach to solving the conflicts of the 21st century, by Bulu Imam
Is There Anyone to Hear This Boy’s Cry? by Gladson Dungdung
Endless Cry in the Red Corridor, by Gladson Dungdung
Are These Anti-Naxal Operations Mr Chidambaram? by Gladson Dungdung
The Non-Nation – A Short Story of Racism by Javed Iqbal
Tribes and Tribulations by Graham Davey
Do We Also Have the Democratic Rights? By Gladson Dungdung
Police Brutality in Latehar by Gladson Dungdung
Campaign to Save the Karanpura Valley (Jharkhand, India)
Gandhi: The Man, His People & The Empire
Gandhi's autobiography: "My Experiments With Truth"
"Gandhi": Attenborough's Oscar-winning movie
I am very thankful to the Gandhi Foundation for taking up the issue of mining causing displacement of Adivasis in Jharkhand. The Foundation has a prestigious presence in the international consciousness and it may no doubt draw more attention to the plight of the Adivasis who have little voice to protest except getting locked up in jail or being tortured. The Gandhi Foundation can and will I believe bring a powerful voice and join the issues raised by the recent Greenpeace India report HOW COAL MINING IS TRASHING TIGERLAND. I am thankful to Robert Wallis, Panos, and my son Justin Imam for their contributions.
Very valuanle achievements of GPF, please do resolve human rights violations and violance in Kashmir.