Inter-Religious Approach to Communal Harmony – by M.R. Rajagopalan

Posted on May 14, 2007 by gandhifriends

While there are many causes of violence, religious differences have been historically one of them, in spite of their teachings of love, compassion and service to humanity. As empires arose in different parts of the world, the kings claimed divinity and the priest class facilitated the process. Thus the link between religion and polities has [...]

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Ancient Wisdom – by Negeen Zinovieff

Posted on May 12, 2007 by gandhifriends

The truth is as old as the hills, Gandhi points out. In discovering the educational theories of the great master of Chinese philosophy, Confucius (born 551BCE), we find they are often similar to that of Gandhi who insisted that teachers should be role models for their pupils. How far this idealism can be practised is [...]

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Gandhi: Politics and Spirituality – by Antony Copley

Posted on July 10, 2005 by gandhifriends

Just where does Gandhi’s central concept of nonviolence fit into the overall Gandhi world view? Our understanding of Gandhi has normatively been shaped by the role he played as an antagonist of racial prejudice in South Africa and of colonialism in India. We see him as an exceptional politician in some of the great power [...]

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