This year’s Annual Lecture took place at the Nehru Centre, London on 31st May. It was given by M. K. Gandhi’s grandson, Gopalkrishna Gandhi. Atonement in Politics; Perspectives from Mahatma Gandhi : Gopalkrishna Gandhi A transcript of the lecture can be read here: Atonement in Politics

Atonement in Politics; Perspectives from Mahatma Gandhi The lecture is to be delivered by Gopalkrishna, who is Gandhi’s grandson. Those wishing to attend are requested kindly to register via our Eventbrite webpage, via the following link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/atonement-in-politics-perspectives-from-mahatma-gandhi-tickets-57940800494?aff=ebdssbdestsearch 

The Gandhi Foundation’s Annual Lecture and Peace Award were held this year in conjunction with The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple. The venue was the historic Temple Church, a building originally founded by the Knights Templar and now used, not just as a place of worship, but also for promoting understanding between faiths and […]

Gandhi Peace Award 2008 – Citation by Dr. Omar Hayat Something extraordinary has taken place and is taking place in Northern Ireland. Something very powerful indeed. After decades of troubles the wholly unexpected coalition of the two extremes in the province, the Sinn Fein and the DUP has taken place (originally with the Reverend Paisley […]

The 2007 Gandhi Foundation Annual Lecture was given on Sunday 2nd December by Professor Lord Bhikhu Parekh. The theme of the lecture was “Why is Gandhi still Relevant?”. The text of the lecture was similar to Bhikhu’s Fred Blum Memorial Lecture: Gandhi in the 21st Century Professor Bhikhu Parekh is well-known as an intellectual on […]

We were extremely privileged to have The High Commissioner for India, His Excellency Kamalesh Sharma, deliver the Lecture.  He read English at King’s College, Cambridge and has served over 20 years in the Indian Foreign Service.  He was India’s Permanent Representative and Ambassador to the United Nations (1997-2003) and then Special Representative of the UN […]

The 2004 Annual Lecture was given by Helen Steven from Scotland who, together with Ellen Moxley, also received the Gandhi International Peace Award on this occasion. Both have campaigned tirelessly over 30 years against WMDs and the arms industry, and set up and run The Scottish Centre for Nonviolence. The Gandhi Foundation is delighted to […]