Arun Gandhi

Arun Manilal Gandhi (born April 14, 1934, Durban, South Africa) is the fifth grandson of Mahatma Gandhi through his second son Manilal. Following the footsteps of his grandfather, he is also a socio-political activist, although he eschews the ascetic lifestyle of his grandfather. Image File history File links Arun-gandhi. ... Image File history File links Arun-gandhi. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Central area of Durban Durban is a city in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa (). It is also known by the Zulu word eThekwini, (which means at the harbour, from the Zulu word itheku). ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी; Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી; Telugu: మోహన్�దాస్ కరమ్�చంద్ గాంధీ; Tamil: மோஹன்தாஸ் கரம்சந்து காந்தீ; Kannada: ಮೋಹನ್�ದಾಸ್ ಕರಮ್�ಚಂದ್ ಗಾಂಧೀ) October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) was a major political and spiritual leader of India, and the Indian independence movement. ... Manilal Gandhi (October 28, 1892-1956) was the second son of Mahatma Gandhi. ...

Early life

Born to Sushila and Manilal Gandhi, Arun's childhood days under South Africa's apartheid for someone of Indian heritage was considerably difficult, humiliating, and often violently abusive. Like many Indians, he was demeaned by Europeans for not being white, and ostracized by Africans for not being black, and subject to racially-motivated violence from extremists in both groups. This led to a series of resentful and angry teenaged years. Manilal Gandhi (October 28, 1892-1956) was the second son of Mahatma Gandhi. ...

While living with his grandfather Mahatma Gandhi from 1946 until his assassination in 1948, Arun experienced the most tumultuous period in India's struggle to free itself from British rule. He saw the first-hand effects of a national campaign for liberation which was carried out through both violent and nonviolent means. Both the events and Mahatma Gandhi's teachings strongly influenced Arun. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी; Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી; Telugu: మోహన్�దాస్ కరమ్�చంద్ గాంధీ; Tamil: மோஹன்தாஸ் கரம்சந்து காந்தீ; Kannada: ಮೋಹನ್�ದಾಸ್ ಕರಮ್�ಚಂದ್ ಗಾಂಧೀ) October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) was a major political and spiritual leader of India, and the Indian independence movement. ...

When Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in 1948, Arun felt such anger that he wanted to take revenge upon the assassin. Then he remembered his grandfather’s words: Never react immediately in anger. Following that, he returned to South Africa. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी; Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી; Telugu: మోహన్�దాస్ కరమ్�చంద్ గాంధీ; Tamil: மோஹன்தாஸ் கரம்சந்து காந்தீ; Kannada: ಮೋಹನ್�ದಾಸ್ ಕರಮ್�ಚಂದ್ ಗಾಂಧೀ) October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) was a major political and spiritual leader of India, and the Indian independence movement. ...

After the death of his father, Arun returned to India in 1956 to work as a trainee journalist and reporter for The Times of India. The Common Man featured on a commemorative stamp released by the Indian Postal Service on the 150th Anniversary of the Times of India - 1988. ...

Principles

Gandhi considers himself to be a Hindu. He is a member of the Living Enrichment Center. Gandhi's has worked closely with the Christian priests and his philosophies are strongly influenced by Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and Catholic Christian concepts. Like his grandfather, he also believed in the concept of 'non-violence' (ahimsa). In 2003 he was one of the signatories to Humanism and Its Aspirations (Humanist Manifesto III). Nonviolence (or non-violence) is a set of assumptions about morality, power and conflict that leads its proponents to reject the use of violence in efforts to attain social or political goals. ... Humanism and Its Aspirations subtitled Humanist Manifesto III, a successor to the Humanist Manifesto of 1933 is the most recent of the Humanist Manifestos published by the American Humanist Association (AHA). ... Humanist Manifesto is the title of three manifestos laying out a humanist worldview published by the American Humanist Association (AHA). ...

Family

Arun's wife, Sunanda, (born 1932), whom he married in 1958, is also a partner in Arun's non-violent campaigns. They have a son, Tushar, who is also an activist, and a daughter, Archana, and four grandchildren. Tushar Gandhi is a great-grandson of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the Indian who helped India gain independence. ...

The present

In 1987, along with his entire family, Arun Gandhi moved to the United States to work on a study at the University of Mississippi. This study examined and contrasted the sorts of prejudices that existed in India, the U.S., and South Africa. Afterward they moved to Memphis, Tennessee and founded the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Non-Violence. This institute is dedicated to applying the principles of nonviolence at both local and global scales. Official language(s) English Capital Jackson Largest city Jackson Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 32nd 125,443 km² 275 km 545 km 3 30°13N to 35°N 88°7W to 91°41W Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 31st 2,697,243 23. ... Nickname: The River City, The Bluff City Official website: http://www. ...

Arun has given many speeches about non-violence in many countries. During his tour to Palestine, he urged the Palestinians to resist Israeli occupation peacefully to assure their freedom.

In August 2004, Gandhi proposed to the Palestinian Parliament a peaceful march of 50,000 refugees across the Jordan River to return to their homeland, and said MPs should lead the way. Gandhi also remarked that the fate of Palenstinians are ten times worse than the treatment of whites upon the blacks in South Africa. [1]

What would happen? Maybe the Israeli army would shoot and kill several. They may kill 100. They may kill 200 men, women and children. And that would shock the world. The world will get up and say, 'What is going on?'.

See also

• Season for Nonviolence
• Living Enrichment Center

The entrance to Living Enrichment Center. ...

External links

• M.K. Gandhi institute (Founded by Arun)
• "In the Name of the Father" a Memphis Flyer article on Arun Gandhi.