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Arun Gandhi
Website:
Arun Gandhi official web site
Country:
USA
Activity:
Activist, Writer
Keywords:
anger, change, love, nonviolence, parable, peace, violence
Arun is the fifth grandson of India’s legendary leader, Mohandas K. “Mahatma” Gandhi. He consider himself as a peace farmer.
Presentation
Born in 1934 in Durban, South Africa, Arun is the fifth grandson of India’s legendary leader, Mohandas K. “Mahatma” Gandhi. Growing up under the discriminatory apartheid laws of South Africa, he was beaten by “white” South Africans for being too black and “black” South Africans for being too white; so, Arun sought eye-for-an-eye justice. However, he learned from his parents and grandparents that justice does not mean revenge, it means transforming the opponent through love and suffering.
Grandfather taught Arun to understand nonviolence through understanding violence. “If we know how much passive violence we perpetrate against one another we will understand why there is so much physical violence plaguing societies and the world,” Gandhi said. Through daily lessons, Arun says, he learned about violence and about anger.
Interviews available from Arun Gandhi
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Dealing with our anger: the first major step in praticing nonviolence
What is the most pressing issue for us today?
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Passive violence
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Peace Farmer
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The meaning of peace?
His Grandfather Mahatma Gandhi told him a story about the meaning of peace.
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The transforming power of love
A story that Gandhi told about how love can transform someone's life. A great way to explain the dynamics of change...