Was Gandhi Racist? Selective research and reporting have sometimes distorted the image of Gandhiji. As a result, Ela Gandhi (Arun Gandhi’s sister and granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi) felt compelled to compile a message included below. Satish Dhupelia, great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and who lives in Durban South Africa, was interviewed on the South African Radio on the matter […]
October 2nd Worldwide Message of Peace
Happy Birthday Bapuji!
September 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
October 2nd Worldwide Message of Peace The Gandhi Legacy Tour family supports the efforts of Peace and of the Gandhi Development Trust in Durban, South Africa. This week Gandhi Development Trust leadership reached out to friends to help spread the message of peace to youth. October 2, 1869 is Mahatma Gandhi’s birth date. Jai Jai Jayanthi Bapuji! Satish […]
Meet Miss Fikile Lucia Ngcobo
May 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Valley Trust A CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION Valley of the Thousand Hills near Durban South Africa A visit with the NGO, The Valley Trust (“TVT”) – A Center for Health Promotion – in the Valley of the Thousand Hills near Durban will highlight Day 6 of the Satyagraha Tour of South Africa. Celebrating over 60 […]
Announcing: Awarded Gandhi Tour Grants for Youth!
April 10, 2015 by 2 Comments
Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute (“GWEI”) Board of Directors has established the “Essay of Excellence”, a youth “Gandhi Legacy Tour Travel Grant” program. Two travel grants will be awarded annually – one for the Gandhi Legacy Tour of India (Dec 29 – Jan 12, 2015-2016) and the other for the Satyagraha Tour of South Africa (May 31 – June 15, 2016). Arun Gandhi and his son Tushar […]
Discover the Living Legacy of Gandhi
August 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Source Gandhi Legacy Tour: The Legacy of Gandhi Beckons by Tushar Gandhi Welcome to a journey of discovery of the living legacy of Gandhi. Mohandas K. Gandhi, Mahatma, Bapu as we call him with affection said ‘My life is my message.’ The Legacy tour revisits the philosophy of Gandhi by visiting various places where the […]
Arun Gandhi to Provide Keynote Address at Brazilian Education Conference
June 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Source: Catalyst House Salvador Bahia, Brazil — (SBWIRE) — 06/23/2012 — Dr. Arun Gandhi, noted peace and human rights activist and president of the Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute (‘GWEI’) has accepted an invitation to provide keynote address from the Brazilian City of Salvador Bahia (Salvador da Bahia) at the City’s annual Education in the First Place […]
Guest Post: Global Exchange Thanks Arun & Gandhi Legacy Tour
May 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Legacy Tour Continues – Reality Tours Thanks Arun Gandhi for 15 Years of Partnership Guest post by Malia Everette | Global Exchange Back in 1997 Reality Tours wanted to offer a tour of a lifetime to India that would inspire our members. When we met Dr. Arun Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, and […]
Anuradha Bhosale and the Untouchable Revolution
April 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
India has the largest number in the world of children not in school. Like the carpetbaggers of John Steinbeck’s classic novel “The Grapes of Wrath,” migrant laborers travel with their families across the Indian countryside in search of work. They set up tattered tents alongside highways or build small mud huts in the shadow […]
Gandhi Legacy & Development Tour
March 5, 2012 by 4 Comments
SATYAGRAHA TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA First Inaugural Tour Delegation May 2014 Arun Gandhi’s 80th Birth Anniversary (1934) Celebrated in Durban, Phoenix Settlement | Led by Arun Gandhi, Tushar Gandhi, apprentice Managing Director Lynnea Bylund Second Tour Delegation May 2015 | Led by Arun Gandhi and Lynnea Bylund Third Tour Delegation May 2018 | Arun Gandhi, Tushar […]
Gandhi Institute Efforts against Child Trafficking Highlighted in BBC Special Report
August 12, 2010 by 6 Comments
Gandhi organization’s efforts to combat forced child labor and trafficking will be one of the featured examinations on this week’s BBC World News – the Fast Track series. View BBC report here – Gandhi’s grandson helps India’s poor August 12, 2010 / Wauconda, IL / Dr. Arun Gandhi, President of the Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute […]
Arun Gandhi PBS Interview w/ Amy Eldon
June 6, 2010 by 1 Comment
GlobalTribe is a PBS series that combines the spirit of travel with a meaningful exploration of the global issues that affect us all. This is Series Host Amy Eldon’s GlobalTribe interview of Arun Gandhi – Grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, Arun Gandhi has followed in his grandfather’s footsteps by teaching the principles of nonviolence. In 1991, […]