Gandhian Way : Peace, Non-Violence and Empowerment (Celebrating Hundred Years of Satyagraha'
(1906-2006) : Indian National Congress)/edited by Anand Sharma. New Delhi, Academic Foundation,
2007, 320 p., photographs, ISBN 81-7188-648-7.
Gandhian Way : Peace, Non-Violence and Empowerment (Celebrating Hundred Years of Satyagraha'
(1906-2006) : Indian National Congress)/edited by Anand Sharma. New Delhi, Academic Foundation,
2007, 320 p., photographs, ISBN 81-7188-648-7.
Contents: Foreword/Sonia Gandhi. Introduction/Anand Sharma. I. Gandhian philosophy in the 21 century: 1. The sacred warrior/Nelson Mandela. 2. Rediscovering the Mahatma's way/Sonia Gandhi. 3. Celebrating Satyagraha: Assertion of human dignity and spirit/Manmohan Singh. 4. Poverty, injustice and world peace/Muhammad Yunus. 5. The spirit of Togetherness/Desmond Tutu. 6. Building a New World Order/Ela Gandhi. 7. Re-launching the Satyagraha Movement/Kenneth Kaunda. 8. Overcoming the new divisions/Lech Walesa. 9. Immortality of Gandhian philosophy/Pranab Mukherjee. 10. Promoting Gandhian philosophy/Nasser al-Kidwa. 11. True world citizenship/Abdelaziz Bouteflika. II. A Non-violent approach to conflict resolution and peace building: 12. Gandhi's answer: neither peace nor war but non-violent struggle/Gene Sharp. 13. Restoring the theme of non-violence/Francesco Rutelli. 14. Power of peaceful transformation/Ahmed Kathrada. 15. Relevance of Gandhi in the political world today/Radha Kumar. 16. New purpose of leadership: less to rule, more to educate/George Papandreou. 17. Co-operation for viable and sustainable social and political order/Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. 18. A new Satyagraha/Janez Drnovsek. 19. Peaceful resolution of conflicts/Jusuf Kalla. 20. Reviving the Gandhian philosophy/Abune Paulos. 21. World voices/Liu Hongcai, Pawel Zalewski, Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk, Ramesh Chennithala, Farooq Sattar, Navnit Dholakia, Sadok Fayala, Mohamed Ali Rustam, Pradip Giri and Karen Balcazar Cronenbold. III. Gandhian philosophy for poverty eradication, education and people's empowerment: 22. Gandhi on poverty eradication and people's empowerment/Bhikhu Parekh. 23. The next big social innovation: democratizing commerce/C.K. Prahalad. 24. Poverty alleviation through empowerment/Navinchandra Ramgoolam. 25. Equality of empowerment/Edward Samuel Miliband. 26. Peaceful coexistence/Gianni Vernetti. 27. Keeping non-violence alive/Hawa Ahmed Youssouf. 28. Social and economic transparency/Asma Jahangir. 29. Equality of education/Marianne Mikko. 30. World voices/Sergey Y. Glazyev, Conceita Xavier Sortane, Chaturon Chaisaeng, Ken Nnamani, Kirti Menon, Sunderlal Bahuguna, Sumitra Kulkarni and Raul Valdes Vivo. IV. Dialogue among peoples and cultures: 31. Dialogue between cultures: understanding the contributions of India and South Africa/Essop Pahad. 32. Dialogue among peoples and cultures/Mushirul Hasan. 33. Overcoming the new face of violence/Asfandyar Wali Khan. 34. Gandhi's dialogue on civilization/Rajiv Vora. 35. Global coexistence: development leading to freedom and peace/Mewa Ramgobin. 36. Time for peace and dialogue/Mahdi Agha Alikhani. 37. True dialogue: acceptance of universal and local values/Joao Cravinho. 38. World voices/Michael Chilufaya Sata, Pradip Giri, Samy Gemayel, Hilde Rapp, Nouzha Chekrouni, Anwar Fazal, Kirunda Kivejinja and Salman Khurshid. V. Towards a nuclear weapons-free and non-violent world order: 39. Non-violent world order/Johan Galtung. 40. Towards a nuclear weapons--free and non-violent world order/Mani Shankar Aiyar. 41. Countering hatred and violence through Shanti Sena/Chaiwat Satha-Anand. 42. Creating a world free of nuclear weapons/Tzannis Tzannetakis. 43. Cooperation and dialogue/Jos Chabert. 44. Investing in peace/Paul van Tongeren. 45. World voices/Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick Lekota, Jurgen Stork, Antonio Marques Porto e Santos, Kenneth Kaunda, Kefenste Mzwinila, George Khutsishvili and Charles Namoloh. Declaration. Annexure: Chronology of Mahatma Gandhi's life. Lead contributors.
"Mahatma Gandhi's humane philosophy and inherent spirituality had a profound influence not only on the people of India but the freedom of loving people worldwide. 11 of September 2006 marked the centenary of the Satyagraha Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa for peaceful resistance against discriminatory and unjust laws. "Satyagraha--the Firmness of the Force Truth" became a powerful mass movement of peaceful resistance and civil disobedience. Over the years, it evolved into a dynamic mass movement of effective action.
Commemorating 100 years of 'Satyagraha' in a befitting manner, the Indian National Congress convened a two day International Conference: "Peace, Non-Violence and Empowerment: Gandhian Philosophy in the 21 Century". Over 300 international delegates from 91 countries comprising world leaders, Nobel Laureates, leading peace and human rights activists and Gandhian scholars reflected on the essence and the enduring relevance of Mahatma Gandhi's Philosophy. The conference deliberated on subjects and issues which represent the core of Gandhian thought. The discussion touched upon a wide range of Gandhian principles and values including Mahatma Gandhi's, concern for the poor and his abiding commitment to non-violence and people's empowerment. Emerging from the discussions amongst the luminaries was the collective affirmation to renew people's commitment to Mahatma's noble mission of building a world that is in peace and harmony with itself.
Based on the deliberations of this conference, together with precious archival material, this volume--a book for the future--endeavours to reach out and connect the people, especially the younger generation, to the 'Gandhian Way' and to carry forward his legacy into the 21 century."