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The Dally Collegian
Wednesday Oct. 3, 1990
Gandhi debuts on campus
-~ lrs-«rjovlst/DoT>a»"soJan
Fresno Mayor KartttHurrtprtrt-ryJofort
unvelSng yesterday. ^
Grandson suggests ways to battle racism
By Brands Archibald
COUJ^iANSTAIT WRITER
Arun Ciantni\ a professor at the
Center of Southern Research at the
University ofMisslsslppI and the grandson of- Indian hero and philosopher
Mahatma Ghandl. suggested ways to
stop global racism in a campus lecture
Monday night.
Gandhi said he tries to address what
his grandfather called "The Seven Blun
dersofthe Earth" which include "WealIh
without Work. Pleasure without Conscience, Science' without Humanity.
Worship without Sacrifice. Politics without Principles. Knowledge without
Character, and Commerce without Morality.* Gandhi based his lecture on the
transformation of these "blunders" into
-wonders" through nonviolent methods.
Gandhi said there has noroeen much
research done on the effectiveness of
nonviolence to solve major political and
racial problems.
He has researched the subject himself, and does know of some major
successes.
For Instance. Gandhi said, during
World War n Hitler ordered the Jewish
spouses of German citizens to be taken
to a concentration camp. There were
about 12:000 Jewish spouses taken
and the next morning there were over
12,000 German spouses outside the
concentration camp, peaceak)*/ protesting while blocking the entrance to the
camp.
WhenHitlerheardoftheprotests.he
ordered his soldiers to shoot the demonstrators, but the soldiers could not
bring themselves to kill the peaceful,
unarmed citizens. Finally. Hitler released the Jewish spouses in order to
clear the entrance to the concentration
eamp.
Another instance of the success of
nonviolence in problem solving directly
involved Arun Gandhi.
- ' In 1969. a white. South African
member of parliament recognized me.*
said Gandhi. "This same man who would
have treated its: like dirt In South Africa
was very warm toward me in Bombay.
My first thought was of revenge. I could
have told him tojump overboard and go
to hell. My second thought was what my
grandfather would have said to that*
Gandhi treated the South African
man civilly and spent the next three
days escorting him and his wife around
Bombay. They eventually dlscused
apartheid, but in a rational, non-emotional manner.
"When they left for home they cried
and literally begged me for forgiveness.*
he said.
About a year later Arun Gandhi was
In South Africa with an exhibit about
his grandfather. Although the man lived
about 1,000 miles away from where
Gandhi would appear next, he flew to
the city and spent a day entertaining
Gandhi, even though it was against the
law in Sou th Africa for a white person to
entertain "a black person" — one of
several governmentalry designated racial categories in South Africa.
Today. Ghandl said, the same man
has become dedicated to changing such
laws In South Africa.
Ghandl wants to do more than Just i
change the law. He is also Interested in
changing the prejudices that people
have toward other people.
At one ofthe many universities that
Gandhi visited In South Africa, he was
surprised to find that the white stu-
See GANDHI, page 8
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| Title | 1990_10 The Daily Collegian October 1990 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1990 |
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| Title | October 3, 1990, Page 6 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1990 |
| Description | Daily (except weekends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif. : BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels ; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Assocated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
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| Full-Text-Search | Page6 Thehofy ■• The Dally Collegian Wednesday Oct. 3, 1990 Gandhi debuts on campus -~ lrs-«rjovlst/DoT>a»"soJan Fresno Mayor KartttHurrtprtrt-ryJofort unvelSng yesterday. ^ Grandson suggests ways to battle racism By Brands Archibald COUJ^iANSTAIT WRITER Arun Ciantni\ a professor at the Center of Southern Research at the University ofMisslsslppI and the grandson of- Indian hero and philosopher Mahatma Ghandl. suggested ways to stop global racism in a campus lecture Monday night. Gandhi said he tries to address what his grandfather called "The Seven Blun dersofthe Earth" which include "WealIh without Work. Pleasure without Conscience, Science' without Humanity. Worship without Sacrifice. Politics without Principles. Knowledge without Character, and Commerce without Morality.* Gandhi based his lecture on the transformation of these "blunders" into -wonders" through nonviolent methods. Gandhi said there has noroeen much research done on the effectiveness of nonviolence to solve major political and racial problems. He has researched the subject himself, and does know of some major successes. For Instance. Gandhi said, during World War n Hitler ordered the Jewish spouses of German citizens to be taken to a concentration camp. There were about 12:000 Jewish spouses taken and the next morning there were over 12,000 German spouses outside the concentration camp, peaceak)*/ protesting while blocking the entrance to the camp. WhenHitlerheardoftheprotests.he ordered his soldiers to shoot the demonstrators, but the soldiers could not bring themselves to kill the peaceful, unarmed citizens. Finally. Hitler released the Jewish spouses in order to clear the entrance to the concentration eamp. Another instance of the success of nonviolence in problem solving directly involved Arun Gandhi. - ' In 1969. a white. South African member of parliament recognized me.* said Gandhi. "This same man who would have treated its: like dirt In South Africa was very warm toward me in Bombay. My first thought was of revenge. I could have told him tojump overboard and go to hell. My second thought was what my grandfather would have said to that* Gandhi treated the South African man civilly and spent the next three days escorting him and his wife around Bombay. They eventually dlscused apartheid, but in a rational, non-emotional manner. "When they left for home they cried and literally begged me for forgiveness.* he said. About a year later Arun Gandhi was In South Africa with an exhibit about his grandfather. Although the man lived about 1,000 miles away from where Gandhi would appear next, he flew to the city and spent a day entertaining Gandhi, even though it was against the law in Sou th Africa for a white person to entertain "a black person" — one of several governmentalry designated racial categories in South Africa. Today. Ghandl said, the same man has become dedicated to changing such laws In South Africa. Ghandl wants to do more than Just i change the law. He is also Interested in changing the prejudices that people have toward other people. At one ofthe many universities that Gandhi visited In South Africa, he was surprised to find that the white stu- See GANDHI, page 8 |
