Gandhi's grandson to deliver lecture in Scottish university

London, Sep 21 (PTI) Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma
Gandhi, will deliver the Margaret Harris Lecture on Religion
at the University of Dundee in Scotland on October 7.

The lecture titled '21st Century Peace-Making: The
Gandhi Way', will argue that in a materialistic society people
have built a whole culture of violence that seeks to exploit
people for personal gains at individual and national levels.

This too is a form of violence, the university release
quoted him as saying.

He said, "Peace is not the absence of war or fighting.
Peace is where people of all cultures, religions,
nationalities learn to live in harmony. If we choose to
practice violence in all aspects of life we must be prepared
for strife and even war".

He added, "So, peace in the Gandhian sense means building
friendships, relationships that are based on respect,
understanding, compassion and love, which is much more lasting
than weapons of mass destruction."

Prior to the lecture, Gandhi will officially open an
exhibition titled 'India in Close Up', which will feature
images of everyday life in India in the 1960s along with
private portraits of Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi.

The lecture is co-hosted with Dundee University Students
Association as part of their 'Year of Democracy'. PTI PS
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