Rajmohan Gandhi talks about the life and philosophy of his grandfather, Mohandas K. Gandhi. He is interviewed by Amitabh Pal, managing editor of The Progressive magazine. This interview was recorded in Chicago, during the Chicago Tribune Printers Row Book Fair.
After Words: Rajmohan Gandhi, author of 'Gandhi: The Man, His People, and the Empire' interviewed by Amitabh Pal
'Saying his peace'
Rajmohan Gandhi remembers his grandfather in a video interview with the Washington Post's Shankar Vedantam. He also speaks about recently finding a rare audio recording of his grandfather that was previously not known to exist by many.
Satyagraha event in New York
Rajmohan Gandhi speaks at "Satyagraha: Gandhi's 'Truth Force' in the Age of Climate Change" presented by the Garrison Institute on April 13, 2008 at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in New York City.
Gandhi: The Man, His People, and the Empire
Rajmohan Gandhi talked about his biography of his grandfather, Gandhi: The Man, His People, and the Empire, published by University of California Press. In the book he provides a full account of the Mahatma's life, the development of his beliefs, his political campaigns, and his complex relations with his family. It tracks the battle for Indian independence, recounting Gandhi's campaigns against racial discrimination in South Africa and India, his attention to relations between Muslims and non-Muslims, and an examination of Gandhi's strategies of non-violent resistance. During the event, Professor Gandhi read selections from his book and answered questions from audience members. Professor Gandhi is Research Professor at the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A former member of the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of the Indian Parliament), he led the Indian delegation to the U.N. Human Rights Commission in 1990.
'Obama, Hillary and the pastor'
Article in Dawn. 'A WATERSHED moment for America appears to be coinciding with a watershed moment for Barack Obama.'
'The Gandhi You May Not Know'
Video of a talk given to the Theosophical Society in America, Wheaton, IL
'Applying Gandhi’s Ideas to Climate Change'
Article by Peter Applebome, quoting Rajmohan on his grandfather:
“He had an ability to find a very simple symbol that could mobilize a great number of people; think of his Salt March,” said Gandhi’s grandson and biographer, Rajmohan Gandhi, referring to the 1930 protest against the British tax on salt that helped galvanize India against British rule. “You might say he was an advertising genius.”
'Spiritual Leaders Call for Understanding'
Peace Pilgrim Award Presented to Dalai Lama by Rajmohan Gandhi
This presentation took place at the First Emory Summit on Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding
Mohandas: A True Story of a Man, His People and an Empire
A candid recreation of one of the most influential lives of recent times, this book finally answers questions long asked about the timid youth from India's west coast