Articles by Ela Gandhi
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Ela Gandhi’s Statement on the US Attack on Venezuela
Ela Gandhi – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Jan 2026
On 5 Apr 1930 Gandhiji wrote to a U.S. businessman: “I want world sympathy in this battle of right against might.” Today in the face of US aggression against Venezuela and labelling South Africa for genocidal intent against Afrikaners while ignoring genocide in Gaza, we are reminded of this quote and ask: Can the world stand by and allow this kind of aggression to continue?
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Ela Gandhi | Nonviolence Radio - TRANSCEND Media Service,
27 Sep 2021
16 Sep 2021 – The granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi discusses growing up in her family’s intentional community and the importance of self-sufficiency.
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Ela Gandhi – TRANSCEND Media Service,
30 Oct 2017
Mahatma Gandhi was neither a philosopher nor an academic and although a prolific writer he was not an author and hence as he himself said “my life is my message”. His political strategy of Satyagraha has received much coverage, but the spiritual and personal changes have not been covered with the same degree of importance. Here I present those areas of his philosophy of life that in fact informed and developed his political thoughts.
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Howard Richards and Ela Gandhi – TRANSCEND Media Service,
23 Oct 2017
20 Oct 2017 – This paper was written for a seminar in Santiago, Chile, with TRANSCEND member Ela Gandhi, a granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi who continues his work. Each participant was asked to write three pages on the topic, “What is the principal challenge facing humanity today?”
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TRANSCEND Member Ela Gandhi – TRANSCEND Media Service,
26 Mar 2012
In 1994 South African regime transformed from a racially based oppressive regime to a democratically elected inclusive regime. This happened through hard-nosed negotiations between the various interest groups. It was proclaimed to be a miracle. It was nonviolence in action largely driven by the African National Congress and its formidable leadership, led by Nelson Mandela.
→ read full articleMAHATMA GANDHI’S SOUTH AFRICAN EXPERIENCE – A UNIQUE MODEL OF TRANSFORMATION
Ela Gandhi,
12 Mar 2009
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi arrived in South Africa at the age of 24 and left at the age of 45. These 21 years, most of which he spent in South Africa, were the most crucial years in his life. It was during this time that Gandhiji began to crystallise a unique philosophy of life. A philosophy […]
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