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Title:The Relevance of Gandhi to National Reconstruction in Contemporary South Africa
Author:Balintulo, M.M.ISNI
Year:1999
Periodical:Africa Quarterly
Volume:39
Issue:4
Pages:1-10
Language:English
Geographic term:South Africa
Subjects:cosmology
development
biographies (form)
History and Exploration
Ethnic and Race Relations
Politics and Government
nationalism
About person:Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948)ISNI
Abstract:This article is the text of the Gandhi Memorial Lecture, delivered on 29 November 1999. The author is rector and vice-chancellor of the Cape Technicom and former chairperson of the Gandhi-Luthuli Peace Institute in Durban, South Africa. The speech assesses Mahatma Gandhi's relevance for today's South Africa. Recalling the four essential principles of Gandhian philosophy at a public level: truth, ahimsa (i.e. non-violence), trusteeship and constructive action, and the four principles at a personal level, the speaker stresses the inevitability of change and the role of humanity therein.
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