New Delhi, Jan 17
World leaders and Nobel laureates and eminent personalities from
around the world will attend an international conference being
organized Jan 29-30 to mark the centenary of Mahatma Gandhi's
historic Satyagraha (non-violent resistance) movement.
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi will inaugurate the conference, titled
'Peace, Non-violence and Empowerment - Gandhian philosophy in the
21st Century', that will be addressed by two Nobel laureates,
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Mohammed Yunus of the Bangladesh Grameen
Bank, among others.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will address the concluding session of
the meet being organised by the Congress party that heads the ruling
United Progressive Alliance (UPA).
"It is to acknowledge the historical contribution made by Gandhi and
the values espoused by him," Minister of State for External Affairs
Anand Sharma told reporters here.
During the two-day conference, there would be discussions on the
relevance in the 21st century of Mahatma Gandhi's methods that won
India freedom and also empowered many marginalised communities
around the world later.
South African minister Essop Pahad would initiate a discussion on
"dialogue among peoples and cultures", while Italy's Deputy Prime
Minister Fansesco Rutelli would be the keynote speaker for the
discussion on the non-violent approach to conflict resolution and
peace building.
Sharma said all the eminent personalities attending the function
were "committed Gandhians".
"Persons like Rutelli have been practising Gandhian principles for
the last 20 years," he said.
Other distinguished speakers include South African freedom fighter
Ahmed Kathrada, Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto, intellectuals
such as Lord Bhiku Parekh and C.K. Prahlad and Gandhian activists
like A.T. Ariyaratne, Gene Sharp (of the Albert Einstein Institute)
and Chaiwat Sathaanand from Thailand.
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