{"id":65022,"date":"2009-09-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/what-would-gandhi-globalize-is-oct-6-uri-honors-colloquium-topic\/"},"modified":"2009-09-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-09-25T00:00:00","slug":"what-would-gandhi-globalize-is-oct-6-uri-honors-colloquium-topic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2009\/09\/what-would-gandhi-globalize-is-oct-6-uri-honors-colloquium-topic\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWhat Would Gandhi Globalize?\u2019 is Oct. 6 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Colloquium topic"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 September 25, 2009 \u2013 The 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Honors Colloquium on Oct. 6 will address the impact of Mahatma Gandhi on India and the world.<\/p>\n


\n\tMichael Nagler, professor emeritus and founder of the Peace and Conflict Studies Program at the University of California, Berkeley, will discuss \u201cWhat Would Gandhi Globalize? India\u2019s Greatest Gift to the 21st Century\u201d at 7:30 p.m. in Room 271 of the Chafee Social Science Center, 10 Chafee Road, Kingston. The lecture, like all programs of the \u201cDemystifying India\u201d series, is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n


\nFor the first time, the Honors Colloquium is offering the lectures through live streaming video and podcasts to those who can\u2019t get to the Kingston Campus. You can access the podcasts and streaming video by going to www.uri.edu, and clicking on \u201cDemystifying India\u201d. As a public health precaution, the University asks those with influenza-like symptoms on the day of the event not to attend, but rather watch online.<\/p>\n


\n\tNagler, who was also a professor of Classics and Comparative Literature at Berkeley, has become one of the world\u2019s most widely respected peace scholars and activists. He has had a lifelong interest in Gandhi, who was the leader of the Indian nationalist movement against British rule and considered to be the father of his country. His protests began in 1915 and he assumed control of the Indian National Conference in 1921. He was assassinated in 1948. Gandhi remains the central figure in nonviolent protest to achieve political and social progress. Gandhi\u2019s image adorns India\u2019s currency, the rupee. Of course, Gandhi\u2019s ideas of nonviolent protest guided the Civil Rights Movement of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cFor the first time in history, Gandhi taught the world how to fight political injustice \u2013 on a massive scale \u2013 without recourse to violence,\u201d said Nikhilesh Dholakia, 溏心vlog免费B站 marketing professor and one of the colloquium coordinators. \u201cGandhi also foresaw many of the ecological challenges of today, and advocated a system of simple, eco-friendly lifestyles. Professor Michael Nagler would bring to us a contemporary interpretation of Gandhi\u2019s ideas, and suggest new approaches to our persistent problems of global conflict and ecological destruction.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nNagler is the author of several books, including America Without Violence and The Upanishads. Nagler’s most recent book, Is There No Other Way: The Search for a Nonviolent Future, received an American Book Award in 2002. He sits on the editorial board of The Acorn: Journal of the Gandhi-King Society. He also serves on the advisory board of Tikkun magazine.<\/p>\n


\nNagler has taught various subjects at the university level for the past 40 years, including ancient Greek, comparative literature, religious studies, and peace studies, and continues to teach highly popular courses on nonviolence and meditation at U.C. Berkeley. He is proficient in ancient Greek, Latin and Sanskrit, and speaks French, German, Spanish and Italian. Nagler received his master\u2019s degree and doctorate in Comparative Literature at U.C. Berkeley.<\/p>\n


\nFor further details about the colloquium, including an updated schedule and information on parking, go to www.uri.edu\/hc or contact the 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Center at 401-874-2381 or debg@uri.edu.<\/p>\n


\nMajor colloquium sponsors are: The Honors Program, Office of the President, Office of the Provost, College of Business Administration, College of Arts & Sciences, College of Engineering, Division of University Advancement, The Anthony J. Risica Lecture Series on Innovation & Entrepreneurship, and The Village Inn – Narragansett.<\/p>\n


\nAdditional sponsors include: College of Human Science and Services, College of the Environment and Life Sciences, Office of the Vice President for Administration, Office of the Vice Provost for Information Technology Services, University College, 溏心vlog免费B站 Diversity Week-Multicultural Center, 溏心vlog免费B站 Women\u2019s Studies Program, The Mark and Donna Ross Honors Colloquium Humanities Endowment, Kabob N Curry – Providence, and Professor G.S. Verma and Mrs. R. Verma.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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