Guest lecture by Prof. Tara Sethia on Nonviolence in the present context
ISJS organized a guest lecture by Prof. Tara Sethia on Monday, January 29, 2024, from 5 PM at the Samavasaran Amphitheatre, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute ‘BORI’, Pune. The title of the lecture was Nonviolence in the present context. The lecture was organized in collaboration with BORI, the Gandhi National Memorial Society, and the Pune International Centre, Pune.
Prof. Sethia founded the Ahimsa Center at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, California, and also served as its director from 2003 to 2022. She held the inaugural Shri Shantinath Endowed Chair in Ahimsa Studies 2020-2022. Recipient of several grants, awards, and honors, Dr. Sethia is also the author of two books – Gandhi: Pioneer of Nonviolent and Social Change, and Ahimsa, Anekanta, and Jainism.
Prior to the talk, the audience was addressed by ISJS Chairman Dr. Abhay Firodia, who stated that Jainism offers a more profound comprehension of nonviolence. The program's chief guest, former Member of Parliament Mr. Pradeep Rawat, also discussed his beliefs on nonviolence and stated that the rate of violence is always decreasing.
Dr. Sethia, in her speech, attributed violence to emotions such as depression, greed, arrogance, and sadness. She asserted that in the contemporary context, Ahimsa is the key to the good life, a caring community, a healthy society, and politics leading to the survival of the planet making Gandhi relevant more than ever.
The talk was held in remembrance of Mahatma Gandhi's nonviolent idealism, which was ideally the central theme of India's freedom movement, on the eve of his assassination.
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Prof. Sethia founded the Ahimsa Center at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, California, and also served as its director from 2003 to 2022. She held the inaugural Shri Shantinath Endowed Chair in Ahimsa Studies 2020-2022. Recipient of several grants, awards, and honors, Dr. Sethia is also the author of two books – Gandhi: Pioneer of Nonviolent and Social Change, and Ahimsa, Anekanta, and Jainism.
Prior to the talk, the audience was addressed by ISJS Chairman Dr. Abhay Firodia, who stated that Jainism offers a more profound comprehension of nonviolence. The program's chief guest, former Member of Parliament Mr. Pradeep Rawat, also discussed his beliefs on nonviolence and stated that the rate of violence is always decreasing.
Dr. Sethia, in her speech, attributed violence to emotions such as depression, greed, arrogance, and sadness. She asserted that in the contemporary context, Ahimsa is the key to the good life, a caring community, a healthy society, and politics leading to the survival of the planet making Gandhi relevant more than ever.
The talk was held in remembrance of Mahatma Gandhi's nonviolent idealism, which was ideally the central theme of India's freedom movement, on the eve of his assassination.
Click here for the poster.
