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Gandhi Foundation celebrates Mahatma Gandhi's 139th Birth Anniversary at the Statue in Atlanta |
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Written by Mahadev Desai
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Photo by Ravi Ponangi
The Gandhi Foundation of USA (GFUSA), a national organization based in Atlanta committed to spread the message of peace and non-violence of the two greatest apostles of peace Gandhi and King, celebrated Mahatma Gandhi's 139th Birth Anniversary at the MLK Jr.National Historic Site on a beautiful clear, sunny afternoon, Thursday, October 2. "October 2, Gandhi's Birthday, has a special significance to the world", said Subash Razdan, Chairman of GFUSA. Razdan added, "Today, Presidential candidate Obama issued a commemoration tribute from his campaign office honoring Gandhi." Senator Obama, in his tribute wrote, Quote: "Gandhi's significance is universal. Countless people around the world have been touched by his spirit and example - his victory in turn inspired a generation of young Americans to peacefully wipe out a system of overt oppression that had endured for a century, and more recently led to velvet revolutions in Eastern Europe and extinguished apartheid in South Africa. Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke of their great debt to Gandhi. His portrait hangs in my office to remind me that real change will not come from Washington - it will come when the people, united, bring it to Washington." Unquote. |
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GFUSA Executive Director Passes Away |
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Written by shivadmin
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 A moving Farewell for beloved Giriraj Rao
By Mahadev Desai “Joseph Addison, English writer circa 1700, once wrote, ‘He who would pass the declining years of his life with honor and comfort should, when young, consider he may one day become old, that he was once young,’ In the same vein, verse 27 from the holy book of Geeta says, ‘one who has taken birth is sure to die, and after death one is sure to take birth again. Therefore, you should not grieve over the inevitable.’” These were the words of Subash Razdan, who presided over the Funeral service for beloved Giriraj Rao at the Wages and Sons Funeral Home in Stone Mountain, Georgia on Saturday, April 5, 2008. |
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Welcome to the Gandhi Foundation USA Web Site! |
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Written by Web Master
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 The Gandhi Foundation of USA was founded on October 26, 1997 in anticipation of the installation and dedication of the statue of the Mahatma Gandhi at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site. The purpose of the foundation is to be an activist organization focusing to focus entirely on the practical application of the philosophies of Gandhi and King, thus establishing a meaningful continuity in honoring both Gandhi and King. |
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Peace Pilgrim Award Presented to Dalai Lama |
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Written by admin
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 Photo Credit: Linda Russel |
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American Guru Recieves GFUSA Humanitarian Award |
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Written by Dr. H.V. Shivadas Jaya, D.D.
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 by Dr. H.V. Shivadas, D.D.
Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati is an American-born spiritual teacher. She is widely known for her compassionate work, serving those who are suffering, people living with AIDS, the homeless, the poor, and anyone in need. Besides her main Kashi Ashram in Sebastian, Florida, she operates a number of ashrams across the United States, in Africa and in India. She is most passionate about the importance of service in spiritual life. She was honored on Ocotber 5, 2007 with the GFUSA Humanitarian Service Award during the Gandhi Birth Anniversary Celebratins held at Freedom Hall in the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site. |
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Dalai Lama Presented the Peace Pilgrim Award |
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Written by Mahadev Desai
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 by Mahadev Desai
Thousands attended the First Emory Summit on Religion, Conflict and Peace building at the spacious Woodruff Physical Education Center, Emory Campus, on Sunday, October 21. The inter-faith religion program was graced by the presence of the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Presidential Distinguished Professor at Emory, His Holiness Dalai Lama.
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Blessed by a homeless and Nobel mendicant! |
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Written by Viren Mayani
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 by Viren Mayani - A first hand account
As He held my hand within His genteel palms and thereafter draped a “Khata” (Tibetan ceremonial scarf) around my neck, pulling me closer towards him for a medicinal cure-hug, whispering chants in my ear as He did all of this simultaneously; a wave of warmth & electricity just sparked through my spine.
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