"The light has gone out of our lives, and there is darkness everywhere"

The above words were spoken by Jawaharlal Nehru on the occasion of the assassination of the Mahatma, Gandhi on this day back in 1948.

I am a follower of Gandhi's principle of ahimsa or non-violence which is a belief in, and strategy for social change.

This does not mean simply a passive acceptance of oppression, rather we put great emphasis on information, education, and persuasion, as well as civil disobedience and direct action to attain lasting change.