By Indhrannie PillayThe World Conference on Religion and Peace (WCRP) hosted a report back, presentation and discussion on research addressing the impact of gender based violence on sexual reproductive health and HIV/AIDSRead More…
Compiled by Nereshnee Govender and Indhrannie Pillay Parkvale Primary School Dancing Pencil Story Writing Club started in May 2000 under the mentorship of educator, Veena Gangaram. To date learners have published 18Read More…
By Nereshnee Govender Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi was awarded the Padma Bushan award by the Indian Government on 24 March 2007. The award for outstanding community service is India 'sRead More…
Compiled Indhrannie Pillay Kwa Zulu Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Bheki Hamilton Cele, launched the province's Easter Road Safety Campaign on 3 April 2007 at the Curries Fountain sportsRead More…
By Nereshnee Govender and Indhrannie Pillay Freedom Day is an annual celebration of South Africa's first non-racial democratic elections on 27 April 1994. It is celebrated in South Africa to mark theRead More…
By Nereshnee Govender The 3 rd Annual Mahatma Gandhi Salt March will take place in Durban on Sunday, 6 May 2007. The 22km march will begin at 8:00am at the Phoenix SettlementRead More…
April is a month when we celebrate our Freedom. Undoubtedly freedom is understood differently by different people. Some believe that freedom means the realization of rights, some believe that freedom is aRead More…
Reg. No. 012-860-NPO Introduction: Satyagraha is a monthly newspaper and was created as an alternate media to inspire initially South Africans of Indian origin, in particular the youth, now broadened to reachRead More…
Gandhi coined the term Satyagraha to describe his philosophy of nonviolent resistance. In developing satyagraha, Gandhi was influenced by the concept of ahimsa in the Hindu Upanishads and the tenets of Jainism.
Satyagraha is a philosophy and practice of nonviolent resistance developed by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Gandhi deployed satyagraha in campaigns for Indian independence and also during his earlier struggles in South Africa.