Mohandas K. Gandhi called upon all people to become the change they wish to see in the world.
More than 60 years after his assassination, his grandson Arun Gandhi, will come to Ball State University with a similar message.
Gandhi will present "Lessons Learned From My Grandfather" tonight at 7 p.m. in Pruis Hall.
Gandhi grew up in apartheid South Africa but was sent to live with his grandfather in 1946 for 18 months after several racist encounters with white and black residents.
During his stay he witnessed his grandfather leading India in its struggle for independence from British rule.
He came to the United States in 1987 and established the M. K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence in 1991 with his wife Sunanda.
"I think that nonviolence is the only way we can save this world from disaster and destruction," Gandhi said.
Nonviolence is more than the absence of war or the absence of fighting or killing, he said.
"It is understanding the many ways we commit violence," Gandhi said. "Not only physical violence but also passive violence."
He said people have become more civilized in dealing with conflict, but people need to stop depending on weapons, killing and war as means to resolve conflict.
People also need to stop looking at nonviolence as another strategy for conflict resolution, he said.
"It's more than a strategy," Gandhi said. "It's a way of life."
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