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14th Dalai Lama
The 14th Dalai Lama (religious name: Tenzin Gyatso, shortened from Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, born Lhamo Dondrub, 6 July 1935) is the 14th and current ...
The 14th Dalai Lama (religious name: Tenzin Gyatso, shortened from Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, born Lhamo Dondrub, 6 July 1935) is the 14th and current ...
A. T. Ariyaratne
Sri Lankabhimanya Ahangamage Tudor Ariyaratne (Sinhala:අහන්ගමගේ ටියුඩර් ආරියරත්න) is the founder and president of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankabhimanya Ahangamage Tudor Ariyaratne (Sinhala:අහන්ගමගේ ටියුඩර් ආරියරත්න) is the founder and president of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement in Sri Lanka.
Abbas Tyabji
Abbas Tyabji (અબ્બાસ તૈયબજી, अब्बास तैयबजी; 1853 – June 9, 1936) was an Indian freedom fighter from Gujarat, who once served as the Chief Justice of the (Baroda) Gujarat High Court.
Abbas Tyabji (અબ્બાસ તૈયબજી, अब्बास तैयबजी; 1853 – June 9, 1936) was an Indian freedom fighter from Gujarat, who once served as the Chief Justice of the (Baroda) Gujarat High Court.
Ambalal Sarabhai
Ambalal Sarabhai (1890–1967) was a leading industrialist of Ahmedabad and also played an important role in India's freedom struggle.
Ambalal Sarabhai (1890–1967) was a leading industrialist of Ahmedabad and also played an important role in India's freedom struggle.
Anna Hazare
Kisan Bapat Baburao Hazare (born 15 June 1937), popularly known as Anna Hazare is an Indian social activist and a prominent leader in the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement, using nonvio...
Kisan Bapat Baburao Hazare (born 15 June 1937), popularly known as Anna Hazare is an Indian social activist and a prominent leader in the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement, using nonvio...
Anupam Mishra
Anupam Mishra (born 1948) is an Indian Gandhian and environmentalist, and water conservationist who works on promoting water conservation, water management and traditional rainwater harvesting t...
Anupam Mishra (born 1948) is an Indian Gandhian and environmentalist, and water conservationist who works on promoting water conservation, water management and traditional rainwater harvesting t...
Arun Manilal Gandhi
Arun Manilal Gandhi is the fifth grandson of Mohandas Gandhi through his second son Manilal.
Arun Manilal Gandhi is the fifth grandson of Mohandas Gandhi through his second son Manilal.
Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi, AC (, ; born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese opposition politician and the General Secretary of the National League for Democracy.
Aung San Suu Kyi, AC (, ; born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese opposition politician and the General Secretary of the National League for Democracy.
Baba Amte
Murlidhar Devidas Amte, popularly known as Baba Amte (बाबा आमटे) (December 26, 1914 – February 9, 2008) was an Indian social worker and social activist known particularly for his work for ...
Murlidhar Devidas Amte, popularly known as Baba Amte (बाबा आमटे) (December 26, 1914 – February 9, 2008) was an Indian social worker and social activist known particularly for his work for ...
Bernard Lafayette
Bernard Lafayette Jr. (born July 29, 1940 in Tampa, Florida) is a longtime civil rights activist and organizer, who was a leader in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.
Bernard Lafayette Jr. (born July 29, 1940 in Tampa, Florida) is a longtime civil rights activist and organizer, who was a leader in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.
Chandi Prasad Bhatt
Chandi Prasad Bhatt is an Indian Gandhian environmentalist and social activist, who founded Dasholi Gram Swarajya Sangh in Gopeshwar in 1964, which later became a mother-organization to the ...
Chandi Prasad Bhatt is an Indian Gandhian environmentalist and social activist, who founded Dasholi Gram Swarajya Sangh in Gopeshwar in 1964, which later became a mother-organization to the ...
Charles Freer Andrews
Charles Freer Andrews was an English priest of the Church of England.
Charles Freer Andrews was an English priest of the Church of England.
Community of the Ark
The Community of the Ark is a small spiritual commune in southern France that was founded in 1948 by Lanza del Vasto.
The Community of the Ark is a small spiritual commune in southern France that was founded in 1948 by Lanza del Vasto.
Dada Dharmadhikari
Shankar Trimbak Dharmadhikari (June 18, 1899 – December 1, 1985), better known throughout the world as Acharya Dada Dharmadhikari was an Indian freedom fighter, and a leader of social...
Shankar Trimbak Dharmadhikari (June 18, 1899 – December 1, 1985), better known throughout the world as Acharya Dada Dharmadhikari was an Indian freedom fighter, and a leader of social...
Devdas Gandhi
Devdas Gandhi (1900–1957) was the fourth and youngest son of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
Devdas Gandhi (1900–1957) was the fourth and youngest son of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
Dinkar Pandya
Dinkar Vrijlal Pandya (born 14 March 1896, date of death unknown) was a Gandhian.
Dinkar Vrijlal Pandya (born 14 March 1896, date of death unknown) was a Gandhian.
Ela Bhatt
Ela Ramesh Bhatt (born 7 September 1933) is the founder of the Self-Employed Women's Association of India (SEWA).
Ela Ramesh Bhatt (born 7 September 1933) is the founder of the Self-Employed Women's Association of India (SEWA).
Ela Gandhi
Ela Gandhi (born July 1, 1940), granddaughter of Mohandas Gandhi is a peace activist and was a Member of Parliament in South Africa from 1994-2004, where she aligned with the African National...
Ela Gandhi (born July 1, 1940), granddaughter of Mohandas Gandhi is a peace activist and was a Member of Parliament in South Africa from 1994-2004, where she aligned with the African National...
G. Ramachandran (social reformer)
G. Ramachandhran (October 7, 1904 – January 17, 1995) was a soldier for the Gandhian cause, social reformer and a teacher.
G. Ramachandhran (October 7, 1904 – January 17, 1995) was a soldier for the Gandhian cause, social reformer and a teacher.
Gandhi Brigade
The Gandhi Brigade is a youth voice project that was started in Silver Spring, Maryland.
The Gandhi Brigade is a youth voice project that was started in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Gandhi Foundation
The Gandhi Foundation is a United Kingdom-based voluntary organisation which seeks to further the work of Mahatma Gandhi through a variety of educational events and activities.
The Gandhi Foundation is a United Kingdom-based voluntary organisation which seeks to further the work of Mahatma Gandhi through a variety of educational events and activities.
Gandhi Memorial International Foundation
Gandhi Memorial International Foundation, also known as the Mahatma Gandhi International Foundation, was a controversial non-profit organization run by Yogesh K. Gandhi, originally born Yo...
Gandhi Memorial International Foundation, also known as the Mahatma Gandhi International Foundation, was a controversial non-profit organization run by Yogesh K. Gandhi, originally born Yo...
Gandhi Peace Prize
The International Gandhi Peace Prize, named after Mahatma Gandhi, is awarded annually by the Government of India.
The International Gandhi Peace Prize, named after Mahatma Gandhi, is awarded annually by the Government of India.
Giorgio Ceragioli
Giorgio Ceragioli (June 24, 1930 – July 17, 2008) was an Italian engineer, professor and a leader in the pro-Third World movement in Italy.
Giorgio Ceragioli (June 24, 1930 – July 17, 2008) was an Italian engineer, professor and a leader in the pro-Third World movement in Italy.
Goparaju Ramachandra Rao
Goparaju Ramachandra Rao (aka Gora) (November 15, 1902-1975) was an Indian atheist leader.
Goparaju Ramachandra Rao (aka Gora) (November 15, 1902-1975) was an Indian atheist leader.
Haku Shah
Haku Shah (Devanagari:हकु शाह) (born 1934) is a Gandhian, an eminent Indian painter belonging to the Baroda School, he is also a cultural anthropologist, an author of international repute on fol...
Haku Shah (Devanagari:हकु शाह) (born 1934) is a Gandhian, an eminent Indian painter belonging to the Baroda School, he is also a cultural anthropologist, an author of international repute on fol...
Hermann Kallenbach
Hermann Kallenbach (1871–1945) was a German born Jewish South African architect who was one of the foremost friends and associates of Mahatma Gandhi.
Hermann Kallenbach (1871–1945) was a German born Jewish South African architect who was one of the foremost friends and associates of Mahatma Gandhi.
J. C. Kumarappa
J. C. Kumarappa (born Joseph Chelladurai Cornelius) (January 4, 1892 - January 30, 1960) was an Indian economist and a close associate of Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi.
J. C. Kumarappa (born Joseph Chelladurai Cornelius) (January 4, 1892 - January 30, 1960) was an Indian economist and a close associate of Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi.
James Bevel
James L. Bevel (October 19, 1936 – December 19, 2008) was an American minister and leader of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement who, as the Director of Direct Action and Director of Nonviolent Educ...
James L. Bevel (October 19, 1936 – December 19, 2008) was an American minister and leader of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement who, as the Director of Direct Action and Director of Nonviolent Educ...
James Lawson
James Morris Lawson, Jr. (born September 22, 1928) was a leading theoretician and tactician of nonviolence within the American Civil Rights Movement.
James Morris Lawson, Jr. (born September 22, 1928) was a leading theoretician and tactician of nonviolence within the American Civil Rights Movement.
James Lawson (American activist)
James Morris Lawson, Jr. was a leading theoretician and tactician of nonviolence within the American Civil Rights Movement.
James Morris Lawson, Jr. was a leading theoretician and tactician of nonviolence within the American Civil Rights Movement.
K Radhakrishna Menon (Baba)
K RadhaKrishna Menon also known as Radhettan or Baba, is viewed as an ideal Gandhian who, through his life, showed the world how the teachings of the Mahatma could be implemented in a modern world.
K RadhaKrishna Menon also known as Radhettan or Baba, is viewed as an ideal Gandhian who, through his life, showed the world how the teachings of the Mahatma could be implemented in a modern world.
Kaka Kalelkar
Dattatreya Balkrushna Kalelkar, popularly known as Kaka Kalelkar, was a Gandhian Indian patriot.
Dattatreya Balkrushna Kalelkar, popularly known as Kaka Kalelkar, was a Gandhian Indian patriot.
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (, কম্লাদেবী চট্টোপাধ্যায়; 3 April 1903 – 29 October 1988) was an Indian social reformer, freedom fighter, and most remembered for her contribution to Indian independen...
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (, কম্লাদেবী চট্টোপাধ্যায়; 3 April 1903 – 29 October 1988) was an Indian social reformer, freedom fighter, and most remembered for her contribution to Indian independen...
Kasturba Gandhi
Kastürbā Gāndhi was the wife of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, marrying him in an arranged child marriage in 1883.
Kastürbā Gāndhi was the wife of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, marrying him in an arranged child marriage in 1883.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890 - 20 January 1988) (خان عبدالغفار خان, ख़ान अब्दुल ग़फ़्फ़ार ख़ान) was an Afghan, Pashtun political and spiritual leader known for his non-violent opposition to Bri...
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890 - 20 January 1988) (خان عبدالغفار خان, ख़ान अब्दुल ग़फ़्फ़ार ख़ान) was an Afghan, Pashtun political and spiritual leader known for his non-violent opposition to Bri...
Krishnammal Jagannathan
Krishnammal Jagannathan (கிருஷ்ணம்மாள் ஜெகநாதன்: born 1926) is a social service activist from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Krishnammal Jagannathan (கிருஷ்ணம்மாள் ஜெகநாதன்: born 1926) is a social service activist from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Lakshmi Chand Jain
Lakshmi Chand Jain (1925–2010) was a Gandhian activist and writer.
Lakshmi Chand Jain (1925–2010) was a Gandhian activist and writer.
Lanza del Vasto
Lanza del Vasto, (Giuseppe Giovanni Luigi Enrico Lanza di Trabia), (September 29, 1901 – January 5, 1981) was a philosopher, poet, artist, catholic and nonviolent activist.
Lanza del Vasto, (Giuseppe Giovanni Luigi Enrico Lanza di Trabia), (September 29, 1901 – January 5, 1981) was a philosopher, poet, artist, catholic and nonviolent activist.
Laxman Nayak
Laxman Nayak or Laxman Naik (November 22, 1899 – March 29, 1943) was a civil rights activist of South Orissa in eastern India.
Laxman Nayak or Laxman Naik (November 22, 1899 – March 29, 1943) was a civil rights activist of South Orissa in eastern India.
Llorenç Vidal Vidal
Llorenzo Vidal Vidal, majorcan poet, educator and pacifist, founded in 1964 the School Day of Non-violence and Peace a pioneering, non-state, non-governmental, non-official, independent, free an...
Llorenzo Vidal Vidal, majorcan poet, educator and pacifist, founded in 1964 the School Day of Non-violence and Peace a pioneering, non-state, non-governmental, non-official, independent, free an...
Maganlal Gandhi
Maganlal Gandhi was a follower of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
Maganlal Gandhi was a follower of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
Mahadev Desai
Mahadev Desai (January 1, 1892 – August 15, 1942) was an Indian independence activist and nationalist writer; he was most famously known for being the personal secretary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Mahadev Desai (January 1, 1892 – August 15, 1942) was an Indian independence activist and nationalist writer; he was most famously known for being the personal secretary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Manilal Gandhi
Manilal Mohandas Gandhi was the second of four sons of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi.
Manilal Mohandas Gandhi was the second of four sons of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi.
Mar Sebastian Valloppilly
Mar Sebastian Valloppilly was the first bishop of the Diocese of Tellicherry, in Kerala, India.
Mar Sebastian Valloppilly was the first bishop of the Diocese of Tellicherry, in Kerala, India.
Maria Lacerda de Moura
Maria Lacerda de Moura (16 May 1887 – 20 March 1945 in Manhuaçu, Minas Gerais, Brazil) was a Brazilian teacher, journalist, writer, anarcha-feminist, and individualist anarchist.
Maria Lacerda de Moura (16 May 1887 – 20 March 1945 in Manhuaçu, Minas Gerais, Brazil) was a Brazilian teacher, journalist, writer, anarcha-feminist, and individualist anarchist.
Mark Boyle (Moneyless Man)
Mark Boyle aka The Moneyless Man (born 8 May 1979) is a writer and activist best known for founding the online Freeconomy Community, and for living without money since November 2008.
Mark Boyle aka The Moneyless Man (born 8 May 1979) is a writer and activist best known for founding the online Freeconomy Community, and for living without money since November 2008.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
Mirabehn
Madeleine Slade (Mirabehn) (November 22, 1892 – July 20, 1982), daughter of the British Rear-Admiral Sir Edmond Slade, was a British woman who left her home in England to live and work wi...
Madeleine Slade (Mirabehn) (November 22, 1892 – July 20, 1982), daughter of the British Rear-Admiral Sir Edmond Slade, was a British woman who left her home in England to live and work wi...
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement.
Mohanlal Pandya
Mohanlal Pandya was an Indian freedom fighter, social reformer and one of the earliest followers of Mahatma Gandhi.
Mohanlal Pandya was an Indian freedom fighter, social reformer and one of the earliest followers of Mahatma Gandhi.
Mridula Sarabhai
Mridula Sarabhai (* 6.5.1911 ; + 26.10.1974) was a Gandhian freedom fighter and activist.
Mridula Sarabhai (* 6.5.1911 ; + 26.10.1974) was a Gandhian freedom fighter and activist.
Narayan Desai
Narayan Desai, son of Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary and biographer Mahadev Desai, was born on December 24, 1924, in Bulsar, Gujarat.
Narayan Desai, son of Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary and biographer Mahadev Desai, was born on December 24, 1924, in Bulsar, Gujarat.
Narhari Parikh
Narhari Parikh was an Indian freedom fighter and social reformer, who was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi and the chief architect of the Indian Independence Movement in Gujarat.
Narhari Parikh was an Indian freedom fighter and social reformer, who was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi and the chief architect of the Indian Independence Movement in Gujarat.
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election.
Nirmal Kumar Bose
Nirmal Kumar Bose (নির্মল কুমার বসু) (22 January 1901 – 15 October 1972) was a leading Indian anthropologist, who played a formative role in "building an Indian Tradition in Anthropology".
Nirmal Kumar Bose (নির্মল কুমার বসু) (22 January 1901 – 15 October 1972) was a leading Indian anthropologist, who played a formative role in "building an Indian Tradition in Anthropology".
Nirmala Deshpande
Nirmala Deshpande was a noted Indian social activist who had embraced Gandhian philosophy.
Nirmala Deshpande was a noted Indian social activist who had embraced Gandhian philosophy.
Professor Abdul Bari
Abdul Bari(Urdu:پروفیسر عبد الباری, Hindi: प्रोफ़ेसर अब्दुल बारी; 1892-1947) was an Indian academic and social reformer.
Abdul Bari(Urdu:پروفیسر عبد الباری, Hindi: प्रोफ़ेसर अब्दुल बारी; 1892-1947) was an Indian academic and social reformer.
Pyarelal Nayyar
Pyarelal Nayyar (1899-1982) was the personal secretary of Mahatma Gandhi in his later years.
Pyarelal Nayyar (1899-1982) was the personal secretary of Mahatma Gandhi in his later years.
R. K. Patil
Ramrao Krishnarao Patil was Gandhian and freedom fighter from India.
Ramrao Krishnarao Patil was Gandhian and freedom fighter from India.
Ravi Shankar Vyas
Ravi Shankar Vyas (1884–1984) was an Indian freedom fighter and social reformer, hailing from and working in the state of Gujarat.
Ravi Shankar Vyas (1884–1984) was an Indian freedom fighter and social reformer, hailing from and working in the state of Gujarat.
Ravindra Kelekar
Ravindra Kelekar was a noted Indian author who wrote primarily in the Konkani language, though he also wrote in Marathi and Hindi.
Ravindra Kelekar was a noted Indian author who wrote primarily in the Konkani language, though he also wrote in Marathi and Hindi.
Robert Hart (horticulturist)
Robert Adrian de Jauralde Hart (1 April 1913 – 7 March 2000) was the pioneer of forest gardening in temperate zones.
Robert Adrian de Jauralde Hart (1 April 1913 – 7 March 2000) was the pioneer of forest gardening in temperate zones.
Romain Rolland
Romain Rolland (29 January 1866 – 30 December 1944) was a French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian and mystic who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915.
Romain Rolland (29 January 1866 – 30 December 1944) was a French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian and mystic who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915.
Samaldas Gandhi
Samaldas Gandhi was an Indian freedom fighter who headed the Aarzi Hukumat or Temporary Government of the erstwhile princely state of Junagadh.
Samaldas Gandhi was an Indian freedom fighter who headed the Aarzi Hukumat or Temporary Government of the erstwhile princely state of Junagadh.
Shanti Sena
The Shanti Sena or "Peace army" was made up of Gandhi's followers in India.
The Shanti Sena or "Peace army" was made up of Gandhi's followers in India.
Sunanda Gandhi
Sunanda Gandhi (1932–2007) was an author, researcher, nurse and, along with her widower Arun Gandhi, co-founder of the M. K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence.
Sunanda Gandhi (1932–2007) was an author, researcher, nurse and, along with her widower Arun Gandhi, co-founder of the M. K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence.
Sunderlal Bahuguna
Sunderlal Bahuguna (born 9 January 1927) is a noted Garhwali environmentalist, Chipko movement leader and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of Non-violence and Satyagraha.
Sunderlal Bahuguna (born 9 January 1927) is a noted Garhwali environmentalist, Chipko movement leader and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of Non-violence and Satyagraha.
Sushila Nayyar
Sushila Nayyar, also spelled 'Nayar' (1914-2000), was the younger sister of Pyarelal Nayyar, personal secretary to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and the Gandhis' personal physician.
Sushila Nayyar, also spelled 'Nayar' (1914-2000), was the younger sister of Pyarelal Nayyar, personal secretary to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and the Gandhis' personal physician.
Tushar Gandhi
Tushar Arun Gandhi (तुषार गांधी) (born 17 January 1960 near Mumbai, India) is a great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, and the son of journalist Arun Manilal Gandhi.
Tushar Arun Gandhi (तुषार गांधी) (born 17 January 1960 near Mumbai, India) is a great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, and the son of journalist Arun Manilal Gandhi.
Vinoba Bhave
Vinoba Bhave,Vinayak Narahari Bhave often called Acharya, was an Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights.
Vinoba Bhave,Vinayak Narahari Bhave often called Acharya, was an Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights.