Volume : 2, Issue : 12, December - 2013

Mahatma Gandhi On World Peace

Dr. G. C. Narasimhulu

Abstract :

The problem of peace has always been the concern of mankind throughout human history. Today the most urgent task facing mankind is the establishment of world peace. Violence in the form of war between countries of the world is as old as history. But modern warfare of the twentieth century is altogether different from traditional warfare. Traditional warfare always concerned the army and in no way was the civilian population of belligerent nations involved. The scientific and technological progress of the twentieth century has transformed the very nature of warfare. We are passing through a very crucial period of human history. The first half of the present century has witnessed two most disastrous wars, and the creation of anxiety and tension all over the world. These two wars have released terrible energies for destruction. Today, science and violence have joined together not only to destroy the peace of man and society but also to threaten the very future existence of humanity.Gandhi might be regarded as having visualized a special role for India in carrying out the message of peace because his entire philosophy of  life, of which his doctrine of peace is an integral part, is rooted in the tradition and spirit of Indian culture. The contribution of India since the achievement of Independence to the cause of peace and to the settlement of Inter–national disputes by methods of peace may be looked upon as the substantial impact of the teaching of Gandhi on India’s relations with the world.