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Ela Gandhi to headline CPS' inaugural peace summit
She is the grand-daughter of Mahatma Gandhi and also a anti-apartheid activist turned South-African politician.
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Jeffin T. Kaleekal - Fri, 17, Oct 2025
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Ela Gandhi, grand-daughter of Mahatma Gandhi, will be speaking at the inaugural Peace Begins at Home Summit, on Oct. 29. Organized by The Center for Partnership Systems (CPS), the virtual summit will bring together 26 speakers from 17 countries.
Ela Gandhi is a global peace activist and a former South African Member of Parliament. An anti-apartheid activist from an early age, she was banned from political activism in 1973 and placed under house arrest for a total of nine years.
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She founded the Gandhi Development Trust which promotes non-violence, and was a founder member and chair of the Mahatma Gandhi Salt March Committee. In 2002, she received the Community of Christ International Peace Award and in 2007, in recognition of her work to promote Mahatma Gandhi's legacy in South Africa, she was awarded the prestigious Padma Bhushan award by the Indian Government.
Inspired by cultural historian and CPS Founder-President Dr. Riane Eisler’s 'Partnership vs. Domination' framework, the Summit will reframe peace not as a distant ideal but as a systems challenge that starts where we live, love, and raise each other: in the home, as per the organizers.
Dr. Eisler's framework contrasts societies that prioritize collaboration, equality, and care with those based on hierarchy, control, and violence, offering a lens to analyze cultural evolution.
Highlighting the significance of the summit, Dr. Eisler said, "This summit is not just about ending violence. It’s about reimagining systems — from families to nations — where partnership, not domination, defines our relationships." — Dr. Riane Eisler, President & Founder, Center for Partnership Systems.
The day would highlight themes like War & Conflict and Nature & Environment, highlighting practical, real-world initiatives that can be adopted globally.
Apart from Gandhi, Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, the Former UN Under-Secretary-General would also speak at the event.
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