Programme Officer, Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti
The phenomenon of growing intolerance and the weaponization of various communication tools across the world to fan mistrust, racism, and xenophobia is leading to increasing conflicts in different parts of the world. This, in fact is a challenge to communicators who are constantly engaged in finding alternative and healthy voices to these toxic communication patterns. An important pillar to change this toxic communication ecosystem is nonviolent communication. It needs to be promoted worldwide. While there are different perspectives of nonviolent communication, the approach of Mahatma Gandhi has major global traction. Indian traditions and spirituality had major impact on the philosophy and perspectives of the Mahatma. In his writings and speeches he often quoted from these deep Indian value systems. This paper, in this backdrop, is an attempt to understand the Gandhian model of nonviolent communication from the Indian communication tradition.
Nonviolent communication, Mahatma Gandhi, Indian communication thought
