Gandhian Nonviolence: Theory & Application International Course in India

Looking to travel while learning more about nonviolence? Find out more about this great opportunity to join a four-month international course in Gandhian Nonviolence at Gujarat Vidyapith in India. Get to know both the theoretical and practical elements of nonviolence at Gandhi’s university and take field trips to put your knowledge to use. The course aims to answer the question, “How do we address and get out of the vicious circle of violence?”

The deadline for applications is June 30, 2023, but the applications are simple and straightforward. Check out the details below.

Program Details

COST:  Tuition, Room & Board FREE (though donations are accepted); all other expenses regarding travel to & from India, visas, healthcare, & other spending is the responsibility each course participant. Once in India, a total personal expense budget equiv. of $300 per month would be reasonable (less, if one is very frugal).   

DURATION:  4 months (Sept. 30th, 2023 thru Jan 30th, 2024). A Course Diploma will be issued in a final graduation ceremony at Gujarat Vidyapith. 

LOCATION:  Gujarat Vidyapith, a university founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920, (see: www.gujarat vidyapith.org) will host the first 2 months of the course during which International Students attend classes weekdays, have housing on campus, are provided vegetarian meals, and are given access to exercise facilities including a large indoor swimming pool (free of charge).  Centered in the historic city of Ahmedabad (pop. 7.7 million), the urban campus enjoys a mild autumn climate and is near Gandhi’s Sabarmati (Satyagraha) Ashram where the 1930 Salt March began. Faculty associated with India’s oldest Gandhi Studies Program will teach the course while assuming little or no prior knowledge of Gandhi or India. 

To better understand the application of Gandhian nonviolence theory to practice, December and January will include course field trips involving 5-10 days each at a Naturopathy Centre, an Organic Farm, the Institute of Total Revolution at Vedchi, the Gandhi Research Foundation at Jalgoan, and other experiential learning travel opportunities.  Students will be accompanied by the Course Coordinator and/or another faculty member with transportation & on-site expenses free of charge. 

ACADEMIC CREDIT: can be earned via arrangements that may be made by each student with an educational institution in their home country.  Examples of mechanisms which may exist to be utilized have included credits awarded for “Independent Study”, “Cooperative Education”, “Service Learning Internships” or other devices negotiated by a student with their home institution prior to their departure to India. Such arrangements need not require MOUs for credit transfer.