Posts by Lynnea
GLT Continues to Support World Responsible Tourism!
World Responsible Tourism, in association with the UN’s World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), is a universal movement, helping to build a solid, sustainable future for responsible, philanthropic and eco travel and tourism. Since its introduction six years ago, World Responsible Tourism has captured the hearts and minds of responsible and philanthropic travel facilitators everywhere. Gandhi Legacy Tour (GLT) has received permission to proudly display the World Responsible Tourism emblem to emphasize commitment to “responsible travel” for a second consecutive year 2014. Responsible and philanthropic travel honors sustainable projects across the planet, underscoring a...
Read MoreAre Gandhi Ideals Thriving More in India or America?
Salaam alaikum! Good Morning friends! Is the Spirit of Gandhi Thriving More in India or America? Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid, host of Radio Islam, engages Dr. Arun Gandhi in a conversation this week: Malik welcomes Arun noting that he is a true friend of humanity. In this intimate interview Malik and Arun cover a wide range of topics from India and South African politics, MK Gandhi’s politics, and who is responsible for bringing about Gandhian social, economic and political change today in India. Malik asks Arun about the Gandhi Legacy Tours, why they were started, and the upcoming inaugural Satyagraha Tour of South Africa he will be personally leading this...
Read MoreMark Twain on Travel 1869
In 1869, Mark Twain (from ‘The Innocents Abroad’) stated the following… “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of people, and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the Earth all one’s lifetime.” Share us on:ShareTweet Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)...
Read MoreTushar Gandhi Interviewed by Gary Null
Another remarkable person, Arun Gandhi’s son and co-leader of the Gandhi Legacy Tours, Tushar Gandhi, was on the air with Dr. Gary Null, Null’s ‘Conversations With Remarkable Minds series. Tushar is a controversial, irreverent and passionate activist known by millions in and out of India. Tushar is also my fellow director at Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute where he and his Mahatma Gandhi Foundation have provided major support and guidance. 1996 Tushar discovered an urn containing the ashes from Gandhi’s funeral pyre, forgotten in the strong room of the State Bank of India, Cuttack. He secured permission from the Supreme Court and immersed them in the Triveni...
Read MoreTourism: The World’s Biggest Peace Industry…?
“I believe that tourists are very valuable to the modern world. It is very difficult to hate people you know.” — John E. Steinbeck, Jr. (1902-1968) Share us on:ShareTweet Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)...
Read More