CSUB's Kegley Institute of Ethics to host 2019 fall lecture

Lecture will feature Arun Gandhi and Nipun Mehta

By California State University, Bakersfield

September 9^th, 2019

The Kegley Institute of Ethics at California State University, Bakersfield is happy to announce that Arun Gandhi and Nipun Mehta are the featured speakers at the 15th Annual KIE Fall Lecture at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, in the CSUB Dore Theatre Arun Gandhi’s lecture is titled “Lessons from My Grandfather: Non-Violence in a Violent World.” Nipun Mehta’s lecture is titled “Gandhi 3.0: Bridging the Internet and the Inner-Net.”

Born in 1934 in Durban, South Africa, Arun Gandhi is the fifth grandson of India’s legendary leader, Mohandas K. “Mahatma” Gandhi. For decades, Arun has shared the philosophy and lessons of non-violence learned from M. K Gandhi all around the world, including hundreds of thousands of high school and university students. Gandhi and his late wife, Sunanda, founded several service and education organizations, including the Center for Social Change, the M. K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, and the Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute. In addition, Arun has authored several books, including, “Legacy of Love: My Education in the Path of Nonviolence” (2003) and “The Gift of Anger, and Other Lessons Learned from My Grandfather Mahatma Gandhi” (2017).

CSUB's Kegley Institute of Ethics to host 2019 fall lecture

Nipun Mehta is the founder of ServiceSpace.org, an incubator of projects that supports a gift culture. Over the last 15 years, Nipun’s work has reached millions, attracted more than 500,000 volunteers, and mushroomed into numerous projects. Among his many prestigious accolades, President Obama appointed him to a council for social change, Dalai Lama recognized him as an “Unsung Hero of Compassion,” and Germany’s OOOM magazine named him Top 100 Most

Inspiring People of 2018. Tirelessly, he has addressed thousands of gatherings around the world, speaking to wide-ranging leaders from Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak to author Elizabeth Gilbert to civil rights legend John Lewis. Nipun's mission statement in life reads: "Bring smiles in the world and stillness in my heart."

The event is free and open to the public, thanks to the sponsorship of the Ravi and Naina Patel Foundation, the Kegley Family, Kaiser Permanente and Adventist Health Bakersfield, Kern Schools Federal Credit Union, Valley Public Radio, CSUB Office of the Provost, and CSUB University Advancement.

Local year-long celebrations honoring Mahatma Gandhi's 150 birthday leading up to the Gandhi/Mehta KIE Lecture were coordinated by the the Gandhi Celebration Committee for Truth, Justice and Non-Violence, the Naina and Ravi Patel Foundation and community partners. These events included; the International “Jai Jagat Show” held at Bakersfield College featuring underprivileged children from the Gandhi Ashram of India; the “Festival for Peace and Non-Violence March” held at CSUB; the “Satyagraha: Truth is the Goal, Nonviolence is the Way” essay contest open to all Kern County high school seniors and all College students; the free showing of the eight academy award winning 1982 “Gandhi” movie at the Fox Theater, and many other celebrations.

Complimentary parking is available for this event in Lots A, B, and C on the CSUB Campus. For additional information, please call KIE at 661-654-6263.