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Yesterday, some of us were lucky to hear Desmond Tutu speak.
In a span of less than half an hour, Tutu manifested his ageless wisdom and remarkable wit, commitment to the poor and subaltern, anduniversal compassion and empathy.
Tutu, a compelling mixture of laughter-inducing jollity and sobering far-sightedness, left us eager for more at the inaugural LC Jain memoriallecture which he delivered on November 5.
Interweaving his memories of Gandhian activist LC Jain with the political struggles in India and South Africa, Tutu held forth to a captiveaudience, making us all alternatively laugh and reflect. Arguably one of the tallest figures in the anti-apartheid struggles in South Africa, Tututook great delight in poking fun at his own compact build.
He gave the example of the high school area near his home in Cape Town to demonstrate the changing demographic trends of South Africa. “There used to be only white only couples and now there are mixed couples with babies of undetermined hue!” said Tutu, causing a burst oflaughter.
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“We have come a long way,” said Tutu of South Africa. “But this will
all go up in flames,” he added gravely, referring to the immense
inequality and rich- poor divide in the country. “This will all go up
in flames,” he repeated, almost in a note of foreboding.
Tutu drew attention to the conditions of the poor, arguing that the poor want to be treated as proper persons who are able to think forthemselves. “They don’t want handouts. The poor need to be given a leg up…not in the form of charity but as the best possible act of socialexistence,” he said, hinting at the limitation of the welfare state approach.
Given both India and South Africa are deeply entrenched in conditions of inequality, Tutu said in a reference to India: “You are a fantasticemerging economy, and it shows in the airports!”
He also highlighted the similar struggles of India and South Africa, noting that
Nelson Mandela and others could walk out of jail because of India’s own
struggles with colonialism. The crux of Tutu’s speech lay in warning about the
consequences of increasing inequality and marginalizing the poor. His note of
caution, though in the South African context, was also relevant for inequality
in India.
The Nobel Laureate concluded with a gesture that summed up the spirit of his talk. Expanding his arms, as if to widely embrace, he keptrepeating: “All…all..all…this embrace which will not let anybody go.”
An endless source of compassion and wisdom, a figure who influenced the course of history in apartheid South Africa, Desmond Tutu left uswanting more.
(You can write to the author at [email protected] - Details and photographs of the event can be found here )
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Desmond Tutu says income inequality biggest threat to SouthAfricaTutu urges speedy action to narrow the disparity between the rich and the poor in South Africa
New Delhi: South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu onTuesday warned that the progress being made by his country sinceits independence in 1994 would be halted if the gap between the richand the poor isn’t not narrowed.
Addressing an audience in New Delhi at the inaugural JanaagrhaL.C. Jain memorial lecture, Tutu thanked India for its support to hiscountry during the decades it was under white colonial rule.
“(Former South African president) Nelson Mandela and otherswere able to walk out of prison doors because of what you did... weowe our freedom in no small sense to you,” the former archbishop ofCape Town said.
Describing the political freedom gained by South Africa as“precarious,” and “at very great risk,” the octogenarian Tutu urgedspeedy action to narrow the disparity between the rich and the poorin his country in the absence of which “it could all go up in flames.”
South African media reports cited a 2009 survey that showed thatpoverty levels rose between 2006 and 2009, more than a decade after the end of apartheid. More than half of the people in South Africa—which has 52 million people and is the continent’s wealthiest country—live in poverty. About a quarter, 26.3% of the population cannot afforddecent meals, said one report citing Statistics South Africa which conducted the survey.
India, which won freedom from British colonial rule in 1948, supported the freedom movements in many African countries in the 1960s and1970s. In recent times, India has been trying to rescript its ties with Africa given the waning of its influence in resource and mineral richcontinent. In addition to strengthening economic and commercial links, the Indian government has launched many skill developmentprogrammes across Africa in a bid to share its expertise in development.
Some experts have warned that inequality is a pressing problem in India too where at least 200 million people are still poor, even using theminimalistic official measurement of poverty.
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New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) South Africa's Nobel peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu has said thatthe progress being made by South Africa would be halted if the gap between the rich and the poor is notnarrowed.
"We have the widest gap between the rich and the poor. It can't be good for the poor, and it can't be goodfor the rich," Tutu said delivering the inaugural Janagraha L.C. Jain Memorial Lecture at the Nehru MemorialMuseum and Library here Tuesday evening.
Tutu's lecture was to acknowledge the contribution of people who worked to promote human rights like thelate L.C. Jain.
The poor want to be treated with dignity and cooperate with those who want to improve their lot, he said.
"Poor people do not want handouts. Most of those who are designated as poor are proud and do not wantto be regarded as objects of pity," he added.
Tutu thanked India for its support to the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa and for its gainingindependence in 1994.
"Nelson Mandela (former South African president) and others were able to walk out of prison because ofwhat you did. We owe our freedom in no small sense to you," Tutu told the audience that included ExternalAffairs Minister Salman Khurshid and Gursharan Kaur, wife of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
L.C. Jain, a Gandhian and freedom fighter, was India's first high commissioner to South Africa after the endof apartheid in 1994.
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Expressing his gratitude towards India for the role the country had played in the liberation of South Africa, ArchbishopEmeritus Desmond M. Tutu on Tuesday said Nelson Mandela was a believer of Mahatma Gandhi's teaching of non-violence.
"We owe our freedom in no small measures to India which is always against apartheid. Your country started themovement for rights and played a role in our liberation.
"We are thankful to the people of India. Nelson Mandela could come out of jail because of what your country hadstarted," said Tutu, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984.
The Nobel laureate was speaking at the inaugural Janaagraha LC Jain Memorial Lecture - The Persistent Gentle MoralGiant Who Cares For The Little People: Nelson Mandela - organised in the honour of Ramon Magsaysay award winnerLakshmi Chand Jain at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library.
Chand was given the award in 1989 for his informed and selfless commitment to fight India's poverty at the grassrootslevel.
Recalling his last visit to India, Tutu said that India has developed in manifold ways and that the country should beproud of its achievements.
"India is a fast developing country and it shows in your airport. The last time I came here, it was sort of an apology butthis time I saw it and I must say you can be proud of it. You are doing fantastically well," he said.
While calling for a better approach to tackle poverty, Tutu said that this must be done in a participatory way and not ascharity.
(The views expressed above are the personal views of the writer)
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Expressing his gratitude towards India for the role the country had played in the liberation of SouthAfrica, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond M. Tutu on Tuesday said Nelson Mandela was a believer ofMahatma Gandhi's teaching of non-violence.
"We owe our freedom in no small measures to India which is always against apartheid. Your countrystarted the movement for rights and played a role in our liberation.
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"We are thankful to the people of India. Nelson Mandela could come out of jail because of what yourcountry had started," said Tutu, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984.
The Nobel laureate was speaking at the inaugural Janaagraha LC Jain Memorial Lecture - ThePersistent Gentle Moral Giant Who Cares For The Little People: Nelson Mandela - organised in thehonour of Ramon Magsaysay award winner Lakshmi Chand Jain at the Nehru Memorial Museum andLibrary.
Chand was given the award in 1989 for his informed and selfless commitment to fight India's poverty atthe grassroots level.
Recalling his last visit to India, Tutu said that India has developed in manifold ways and that the countryshould be proud of its achievements.
"India is a fast developing country and it shows in your airport. The last time I came here, it was sort ofan apology but this time I saw it and I must say you can be proud of it. You are doing fantastically well,"he said.
While calling for a better approach to tackle poverty, Tutu said that this must be done in a participatoryway and not as charity.
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Tu tu for u pholding hu man dignity
Girija ShivakumarSouth Africa's Nobel peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu urged the people to recognise human dignity and tohelp improve people’s lives.
This should not be done as an act of charity but as a responsibility towards humanity, the archbishop said.
The archbishop and revered anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu delivered the inaugural Janaagraha L.C. JainMemorial Lecture “The persistent gentle moral giant who cares for the little people: Nelson Mandela” here onTuesday.
The purpose of this lecture was to acknowledge those who further the cause of human rights and citizenship, causesthat L. C. Jain believed in deeply.
The late freedom fighter and Gandhian embraced everyone notwithstanding their background and stood for the coreprinciples upon which India was built i.e. equality and economic, social and moral freedom
Late LC Jain, who served as the Indian High Commissioner to South Africa, shared a deep friendship with bothArchbishop Tutu and Nelson Mandela, two stalwarts of the anti-apartheid movement.
“We need leaders like LC Jain and Madiba,” said Tutu, referring to former South African president and Nobel Prizewinner Nelson Mandela.
Archbishop Tutu discussed the state of both South Africa and India: “It’s one of those agonising things,” he said.
“We have such a deep love for our country and we know that it has the capacity… Many good things have happenedand we ought to acknowledge that. However, there are many other good things that should have happened already.But we are now, in a position where the gap between rich and poor, haves and have-nots is widening,” he said.
Archbishop Tutu expressed his ‘profound gratitude’ to India as it was the first country to support the anti-apartheidmovement in South Africa. He also spoke of Mahatma Gandhi's contribution to his country.
“LC Jain recognised the innate dignity of each person that was independent of their external circumstances. He wasdeeply influenced by Gandhi with every fibre of his being supporting nonviolence,” Archbsiop Tutu said.
He recalled Mr. Jain’s ‘passion’ for improving people’s lives “as a matter of right and not mere charity.” ArchbishopTutu, who remains one of Africa’s greatest voices for justice and freedom, recalled Mr. Jain’s unwaveringcommitment to freedom and independence.
The inaugural lecture highlighted the dangers of economic inequality and called for the removal of poverty.
“This should not be done a s a n a ct of cha r ity but a s a responsibility ”
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South Africa's Nobel peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu has said that the progress being made by SouthAfrica would be halted if the gap between the rich and the poor is not narrowed.
"We have the widest gap between the rich and the poor. It can't be good for the poor, and it can't be good for therich," Tutu said delivering the inaugural Janagraha L.C. Jain Memorial Lecture at the Nehru Memorial Museum andLibrary here Tuesday evening.
Tutu's lecture was to acknowledge the contribution of people who worked to promote human rights like the late L.C.Jain.
The poor want to be treated with dignity and cooperate with those who want to improve their lot, he said.
"Poor people do not want handouts. Most of those who are designated as poor are proud and do not want to beregarded as objects of pity," he added.
Tutu thanked India for its support to the anti- apartheid movement in South Africa and for its gaining independence in1994.
"Nelson Mandela (former South African president) and others were able to walk out of prison because of what youdid. We owe our freedom in no small sense to you," Tutu told the audience that included External Affairs MinisterSalman Khurshid and Gursharan Kaur, wife of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
L.C. Jain, a Gandhian and freedom fighter, was India's first high commissioner to South Africa after the end ofapartheid in 1994.
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