Public Solidarity with HfHR

Gandhi has publicly stood with Hindus for Human Rights and its partners during moments of pressure and attack. In 2021, he joined hundreds of academics and scholars in expressing solidarity with HfHR and allied organizations in response to litigation filed by the Hindu American Foundation. The statement defended academic freedom, free expression, and the work of organizations engaged in human rights advocacy.

Statement of Solidarity:
https://www.hindusforhumanrights.org/en/blog/for-immediate-release-300-academics-and-scholars-express-their-solidarity-with-hindus-for-human-rights-and-its-allies-in-the-lawsuit-filed-by-the-hindu-american-foundation-py7je

Writing and Thought Leadership

Gandhi has contributed to HfHR’s educational and public engagement work through essays and commentary on democracy, communal violence, and moral responsibility. In 2021, HfHR featured his essay, “On Spate of Atrocities, The Conspicuous Silence of PM and Others,” in which he reflected on the obligations of political leadership amid rising violence and silence from those in power.

Read the essay:
https://www.hindusforhumanrights.org/en/blog/opinion-on-spate-of-atrocities-the-conspicuous-silence-of-pm-and-others

Movement-Building and Public Events

Gandhi has also taken part in HfHR’s public events and movement-building efforts. In October 2023, he played a prominent role in the launch of HfHR UK, joining Executive Director Sunita Viswanath and a diverse gathering of activists, scholars, artists, and community leaders. Organizers described his presence as a source of wisdom and moral grounding that helped anchor the gathering.

HfHR UK Launch:
https://www.hindusforhumanrights.org/en/blog/hindus-for-human-rights-launches-in-the-uk

Peace, Justice, and Kashmir

During HfHR’s Vigil for Peace and Justice in Kashmir, Gandhi was among the scholars, faith leaders, artists, and human rights advocates who contributed messages calling for peace, justice, and nonviolence amid escalating conflict in the region. His participation reflected his longstanding commitment to dialogue, reconciliation, and the protection of human dignity across religious and national divides.

Vigil for Kashmir:
https://www.hindusforhumanrights.org/vigil-for-kashmir

Election Watch Commentary

Gandhi has also contributed political reflections to HfHR’s Election Watch, bringing his historian’s perspective to contemporary democratic life in India. Reflecting on elections in West Bengal, he wrote:

“...Modi and Shah and their party, currently in power in virtually all the states of northern, central, and western India, will now also occupy, for the very first time, the political throne in the great eastern city of Kolkata. A tenacious woman has lost and Modi and Shah have won. Notwithstanding the tilted scales, a majority of the state’s voters may have wanted a change after three five-year terms of rule by Banerjee and her TMC, which was accused of permitting local-level party bosses to extort helpless citizens.”

Election Watch:
https://www.hindusforhumanrights.org/election-watch