In United States, a legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives advocating educational, scholarly, and professional exchange programmes between the US and India with a focus on the work of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.<br/>'<br/>America's legendary civil rights activists and long-time lawmaker John Lewis has introduced 'Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative' on October 2nd ' the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.<br/>'<br/>If passed by Congress and signed into law by the President, the initiative would be comprised of educational, scholarly, and professional exchange programs, including an annual public diplomacy forum for scholars from the US and India that focuses on the legacies of Gandhi and King.<br/>'<br/>The legislation also seeks scholars from the two countries to focus on studying the work of Gandhi and King, and applying their philosophies to current issues, including the status of poverty, conflict, human rights, civil rights, peace, nonviolence, and democracy in the United States and India. <br/>

In United States, a legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives advocating educational, scholarly, and professional exchange programmes between the US and India with a focus on the work of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.<br/>'<br/>America's legendary civil rights activists and long-time lawmaker John Lewis has introduced 'Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative' on October 2nd ' the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.<br/>'<br/>If passed by Congress and signed into law by the President, the initiative would be comprised of educational, scholarly, and professional exchange programs, including an annual public diplomacy forum for scholars from the US and India that focuses on the legacies of Gandhi and King.<br/>'<br/>The legislation also seeks scholars from the two countries to focus on studying the work of Gandhi and King, and applying their philosophies to current issues, including the status of poverty, conflict, human rights, civil rights, peace, nonviolence, and democracy in the United States and India. <br/>