Visuals

Photographs (scroll down for videos)

Peter Rühe and C.N. Patel, editor of the Gujarati edition of the Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, Ahmedabad, 1986

Peter Rühe interacting with his mentor, Gandhi’s grand nephew, Prabhudasbhai Gandhi, at Rashtriyashala, Rajkot, 1986

Peter Rühe with Shri S.V. Govindan (Brahma Vidya Mandir) and others in Bad Reichenhall/Austria, 1986

Peter Rühe during the inauguration of his Gandhi exhibition at the Ecumenical Centre at Tantur (between Jerusalem and Bethlehem), 1987

The Bombay Chronicle article of 23 January 1988 which reported about Peter Rühe’s findings regd. the photo

Peter Rühe and ashramite Anand Hingorani in his flat at Delhi, 1989

During the first drawing competition "Mahatma Gandhi - As I see him" at Kadvibhai Virani Kanya Vidyalay in Rajkot, 1991

Peter Rühe with his mentor, Gandhi’s grand nephew Prabhudasbhai Gandhi, PG’s wife Amba (right) and daughter Indira (left) at Paldi/Gujarat, 1993

Peter Rühe underneath a Gandhi statue at Delhi, 1994

Mansukh Patel (Life Foundation) and Peter Rühe at Berlin, 2000

Peter Rühe during GandhiServe’s Gujarat Earthquake Relief Campaign, 2001

Peter Rühe signing his photo biography GANDHI during Frankfurt Book Fair, 2001

A Hindustan Times article on the occasion of the release of the Indian edition of Peter Rühe’s photo biography “Gandhi”, Delhi, 28 January 2002.

Peter Rühe signing his photo biography during Frankfurt Book Fair, 2001. Left: Dr. Joseph Prabhu

Peter Rühe interviewing his mentor, Gandhi’s grand nephew, Prabhudasbhai Gandhi, during the second drawing competition “Mahatma Gandhi – As I See Him”, Rajkot, 1992

Peter Rühe and the winner of the first drawing competition “Mahatma Gandhi – As I See Him” at the Gandhian school Kadvibhai Virani Kanya Vidyalay, Rajkot, 1991

Peter Rühe and sarvodaya workers talking to surviving locals after the Gujarat Earthquake, 2001

Peter Rühe with staff members and visitors at Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad, 1991

Dr. Usha Mehta (president, Mani Bhavan) during a recorded audio interview by Peter Rühe, Mumbai, 1988

Peter Rühe with Shivaji Bhave (brother of Vinoba Bhave) in the house of Madalsaben Narayan (daughter of Jamnalal Bajaj, wife of Shriman Narayan) at Wardha, 1989. Right: Shail (Brahma Vidya Mandir)

Peter Rühe (back) with participants of the group tour “In the Footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi” in front of Bombay Sarvodaya Mandal, Mumbai, 1987

Amrutbhai Modi (secretary Sabarmati Ashram) with Peter Rühe and the participants of the group tour “In the Footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi” in Ahmedabad, 23 December 1987

Peter Rühe meeting the then vice-chairman of Gujarat Vidya Pith, Jitendra Desai (Navajivan Trust), at his office in Ahmedabad, 2001. Left: Kapilbhai

Peter Rühe with his Harijan friend Chaganlal Parmar and his family in Ahmedabad, 2001

Peter Rühe observes a surviving women after the Gujarat Earthquake making butter amidst the debris, 2001

Peter Rühe with sarvodaya worker Himmatbhai Goda and his son Yogesh amidst the debris of the Gujarat Earthquake, 2001

Peter Rühe and teacher Saroj Goda talking to a surviving victim after the Gujarat Earthquake, 2001

Peter Rühe carries corrugated iron sheets to victims of the Gujarat Earthquake, as part of GandhiServe’s Relief Campaign, Mahendrapur/Gujarat, 2001

Peter Rühe with the director of the Ecumenical Centre at Tantur (between Jerusalem and Bethlehem) where his Gandhi exhibition was presented for one month, 1987

Peter Rühe with Sunderlal Bahuguna (Chipko movement) during the first German Environment Day at Würzburg, 1986

Lilly Moed (IFOR), Peter Rühe, Yvette Naal (Arche Community) and others during the first meeting of IFOR-Israel on the West Bank at Ramallah, 1987

Peter Rühe talking with Dr. Y.P. Anand (director, National Gandhi Museum, Delhi) and Prof. Gangrade (vice-president, Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, Delhi) at Mitraniketan, 2002

Peter Rühe delivering a speech in Gujarati during the prize distribution function of the second drawing competition “Mahatma Gandhi – As I See Him” at Rajkot, 1992. Left: Peter’s friend Yogesh Goda

Peter Rühe receiving an award for his life work from the Gujarati Writers’ Association at Rashtriyashala, Rajkot, 1992, in the presence of Prabhudasbhai Gandhi, Purushottam Gandhi (3rd and 4th left) and mayor Vajubhai Vada (5th right).

Peter Rühe delivering a speech after receiving an award for his life work from the Gujarati Writers’ Association at Rashtriyashala, Rajkot, 1992, in the presence of Abhaben Gandhi (2nd right), Vajubhai Vada (5th right), Purushottam Gandhi (7th right) and

Peter Rühe during the release of his photo biography “Gandhi” at the India International Centre, Delhi, 28 January 2002

Peter Rühe with Sunanda and Arun Gandhi during the International Conference for Peace Museums in Japan, 1998

Ela Gandhi and Peter Rühe in front of Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, 2004

Peter Rühe interacting with students of the Gandhian school Kadvibhai Virani Kanya Vidyalay at Rajkot, 2004

Tulsidasbhai Somaiya (Bombay Sarvodaya Mandal, Gandhi Book House), Mrs. And Mr. Dharmadikari and Peter Rühe, Mumbai, 2005

Peter Rühe and Gandhi’s photographer Jagan Mehta, Ahmedabad, 2002

Peter Rühe in discussion with his mentor, Gandhi’s grand nephew, Prabhudasbhai Gandhi, Wardha, 1986. Back: Madalsaben Narayan (daughter of Jamnalal Bajaj, wife of Shriman Narayan) and Shivaji Bhave (brother of Vinoba Bhave)

Peter Rühe, his mentor, Gandhi’s grand nephew, Prabhudasbhai Gandhi and Gandhi’s daughter-in-law, Nirmala Gandhi, Wardha, 1986

Peter Rühe (back centre) as adviser to ORF (Austrian TV) for a TV program on Gandhi, Mirabehn, the Chipko movement, and ecology in the Himalaya region (Bäume umarmen - Hugging Trees). Left (blue shirt): Herbert Tichy (author), centre: Götz Hagmüller (dire

Peter Rühe with a surviving victim of the Gujarat Earthquake, Mahendrapur/Gujarat, 2001

Peter Rühe with staff members and visitors at Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad, 1991. Centre: Amrutbhai Modi (secretary), Prabhudasbhai Gandhi (second left). Behind Prabhudasbhai Gandhi: Jitendra Desai (Navajivan Trust)

Peter Rühe, Prabhudasbhai Gandhi and Mahendrabhai Meghani (Lok Milap Trust) at Bhavnagar, 1991

Peter Rühe pointing out the photograph that often is wrongly captioned as “The Leader being led”. Peter got it confirmed from the small boy in the picture, Gandhi’s grandson Kahandas (“Kanaa”, “Kanu”) , that it were two lathi sticks in the picture and Gan

Peter Rühe (back centre) with participants of the group tour “In the Footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi” enjoying lunch, Kasturbadham/Gujarat, 1987

Dr. Isa Sarid (grand niece of Dr. Hermann Kallenbach) and Peter Rühe at her house in Haifa/Israel, 1989

Peter Rühe sitting next to the Gandhi sculpture at Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad, 2001

Peter Rühe in discussion with Dr. Arvind Ghosalkar (director, Tribal Museum, Gujarat Vidya Pith) and Prof. Pathak (Peace Research Dept., Gujarat Vidya Pith), Ahmedabad, 2001

Peter Rühe with surviving women in traditional dresses of the Gujarat Earthquake, 2001

Peter Rühe talking to a surviving victim after the Gujarat Earthquake, 2001

Peter Rühe with his friend Yogesh Goda and a surviving victim of Gujarat Earthquake in village Mahendrapur that has been helped by GandhiServe’s Relief Campaign, 2001

Peter Rühe on the front page of The Times Of India, 24 December 1987

Peter Rühe, Dr. Y.P. Anand (director, National Gandhi Museum, Delhi), Prof. Gangrade (vice-president, Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, Delhi), Mr. Vishwanatan (founder Mitraniketan, nr. Tiruvananthapuram) and Dr. R.P. Misra at Mitraniketan, 2002

Chittaranjan Vora (director, Shardagram), Peter Rühe, Bill Moyers (USA) and Prof. Minoru Kasai (Japan) during an international Gandhi conference at Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad, 1994

Peter Rühe interviewing veteran freedom fighter, Gandhi’s grand nephew, Prabhudasbhai Gandhi, during the drawing competition “Mahatma Gandhi – As I See Him” at Rajkot, 1992

Peter Rühe receiving a citation by Prabhudasbhai Gandhi at Rashtriyashala, Rajkot, 1992. Left: Purushottam Gandhi

Peter Rühe during the prize distribution function of the first drawing competition “Mahatma Gandhi – As I See Him” at the Gandhian school Kadvibhai Virani Kanya Vidyalay at Rajkot, 1991

Cecil Evans (The Gandhi Foundation, London) congratulates Peter Rühe on the occasion of the release of his photo biography “Gandhi”, Nehru Centre, London, 2001

Peter Rühe with guest of honour, L.K. Advani, and publisher Pramodh Kapoor, during the release of his photo biography “Gandhi” at the India International Centre, Delhi, 28 January 2002

Peter Rühe talking to Indian finance minister, Yashwant Sinha, at Berlin, 2002

Peter Rühe and Vithalbhai at Rashtriyashala, Rajkot, 2004

Peter Rühe during his visit of a school for the blind inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi, Ahmedabad, 2004. Center: Dr. Arvind Ghosalkar (director, Tribal Museum, Gujarat Vidya Pith)

Peter Rühe talking with oral historian and journalist, Hiro Shroff, at Mumbai, 2005

Peter Rühe talking with his mentor, Gandhi’s grand nephew, Prabhudasbhai Gandhi, at Rashtriyashala, Rajkot, 1986

Peter Rühe standing behind Shivaji Bhave (brother of Vinoba Bhave) and Shail (Brahma Vidya Mandir) standing behind Prabhudasbhai Gandhi, Wardha, 1986. Right: Madalsaben Narayan (daughter of Jamnalal Bajaj, wife of Shriman Narayan) and a journalist

Gandhi’s grand nephew, Prabhudas Gandhi, and Peter Rühe visiting draught-effected areas in the Barda Hills nr. Porbandar for a relief campaign, Gujarat, 1987

Peter Rühe during an interview by oral historian and journalist, Hiro Shroff, at Mani Bhavan, Mumbai, 1989

Peter Rühe and spinning instructor Mangaldas on the terrace of Gandhi’s house at Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad, 1986

M.F. Hussain and Peter Rühe in front of Hussain’s Gandhi painting, Berlin, 2000

Peter Rühe during a padyatra (footmarch) in the Himalaya region lead by Sunderlal Bahuguna (Chipko movement; second left), 1985

Peter Rühe at work at Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad, for the exhibition “Our Days With Bapu”, 1991

Amrutbhai Modi, secretary Sabarmati Ashram, and Peter Rühe at the launch of his exhibition “Our Days With Bapu”, Ahmedabad, 1991

Peter Rühe with his mentor, Gandhi’s grand nephew Prabhudasbhai Gandhi at Paldi/Gujarat, 1993

Peter Rühe (left) leads a group tour “In the Footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi” through Gujarat, Mumbai, 1987

Peter Rühe (centre) with participants of the group tour “In the Footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi” in Gujarat, 1987

Madalsaben Narayan (daughter of Jamnalal Bajaj, wife of Shriman Narayan) talking with Peter Rühe in her house at Wardha, 1994

Peter Rühe talking with Dr. Arvind Ghosalkar (director, Tribal Museum, Gujarat Vidya Pith), Ahmedabad, 2001

Peter Rühe with sarvodaya workers during GandhiServe’s Gujarat Earthquake Relief Campaign, 2001

Peter Rühe talking with surviving men in traditional dresses after the Gujarat Earthquake, 2001

Peter Rühe talking to surviving locals after the Gujarat Earthquake, 2001

Indian Consulate General, Mr. Chakravarti, Peter Rühe, Samantha Hume and Christiane Böttcher during the inauguration of the first Gandhi exhibition in Germany, 1984

Peter Rühe receiving an award for his life work from the Gujarati Writers’ Association at Rashtriyashala, Rajkot, 1992

Peter Rühe with guest of honour, L.K. Advani, during the release of his photo biography “Gandhi” at the India International Centre, Delhi, 28 January 2002

Peter Rühe talking with German Ambassador, Heimo Richter, during the release of his photo biography “Gandhi” at the India International Centre, Delhi, 28 January 2002

Peter Rühe talking with Tulsidasbhai Somaiya (Bombay Sarvodaya Mandal, Gandhi Book House), Mumbai, 2004

Peter Rühe speaking to students of the Gandhian school Kadvibhai Virani Kanya Vidyalay at Rajkot, 2004

Peter Rühe, veteran freedom fighter Chunibhai Vaidya, Amruthbhai Modi (secretary, Sabarmati Ashram) and Dina Patel (from left), Ahmedabad, 2004

Peter Rühe interacting with Gandhi’s photographer Jagan Mehta, Ahmedabad, 2002

Peter Rühe talking to a “Mahatma” in a small village in Gujarat, 1986

Peter Rühe and his mentor, Gandhi’s grand nephew, Prabhudasbhai Gandhi, Rajkot, 1986

Peter Rühe on ferry between Quilon and Aleppy, Kerala, Indien, 1983

Videos

Peter Rühe during the inauguration of the first exhibition on the life and work of Mahatma Gandhi, titled "My Life is My Message", in Germany, Berlin, January 30, 1984.

Peter Rühe takes part in a group discussion about youth at Berlin later on broadcasted by Swedish TV, 1984. The discussion is joined also by peace researcher Johan Galtung and UFA co-founder Juppy Becher and takes place at UFA-Fabrik, Berlin-Tempelhof.

Peter Rühe speaks on the occassion of the Annual meeting of the Gandhi Foundation, London, at Kingsley Hall in 1985.

Martin Kämpchen talks with Peter Rühe about his mission to promote the life and work of Mahatma Gandhi, Kasturba Ashram, Kasturbadham, 1988.

Prabhudasbhai Gandhi has been interviewed by Peter Rühe on 1 January 1988 at Kasturba Ashram, near Rajkot/Gujarat, India.

Martin Kämpchen interviews Peter Rühe and other participants of the German group „In the Footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi“ at Kasturba Ashram, Kasturbadham near Rajkot, Gujarat, India, December 1987.

Peter Rühe during a bicycle tour of a German group „In the Footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi“ in Gujarat, January 1988.

Peter Rühe introducing Mahatma Gandhi's birth place in German language, Porbandar, 1988.

In March 1991 the first drawing competition entitled "Mahatma Gandhi - As I See Him" took place in a girls school at Rajkot, Gujarat (India) in order to counter-balance the traumatization children went through when they saw the horror of the first Gulf war on TV.

Peter Rühe, founder chairperson of GandhiServe Foundation, speaks and hands over prizes on the occassion of the prize distribution of the first drawing competition "Mahatma Gandhi - As I See Him", held in March 1991 at Kadvibhai Virani Kanya Vidyalay, Rajkot, Gujarat, India.

Peter Rühe introduces the second drawing competition entitled "Mahatma Gandhi - As I See Him" which is part of the international youth project "The Gandhi Bridge of Understanding". The contest takes place at Rang Darshan, Rashtriyashala, Rajkot, Gujarat/India in 1992.

Peter Rühe reads out a speech in Gujarati language on the occassion of the prize distribution of the second drawing competition "Mahatma Gandhi - As I See Him", held in March 1992 at Rajkot, Gujarat, India.

Peter Rühe reads out a speech in Gujarati language on the occassion of the prize distribution of the second drawing competition "Mahatma Gandhi - As I See Him", held in March 1992 at Amreli, Gujarat, India.

Peter Rühe being interviewed at Doordarshan Kendra (Indian TV centre), Rajkot, Gujarat, India in 1991.

Launch of the Indian edition of Peter Rühe's photo biography "Gandhi", New Delhi, 26 January 2002.

Speech of Indian home minister L.K. Advani on the occassion of the release of the photo biography GANDHI by Peter Rühe at India International Centre, New Delhi, 26 January 2002.

Peter Rühe's photo biography "Gandhi" was launched during Frankfurt Book Fair in fall 2001. In January 2002 the Indian edition was launched at India International Centre, Delhi, by then Indian home minister L.K. Advani.

Peter Rühe speaks on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's 136th birth anniversary (Gandhi Jayanti) in the Indian Embassy, Berlin, on October 2, 2005. (German)

Welcome by Peter Rühe on the occassion of „100 Years Satyagraha - History, Presence and Future of Active Nonviolent Resistance“ at the Indian Embassy, Berlin, Germany, September 15, 2006. (German)

Peter Rühe inaugurates an exhibition of photographs by Jagan Mehta "Mahatma Gandhi's Peace March through Bihar - A Photographer's Account" at the Indian Embassy, Berlin/Germany, on 17 September 2007.

Peter Rühe talks about the Ashram Gandhi Puri at Klungkung on Bali for Bali TV in March 2008.

Peter Rühe being interviewed by Lee Bach-Bayram for her documentary film Satyagraha 2007.

An activist, Peter Rühe and Gandhiji visiting the Gandhi photo exhibition "Mahatma Gandhi's life in colour" during the 46th Sarvodaya Conference 2015 at Harijan Sevak Sangh, Delhi, 2 Nov 2015.

Peter Rühe speaks on the "Emerging social, political and economic challenges in the world and Gandhian alternatives" during the 46th Sarvodaya Conference at Harijan Sevak Sangh, Delhi, 3 Nov 2015.