Background of
Peter Rühe
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Index > Background of
Peter Rühe
Background of
Peter Rühe
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 1957: Birth in Berlin, Germany.1975 - 77: Vocational training as computer programmer. 1977 - 79: Semi professional football player. 1979 - 98: Employment as computer programmer at the Technical University of Berlin. 1983 - dato: Extensive travels to India. 1983: Involvement in German peace movement; Establishment of Gandhi Information Center, Berlin (chairperson from 1983 to 1992). 1984: Co-author of the book My Life Is My Message - Das Leben and Wirken von M.K. Gandhi (German). Consultant to ZDF (German TV) for a TV-quiz on Gandhi. 1985: 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). 1987: Adviser to ZDF/3SAT (German TV) for a 3-hours TV program on Gandhi. 1988 - 94: Preparation of an extensive photo-archive on Gandhi and India's independence movement. 1991: Organised an annual drawing competition Mahatma Gandhi - As I See Him in Rajkot (Gujarat/India); Establishment and promotion of the International youth project The Gandhi Bridge of Understanding. 1992: Award for his life work by the Gujarati Writers' Association, Rajkot. 1996: Award Photographer of the Year by Dinodia Picture Agency, Mumbai. 1997: Director research for a documentary TV serial on Gandhi directed by Ketan Mehta, Mumbai. 1998: Direction and production of the audio visual show NAMASTÉ- A Journey Across India Following The Footprints Of Mahatma Gandhi in Hindi, English and German language. Establishment of the not-for-profit company GandhiServe e.K. in Germany. 1998 - dato: Design and administration of the most extensive web site on Mahatma Gandhi, GandhiServe's Mahatma Gandhi Research and Media Service at http://www.gandhiserve.org. 2001: Initiation and coordination of GandhiServe's Earthquake Relief Campaign in Gujarat. Author of the photo biography Gandhi, published by Phaidon Press, London. 2002: Establishment of the charitable GandhiServe Foundation in Berlin, Germany. 2003: Consultant to the theater play SAMMY! - The Word That Broke An Empire. 2004: Consultant to the BBC TV documentary The World's Most Photographed - Mahatma Gandhi. 2005: Consultant to the feature film Gandhi My Father. 2006: Meeting with Indian Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh. 2007: Consultant to Gandhi the musical. |
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German News, May 2002 Neues Deutschland (German; PDF), January 29, 2008 Contact peterruhe at gandhimail dot org |