Some will say that the world is facing a sort of multi-dimensional global crisis. The Coronavirus pandemic, severe economic downturn and climate change challenge are compounded by a general void of political and moral leadership. India, in particular, is witnessing the additional challenge of security threat from China, as well as rising social and gender inequalities. In the month of his birth anniversary, one is reminded of Mahatma Gandhi's words: In a gentle way, you can shake the world.

"We all have an important role to play to get through this. But the most crucial is the one being played by the country's youth. There is no time like now for them to do what they do best—come together no-bars-held in global solidarity," says Margaret Hepworth, a Melbourne-based peace educator and founder of The Gandhi Experiment.