Truth is the foundation before all actions and decisions, and closely linked with nonviolenceThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Truth and non-violence are as old as the hills.” GENE MONIN: Today’s youth could learn from Mahatma Gandhi's take on truthWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. All his life, Gandhi devoted himself to the practice of Truth (Satyagraha), Non-violence (Ahimsa), Compassion and Kindness. Satyagraha was coined and practiced by Gandhi, as part of the Indian independence movement and also during his earlier struggles in apartheid South Africa for Indian rights.