Ahimsa is a learnt practise. V. Geetha has learnt this from her work as a feminist activist and her study of the writings of B.R. Ambedkar and his vision of society in which there is justice for all. She describes how Periyar Ramasamy could be forceful in his struggle against caste injustice but he was also committed to nonviolence. While she has differences with Gandhi, Geetha explains in EP 9  how his insights on nonviolence are crucial.