NB: India After Gandhi is a history of India after independence, but it must be said that Ramchandra Guha is among a small circle of scholars to have done singular service to the Indian and global public with his extensive and meticulous research on Mahatma Gandhi’s life. It is gratifying that his work has been… Read More Ramachandra Guha’s ‘India After Gandhi’ – Gujarati translation launched in Ahmedabad
First posted January 29, 2014; and published in the Asian Age (January 30, 2014 was the 66th anniversary of Gandhi’s assassination) The music of humanity The force of love is the same as the force of the soul or truth. We have evidence of its working at every step. Hind Swaraj – M.K. Gandhi One of the… Read More The music of humanity
પ્રોફેસર દિલીપ સિમ્યન (ગયા વર્ષે ૨ ઑક્ટોબરે મહાત્મા ગાંધીના ૧૫૫મા જન્મદિન નિમિત્તે લેખકે દિલ્હીમાં ગાંધી શાંતિ પ્રતિષ્ઠાનમાં વ્યાખ્યાન આપ્યું હતું. મૂળ અંગેજીમાં આપેલા આ વ્યાખ્યાનના હિન્દીમાં થયેલા અનુવાદ પરથી અહીં ગુજરાતીમાં તરજુમો પ્રસ્તુત છે). અનુવાદક: દીપક ધોળકિયા ******* લેખકનો પરિચયઃ શ્રમિક સંબંધી બાબતોના ઇતિહાસકાર, દિલ્હી યુનિવર્સિટીની રામજસ કૉલેજમાં અધ્યાપન કાર્ય કરતાં એક માળીનો પગાર રોકવાના સત્તાવાળાઓના નિર્ણય વિરુદ્ધ… Read More ગાંધીજીનું સમુદ્રી વર્તુળ
Gandhians Launch Satyagraha Against Takeover of Sarva Sewa Sangh by BJP Govt *82 वां दिन* / 1 दिसंबर 2024 सत्याग्रह स्थल / राजघाट,वाराणसी *जिलाधिकारी को बैनामा रद्द करने का अधिकार नहीं है* इलाहाबाद हाई कोर्ट के *अधिवक्ता सत्येंद्र तिवारी* ने कहा कि वाराणसी के *जिलाधिकारी एस राजलिंगम द्वारा सर्व सेवा संघ की खरीदी हुई जमीन का… Read More वाराणसी के जिलाधिकारी द्वारा सर्व सेवा संघ की खरीदी हुई जमीन का बैनामा खारिज करना उनके अधिकार क्षेत्र के बाहर का विषय है / Gandhians Launch Satyagraha Against Demolition & Takeover of Sarva Sewa Sangh by BJP Govt
Ø दिलीप सिमियन ‘’अपने क्षेत्र की विशिष्टता का आग्रह हमारे जीवन का एक अभिशाप है. हम चाहते हैं कि हमारा क्षेत्र फैल कर भारत की सीमा के साथ मिल जाए और अंततः वह इस पृथ्वी की सीमा तक फैल जाए. और ऐसा नहीं हुआ तो यह नष्ट हो जाएगा.“ — महात्मा गांधी, सितंबर 1947 “सत्य कभी… Read More गांधी का समुद्री वर्तुल
Sai Mukhesh Harmony and hatred can coexist within individuals, at the same time, from different religious communities. This is not a matter of harmony being present in the distant past, only to be replaced by hatred after some incident. In the Indian subcontinent—with a long history of communal tensions—it is difficult to understand what the… Read More इत्तिहाद (Ittiḥād)
NB: This is the text of the talk I delivered on October 2 at the Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi. DS The bane of our life is our exclusive provincialism, whereas my province must be co-extensive with the Indian boundary so that ultimately it extends to the boundary of the earth. Else it perishes – Mahatma Gandhi,… Read More The Oceanic Circle: Talk on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s 155th birthday
The Oceanic CircleThree things occupied Mahatma Gandhi all his life: God, truth, and Ahimsa. He did not see them in different compartments but as threads in the fabric of life. A life spent in pursuit of truth is a philosophical life. His efforts towards social and political reform do not subtract from his deeply thoughtful… Read More Gandhi’s Oceanic Circle. October 2, 2024
By Rosamma Thomas A 100-day Satyagraha has been launched at the entrance to the demolished Sarva Sewa Sangh in Rajghat, Varanasi, by a group of Gandhians seeking restoration of the land to the Sarva Sewa Sangh, and punishment as provided by law for the illegal capture and demolition of the headquarters of the Sarva Sewa… Read More Satyagraha in New India: Founded by Vinoba Bhave, Sarva Sewa Sangh in protest mode
NB: This is an account by Gandhiji of his visit to Amritsar just after the announcement of the Hunter Commission of Inquiry into the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre of 1919. It relates his experiences of interaction with the people when he visited the Golden Temple in November 1919. Further developments in his negotiation with the administration… Read More Mahatma Gandhi’s visit to Amritsar, 1919
After the truth-shower 