Tag: MAHATMA GANDHI
Gandhi’s Message of Peace, Justice and Communal Harmony
On 30 January the world observes the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. 76 years after he left us, victim of an assassin’s bullets, many people grappling with the most serious problems of our increasingly troubled and endangered world are increasingly realizing the great value of several essential messages Mahatma Gandhi left behind after a very eventful, thoughtful and inspiring life.
Sharing Meals and Candid Conversations with Gandhi in the Classroom
A pedagogically nuanced engagement with Gandhi can enrich the classroom and help us rethink issues that effect our lives as educators and learners alike.
What Gandhi believed is the purpose of a corporation
The popularity of his nonviolent teachings – which inspired civil rights activists such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela – has obscured another important facet of his teachings: the proper role of business in society.
Gandhi, Education and Rural Reconstruction: An Abandoned Dream
Gandhi's vision of education is deeply intertwined with the idea of rural reconstruction, here is an article looking at this important issue.
Mahatma Gandhi’s Message for Healing a World Troubled by Violence, War and Ecological Ruin
When the world is faced with unprecedented environmental problems, violence and intolerance, we need the message of Gandhi more than ever before.
Our Troubled World Can Learn Much From the Life and Message of Gandhi
The contributions of Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) have been regarded very highly by several of his contemporaries and those who followed. Albert Einstein said, “...
How Gandhi Failed to Search for ‘God’ in Benaras
I arrived Benaras in the morning. I had decided to put up with a panda. Numerous Brahmans surrounded me, as soon as I got out...
Mahatma Gandhi: The Spiritual Environmentalist
Mahatma Gandhi is perhaps one of those thinkers and visionaries whose contributions and articulations on themes as varied and diverse as politics, law and...
Seeing Beyond the Ritualization of Worshipping Dr. B.R. Ambedkar: The Need to Rethink Gandhi-Ambedkar...
On the occasion of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar's 130th birth anniversary Mr. Vikash Sharma- the editor of The New Leam- pays his homage to a great mind, while reminding us of the historic need to see an organic relationship between Ambedkar's subaltern struggle and Gandhi's spiritualized politics for creating an inclusive society.
