Supreme Court’s Gandhi Judgment
Many in this country are likely to shake their heads at the SC's judgment on Tushar Gandhi's petition against the Government of India's decision to spruce up the Sabarmati Ashram.The site…
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Defamation campaign against Mahatma Gandhi
When an English film maker Richard Attenborough was going to make a film on Mahatma Gandhi in the 1980s, I was one of the few people in India who were…
Fascinating Narrative on Mahatma Gandhi’s Travels and Public Meetings
Sunil Bhatt’s recently published book on travels and public meetings of Mahatma Gandhi in Hindi, titled Uttarakhand Mein Gandhi—Yatra aur Vichar’ provides a fascinating narrative on his ability to achieve…
Mahatma Gandhi’s Message for Resolving the Many-Sided Crisis of Present Day World
Beneath all the glitter of big cities and luxury goods, our world today is deeply troubled by a wide range of serious problems, culminating in the existential crisis posed by…
Mahatma Gandhi’s Critique of Zionism
The resistance against colonialism, global imperialism, and Zionism was a significant concern for leaders of the Third World during the peak of India's national freedom struggle. Mahatma Gandhi, as a…
Attempts to Undermine Gandhi’s Contribution to Freedom Movement
Eric Hobswam famously stated that History is as important to (sectarianism) Nationalism as poppy is to an opium addict. The right wing is surging with great speed; its ideologues keep…
Billboards portraying the murder of Mahatma Gandhi pulled down in Nagpur
In a shocking incident, billboards portraying the murder of Mahatma Gandhi were pulled down in Nagpur! We, Hum Bharat Ke Log, condemn this vile act, where now even the public…
Shedding light on Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination
Today it has been 77 years since the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. And despite that the unsolved puzzles of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination are still complicated, so I am trying to…
Martyr’s Day: Maharashtra Government Order Avoids Mahatma Gandhi’s Name
To H. E. C. P. Radhakrishnan ji,Governor, Maharashtra. Respected Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan ji, Let me thank you first for your above stated order of reinstating the sounding of the…
Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day To Be Celebrated As A Day of National Unity, Communal Harmony, Non-Violence & Peace
People’s Initiative to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi on the 30th of January 2025, as a Day of National Unity, Communal Harmony, Non-Violence & Peace.…
Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy in the current context!
Recently, after reading the news that thousands of scientists of the world are very concerned about the melting of Antarctica and some time back in the United Nations meeting, a…
Mahatma Gandhi’s Vision of Communal Harmony and Peaceful Coexistence
The concept of communal harmony, which is representative of social coherence and harmonious cohabitation of disparate communities, is deeply ingrained in India’s socio-political narrative. Mahatma Gandhi was at the forefront…
Birth of ‘Hind Swarajya’
'Hind Swarajya' was born in the middle of the ocean on a ship called 'Kildonan Castle'! Gandhiji worked very hard during this stay! In a letter written to Maganlal Gandhi…
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birth Anniversary Comes at A Time When the World Is Deeply Threatened by War, Conflict and Environmental Crisis
The choice is no longer between violence and non-violence. It is now either non-violence or non-existence. ---Martin Luther King I and others may be revolutionaries, but we are the disciples…
Gullible audience applauds Gandhi killer Nathuram Godse
The play Nathuram Godse Must Die written and directed by Bharat Dabholkar is wildly propagandist , glorifies the murderer of Mahatma Gandhi and is full of distortions even while it…
Meaning of extracting Savarkar special issue of ‘Antim Jan’by Gandhi Smriti Rajghat!
After the physical assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, an attempt to commit an ideological assassination! Conspiracy to assassinate Mahatma Gandhi only after the Poona Pact! After starting, on the day of…
Gandhi and Non-Violence in modern India
The trend of pro-Godse slogans and reciprocally anti-Gandhi slogans on Twitter, such as “Long Live Nathuram Godse,” has become common on Gandhi-affiliated days. This behavioural shift, however, towards Mahatma marks…
“Mahatma Gandhi’s Message of Gram Swaraj Still Relevant to Our Times”: Jayesh Joshi
Jayesh Joshi is Coordinator of Vaagdhara voluntary organization. Vaagdhara’s efforts were in news recently due to the organization of a series of nearly 90 village community events relating to protection…
At a time of increasing religious divide Mahatma Gandhi’s views on religion can provide a healing touch
For quite some time it was widely and sincerely believed that with many-sided progress particularly in education and science the divisions and suspicions based on religious differences will decease considerably…
Did the World not know about Gandhi till the film on him was released?
In an interview to ABP on 29th May, Prime Minister Modi stated that "In the last 75 years, wasn't it our responsibility to make Mahatma Gandhi known across the world? Forgive me, but nobody…
Mahatma Gandhi’s Essential Message of Peace with Justice and Inter-Faith Harmony is Most Needed Now
What is common to the great struggles associated with such great leaders as Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and Badshah Khan in places so distant from each other? What is…
Mahatma Gandhi’s Legacy—76th Anniversary of His Martyrdom
In a voice choked with sadness and emotion, two hours after the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi on 30th January 1948, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India, while announcing…
Shaheed Diwas- A Day Inspires Millions
India—a country so rich with its knowledge, values, languages, ethos, traditions, and numerous scientific breakthroughs—has evolved into a transformative nation, upholds international reputation, and embedded with its today's thriving society,…
76th Anniversary of Gandhiji’s Martyrdom – Killers identified by Sardar Patel, the then Home Minister of India
In the following is the compilation in chronological order the communications of Sardar Patel's home ministry, his letters to Nehru, Syama Prasad Mookerjee and Golwalkar on Gandhiji's murder. This chronological…
Observe Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day As A Day Of National Unity, Communal Harmony, Non-Violence And Peace
People’s Initiative to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi on the 30th of January 2024, as a Day of National Unity, Communal Harmony, Non-Violence & Peace.In…
Godse, A Third Wheel in Gandhi-Ambedkar Ties
As the eminent historian Eric Hobsbawm has said, every nationalism constructs its own history. “History is to Nationalism what poppy is to an opium addict,” is his exact formulation. One…
Why do Dalits dislike Gandhi?
The fight between Bharat Ratna Baba Saheb Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar (1891-1956) and M.K. Gandhi (1869-1948) is well documented in the chronicles of Indian history. Dr. Ambedkar was a champion…
Call It Only Clean India Mission—Nothing Beyond Investment and Capital Gains
On the eve of the 154th birth anniversary of a great leader, thinker, reformer, legal expert, freedom fighter, a true Swadeshi, and a champion for the poor and marginalised, Mohan…
Satyagraha, Sarvodaya & Swachhagraha for Sustainable Living
Commemorating 154th Gandhi Jayanti & 16thUN International Day of Nonviolence Goal 16 of Agenda 2030 of Sustainable Development Goals—Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions was seen as truly transformative, formally…
UP Government’s ‘Bulldozer Raj’ on Gandhian Institutions Condemnable
NAPM calls for resistance against ‘Gujarat to Varanasi Model of Demolition’! 30th June, 2023: NAPM condemns the brazen and disgraceful attempts by the Bhartiya Janata Party Government to arbitrarily occupy…
Forgive us Father, your nation has gone to Godse’s children
Dear Bapu, Happy Father’s Day to you. Today, I miss you even more than the years when I first came to know about you, growing up as a kid in…
True History: Gandhi Murder, Godse and RSS
Recently (April 2023), the NCERT decided to make many deletions from School text books. Apart from the parts related to Mughal history, the mention of Gujarat violence and the origin…
Russo-Ukraine War: How Gandhi can show the way!
“…The greatest revolution of our time is, therefore, a procedural revolution, removal of injustice through a mode of action characterized by justice. The question here is not so much the…
Gandhi’s Way the Only Way for India
A Muslim youth was beaten recently when he tried to witness the famous Garbha performance during the Hindu religious 9 days festival of Navratri in Gujarat. There was a time…
Remembering the Rashtrapita: Gandhi as an antidote to hatred and violence
We are celebrating yet another Gandhi Jayanti. Given the significance that Mahatma Gandhi holds not only for Indians but globally, some introspection about the current state of affairs in India…
Politics of Public Order
I begin at a tangent. Today,on the 2nd October ,I had left home in the morning to join a public assembly to pay homage to the Father of the Nation.People…
Mahatma Gandhi’s Message of Healing for A World Troubled Deeply by Violence, War and Ecological Ruin
On October 2 an increasingly divided and troubled world observes the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi (MG). This is a good time to reflect on the essence of some of…
Gandhi will live with truth non-violence and love
Some Gandhians are feeling indignant about the special issue of 'Antim Jan' on Sarvakar. It is a monthly magazine published by a government organization, 'Gandhi Darshan and Smriti'. Some journalists,…
Film on Godse’s Killing of Gandhi: Falsehoods Galore
The film has “Why I killed Gandhi” was recently released. It is an attempt to glorify Nathuram Godse the killer of Mahatma Gandhi. One of its clip, the one related…
Masked Leadership & Gandhism!
Rich tributes paid to Mahatma Gandhi on his 74th death anniversary (January 30, 2022) are hardly suggestive of similar importance accorded to Gandhism. Undeniably, Gandhi is still remembered “ritualistically”, but…
Resisting Injustice With Non-Violence—Mahatma Gandhi’s Message Remains Very Relevant Today
During 1917-1947 for three decades tens of millions of people in India, including a large number of women, were drawn towards a path of freedom struggle whose most non-negotiable precept…
Fables And Fantasies
These days one wakes up every morning to headlines about fresh ravages of COVID-19 and one more scandalous attempt by the government at the Centre to re-fashion history and public…
Observe Gandhiji’s Martyrdom Day as a day of National Unity, Communal Harmony, Non-Violence and Peace
People’s Initiative to commemorate the 74th anniversary of the Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi on the 30th of January - for National Unity, Communal Harmony, Non-Violence & Peace. LET THE…
On Gandhi Jayanti: Godse Zindabad Twitter Strom
This October 2nd (2021) the Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday; the twitter was flooded with tweets, ‘Nathuram Godse Amar Rahen’ (Long live Nathuram Godse), Nathuram Godse Zindabad (Hail Godse). It was the…
Gandhi vs. Ambedkar Debates and Search for Real Swaraj
To celebrate 152 Jayanti of Mahatma Gandhi, most of the political parties from the Left to Right (barring a section of Ambedkarites) including secular parties are busy in celebrating Gandhi’s…
Gandhi’s Legacy Can Still Bring Hope and Healing to A Violent World
73 years after his death, Mahatma Gandhi and his messages continue to be remembered in the context of many possible solutions for problems of a deeply troubled world. His birthday…
An India of our Dreams – Reflections on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti 2021
On the occasion of 152nd Gandhi Jayanti, 2nd October 2021, in tandem with Azadi ka Amrut Maha Utsav launched on the 75th Independence Day what thoughts flood our hearts as…
Heed Gandhi’s Voice to Minimize Discontents of Globalization
Economic ideas of Mahatma Gandhi are most remembered for his emphasis on village self-reliance, a far cry from globalization. Despite this, as his birth anniversary is observed on October 2,…
Mahatma Gandhi and Congress on Bhagat Singh’s Martyrdom
Sangh Parivar and leaders and spokesmen of its affiliates never miss any opportunity to malign Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru. The latest in their malicious campaign is an article written…
Re-making of the Mahatma
Noted Assamese poet Nabakanta Barua wrote a famous poem decades ago, with the title that translates into English as 'There was a river here'. It describes in pretty ominous and…
Does Gandhi Ashram need a Corporate Makeover?
Lawyers, former diplomats, journalists, scholars and host of eminent Gandhians have written an open letter appealing that the Gandhi Ashram at Sabarmati not be disturbed. The government has proposed to…
The Limits of Gandhian Non-Violence
Written by Prem Kumar Vijayan & Karen Gabriel It is widely acknowledged that Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, and more specifically, his political method of non-violent struggle, was one of the major…
Essential Message of Mahatma Gandhi Has More Significance in An Increasingly Troubled World
Nearly 73 years after he left us, victim of an assassin’s bullets, many people grappling with the most serious problems and issues in our troubled world are increasingly realizing the…
Gandhian antecedents of the anti-`love-jihad’ campaign – and Gandhi’s later act of atonement
The term `love- jihad’ is being used by the activists of the Sangh Parivar to target inter-religious marriages between Muslim men and Hindu women. They accuse the Muslims of …
A Tale of Two Monuments: Sabarmati Ashram and Narendra Modi stadium
Written by Harshvardhan Purandare and Sandeep Pandey Ahmedabad hosts a Sabarmati Gandhi Ashram, the iconic monument where values and foundation of Indian democracy evolved through decades of Freedom movement. Now…
Was Mahatma Gandhi a true crusader for liberation?-Tribute on 73rd anniversary of Gandhi’s assassination
Exactly 73years ago Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by a Hindu Communal fanatic who made an impact on humanity at large as few individuals ever did in the history of mankind.…
Martyr’s Day: Recalling Gandhi’s Vision of Freedom and Liberty as Creating an Inclusive, Plural, Tolerant India with a Sense of Humour!
On 30th January, 2021, we mark the 73rd anniversary of the very date when Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by someone who did not share his vision of an inclusive and…
Mahatma Gandhi’s Enduring Message of Non-Violence
In a world increasingly troubled by violence and strife Mahatma Gandhi's message remains highly relevant today, 73 years after the assassination of this man of peace. Gandhi's work and…
Contribution of Gandhian Ideas in Responding to the Survival Crisis
The concept of survival crisis refers to the emergence of life-threatening conditions on our planet due to factors like accumulation of weapons of mass destruction and a range of…
The Identity Of The Assassins Of Gandhiji As Disclosed By Sardar Patel
The world is mourning the 73rd anniversary of MK Gandhi's assassination by the Hindutva terrorists on January 30, 1948. RSS, the most prominent flag-bearer of the Hindutva politics and cadres…
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