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MAHATMA GANDHI
MODERN RELEVANCE
VAISHNAV JAN TOHVAISHNAV JAN TOH
Vaishnav Jan toh taynay kahyeeyejey,
Peerh paraayee janney ray,Par dukkhey upkar karey to yey,Man abhimaan na anney ray.
Sakal lokma sahuney vandey,Ninda na karey kainee rayVaach kaach, man nischal
raakhey,Dhan-dhan jananee tainee ray.
Samdristhi nay trishna tyagee,Par-stree jaynay mat rayJivaah thaki asatya na bolay,Par-dhan nav jhaley haath ray.
God’s child is oneWho knows another’s painWho uplifts the sorrowfulAnd pride does disdain
Who salutes all beingsAnd criticizes noneOf pure talk and actionSuch a One’s mother is blessed
Who looks on all as the sameHonors woman as motherWho does not utter untruthEven when the tongue has tiredAnd never covets another’s wealth
to the future gandhis in this audience
International Student from India
University College, London
19 years old
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Student of Law
International Student from India
THE NEW TESTAMENT
Fascinated by
“Turn the other cheek”
Early daysJohannesburg practice
NRI in South Africa
PIETERSMARITZBURG
Satyagrahi
MAHATMA GANDHI
MAHA ATMA – GREAT SOUL
Go on Alone
Teri Awaaz pe koi naa aaye, to phir chal akela re If no one heeds your call, then go on alone
Phir chal akela, chal akela, chal akela, chal akela reGo on alone, go on alone, go on alone, Go on alone
Yadi koi bhi na boleyIf no one speaks up
Orey orey O Obhaage, Koi bhi na boleyO Unfortunate One, if no one speaks up
Yadi sabhi mukh mod rahe, Sab dara kareinIf all have turned their face away and are fearful
Tab darey bina, O tu mukt kanth apni baath, Keh akela reThen, open your heart, and speak your mind on your own
Yadi laut jayien sabhiIf all are leaving you
Orey orey O Obhaage, laut jayien sabhiO Unfortunate One, if all are leaving you
Yadi gahan dagar chale dekhein, Mudh ke na koi As they leave, if no one even glances back
Tab kantakon ko, O tu rakt range charan tale, Dal akela re Then with blood-soaked feet, trample the thorns & move on
Yadi deep na jale If the flame does not hold
Orey orey O Obhaage, Deep na jale O Unfortunate one, if the flame does not hold
Yadi jhara aandhi raat mein, ghar band sab kareinIf on a stormy night, all have shut their doors to you
Tab vajra skihka, se tu apni asthi jalaa aur jal akela re Then, let the lightning set your breastbone ablaze & shine on alone
Phir chal akela, chal akela, chal akela, chal akela reGo on alone, go on alone, go on alone, Go on alone
The Salt March at Dandi Mar
12, 1930
Leadership Lessons
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Close the doors for prayer at 4:05 am. If anyone is late, he will be
marked absent. This will be considered an instance of indiscipline.
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4 feet of yarn must be spun by all inmates everyday, on time. Missing work will be considered indiscipline.
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2 instances of indiscipline will be forgiven. At the third instance, the inmate will be asked to leave the
ashram.
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Inmates of the ashram were stunned
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Many requested Gandhi to relax the rules
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He refused
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With just 78 volunteers, the Dandi March changed the course of Indian history
It takes very few people to change the world
Gandhi’s Weapon against Poverty
Micro-entrepreneurship
Gandhi’s Weapon against Poverty
Micro-entrepreneurshipSELF RELIANCE
Sell indigenous clothes and create a local market
Make salt from the sea and sell to local markets
For every social problem, there is a voluntary solution
What about class struggles?
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar“Mr. Gandhi does not wish to hurt the propertied class. He is even more opposed to a campaign against them. He has no passsion for economic equality. Referring to the propertied class Mr. Gandhi has quite recently said that he does not wish to destroy the hen that lays the golden egg. His solution for the economic conflict between the owners and the workers, between the rich and the poor, between the landlords and the tenants, and between the employers and the employees is very simple. The owners need not deprive themselves of their property. All that they need to do is to declare themselves Trustees for the poor. Of course, the Trust is to be a voluntary one carrying only a spiritual obligation.” (p. 293)
From Gandhism: The Doom of the Untouchables
Are You Skeptical?
UNTOUCHABILITY
“A person of steady wisdom sees no difference between a learned scholar, a cow, an elephant, a dog and a pariah.”
Bhagvad GitaVerse 5.1
If I have to be reborn, I should be born an untouchable, so that I may share their sorrows,
sufferings and the affronts levelled at them, in order that I endeavor to free myself and them
from that miserable condition. -Mahatma Gandhi
Film Screening
SCAVENGING FREEDOM
This presentation:http://hindu.stanford.edu/gandhi/gj2006.ppt