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Hind Swaraj Centenary Event at Sarnath: 2nd and 11th April, 2009

Here are excerpts from the invitation mail by the organizers...

Central University of Tibetan Studies, Sarnath

 and

Gujarat Vidyapeeth, Ahmedabad

As part of the Centenary celebrations the Central University of Tibetan Studies, Sarnath, Varanasi and the Gujarat Vidyapeeth have planned a ten day camp (Shivir) at Sarnath during 2nd and 11th April, 2009. Gandhiji had firmly held his conviction on the world view he had presented in the Hind Swaraj and also on the foundations he specified for the social reconstruction. Unfortunately, during his times and also soon after Independence, the leaders hardly paid any attention to work for the Hind Swaraj. Interestingly, after hundred years the situation world over is such that the fundamentals of Gandhian thought are being referred to and revisited. The threats from the nature and the threats from fellow men are intensifying and a search for sustainable solution has begun. The broad objective of the proposed shibir is to discuss, share and learn from the Hind Swaraj in the backdrop of the current situation and plan for awareness generation and action programmes.

 The specific objectives of the Shibir are the following.

 To undertake a comprehensive review of the Hind Swaraj in the context the present global situation and with specific case study of Tibet situation
To understand the strength of the Soul Force with the help of discourses on Buddhism and Gandhian Thought

To train the participants in camp organisation and management for propagating the philosophy of Hind Swaraj in the country  THe Shibir will be attended by about 60 persons ...the language of the Shibir will be Hindi.

A typical day will have

 

  • Discourse for one hour
  • Lecture for one hour and fifteen minutes
  • Open discussion session for one hour
  • Interactive games around issues
  • Case presentations and discussions
  • There will be prayer and Yoga in the morning
  • Cleaning and kitchen work

 

Your interest in the subject and the area of your work is known to us and hence we are happy to invite you to attend the Shibir as a participant. Kindly note the following points.

 1. You are expected to stay for the all the time i.e. from the morning of 2nd April to the evening of 11th April.

2. Knowledge of Hindi is essential.

3. You are expected to read the Hind Swaraj and commentaries related to it before you join the Shibir. 

Resource persons include: Ven. Samdong Rinpoche, Shri Narayan Desai, Rajiv Vora, Shri Sudarshan Iyengar, Sunilbhai, Manish Jain, Shri Mahendra Bhatt, Naresh Mathur, Madhuri Santanam Sondhi, Radhaben Bhatt...

Other Hind Swaraj Events Coming Up:
1. Mussoorie, May 13-18th SIDH
2. New Delhi, Nov, Swaraj Peeth


Comments

vikram said…
i have detail report of this workshop but it is in hindi. if any one want then i can send to him. this report is prepared by me because i was participant there.
June 2, 2009 at 2:43 PM
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