Publication on Hind Swaraj by Samanvaya: released on 8th Aug 2008

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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 2 nd and 11 th 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 a...

Structuring Hind Swaraj Mahatma Gandhi In Action (1932 - 1940) - Dharampal

Structuring Hind Swaraj Mahatma Gandhi In Action (1932 - 1940) The year 1933 began a new phase in the life of Mahatma Gandhi the implications and lessons of which, perhaps, have yet to be fully appreciated. While the years 1919 to 1931 may be seen as the years which, by the gathering of the Indian people, made it certain, not only to themselves but to the British, as well as the world at large that the struggles which they had launched against British rule under the leadership and guidance of Mahatma Gandhi were distinctly leading towards political independence; the phase beginning with 1933 and continuing in full vigour till 1940, may be taken as Gandhiji's attempt to provide the content and structure (basically on the premises visualized by him in Hind Swaraj in 1909) of such political independence. That for various complex reasons this attempt largely got aborted makes it even more imperative that more is known and understood (through research and stu...

Delhi University celebrating Hind Swaraj centenary

New Delhi: Delhi University (DU) will celebrate 2009 as the anniversary of 'Hind Swaraj' - one of the thought provoking works of Mahatma Gandhi authored by him in 1909. An action plan on the initiative, taken by the varsity's Gandhi Bhavan, has been drawn up on activities to be spread over the whole year. "We held a meeting this past week on how to plan the centenary year celebrations. A number of schools, journalists and directors of Gandhi Bhavan across the country took part at the meeting chaired by Vice Chancellor Prof. Deepak Pental. The Principal and teachers in-charge of the Gandhi study circle at different colleges also attended the brainstorming session", said Ashum Gupta, Director of Gandhi Bhavan at the University. "Mahatma Gandhi's ideas are highly relevant these days", added Ashum Gupta.The main purpose of all-the-year-long activity would be to actively involve the youth. As part of the activities, students will serve as volu...

Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule, 1909 by M.K. Gandhi

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