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Exploring Gandhiji Gandhi Research Foundation Compilation of activities of Gandhi Research Foundation (2007 to 2012) Special Issue-2 August 2012 Published by Gandhi Research Foundation, Jalgaon

Exploring Gandhiji Dedicated to Gandhian thoughts on truth and nonviolence Special issue - 2 o August 2012

llllllll Guidance: Justice Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari Dr. Bhavarlal H. Jain Chief Editor: Ashok B. Jain Editorial Team: Bhaskaramenon Krishnakumar, Dr. Gita Dharampal, Shriniwas Mahabal, Bashu Art: Yogesh Sandhansive Front Cover: Designed by fabricating an original early morning photograph of the GRF in silhouette. Photo and Design: Yogesh Sandhansive Back Cover: The lawn and the cobbled pavement in front of the statue at Gandhi Hills, North Maharashtra University. Photo: Sumit Deshmukh Photographs: Ishwar Rana, Yogesh Sandhansive, Raju Harimkar, Rajendra Mali, Tushar Bende, Lalit Hiwale and Mini Photos; Mumbai Office: Gandhi Research Foundation, ‘Gandhi Teerth’, P.O. Box - 118, Jain Hills, Jalgaon - 425001. Maharashtra (India). Telephone: +91 257 2264939, +91 9404955338. Fax: +91 257 2261133. Website: www.gandhifoundation.net E-mail: [email protected] llllllll Published by the Chief Editor for and on behalf of Gandhi Research Foundation, ‘Gandhi Teerth’, Jain Hills, Jalgaon - 425001. Printed at Spenta Multimedia, Peninsula Spenta, N. M. Joshi Marg, Mumbai - 400 013, India. | August 2012. llllllll Contents

Dedicating the Gandhi Teerth ...... 2 Statement of Purpose ...... 4 Words of the Founder, Chairman and Trustees From Gandhi Teerth...... 8 Our Role...... 10 Experiment and introspect ...... 12 ...... 13 The Nurturing of the Jain Family with Gandhian values...... 14 A Beacon of selfless Industrious Enterprise Gandhi Teerth: Establishment and Dedication Laying the Corner Stone...... 20 The capital of Gandhian thoughts ...... 44 Committing to the Gandhi ideals ...... 46 Keeping the light glowing...... 48 ‘Bhau, you will be known not by the industries you nurtured, but by the Gandhi Teerth’!...... 52 The Museum...... 60 The Library, the Archives and a Brief Overview of the Activities Library at GRF...... 68 Archives...... 70 Educational Activities...... 72 Publications...... 74 Collaboration with Institutions...... 76 Gandhi Vichar Sanskar Pariksha...... 78 Rural Development Programs...... 82 Dissemination of Gandhiji’s Teachings...... 91 The First GRF Lecture ...... 94 Documenting the Thoughts of Senior Gandhians...... 109 Participation in Seminars and Workshops...... 111 Adopted Daughter of GRF...... 113 Founder’s visit to Gandhian Institutions...... 114 A Unique Gift...... 115 Remarks of Guests and Visitors Remarks by Eminent Visitors...... 120 Eminent Personalities who visited GRF...... 127 My Life is My Message...... 154

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 1 Dedicating the Gandhi Teerth

Reports of criminal violence, theft, robbery, rape, had to go hand in hand, recurring maintenance murder, terrorism, internecine war, corruption and cost had to be minimized and expert labour had nepotism crowd the media. Instances of misery, to be hired. Truck loads of red sandstone from the poverty, gender inequality and injustice do not quarries of Rajasthan had to be brought to Jalgaon. even get reported. Every right thinking citizen Hundreds of labourers toiled day and might in feels an overwhelming sense of fear, shock, gloom, disappointment, frustration, righteous indignation time. and impotent fury enveloping them variously. extendedAnd that shifts was to the finish date the of workthe presidential in the appointed visit. But not many people get to do anything against Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, Honourable President these ever increasing crimes. And those few who of India, herself a native of Jalgaon, kindly consented do, address only one segment or a few segments to inaugurate the Gandhi Teerth on 25th March of these wide ranging issues. What we, perhaps, 2012. Once the date of the Presidential visit was need to do is to step up these efforts on a very large scale across the world and combine them into one overwhelming movement founded on principles of theconfirmed, country work were started invited in to full attend swing the for function.organizing A diversity, democracy and sustainability. It demands 13the feetfunction tall statuein a flawless of Gandhiji manner. named Gandhians ‘Ahimsa’, across by a moral genius of the highest order to be able to do that. tall pedestal was installed on the western side. Dr. Such a genius cannot merely be a religious A.T.the famousAriyaratne, sculptor the founder Ram Vanji of Sarvodaya, Sutar on a Sri five Lanka feet leader. Limitations notwithstanding, failures agreed to deliver the inaugural GRF lecture. notwithstanding, Gandhiji seems to be the closest The President arrived at Gandhi Teerth at 10- one could ever get to this ideal. Which is why the 10 a.m. on the appointed day, accompanied by Shri world is increasingly turning to him now. Deep K. Shankaranarayanan, Governor of Maharashtra ecology, grass root democracy, common sense and Shri Gulabrao Deokar, Minister, Government of economics and colonial resistance merge together Maharashtra. She was received by Bhau, Justice C. S. Dharmadhikari, (Chairman, GRF), Shri D. R. Mehta, the oppressor on multiple fronts presents the Shri Ashok B. Jain and Shri Dalichand Jain (Trustees, picturein him. Theof anresister ever /resilient challenger leader. Gandhi Interestingly, who defied GRF). The President initially unveiled the statue of this most unfashionable man, dubbed anti-science, Gandhiji holding a young boy and girl close to him. anti-technology and anti-modern, is now getting She then proceeded to the audio guided multimedia museum. The bioscope, the imaginative recreation and contemporary relevance in international polity of the infamous incident at Pietermaritzburg andidentified corporate as thegovernance. symbol of ethical sustainability and the many other exhibits deeply touched her It was in this backdrop that Bhau decided as documented by her in the visitors’ dairy. The to undertake the daunting task of perpetuating President also joined eighteen veteran Gandhians Gandhi’s memory in a unique way. He decided by spinning on the charkha and watched in the to establish a memorial which would be massive auditorium real life clippings from Gandhi’s life. in size, modern in design and comprehensive in The formal inaugural ceremony was arranged in nature. Gandhi Teerth is that memorial dream come true. thousand people were waiting. Shri Tushar Gandhi, The construction of Gandhi Teerth commenced Gandhiji’sa huge pandal great on grandson, the northern Dr. side,A.T. whereAriyaratne over andfive on the 30th of June 2010 with the usual ritualistic veteran nonagenarian Gandhians like Narayanrao Bhoomi Poja. It took a further four months to Jaware and H. S. Doraiswamy shared the dais with actually start the work – to be precise, till the 5th the President. The high point of the Presidential of November. Bhau, as is wont with him, was busy address was her turning to Bhau and saying, consulting engineers, architects and designers and ‘Bhau, you will be known not by the industries you giving shape to his ideas. Durability and aesthetics nurtured, but by the Gandhi Teerth’!

2 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Board of Trustees

Justice C. S. Dharmadhikari Dr. B. H. Jain Chairman Founder

Dr. D. R. Mehta Dalichand Jain Ashok Jain Trustee Trustee Trustee

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 3 Statement of Purpose

good. For him, the conduct of the struggle was of the Mission utmost importance; and he would employ only pure Strive to help establish a world founded on Truth, means to meet pure ends. This is Gandhiji’s greatest Ahimsa, Peaceful Co-existence, Conservation and contribution to the modern age and thought. It is Love for Labour – values cherished and practised indeed a gift to the world not only of his time but by Gandhiji.

for Gandhijiinfinity. presented to this unbelieving world all Vision that is noblest in the spirit of man. He illuminated Preserve for posterity the profound legacy of man’s effort. He was one that redeemed the human Gandhiji’s life, thought and work. race.human He dignity was the by faithspokesman in the eternal of the significanceconscience of mankind. It is in this context that while mourning Background his death, Jawaharlal Nehru said, “The light has gone out of our lives… Yet, I am wrong, for the light Man has vastly changed his environment and that shone in this country was no ordinary light… has made a great deal of progress in terms of and a thousand years later that light will still be material possessions and pleasures. However, he seen in this country and the world will see it… For has not changed a bit from within with reference to that light represented the living truth.” spiritual attainments. This lopsided imbalance has led to stark disparities, inequalities, dissatisfaction, In his own life and by his own uncommon discontent and social tensions. Indeed, today, methods, Gandhiji attained more success than any humanity labours under clouds of nuclear wars and other living man. He raised the people of India out of other forms of violence for settling their differences dust and made them men. To them he brought back self-respect, the spirit of struggle and resistance. problems and challenges. These challenges are not To the rest of the world he proved that one can live onlyand internal conflicts. to Itman is but faced are withan external varied threat dilemmas, to his with less and conquer fear with the power of truth very existence. This is also because man has come and ahimsa. He pleaded for “more from less for to believe that progress is not possible without more” (MLM). That was a message for self restraint and symbiotic partnership with nature. sacrificingIn keeping the environment.with the tenets of a contemporary The world would need all what he had said and world, it has become the responsibility and concern all what others have said about him. He wrote and spoke practically on all subjects under the sun. Most means, to revisit the eternal principles, practices, of his writings are in the form of articles, speeches, philosophiesof every thinking and personmessage to findof Gandhiji’s creative ways life and letters and reports of interviews, mainly through work. The United Nations has declared 2nd October, either self-edited or sponsored periodicals. His the birthday of Gandhiji, as “International Day of writings run into the most voluminous corpus in Non-violence and Peace.” It follows that the world the history of human civilization so far. Today, every enlightened individual and/or and worth researching, remembering and emulating. even today finds his message completely relevant a body corporate, is concerned about the youth. Bhagwan Mahavir, Buddha, Jesus Christ all have The youth is desperately looking for role models. propagated non-violence or ahimsa. However, Gandhiji is a timeless inspirator. I trust that posterity it was only for the purpose of improvement of contemporary message. His teachings must reach living legend who used non-violence for a larger everywill have home moments not only toin reflectIndia but on all his over profound the world. yet purpose.an individual’s He consistently conduct. Gandhijipreached wasnon-violence the first Gandhiji’s message is universal and adaptable. It is as an instrument for sculpting the destinies of with this exalted inspiration from within that an nations. His non-violence was not mere submission educational and research institute, a monumental to violence, passive non-resistance to evil, but a museum, a capacious library and a modern archive patient and persistent struggle to convert violence are being dedicated to the nation and the world into non-violence, injustice into justice, evil into beyond.

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August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 5 6 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Words of the Founder, Chairman and Trustees

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 7 From Gandhi Teerth

Padmashri Dr. Bhavarlal Jain, familiarly known as “Bade Bhau”, is a farmer-friendly industrialist. He was born on 12th December 1937 at Wakod, five kilometers away from the world- famous Ajanta caves in the Jalgaon district of Maharashtra. His father, Shri Hiralal Jain, was a middle-class farmer and his mother, Shrimati Gaurabai, was an astute housewife. Inheriting the best of his ancestral culture and wisdom, he followed his mother’s providential advice and was entrusted with the family’s total savings of Rs. 7,000/-, which enabled him to start a business that is worth a billion dollars today! Recently, in consultation with his children, he has created a trust out of his property, to be used for charitable and beneficial works, such as the Gandhi Research Foundation. Three famous personalities influenced his life, namely, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and J. R. D. Tata. The synergetic influence of these eminent role models is exemplified in the “Gandhi Teerth”. - Editor

It is believed, according to the religio- Africa (originally intended to last for just one year, philosophical traditions of India, that whenever but which Gandhi felt compelled to extend to 21 there is an imbalance in society, some form of energy comes into existence to rectify and restore provided with the tough apprenticeship for his the balance. We may call that energy God or give it subsequentyears to fight Indian against mission imperial (a injustice),goal which he at was an whatever name we may consider appropriate. early stage had become his primary goal) that made If we look back in history, particularly to the him into a true satyagrahi. Indeed, as he struggled beginning of 20th century, we discern that Eastern relentlessly for 21 years against apartheid, injustice, cultural, ethical and moral values were being the exploitation and discrimination of the Indian threatened by the Western way of life. At that crucial community in South Africa, Gandhiji developed an stage, when Western hegemony held sway over the globe, a person called Gandhi took upon himself exploitation and injustice with Truth, Ahimsa and the providential responsibility to guide the world, Satyagraha.ingenious technique Gandhiji has, to thereby, fight against given to the humanity evils of inspired by the virtues of Eastern values. the message that injustice can be fought with love and can transform the doer of injustice through It was Gandhi’s cultural self-assurance (reinforced by the fact that as a Diwan’s son his self-respect had remained unscarred by colonial It is not surprising that I have been deeply persuasion by influencing the latter’s heart. obsequiousness, which was otherwise quite pervasive among the late 19th century Indian Jain family I became acquainted at an early elite), coupled with intellectual curiosity, a spirit ageinfluenced with the by virtues Gandhiji of for,Ahimsa, being Brahmacharya, born into a of adventure and, above all, great will-power and Aparigraha (non-acquisitiveness) and Anekanth (oneness of Ishwar). For decades, which enabled him to ‘stand his ground’ (and in I have also been pursuing an inner search to attain facta strong strengthen sense ofhis defiance own cultural in the faceidentity) of injustice, during his three years of legal studies in London from in word and deed to dissolve the often glaring 1888 until 1891. These traits also enabled him to gapa greater between degree thought of spirituality and action, and and selfless-love on a more quickly seize the offer of a job as legal advisor for prosaic level, I have paid meticulous attention to the effects of diet on my physical and mental where he landed in 1893. During this stay in South make-up. Realizing that Gandhiji, albeit at a level of a Muslim business firm in Durban, South Africa, greater intensity, was involved in a similar kind of

8 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 experimentation on his inner journey of moksha, I generously, according to their respective means, in became increasingly inspired by his persona, and his fund-raising drives; he himself even resorted accepted him as my role model. to auctioning his gifts, received from world-wide Consequently, over the years, I have nursed a admirers, as well as his spectacles and chappals deep desire to create something substantial so to obtain the necessary funds. At one juncture, on that Gandhiji’s life-work and his vision may be learning that Rabindranath Tagore needed money preserved for posterity. And it was this dream that for Shantiniketan, he was successfully able to raise guided me in my business activities, and Gandhiji’s almost instantaneously a sum of sixty thousand spirit provided me with the necessary courage rupees, thereby sparing Tagore this embarrassment. and conviction to tackle problems in my stride. Yet this concern with money did not blemish his Then six years ago, when visiting Manibhavan in saintly reputation: In 1944, alongside his famous talks with Jinnah, he also conversed with Sadhvi cherished project could be transformed into reality. Ujjwala for 19 days, discussing several philosophical ToMumbai, familiarize in a flash myself of inspiration, with Gandhiji’s I realized concrete how my issues. During these extended meetings, Gandhiji legacy, I visited his major heritage sites (Sabarmati, asked her once whether she would accept food Wardha, Delhi, etc.), and with a view to preserving cooked by him. Quite amazed that he should his physical inheritance (in the form of objects, harbor such a doubt, she exclaimed that since he was a vegetarian and did not exhibit any greed which was often kept in a sadly neglected condition, for money, she could certainly accept whatever he Iwritings decided by to him‘rescue’ and thisabout invaluable him, photos, heritage films, for etc.), the offered. Birlaji, who was present on this occasion, raised a separate issue, namely whether Gandhiji All said and done, some sincere people, especially judged a wealthy person or his riches to be bad. Gandhians,benefit of today’s may implicitly youth and question for future the generations. motivation Without hesitation, Gandhiji replied that money of a businessman for constructing a monument to was Lakshmi (the Goddess of riches) and therefore Gandhiji. Though this may signify a legitimate doubt could not be considered evil, and that if a rich man about my intentions, I would be inclined to respond held his wealth in trusteeship for society, acquiring frankly as follows: rather than be concerned with wealth was tantamount to doing a social service. the man who has initiated the construction of this Inspired by this dictum, the Gandhi Teerth has been complex, skeptics should try to appreciate the social constructed. In the contemporary world ridden with violence, and endeavor to contribute to the realization of its political dictatorship, materialism, immorality altruisticand cultural goals. significance of the Gandhi Teerth itself and a dearth of true spirituality, the relevance of Indeed, Gandhiji himself was not concerned Gandhiji and his message will increasingly acquire with a person’s status or profession, but rather he had an intuitive grasp for (and could energize) the I decided to dedicate this monument to this talents and potential of a whole range of individuals, extraordinarymore significance. human Strengthened being. Located by this in conviction, an idyllic and environmentally congenial oasis, I sincerely such as Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel, whose hope that the Gandhi Teerth will attract scholars of divergentpre-eminent personalities among whom he werewas successfully towering figures able the highest caliber as well as young enquiring minds to integrate into the Indian freedom movement. to come and visit its library, museum and exhibition Likewise, receiving inspiration from Gandhiji’s in order to devote intensive hours of research and a chairman for Gandhi Teerth, namely Justice not only in their lives, but also contributing towards Dharmadhikari,example, I have who been graciously fortunate enoughcomplied to with find amelioratingreflection with global the aim conditions. of bringing I earnestly about a requestchange, my sincere request to offer his guidance to this all readers to come and participate in this noble worthwhile project. endeavor, inspired by Gandhiji’s vision for humanity. Moreover, through this project I would like to dispel some purist notions about ‘Gandhiji and business’. Indeed, Gandhiji, as a shrewd bania, had an astute awareness about the importance of money and, as a political leader par excellence, was - B. H. Jain his numerous campaigns with great skill, urging Founder, Gandhi Research Foundation, Jalgoan wealthycapable ofand managing poor supporters the financial alike organization to participate of

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 9 Our Role

Padma Bhushan Justice Chandrashekar Dharmadhikari, a dedicated Gandhian, of utmost integrity, was born on 20th November 1927. At the young age of fourteen, he participated in the Quit India movement; from 1954-1972 he practised law, and was appointed Justice of the High Court of Mumbai in 1989; later he was to become Acting Chief Justice and was nominated as the First President of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal. Further he was awarded the D Litt. degree by the Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur. The Rotary Club of Mumbai also conferred upon him the prestigious citizenship award. Besides he was recipient of a whole medley of other distinctions ranging from the Gandhijan award, Ramashastri Prabhune Social Justice award, the National Social Board Justice Ranade award, the Pride of India and the Goseva Ratna award. Quite understandably, he has been nominated Chairman of the Gandhi Research Foundation, and holds this distinguished position in several other prestigious institutions as well. - Editor

the Bhagwad Gita for reading, Gandhiji felt, the 1936. At that time the meeting of the Congress discrimination of caste culture would end and that WorkingI saw GandhijiCommittee for thewas first taking time place at Sevagram there. All in this would help eradicate the notional superiority the leaders were involved in manual labour. of birth claimed by higher castes. For this reason Jamnalal Bajaj was grinding something. I was the Charkha became the symbol for the eradication wondering whether Gandhiji had gone crazy. of poverty and the broom the symbol for the Why is he involving all these big leaders in small eradication of social discrimination. This attitude chores which can be done by servants. I took up impacted me so much that I never asked anyone the matter with the Ashram Manager. I asked him what his caste or salary was because one’s human “Why do you involve all these great leaders and value does not depend on these factors. activists in petty chores which are normally done ‘Spin so that you shall wear and wear what you spin’ is a revolutionary concept. Individual prayer time some of the important leaders were engaged inby cooking. servants? The Is Manager it befitting asked their me, status?” “Do you At thatlike for the welfare of society. I realized that Indian-ness wouldbenefits arise the onlyindividual from thisand lovingcollective co-existence. prayer is done asked me, “What do you like to eat? Why should you It was my privilege to have walked with Gandhiji’s feelwell shy cooked about vegetables?” cleaning, peeling I affirmed. and cooking He further it?” I hand on my shoulder. The day he was shot, we immediately understood the importance of the wept profusely. Our mourning was much deeper value of physical work! In a country or society which than the mourning when one has lost one’s own does not respect physical labor, it only respects father since Gandhiji was the father of the Nation. non-work! Gandhiji said “My life is my message”. Some people Gandhiji accepted the Charkha as a symbol of took Gandhiji’s message seriously forgetting his life, revolution. We worked with Gandhiji at Wardha while others took his life seriously forgetting his in cleaning the toilets of the so-called lower class message. Thus there is a visible mis-match in the households as well as doing other chores. Gandhiji lives of individuals when trying to follow Gandhiji considered the broom to be one of the symbols of and his principles. Yet when I often interact with revolution. If a Brahmin were to take the broom youth and students while travelling in India, I feel in his hand and a Harijan/Dalit were to hold they have the basic urge to understand Gandhiji.

10 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 To quote my father Dada Dharmadhikari – is the yardstick of Humanity. One can judge from his “Gandhiji’s thoughts and actions are based on the Thought, Words, Action, the height, depth, length and breadth of human values. We salute such a world where there is discrimination based on caste great soul for his unbending commitment, unlimited andmost religion, liberal, wherescientific the andpower objective of the sword principles. and arms In a valour, vigorous energy and unconquerable warrior is dominating, where man considers it legitimate spirit. Such a spirit is the symbol of great, holy and compassionate human endeavor.” Such is the vision great soul proclaims ‘I do not feel ashamed of my of Gandhi Teerth and Gandhi Research Foundation. Ahimsa’.to fight against In a vicious man, inand such envious an environment environment a We hope Gandhi Teerth and Research Foundation where the spirit gets depressed, Gandhiji’s spirit will become the hub for the dissemination of stands high and mighty. His character, morality, Gandhian thought and practices. philosophy and policies are as vast as an ocean; as pure as Ganga; as bright and pious as Gaurishankar! Mahakavi Kalidas describes the Himalayas as the yardstick of the Earth; likewise the soul of Mahatma

- Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari Chairman, Gandhi Research Foundation, Jalgaon

w Truth is like a vast tree which yields more and more fruit the more you nurture it.

w TheHappiness freedom eludes to err us and if we the run power after to it. correct In fact, errors happiness is one comesdefinition only of from Swaraj. within. It is not a commodity to be bought from outside.

w Only when religion becomes an integral part of one’s life, can it be called religion. It is not like a garment.

w The root-cause of most of our misunderstandings lies in distrust, and at the root of this distrust mostly lies fear.

w I have merely given expression to the thoughts that were dormant within the hearts of the Indian people.

w If we continue to say things out of politeness, we really become a nation of hypocrites.

w We are dazzled by the shining luster of our chains and look upon them as symbols of freedom. This state of mind bespeaks slavery of the worst kind.

w Good travels at a snail’s pace, but evil has wings.

w I believe that the civilization India has evolved is not to be beaten in the world.

- Mahatma Gandhi

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 11 Experiment and Introspect to Revitalize Gandhiji’s Ideals

Dr. D. R. Mehta is the initiator of the Jaipur Foot philanthropic venture, which is today the largest provider of artificial limbs in the world. He was born on 25 June, 1937 in the Jodhpur district of Rajasthan. He graduated from the Rajasthan University and obtained his post-graduation from London in Public Administration subject. He belongs to the 1961 batch of the Indian Administration Services. As a leading bureaucrat of India, he has held many positions of paramount responsibility both at State (Rajasthan) and national levels. After retirement, he established the Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayta Samiti, and dedicated himself to the service of the disabled. He is a PadmaShri recipient. Many international awards and recognitions have also been bestowed on Dr. Mehta. – Editor

Gandhiji based his actions on search have never met unanimous approval amongst the (introspection) and experimentation. He has titled gandhian school of thought. his autobiography as Experiments with Truth. The What would have Gandhiji done if he was made in its grass-roots level applications are a result the philosophy and aims of Khadi with modern ofconcept Gandhiji’s of Satyagraha innate zeal and to theexperiment. many modifications Right from management,alive today? Hesales would and havedistribution definitely principles, aligned the initial Satyagrahas in South Africa to the ones and thus linked it with contemporary economic during India’s freedom struggle, Gandhiji focused paradigms. He would have even experimented with on modulating this concept and improving upon it, solar energy in Khadi’s life-cycle. He would have based on previous experiences and outcomes. experimented and innovated without disturbing or However, after Gandhiji’s departure, this focus diluting the original thought behind Khadi. on experimentation faded from the agendas of The second example is of Satyagraha. It has his followers. They started following his words evolved as a moral tradition. It means insistence too literally. The implementation of various on truth. It is based on truth. Whenever Gandhiji Gandhian programs became stagnant. It lacked thought that his Satyagraha was no longer on the in the dynamism which is born out of continuous side of the truth, he immediately withdrew it. But experimentation. today, untruth and pretentiousness prevail on the Let us take Khadi as an example. Gandhiji name of Satyagraha. Mass movements for wrong wanted to eradicate India’s poverty through Khadi. ends are run with wrong means, and are labeled as He projected Khadi as the fabric of the poor. This Satyagraha to gain cheap publicity. If Gandhiji was was a wonderful thought – a result of Gandhiji’s amidst us today, he would have never endorsed innate ability to experiment and to introspect. such movements. There was an unmistakable tinge But today, most of the Khadi cooperatives are in of spirituality in his Satyagraha. In conclusion, to eradicate stagnation and unimaginativeness in the The spinners are paid poorly. Very few people implementation of Gandhian ideals and to revitalize wearfinancial it. Thetrouble. young The generation fabric has isbecome averse expensive. of Khadi. them, one must resort to experimentation and How can Khadi and its original philosophy be introspection. revived? Gandhians and his admirers never think about this. The Charkha was contemporized in its avatar as Ambar Charkha, and then came polyester - Dr. D. R. Mehta Khadi. Some other innovations followed. But these Trustee, Gandhi Research Foundation, Jalgaon

12 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Gandhi Teerth: A Beacon of Selfless Industrious Enterprise

Born on 20 August, 1932, at Wakod, a small village in Jalgaon district in Maharashtra, Dalichand Jain is courtesy and amiability personified! He worked in the Premier Automobiles (Mumbai) after obtaining a diploma in Mechanical Engineering. He resigned from this job in 1966 and joined the Jains’ family business. He is one of the pioneers of this business empire. He established a cooperative bank on 15 February 1998. Even today, he presides over important positions in various social and religious institutions. He has been honoured by many organizations with coveted titles like Samaj Shiromani (Leading Light of the Society), Ajatshatru (Friend of Everybody), Sevadas (A Servant of Humanity), etc. He provides invaluable services to Gandhi Teerth as the Trustee of Gandhi Research Foundation. – Editor

It is 64 years since India achieved freedom. I am honesty, vice-less life, vegetarianism, nobility, etc. of the view that we are forgetting Gandhiji’s ideals are some of the guiding principles of this worldview, which could inspire people to live a life of non- arrogant, and they are running blindly after wealth possessiveness, contentment, refrain and discipline andwith material time. Now, wellness. people The have all-pervasive become selfishcorruption and that Gandhiji lived. is the end-result. is built to preserve for posterity Gandhiji’s timeless Mahaveer’s and Gandhiji’s ideals. He has imbibed legacy,This has magnificent been commissioned edifice of Gandhi in just Teerth, 16 months. which theseDr. values Bhavarlal in his Jain life wasand business influenced activities. by Bhagwan He is Its noble aim is to motivate people to serve all life an ardent follower of these values, and he lovingly the youth and aspires to become their beacon by the same. His life mantra is “Work is Worship”. He beckoningforms with them selfless to Gandhianlove. In particular, values. it focuses on hasinfluences always allbelieved those whoin fair come and equitablein his contact earnings. with All Indians must strive to emulate our ancient He has also believed that not only he and his lifestyle based on saint-like purity and farmer-like family, but the entire society and in fact, the entire industriousness, and help establish peace in the nation has a right over his earnings. Today, he is world. This was the way of life which Mahaveer anguished to see the petty-mindedness and the self- and Gandhi taught us. This is the only way through centeredness of people wherever he goes. He then which we can achieve lasting peace in the world. remembers Bhagwan Mahaveer’s and Gandhiji’s Dr. Bhavarlal Jain has built Gandhi Teerth invaluable ideals. Being introspective, conscientious with these ideas and ideals in his mind. Let us and sensitive, he had pledged right from childhood complement him and his great noble gesture. Let us that he would base all his commercial and social also wish him good health and a long, healthy life. activities on the philosophies of Mahaveer and Gandhiji. Gandhi Teerth has taken shape from this exalted thinking of Dr. Bhavarlal Jain. He has conceptualized it with great care and farsightedness. His central aim is to present the Gandhian values to the world in an amicable manner, so that people can integrate them in their lives and co-exist harmoniously with - Dalichand Jain interdependence as the driving force. Hard work, Trustee, Gandhi Research Foundation, Jalgaon

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 13 The Nurturing of the Jain Family with Gandhian values

Shri Ashok B. Jain, eldest son of Padmashree Dr. Bhavarlal Jain (Bhau) and late Smt. Kantabai Jain, was born on 10th January 1963 at Jalgaon. Being the first child, he was the apple of his parents’ eyes. The noble Sanskaras, or the cultural values and traditions of the family are distinctly discernible in Shri Ashok Bhau’s persona – he is deeply compassionate, and his business style is laced with sympathy and empathy. Just as he has inherited an acute business acumen, he has also learned from his parents how to serve society to the best of his ability. Shri Ashok Bhau has earned the Vice Chairmanship of Jain Irrigation Systems Limited by virtue of merit, and not as an inherited gift. Likewise, the important positions that he holds in various social organizations have not come to him gift-wrapped, but he has earned them with his own toil and effort, enhanced by a genuine desire to serve society. This able son of a visionary father now represents the inspired leadership of Gandhi Research Foundation. Shri Ashok Bhau has truly lived upto his father’s expectations. His contribution in nurturing this Foundation has been immense and it will continue to grow with time. For this, everyone at GRF is deeply indebted to him. - Editor

Honorable Bhavarlalji Jain, fondly addressed It is not coincidental that the deeply humanitarian as Bhau by one and all, has an uncanny knack for virtues of Ahimsa (non-violence), Shanti (peace) successfully accomplishing each and every venture and Aparigrah (non-acquisition) are imbibed in that he undertakes. The secret of this success all of Bhau’s initiatives. These virtues emanate lies in his incredible capacity to work hard on a persona from a very early age, and Jain tenets which for the avowed cause, until the aim is achieved. thefrom devout the Gandhian and chaste influence family that followed.Bhau bore Bhau’son his Manycontinuous of his life-lessonsbasis and to are make derived paramount from the sacrifices advices of his illiterate but astute mother. All his chosen business activities, which have the farmer, the farm multinational business empire, spread over five and farming at their core, have resulted from his motivecontinents, of his has businesses.its feet firmly To grounded do business in the withIndian a mother’s advice. After rejecting a safe, secure and Gandhiansoil. Essentially, orientation profitability is, and is always not the will overriding be the socially reputable government job offer, Bhau had prime objective. Bhau’s excellent entrepreneurship sought his mother’s advise as to which profession is not only known for its acute business acumen, he should opt for. His mother had then advised him but also for its equitable and inclusive partnership to take up any activity which would not only feed the between business and social cause. bellies of his family, but would also serve the mute As Bhau’s business grew, so did the resources. kingdoms of animals, birds and plants. Bhau could This enabled him to engage increasingly in altruistic identify only agriculture as a suitable activity which and social cause activities. Gandhi Research would be inclusive enough to live upto his mother’s Foundation, or Gandhi Teerth, as Bhau fondly refers to it, is his latest and most cherished initiative. It entrepreneur was born. has materialized after deep contemplation and vision and aspiration. Thus, a first-generation agri-

14 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 immaculate planning. As a result, an international masses. Despited these problems, Bhau never institution of global standards has been created. Such engaged in any exploitative or manipulative a mammoth project could not have been successfully practices. He maintained the spotless reputation commissioned without the spirited support of the of a fair dealer. Around the same time, Bhau also Gandhian fraternity from all over the world. took up various dealerships for farm inputs like fertilizers, seeds, pesticides, etc. These items also father’s sanskaras from a tender age. In fact, remained in permanent shortage. But typically, incidencesWe, as children,related to haveBhau’s been high influenced ideals even bybefore our Bhau ensured fair dealing and thus maintained an my birth, have often been narrated to me by many impeccable track record as a trader of high integrity. relatives, and they have only added to the admiration A memorable incident from my childhood, which I have for my father. Common factors among these is imprinted on my psyche, strikes me as an apt incidences are Bhau’s nobility and humility, his example. During the busy sowing season, Bhau had steadfast refusal to compromise with his principles, given me the responsibility of preparing invoices at and his fair-minded conduct for one and all, under our shop in Jalgaon. Due to acute shortage of seeds, any circumstances. The foundation of our rational, he had made a policy of selling only two bags per emotive and intellectual thought processes has farmer. They, however, were offering an under-the- table bribe of Rs. 10 per extra bag. We never ever the time we reached adolescence, we had already entertained such unethical dealings. The incident, startedbeen reinforced feeling closely with aligned these earlyto Gandhian influences. morals By though apparently miniscule, has been my lead that were encrypted in our family’s ideological DNA. example which has helped me inculcate my father’s Although Bhau never directly preached or even ethics-based business philosophy. Some incidences mentioned Gandhian ideals to us, his actions spoke just stay with us for life and mould our belief system. louder than his words, echoes of which resonated For me, this was one such life-changing example. throughout my formative years. In 1985, we had embarked upon an ambitious Bhau began his entrepreneurial career around project to manufacture PVC resin, which is the 1963. His rural background and his grass-root level main raw material for producing PVC pipes. License contact with the rural community had enabled him raj still prevailed during those pre-liberalization to nurture deep sympathy and understanding of days in India. Hence, the project proposal was the Indian hinterland, its agricultural practices, and sent to the concerned central ministry to obtain the perennial problems of the hapless farmer. This a manufacturing license. The minister called my ‘hands-on’ experience was very much akin to father to Delhi for ‘discussions’. A hefty amount Gandhiji’s realization of the plight of these abject Indians which he had gained during his India-wide travels. This acute awareness and the resulting of Rs. five crores was demanded to process our moral obligation that Bhau felt towards rural ofproject merit file. and My quality. father’s We response have never was resorted cordial but to Indians who were invariably attached to farming or unethicalfirm, “We practices, have come and up never in business will”. He on returned the basis to associated activities, is one more reason why Bhau’s Jalgaon empty-handed. However, soon thereafter, thoughts and actions are cast in a Gandhian mould, we learned that within the next fortnight itself, the I think. Among the many business houses that were license was awarded to another industrialist who emerging in free, resurgent India during the 1960s, had presumably paid the ‘processing fee’. Worse Bhau’s corporate imprint was exceptionally marked still, we were disheartened to know that the license with the Gandhian school of thought. With all was given on the basis of our project proposal; all humility, yet with pride, I would like to point out that that had changed was a single paper in it, namely the one giving the name and details of the applicant! of free India which was wedded to Gandhiji’s Had we compromised on our principles then, our principles.my father’s Aswas his one heir of theapparent, first and I considerfew enterprises myself turnover, which is inching towards Rs. 5,000 crores singularly fortunate to have inherited this rich (2012), would be closer to Rs, 50,000 crores now. ideological lineage. Bhau’s modest initiation into the business world the same would be Rs. 5,000 crores. Our CSR budget, started with dealership of kerosene. Under a socialist Even at a modest calculation of 10% profitability, economy, license raj ruled India at that time. Perennial have also soared proportionately. We would have scarcity of kerosene, the ‘fuel of the poor’, and its consoledwhich is voluntarily ourselves declaredthat the at ‘one-time’ 5% of profits, unethical would black-marketeering was rampant. Worse still, the practice had helped us in increasing our social prices were increased by the government, thus spend. Thus, we would have rid our conscience of making kerosene a dream fuel for the marginalized the guilt factor.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 15 However, we are a business house with a custom, and that he would not like. Spontaneously, pure corporate conscience. We derive immense Aatman replied that there was no need for this, satisfaction and happiness from whatever social as ‘Dada’ had already given them a gift. Surprised, activities that our present CSR budget facilitates. Bhau asked him what was that gift, and Aatman Why? Because this money is clean, it is earned replied, it was the gift of Anubhuti School! ethically and with sweat and toil. Therefore, the Do I need to emphasize more that our children conscientious value of social activities generated too are ready to carry the mantle of Gandhian ideals from this money is far more than its face value. when their time comes. On the matter of giving a We are happy about what we do, how we do it birthday gift to Bhau, the grandchildren ultimately and the way we do it. Our way is the way shown by had their way. They kept on coaxing me until I our ideological mentor Bhau. Our path is strewn conceded to get made a statue of Gandhiji spinning with a unique ideological footprint, and we will not Charkha as this gift. On the morning of his birthday, change track merely for the sake of easy, unethical when they unveiled this surprise gift and presented monetary or non-monetary gains. it to Bhau, for once, he was left speechless and I believe with utmost sincerity that when Gandhi overwhelmed with fond emotion. Research Foundation is fully operational, it will The core vision of GRF, namely, to spread stand out as a tangible, physical manifestation of Gandhian ideology among youth, will happen in a our Gandhian value system. It will be our ideological self-generative manner once the Foundation is fully functional. If this can happen in our immediate but also justify why our chosen path is perhaps the family, why can it not happen in our extended onlyambassador, sustainable and willway not in onlywhich reflect society and can represent, derive family, the society at large? I am sure it will happen. Bhau has emptied his pockets and poured his heart will inspire the present and future generations to in this venture. He has spent countless hours at the lasting benefits. Most importantly, this Foundation GRF site, personally guiding the proceedings. He lifeopt stylefor a choicesworthy offered alternative by the to fastthe andselfish, restive greedy, 21st the sake of Gandhi Teerth. For six long years, GRF century.exploitative, ruthless and profit-centric career and has beenunconditionally Bhau’s labor sacrificed of love. his personal life for The core objective behind commissioning this On the eve of dedication of Gandhi Research project is just this, to preserve for posterity the Foundation to the society, I pledge all my energy timelessly potent Gandhian legacy. Already, this and resources for its continuous evolution as a process has been unleashed in our family. Just dynamic institute of global stature. as charity begins at home, practicing what one Jai Hind. preaches should also begin at home. Our third generation is already amiable to Gandhian values. The credit for this goes to Bhau. Because of his engaging and persuasive communication, he has been able to permeate Gandhian thought in the minds and hearts of this upcoming generation. My younger son Aatman, who is just eight years old, told Bhau just a few days before his 75th birthday - Ashok Jain (12-12-2011) that he would like to give a gift to him on his birthday. Bhau replied that in that case, Trustee, Gandhi Research Foundation, Jalgaon he would have to give him a return gift as per the (Translated by Abhay Goghari)

16 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 d¡îUd OZ Vmo VoZo H${h¶o... Lead, kindly Light d¡îUd OZ Vmo VoZo H${h¶o, Oo nrS> namB© OmUo ao& Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom Lead Thou me on: na XþIo CnH$ma H$ao Vmo¶, ‘Z A{^‘mZ Z AmUo ao& The night is dark and I am far from home, gH$b bmoH$‘m ghþZo d§Xo, qZXm Z H$ao Ho$Zr ao& Lead Thou me on. dmM H$mN> ‘Z {ZíMb amIo, YZ-YZ OZZr VoZr ao& Keep Thou me feet, I do not ask to see d¡îUd OZ Vmo VoZo H${h¶o, Oo nrS> namB© OmUo ao& The distant scene; one step enough for me. g‘Ñ{ï> Zo V¥îUm Ë¶mJr, nañÌr OoZo ‘mV ao& I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou {Oˆm WH$s AgË¶ Z ~mobo, naYZ Zd Pmbo hmW ao&& Shouldst lead me on; d¡îUd OZ Vmo VoZo H${h¶o, Oo nrS> namB© OmUo ao& I loved to choose and see my path; but now Lead Thou me on. ‘moh ‘m¶m ì¶mno Z{h OoZo, ÑT> d¡am½¶ OoZm ‘Z‘m ao& I loved the garish day, and spite of fears, am‘Zm‘ew Vmir bmJr, gH$b VraW VoZm VZ‘m ao&& Pride ruled my will: remember not past years. d¡îUd OZ Vmo VoZo H${h¶o, Oo nrS> namB© OmUo ao& So long Thy power hath blest me, sure it still dUbmo^r Zo H$nQ> a{hV N>o, H$m‘ H«$moY {Zdm¶m© ao& Will lead me on, ^Uo Zag¢¶mo VoZw§ XagZ H$aVm, Hw$b EH$moVoa Vm¶m© ao&& O’er moor and fen, o’er crag and torrent, till d¡îUd OZ Vmo VoZo H${h¶o, Oo nrS> namB© OmUo ao& The night is gone; -Narsinh Mehta And with the morn, those angel faces smile, 15th Century Gujrati Poet Which I have loved long since and lost awhile. -Cardinal (John Henry)

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 17 18 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Gandhi Teerth Establishment and Dedication

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 19 Laying the Corner Stone

Dr. Bhavarlal Jain, Founder Trustee of GRF, laid the foundation stone for the International Research and Study Centre on 30th June, 2010. The centre has been conceived and is being constructed so as to make it endure for many centuries. The total built-up area measures up to 65,000 sq. ft. The compounded plot area measuring about 22 acres has sprawling lawns dotted with mango trees surrounded with earthern mounds which act as sit-outs. The design, the selection of materials and the actual construction are such that it would withstand even an earthquake of the magnitude of about 8.5 on the Richter scale.

mounted in the centre’s premises. The statue is sculptedA magnificent by the renowned 13 ft. tall sculptor, statue Shri of GandhijiRam Sutar. is

Prayer to mother earth; Bhau with Dalichand Jain, Atman Jain, Nil Bhandari, Ashok Jain, Kantilal Jain, D. M. Jain, Atul Jain, Girdharlal Oswal, Rajendra Mayur, Dr. Subhash Chaudhari and others.

Bhau in discussion with the engineers. Gandhi Teerth under construction, work begins from 5 November 2010.

20 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Bhau in discussion with colleague Farhad Gimi. Overviewing the work on site are Chairman Justice Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari, Bhau and Dr. Jethmal Doshi

Gandhi Teerth under construction, work begins from 5 November 2010.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 21 The dais awaits the Honorable President Shrimati Pratibha The Pandal and the sitting arrangements. Devi Singh Patil

The Local Audience awaiting its entry in a queue. The Trustee Ashok Jain inspecting the public address system.

The associates, photographers and media persons taking position.

22 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Ready to welcome the President: Ashok Jain and his wife Jyoti Overviewing the sitting arrangement: Ajit Jain and Atul Jain, Jain. Sons of The Founder.

The Chandorkar group singing devotional songs prior to the The grand statue of Mahatma Gandhi ready to be unveiled. commencement of the function.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 23 Abhedya, Athang, Karishma, Aarohi, Amoli, Aayushi and Aashuli grand children Bhau’s. Bhau engrossed in discussion with son Ajit.

Justice Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari and Bhau caught in a reflective moment, with Bhau’s daughters - in - laws in the Bhau with Aashuli, Abhang, Athang,Atman, Abhedya and Atul background. Jain .

Bhau in discussion with Atul Jain. The President and Bhau approaching Gandhi Teerth.

24 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Bhavna Jain, wife of Atul Jain with her infant son Anmay and Bhau’s granddaughters waiting to welcome the President.

The daughters of the Jain family welcoming the President in traditional fashion.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 25 The President unveiling the grand statue of Mahatma Gandhi by pressing the remote button.

The President pays tribute to the Mahatma after unveiling his statue.

26 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Shri Dalichand Jain, Devisingh Shekhawat, Bhau, Justice Dharmadikari, the Honorable President, Governor of Maharashtra K. Shankaranarayanan, Mrs. Shankaranarayanan and Mr. D. R. Mehta.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 27 The President inaugurating the “Khoj Gandhiji Ki” Museum - Bhau, Justice Dharmadhikari, Dalichand Jain, Atul Jain, Dr. Devisingh Shekhawat and others look on.

Posing for the cameras after the inauguration of the “Khoj Gandhiji Ki” Museum - D. R. Mehta, Radha Shankaranarayanan, K. Shankaranarayanan, The President, Justice Dharmadhikari, Bhau, Devisingh Shekhawat and Dalichand Jain.

28 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 The inscription of Gandhi Teerth.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 29 The President Justice Dharmadhikari and Bhau departs Gandhi Teerth after its inauguration.

The President, along with Bhau, Ajit Jain and others overviewing the amphitheater.

30 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 The Presidential entourage and dignitaries walk towards the museum.

An overwhelmed President after seeing the Gandhi Teerth edifice, with Bhau at her side.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 31 The President and other dignitaries by the side of the statue of the Mahatma cuddling a calf.

Registering her name at the museum through touch screen.

32 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Deeply engrossed in viewing the depiction of the Mahatma’s Watching the Bioscope. Ideal on the screen.

Turning the pages of an e-book through gesture technology at Going through the Mahatma’s childhood section in the museum. the museum.

Looking at the books that the Mahatma read while in England. Watching a film on Gandhiji’s childhood.

Passing through the section of the museum depicting the apartheid attack on Gandhiji in South Africa. Reflecting in front of the peace symbol.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 33 Engrossed in a presentation narrating Gandhiji’s third class Experiencing the plight of hapless farmers in Champaran. travel.

The tax burden imposed in South Africa in 1930. Bhau explaining the operating system to the President.

The section visualising the “Sarvoday” concept in the museum. Watching the electronic display of photographs in the museum.

Listening to the narration of the activities of contemporary Approaching end of the museum. Gandhians.

34 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Posing in the backdrop of an attractive gandhi painting.

Watching an original film on Gandhiji.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 35 Gandhians spinning on the Charkha.

The President and Bhau spinning on the Charkha.

36 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 The President greeting Gandhians. The President acknowledging the greetings from Gandhians.

President unveiling the “Manthan” note book.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 37 (First row, from left) K. M. Mariyappan, Minister of State Gulabrao Devkar, Dr. A. T. Ariyeratne -Sri Lanka, Justice Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari, Shrimati Radha K.Shankarnarayanan, Governor of Maharashtra K. Shankarnarayanan, The President, Dr. Devisingh Shekhawat, The Founder Bhavarlalji, Mr. H. S. Dorai Swami, Narayan Jaware, Sonal Gandhi, Tushar Gandhi, (Second row, from right) Manohar Joshi, B. Y. Parit, Maruti Khairkar, M. M. Gadkari, Jaywant Matkar, T. K. R. Somaiya, Natwar Thaker, Amrutbhai Modi, Gautam Bajaj, Dr. Sangeeta Malik, Varshadas, Dr. S. N. Subbarao , Dr. Geeta Dharampal - Germany, Deenaban, (Third row, from left) Husan Jamadar, Advocate Ram Singh Rajput, Kusumtai Pande, Dr. Sudershan Aayanger, Dr. Sugan Baranth, Aai Abdul Bhai, Jagdishbhai Shah, Babulal Gandhi, Bhudan Subbarao, Shashibhai, Vasantrao Gade, Haribhau Talele and attendants of the President.

(First row, from left) The Museum Team - Saurabh Sharma, R. Subhadra, Siddarth Kabra, Shekhar Badve, Chairman Justice Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari, Shrimati Radha K.Shankarnarayanan, Governor of Maharashtra K. Shankarnarayanan, The President, Dr. Devisingh Shekhawat, Bhau, Architect A. Mrudul, N. G. Lalwani, Aashish Bhirud, S. R. Bhangar, Uday Mahajan, (Second row, from right) Vijay Sirsagar, Ajay Kale, Dileep Patil, Prashant Patel, Kailash Gurav, Manoj Bhangale, Vikrant Bhangale, Pankaj Bharhate, Avinash Chauhan, Anil Patil, Ashok Sapkale, Popatlal Chordiya, Dr. Yogendra Yadav, Sachine Chaudhari, (Third row, from left) Pavan Jangid, Mukund More, Uday Shinde, Shankerlal Kumawat, Shayamlal Sharma, Sachine Birla, Savarmal Sharma, Bharat Malhar, Sanjay Chaudhari, Chandresh Bhavsar, Laxman Rathode, Jitendra Tiwari, Satish More.

38 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 (First row, from left) K. M. Mariyappan, Minister of State Gulabrao Devkar, Dr. A. T. Ariyeratne -Sri Lanka, Justice Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari, Shrimati Radha K.Shankarnarayanan, Governor of Maharashtra K. Shankarnarayanan, The President, Dr. Devisingh Shekhawat, The Founder Bhavarlalji, Mr. H. S. Dorai Swami, Narayan Jaware, Sonal Gandhi, Tushar Gandhi, (Second row, from right) Manohar Joshi, B. Y. Parit, Maruti Khairkar, M. M. Gadkari, Jaywant Matkar, T. K. R. Somaiya, Natwar Thaker, Amrutbhai Modi, Gautam Bajaj, Dr. Sangeeta Malik, Varshadas, Dr. S. N. Subbarao , Dr. Geeta Dharampal - Germany, Deenaban, (Third row, from left) Husan Jamadar, Advocate Ram Singh Rajput, Kusumtai Pande, Dr. Sudershan Aayanger, Dr. Sugan Baranth, Aai Abdul Bhai, Jagdishbhai Shah, Babulal Gandhi, Bhudan Subbarao, Shashibhai, Vasantrao Gade, Haribhau Talele and attendants of the President.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 39 The President coming out of the “Vikas” Gate. Jyoti Jain, wife of Ashok Jain greeting the President.

Jyoti Jain presenting an auspicious gift to the President. The President greeting the gathering.

The President, along with other dignitaries, seated on the stage Students of Anubhuti School singing the welcome song.

40 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 The President being felicitated by Justice Dharmadhikari and Bhau presenting Gandhiji’s statue to the President. Bhau.

Bhau presenting Gandhiji’s bust to Tushar Gandhi, the great Bhau presenting Gandhiji’s bust to Dorai Swami. grandson.

Bhau presenting Gandhiji’s bust to Dr. Devisingh Shekhawat. D. R. Mehta presenting Gandhiji’s bust to Dr. Ariyaratne.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 41 Dr. D. R. Mehta, Dr. Ariyaratne, Justice Dharmadhikari, Gulabrao Devkar, Governor of Maharashtra K. Shankaranarayanan, The President, Dr. Devisingh Shekhawat, Bhau, Tushar Gandhi the great grandson of Gandhiji, senior Gandhians Narayan Jaware and Dorai Swami on the dais.

42 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Dr. D. R. Mehta, Dr. Ariyaratne, Justice Dharmadhikari, Gulabrao Devkar, Governor of Maharashtra K. Shankaranarayanan, The President, Dr. Devisingh Shekhawat, Bhau, Tushar Gandhi the great grandson of Gandhiji, senior Gandhians Narayan Jaware and Dorai Swami on the dais.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 43 The capital of Gandhian thoughts

Justice Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari.

I have great pleasure in welcoming you to the inauguration of Gandhi Teerth. When in 1936 ashes were immersed at Prakasha in this region, Mahatma Gandhi expressed the wish to hold an AICC Teerth also is into his seventy fifth year. Gandhi’s session in a village, it happened in the Khandesh constructed by Ahilyabai Holkar. She has a beautiful region at Faizpur. On the second day, addressing at the confluence of the river Tapti at the ghats the large gathering, Gandhiji praised the local whatever has remained is the holy water, Teerth.” I organizers at length and said that they did not aspire shallsaying, not “whatever venture a better has flowed simile for by Gandhi is the Teerth. Ganga, to become leaders, but were content to remain as It is a matter of honour for me that the river Tapti servants of the people. I would like to remind you originates from here; for I am the ‘Dharmadhikari’, that 2012 is the 75th year of the Faizpur session. dispenser of justice, of this place. So is it of the three institutions Gandhiji established I should also relate a bit of history here. Speaking in Wardha – of the Sarvodaya Ashram, the Rashtra at a convocation of the North Maharashtra University Bhasha Prachar Samiti and the Hindustani Taalimi I had expressed a wish that we should have a living Sangh. What is more, Bhau, the founder of Gandhi memorial for Gandhi in Jalgaon. Shri Bhavarlal Jain

44 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 immediately accepted my request. People say that I by return post’. He added further, ‘we will establish am the inspiration behind Gandhi Teerth. But I am Gandhi in Germany and export him to India, for the only the trigger; all the rest is Bhavarlalji. people here seem to love exported goods.’ I have an added reason for keeping a soft spot in I admit that our generation did not quite my heart for Her Excellency the President. She paid understand Gandhi. Because we could not convey obeisance to the Mahatma today by spinning on the the Gandhian ideals to our children. But I have Charkha. She has worn Khadi all through her life. seen that the youth of this country is interested in Gandhi, whom they want to realize in original. of the country, – a lady becoming the President of Gandhi was no Gandhian, he was merely Gandhi. IndiaI consider was oneKhadi, of Gandhiji’s worn by thedreams first –Lady as its President national The problem which we encounter now were not sartorial symbol. I appeal to her that Khadi may be extant in Gandhi’s life time. We have to resolve accorded that status. these issues in newly devised ways. Sift them one These days people abroad speak very high of by one and investigate them in the present context. Gandhiji. Obama, the President of the United States This is what we should be endeavouring at Gandhi declares that Gandhiji is his role model. All the Teerth. Delhi is our national capital, Mumbai is our leaders of states who come to India say the same thing. I have a friend by name Peter, who lives in become the capital of Gandhian thoughts. This is France. He has established a Gandhi Information myfinancial ardent capital. wish. But Jalgaon is no capital. May it Centre in Germany. I met him in Mani Bhavan. He was telling me, ‘if you need any information on Gandhi, drop me a card and you will have all that Justice C. S. Dharmadhikari

The audience.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 45 Committing to the Gandhian ideals

Bhau addressing the august gathering

I rise to deliver the thanks giving speech, ahead I thought of it, I wondered whether I deserved of the Presidential address. For, it does not seem to establish such a memorial. I have not lived life proper to speak after the President. It is always like Gandhiji did. I approached Chandrasekhar possible to request one’s elder sister, but it becomes Dharmadhikari and requested that he should accept the Chairmanship because he has seen Gandhiji at When she had come to Jalgaon earlier, I had told her close quarters and has been living a similar life. thatdifficult I was when planning she isto theestablish President a Gandhi of the memorial. country. But Dharmadhikariji said that he was leaving all And that she should inaugurate it. She then told me the positions he held one by one. Just because he that it would be the greatest work of my life. could not decline my request, he agreed to accept I thought for a while why I was venturing to do the Chairmanship as the last position he would this late in my life. I am about to complete seventy adorn. That gave me the strength. Perhaps, now I could do it. What I could not have done all alone, I This was a dream, which I could visualize any time could do in his company. andfive realizeyears of any my time. life. CouldBut now I have it’s too done late. this Whenever earlier?

46 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 I am not very conversant with all of Gandhiji’s Gandhi, also has arrived. I was a little ashamed to thought. But now the opportune time has arrived. request these men of repute, because I am one from Therefore, I maintain that this Gandhi memorial the corporate world and new to this domain. I am is not one which would be seen by people off trying to live life their way. I am indebted to all of and on. This is going to be one such, where some you on this count. I dedicate and commit myself to program or the other will take place every day. live according to Gandhian ideals. About 250 veteran Gandhians from different parts of the country have assembled here. I could inform them only a few days before. Shri Doraiswami who Dr. Bhavarlal Jain is ninety four years of age also has come here. Dr. Ariyaratne, who is known as the Sri Sankar

The dignitaries on the dais listening to Bhau in rapt attention.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 47 Keeping the light glowing

Tushar Gandhi, the great grandson of Gandhiji, speaking on the occasion.

The packed gathering.

48 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 I propose to remind you only of three quotes Remember Albert Einstein’s comments – relating to Bapu. That may be deeply relevant to “Generations to come will scarce believe that such Gandhi Teerth. When Bapu was assassinated Pandit Nehru said: “The light has gone out of our lives and The third one is by Bapu himself; he said, “Truth there is darkness everywhere. I do not know what alonea one aswill this endure, walked all the the earth rest in will flesh be and swept blood.” away to tell you and how to say it. Our beloved leader, before the tide of time. I must continue to bear Bapu as we called him, the father of the nation, is no testimony to truth even if I am forsaken by all. Mine more. Perhaps I am wrong to say that. Nevertheless, may today be a voice in the wilderness, but it will be we will not see him again as we have seen him for heard when all other voices are silenced, if it is the these many years. We will not run to him for advice voice of Truth.” and seek solace from him, and that is a terrible It seems to me that Gandhi Teerth will come in blow, not to me only, but to millions and millions in handy to keep the light glowing and to dispel the doubts from people’s minds. For this is no physical blow by any other advice that I or anyone else can memorial to Gandhiji but a knowledge memorial. givethis country,you. Yet andI was it wrong.is a little For difficult the light to thatsoften shone the A memorial which will further enlighten people in this country was no ordinary light. The light that on Gandhian thoughts. This is what I count as has illumined this country for these many years the greatness of Gandhi Teerth. May the future will illumine this country for many more years, and generations utilize this knowledge memorial! a thousand years later that light will still be seen in this country, and the world will see it and it will give solace to innumerable hearts. For that light Tushar Gandhi represented the living truth… the eternal truths, reminding us of the right path, drawing us from error, taking this ancient country to freedom.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 49 A cross section of the audience.

50 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Students of Anubhuti School attending the function.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 51 ‘Bhau, you will be known not by the industries you nurtured, but by the Gandhi Teerth’!

The President addressing the gathering.

52 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 I am indeed very happy to be present here on my respects to Gandhiji. But I wondered, can I pay the occasion of the inauguration of Gandhi Teerth. my respects to Gandhiji by garlanding his statue? To It is matter of pride that a Gandhi memorial is being deserve to garland the statue, we need to do a great deal more. to Jalgaon in 1927. He came again in 1936 to attend I also reminisce my trip to the United Kingdom. theestablished Faizpur incongress. the city ofI was Jalgaon. a baby Gandhiji girl an first year came and Usually visiting heads of states are housed in the a half old then. My parents took me to the Faizpur Buckingham palace. But in my case, the Queen congress. That was when I saw Gandhi. Of course, I arranged for my accommodation in the Windsor was too small to understand anything. But the fact Palace, which is her own place of residence. The that he had come to Jalgaon, my place of birth and Queen herself came to receive me and I travelled in the centre of all my activities, makes me very glad. her car. She took me around and showed everything. May I also congratulate the people behind this There was the usual parade too, in honour of the initiative! Gandhi Research Foundation aspires to President. There was also an exhibition. The Queen bring anything and everything related to Gandhiji again showed me around. She showed me a shawl under one roof. It may not be possible to do that. saying this was woven by Gandhiji, presented to her Nevertheless this extremely beautiful, expansive at the time of her wedding. While she was saying memorial can hold many such things. I understand this with great respect, I was choked within. Would that Gandhian literature in Gujarati, Hindi, English, I have received all this respect, if Gandhiji had not Marathi and other Indian / foreign languages has procured independence for us? been made available here. These are the physical I will conclude by thanking Shri Bhavarlal depositories of Gandhian thought. This is a very Bhau, the prime mover behind this project. That a laudable effort and I wish that this will go a long way corporate leader thought of such a project is unique in introducing the younger generation to Gandhiji. in itself. I would wish to tell Bhau that he will not As you know, October 2nd, Gandhiji’s birthday, is be known by the many industries he established, celebrated by the United Nations as the International but by the Gandhi Teerth. I also pay my respects to day of Non-violence. This is of course honouring the Mahatma. But is it not an honour to India as well? have assembled here despite their advanced age, on In my capacity as the President of India, I have accountthe veteran of their Gandhians reverence and to freedomGandhiji. fighters, who visited many foreign countries. There are Gandhi statues all over. There is one in Ariana Park, Geneva, Pratibha Devisingh Patil Switzerland. I have garlanded that statue and paid

The audience listening to the President’s moving speech.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 53 The President and other VVIPs having lunch.

The President gifting a Khadi Shawl to Bhau. Atul Jain proudly talking about his son to the President.

Bhau, Dr. Shekhawat and Justice Dharmadhikari having lunch, Senior Gandhians relishing a hearty lunch. Ajit Jain talking to them.

54 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 The President unveiling a historical book documenting the Tushar Gandhi and his wife Sonal in conversation with the family tree of Dr. Bhau, Dr. Shekhawat looks on. President.

The President in conversation with the ladies of The Jain family. The President and Dr. Shekhawat leaving the venue.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 55 Group Photo of Bhavarlalji’s family and close friends with the President - (left to right) Dr. Subhash Chaudhari, Kantilal Jain, Ashok Jain, Ajit Jain, Mrs. & Mr. K. Shankaranarayanan, The President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, Dr. Devisingh Shekhawat, Bhau, Dalichand Jain and Atul Jain.

Group Photo of the Jain family with the President - (first row, from left) Shakuntala Jain, Sunanda Jain, Tarabai Bansilal Jain, Tarabai Shivraj Jain, Mrs. & Mr. K. Sankaranarayanan, The President Pratibha DeviSingh Patil, Dr. Devisingh Shekhawat, Bhau, Dalichand Jain, Kantilal Jain, Dr. Subhash Chaudhari, Ashok Jain, (from right) Ajit Jain, Atul Jain, Snehal Jain, Sangeeta Jain, Sarla Jain, Sapna Jain, Aarohi, Aayushi, Amoli, Nisha Jain, Devbala Jain, Bhavna Jain, Anmay, Aaryam, Aashuli, Abhang, Shobhana Jain, Abhedya, Aatman, Jyoti Jain, Athang, Anita Jain, Darshana Jain, Anshu Oswal, Nirmala Jain, Anita Jain, Anita Lalwani.

56 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Group Photo of Bhavarlalji’s family and close friends with the President - (left to right) Dr. Subhash Chaudhari, Kantilal Jain, Ashok Jain, Ajit Jain, Mrs. & Mr. K. Shankaranarayanan, The President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, Dr. Devisingh Shekhawat, Bhau, Dalichand Jain and Atul Jain.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 57 A panoramic view of Gandhi Teerth facing the west

58 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 59 The Museum

An exterior of ‘Khoj Gandhi Ki’ Museum

The “Khoj Gandhiji Ki” Museum housed at Gandhi mainstream of the economy through various Teerth is equipped with the latest, state-of-the- activities associated with Khadi. Gandhiji had used art audio-video and other electronic technologies. various types of “Charkha” at different places that These technologies bring to vivid life Gandhiji’s he had visited. The museum has displayed replicas thought, life and work in social, political and other of these Charkhas. It has also arranged to impart areas. The museum is divided into various sections. training on spinning Khadi. The last section of the museum houses a Khadi while the second section highlights his mistakes and Book Store. Various cottage industry items are andThe wrongdoings first section depictsduring childhood. Gandhiji’s childhood,The third also on sale at the store at reasonable prices. section is dedicated to his stay in London for higher Refreshing juice is served to the visitors at the studies, while the fourth section shows Gandhiji’s end of the museum tour. memorable experiences with his mother. The latter sections unfold Gandhiji’s life and experiences in The museum remains open between 9 a.m. and South Africa and all momentous phases of his life 6 p.m. The visitors are divided into groups of eight thereafter. The museum also displays Gandhiji’s and each group is led by a museum guide for the paintings, statues, etc. at various places. It has a tour. Wheel chairs and an assistant are provided to special section for showcasing the works of various the elderly and physically challenged visitors. Since Gandhians and their methodologies of work. the museum is located on a hill-top, special battery- operated vehicles are provided for transportation. The Mahatma had given particular importance to Khadi in his life and philosophy. He promoted Khadi Advance booking for the museum tour is not merely as a fabric but as an economic concept. available, and its use is encouraged to avoid He used it as a means for eradicating unemployment inconvenience and disappointment. in the country and aligning the youth with the

60 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 The First Section The Childhood Section

The Experiments and Experiences Section London Section

The Tree Section The South Africa Experience Section

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 61 Ahimsa (Non-Violence) Section An unperturbed Gandhi sitting amidst violence and unrest

South Africa Section

The Satyagraha Section The Champaran Section

62 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 The Jallianwala Section

The Chauri-Chaura Section The section symbolically showing the bonfire of imported clothes and fabrics

The Dandi March Section

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 63 A symbolic depiction of the Indians burdened with callous The Quit India Movement Section government taxes

The Contemplation Section The Gram Swaraj Section

A panoramic view of Gandhi Teerth and the surrounding serene Jain Hills

64 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 The Creative Programme Section The Charkha (Spinning Wheel) Section

The Auditorium

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 65 66 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 The Library, the Archives and a Brief Overview of the Activities

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 67 Library at GRF

Bhau looks forward to making available all the collections are also being edited by GRF. literature, books and periodicals related to Gandhiji, Vinoba Bhave is considered to be the spiritual housed under one roof at GRF. successor of Gandhiji. With great clarity he has Books related to Gandhiji are being collected expounded on Gandhiji’s thinking, spirituality and constructive programs. Many books have editions. Apart from this, books read by Gandhiji been written by him and about him many of arein the also GRF being at greatcollected. speed. Priority is given to first which have been translated into Marathi, Hindi, Literature on Gandhiji is scattered throughout Gujarati and English. GRF is intent on preserving the country and lodged especially in institutions like Vinobaji’s material due to his closeness to and good the National Archives, Nehru Memorial Museum, understanding of Mahatma Gandhi, and has so Sabarmati Ashram and Sevagram Ashram, as well far assembled a collection of 666 books related to as being in the possession of individuals. Hence, Vinobaji, 252 of which have been authored by him. anybody wanting to undertake research on Gandhiji has to go from institution to institution to assemble the required information. GRF has decided to collect all Gandhi relevant material originating from various sources, including the above institutions, and to catalogue

The total number of books collected so far itis 7, systematically 213. for the benefit of the scholars. Periodicals started by Gandhiji, namely Harijan, Navjeevan, Young India, are also available at the Library. In addition, other periodicals, now out of print and discontinued, like Sarvodaya, Bhudan Yadnya, Indian Social Reformer are available. Being an international research centre, GRF has collected material and books on Gandhiji available in a variety of languages, namely, Marathi, Hindi, English and Gujarati, including some other Indian and foreign languages. Gandhiji’s own authored books are also available in the GRF library. Thematic

Description of books available at GRF on Description of books available at GRF on Gandhiji Vinobaji

Books in Marathi 735 Books in Marathi 63

Books in Gujarati 1361 Books in Gujarati 17 Books in Hindi 2129 Books in Hindi 571

Books in English 3131 Books in English 94

Books in other Indian languages 145 Books in other Indian languages 19

Books in other foreign languages 42 Total no. of books at GRF library 764

Total no. of books at GRF library 7543

68 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Details of periodicals available at GRF Harijan (English) 787 Harijan Sevak (Hindi) 744 Harijan Sevak (Urdu) 145 Harijan Bandhu (Gujarati) 939 Harijan (Marathi) 67 Harijan Patrika (Assamese) 150 Navjeevan (Gujarati) 623 Navjeevan (Hindi) 312 Young India (English) 156 Sarvodaya (Hindi) 60 Acharya Vinobaji Bhave Maharashtra Khadi (Hindi) 57 Katai Mandal (Hindi) 112 Khadi Jagat (Hindi) 24 Ambar (Hindi) 52 Maharashtra Dharma (Marathi) 140 Total 4368

Library at GRF

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 69 Archives

This division has been started with the objective Photographs: GRF has 4019 photographs of preserving for posterity material related to of Gandhiji in its collection, along with 3500 Gandhiji and Vinobaji. Initially, an inventory of photographs of Vinobaji. These rare photographs all the material is being made. In a second stage, have been collected from various sources, and are the material is being studied carefully to decide catalogued at GRF in an easily searchable mode what course of preservation technology should be (using key words). applied. Films: The Archives comprise published and unpublished literature, audio-visual media, available on GRF DVDs. has inThe its collection collection 70includes films 44 on photographs, documents as well as a stamp EnglishGandhiji’s titles life on and Gandhiji his teachings. made by the These Film filmsDivision, are collection. 25 titles in Hindi, one in Marathi and one in Korean. Hand-written material: GRF has been able Audios: to scan 33,327 handwritten pages of Gandhiji’s Gandhiji’s speeches in MP3 format. documentation. The diaries of Mahadevbhai Desai Memorabilia: GRF The has 1936 stored Congress 47 audio session files took of and Manubehn, scanned in colour, are available for place at Faizpur, in the Khandesh region, and, was researchers and interested persons. 28,000 pages attended by Gandhiji. A hand-spun cotton garland, of Vinobaji’s writings have also been collected and chappals and a bathing stone used by Gandhiji have made available to researchers. 40,000 pages of the been collected and preserved in GRF archives. Gandhian historian, Shri Dharampal’s documents Philately: GRF has been able to collect stamps, have been scanned. All the material is available in envelopes, post-cards, etc. related to Gandhiji from high quality digitally printable form. 114 countries.

Memorabilia: Objects used by Gandhiji during the 1936 Congress session at Faizpur in the Khandesh region

70 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Notes and Coins: GRF has succeeded in collecting all coins and notes printed by the Government of India on Mahatma Gandhi. Notes of denominations from one rupee to one thousand rupees are available.

Description of Audio-Visual material available at GRF on Gandhiji Films in Marathi 01

Films in Korean 01

Films in Hindi 25

Films in English 44

152

PhotographsAudio files of Gandhiji’s original voice 4019

Gandhiji’s handwriting

Material related to Gandhiji displayed at GRF Material related to Gandhiji displayed at GRF

Material related to Gandhiji displayed at GRF Postal stamps of various nations on Gandhiji

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 71 Educational Activities

Gandhi Research Foundation is being developed u as an international hub for education and research. u Diploma It is being equipped according to international Certificate u Degree standards. Academic collaborations have already been signed with the Gujarat Vidyapeeth, u Masters Ahmedabad, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon u M. Phil and Cetys University, Mexico for the purpose of u Ph.D. conducting joint teaching and research activities u Post-doctoral from the next academic session. Scholarships u Part-time research provided for needy students.

72 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 73 Publications

Gandhi Diary: articles written by Mahatma Gandhi, Vinoba, ‘World Non Violence Day’, Gandhiji’s birth Lallubhai Patel, Milli Graham Polak, Uma Shankar anniversary, Gandhi On theResearch occasion ofFoundation the first Joshi, Kaka Kalelkar, Jugatram Dave, Shahanavaz published a ‘Gandhi Diary’ on 2nd October Khan, Ravishankar Maharaj, Ram Narayan 2007. This diary was inaugurated by Pathak, Shankarlal Bainkar, Narhari Parekh, Dr. K. B. Patil, Vice Chancellor of North Maharashtra Ghanashyamdas Birla, etc. University. On this occasion, the registrar, Aaple Gandhi: This book was originally written by Dr. M. V. Baride, Prof. Narendra Sharma, and the noted Gandhian and story-teller, Shri Narayanbhai other professors and the non-teaching staff of the Desai. It has been translated into Marathi by University graced the occasion. Dr. M. B. Shah and Dr. Vishwasrao Patil. Gandhi A B C of Gandhi: This book was published in Research Foundation published it in 2009. 2008. It is written by the late Prof. Narendra Sharma. Sadhak Gandhi: Gandhi Research Foundation Gandhian thoughts, arranged alphabetically, are published this book written by Dr. Vishwasrao Patil, explained extensively in this book. This book is a reputed Gandhian, in January 2011. In this book available in English. the author has described Gandhiji as a spiritual Gandhi Ganga: Gandhi Research Foundation leader. Satyagrahi Gandhi: This book is also written is edited by Dr. M. B. Shah. The second edition of by the Gandhian thinker, Dr. Vishwasrao Patil. The thispublished book was the publishedfirst edition in 2010.of this The book book in includes2008. It author portrays Gandhiji’s life as a Satyagrahi.

Release of the book ‘Aaple Gandhi’ Dignitaries present are Shri Narayanbhai Desai, freedom fighter Shri Lele Kaka, Shri Dalubhau Jain, Bhau, Shri N. D. Mahanor, Dr. Vishwasrao Patil, and writer Dr. M. B. Shah.

74 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Gandhi Research Foundation published it in January into a dialogue form to make them more accessible 2011. for readers. This book is edited by Dr. Yogendra Samarpit Gandhi: This book is likewise Yadav. authored by Dr. Vishwasrao Patil. The author Publications in collaboration: An agreement describes Gandhiji as a leader dedicated to nation has been reached between GRF and Sarva Seva building. Gandhi Research Foundation published it Sangh to publish 26 books by Gandhiji and to in January 2011. distribute them to the general public as well as to The above-mentioned books written by students at a special discount of 50%. These include Dr. Vishwasrao Patil were released at the books like Hind Swaraj, Sankshipt Atmakatha, India inauguration ceremony of the Ahimsa of my Dream, Gandhi ki Drishti, Bapu ke Charno Me, Sadbhavna Padayatra, started on 30th Day to Day with Gandhiji January 2011. The books were released by A sum of ten lakh rupees has been granted to Dr. Sugan Baranth, former President, Sarva Seva Sarva Seva Sangh for publication of books as well as Sangh, and Shri Ashok Jain, Trustee, GRF. for conducting Gandhi Vichar Sanskar Pariksha in Books to be published : Gandhi Research 20 districts of UP; other sponsored activities include Foundation intends to publish a book ‘Sant Sangati’, the provision of a mobile van with LCD facility in Part 1 and Part 2, describing people associated order to take Gandhiji’s message to colleges and with Gandhiji, as well as his thoughts. This book, in schools; establishing Gandhi sale counters, guest Marathi, is being written by Dr. Vishwasrao Patil. houses, workers’ quarters, dining facilities and street lighting. Another book in the Gandhi Research Foundations’ publishing program is based on the The above money will also be used for generating ‘Gandhi Katha’ by Shri Narayanbhai Desai. The solar energy as well as for providing water- stories narrated by Shri Narayanbhai are converted harvesting and water-recycling facilities.

Release of the books ‘Sadhak Gandhi’, ‘Satyagrahi Gandhi’ and ‘Samarpit Gandhi’ at the hands of Dr. Sugan Baranth, Shri Ashok Jain and other dignitaries.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 75 Collaboration with other Institutions

Gandhi Research Foundation has collaborated programs related to Gandhiji. This also includes the with many universities for conducting courses on dissemination of Gandhian principles (namely non- Gandhian thoughts. violence, satyagraha, savodaya, etc.), organizing An MoU was signed with Gujarat Vidyapeeth, workshops on the principles and philosophy of Ahmedabad on 13th March, 2010. Shri Rajendra Gandhiji. Many programs will be organised in Khimani, Registrar, Gujarat Vidyapeeth and Shri Mexico by Cetys University, in accordance with the Ashok Jain, Trustee GRF, signed the MoU in the MoU. presence of Shri Narayanbhai Desai, Chancellor, Collaboration with North Maharashtra Gujarat Vidyapeeth. University: The Hon. Shri Bhairaon Singh The MoU comprises an exchange of books Shekhawat, then Vice President of India, laid the related to Gandhiji, organizing collective programs foundation stone for a Gandhi Study Centre on for the dissemination of Gandhian thoughts, mutual the premises of North Maharastra University on assistance in designing the syllabus of diploma and 17th September, 2004. Justice C. S. Dharmadhikari degree courses on Gandhian thoughts. unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, sculpted by the famous sculptor, Sadashivrao Sathe, on 2nd An MoU was signed with Cetys University, Mexico in October 2006. Present at this occasion were Dr. February, 2010. Cetys University was founded in 1961. The MoU was signed by Mr. Fernando Leon, Chairman of Cetys Shri Suresh Dada Jain, MLA, Shri Ramesh Dada Jain, University and Shri C. S. Dharmadhikari, Chairman of GRF DeputyBhavarlal Mayor Jain, and senior other freedom dignitaries. fighter, Lele Kaka, and Dr. Bhavarlal Jain, Founder - Trustee, GRF. The MoU makes provision for providing support in organizing

Signing of MoU with Gujarat Vidyapeeth : Shri Ashok Jain, Trustee GRF, Shri Narayanbhai Desai, Chancellor, Gujarat Vidyapeeth Shri Rajendra Khimani, Registrar, Gujarat Vidyapeeth.

76 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Dr. Scott Venezia of Cetys University with Bhau

Unveiling ceremony of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue at Gandhi Hills, North Maharashtra University. Present on the occasion are Shri Ashok Jain, Shri Vasant Koregaonkar, (SP), Dr. K. B. Patil, Shri Lele Kaka (freedom fighter), Prof. Narendra Sharma, Dr. N. K. Thakre, Bhau Justice C. S. Dharmadhikari, Shri Sadashivrao Sathe (sculptor), Shri Suresh Dada Jain, Shri Dalubhau Jain, Shri Chittaranjan Kaul, Dr. J. K. Doshi and Shri Ramesh Jain.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 77 Gandhi Vichar Sanskar Pariksha

Gandhi Research Foundation is endeavouring to Gandhiji’s teachings are of pre-eminent relevance. disseminate the teachings of Gandhiji. This project GRF conducts Gandhi Sanskar Pariksha every has been conceived, as the GRF has realised the year. The objective of conducting this examination need to orient society towards Gandhiji’s teachings is to familiarize school and college students with in order to provide solutions to social problems Gandhian thoughts. faced in the contemporary world. Students of the examination are provided with In urban and semi urban areas there are literature and books on Gandhiji at a concessional many issues which can be solved by applying a rate. Question papers are set on the material provided. Increased dissatisfaction with personal and family GRF started organising the examination in life,Gandhian resorting approach, to violence defined for minor by his reasons, philosophy. a self Jalgaon District in 2007. It extended its scope to centered life style, and ignoring moral values are Jalgaon, Dhule, Nandurbar districts in 2008, and to some of the problems confronting modern society. Aurangabad District in 2009. In order to provide an amelioration to deteriorating values, the value system followed in contemporary In 2010 the Gandhi Vichar Sanskar Pariksha society needs to be refurbished. To achieve this goal, was organised at 346 centers in 22 districts. 31,354 students participated in the examination.

Students participating in the Gandhi Vichar Sanskar Pariksha

78 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 The Districts included Jalgaon, Dhule, Nandurbar, Kaka and Dr. Sugan Baranth were instrumental Aurangabad, Nashik, Ahmednagar, Buldhana, Akola, in appointing a representative for each district in Pune, Amravati, Raigarh, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, the State. Dr. Bhavarlal Jain motivated the team to Satara, Washim, Yavatmal, Parbhani, Kolhapur, achieve the target of enlisting one lakh students Solapur, Osmanabad, Belgaon (in Karnataka State) for the examination. Finally the team successfully and Thane. enlisted 79,741 students. In addition, the exam was conducted in the Belgaon District of Karnataka junior colleges are divided into three categories in State. lineThe with students the syllabus from class for thisfifth examination.to tenth and fromEach A prize distribution ceremony was organised in category receives a separate question paper. The each district of Maharashtra at which GRF awarded student scoring highest marks in each category from every district is awarded a special prize. 339 schools for conducting the exams and special prizes such excellent students were honoured in 2010. certificates to students for participation, trophies to In 2011, students from English medium three categories. schools also participated in the exam. A total of to meritoriousThis examination students has also who helped topped to disseminate in the first 1296 students from nine schools from Jalgaon, Gandhian thoughts to the participating students’ three schools from Dhule and four schools from families through the books provided to the students Nandurbar participated in the exam. at a nominal charge. In 2011, collaborative efforts were made by GRF and Maharashtra Sarvodaya Mandal. Shri Matkar

Prize distribution ceremony at Hingoli Prize distribution ceremony at Akola

Prize distribution ceremony at Kankawali Prize distribution ceremony at Nashik

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 79 Details of Gandhi Vichar Sanskar Pariksha conducted by GRF

Year Participating Districts Centres Participating Students (number) Schools Colleges Total 2007 Jalgaon 73 3375 501 3876 2008 Jalgaon, Dhule, Nandurbar 141 6,642 2,598 9,240 2009 Jalgaon, Dhule, Nandurbar, Aurangabad 135 7,072 1,998 9,070

2010 Jalgaon, Dhule, Nandurbar, Aurangabad, 369 25635 5719 31354 Nashik, Ahmednagar, Buldhana, Akola, Washim, Amavati, Raigarh, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Kolhapur, Satara, Pune and Thane.

2011 All Districts of Maharashtra State and 961 61393 18348 79741 Belgaon District in Karnataka State

Meritorious students of Gandhi Vichar Pariksha with Shri Lele Kaka, freedom fighter and Shri Ashok Jain, Trustee, GRF

80 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Activities Undertaken at Prisons

We believe that nobody is a criminal by birth. may often lead individuals to commit crimes. OnceUnfavorable a crime circumstances is committed, and badthe socialconsequences influence of punishment must be borne. Yet, even after completing the sentence, society does not consider ex-convicts to be normal citizens. The stigma of punishment, thus, haunts them for the rest of their life. GRF has undertaken the responsibility of GRF team with Jailor Dr. Dhole in a program at Jalgaon Central educating prisoners with Gandhian values which Jail have contributed to a better self-understanding so that prisoners are enabled to lead a normal life. The GRF associates conduct Gandhi Vichar Sanskar Pariksha in the jails of Maharashtra for which free awarded to all participants and special prizes to exceptionaleducational candidates.material is distributed. Certificates are

Prisoners participating in a program at Jalgaon Jail

Prisoners attending Gandhi Vichar Sanskar Pariksha

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 81 Rural Development Program

Wakod. The topics discussed included environmental company campus in Jalgaon for implementing conservation, water harvesting, empowerment of variousGRF hasrural identified development five villagesactivities. near The the Rural JISL self-help groups, and information was provided Development Programs undertaken in these villages on various Government programs. The young cover sectors like soil and water conservation, villagers were sensitized about important issues agriculture, education, health, sanitation & women like communal harmony, the duties of citizens, the and youth development. need for people’s participation, etc. Gramshilpi Training Program at Wakod: Gramshilpi Training Program- Phase II at Jain Hills: (namely Wakod, Jambhol, Mohadi, Takarkheda, 20 young people from the initial team of forty, Forty young people from five selected villages who were provided training at Wakod, were ‘Gramshilpies’, or village facilitators. From 10th selected for this training, which was organised on toShirsoli) 16th January were 2009 identified a training as program prospective on 10th and 11th February 2010 at Jain Hills. developmental issues was organised for them at

Training on vermi composting

A youth group participating in training program

82 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 The topics included information on types of soils, The team included eight Gramshilpis and three sub-soils, the quality of water and requirement of associates of GRF. They visited remote tribal water for each crop, the need for arranging gully-plugs places and observed the changes brought about by in the water canals of the villages, the importance and implementing Dairy activity. They also visited M.G. process of vermi-composting for soil-enrichment, Patel Sarvodaya Kendra based at Banaskatha district. nursery preparation for plants, various aspects of The Kendra has organised 25,000 tribal people. As a result, the tribals have adopted drip irrigation, cooperative marketing and have facilitated the Studyvillage developmenttour of Gramshilpis and conflict to resolution. North Gujarat: economic and agricultural development of their A study tour of Gramshilpis was organised from tribal society. 10th to 22nd March 2010 to important places in This desert area is located near the Pakistan North Gujarat. The tour was organised to expose border. The farmers here have constructed small the participants to the developmental work that is tanks to conserve rain water. As a result, the socio- being conducted in this area along Gandhian lines. economic conditions of the farmers in this area are The tour proved to be a very good opportunity to improving mainly due to the water conservation learn about topics related to Improved Agriculture, measures adopted. Village Cleanliness, Community Health, and Child Development, spheres which are important for village development.

Gramshilpi Camp, Wakod Gramshilpi Camp, Jalgaon

Study tour of Gramshilpis to North Gujarat Study tour of Gramshilpis to North Gujarat

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 83 Exposure visit of Gramshilpis to Nanded : Gandhi Research Foundation provides training and development opportunities to the Gramshilpis (village facilitators) of GRF. For this purpose they visited ‘Marathwada Khadi Gramodyog Samiti’, Nanded on 12th June 2010 to observe the work of the organisation. Through the activities of the Samiti, 5,000 people in the surrounding villages are obtaining employment. Eighty young people work at this centre on Khadi Charkhas, having 2 spindles, 8 spindles and 12 spindles. The Gramshilpis collected valuable information Exposure Visit of Gramshilpis to Nanded about the Khadi Industry by visiting the Samiti.

Other projects by GRF for rural development: Z. P. Primary School at Shirsoli PN is provided Village Kadholi: GRF provided educational with a borewell by investing Rs. 20,000/-. An material worth Rs. 14,916 to Zilla Parishad Marathi amount of Rs. 2,70,000/- was invested in the same High School at village Kadholi. school for activities like repairing the roof of eight classrooms and applying paint. Village Takarkheda: GRF provided play material worth Rs. 5,223 to the Nursery school. It also Z. P. School Urdu School at Shirsoli was provided provided educational material worth Rs. 940 to the with educational and sports material worth Rs. Primary School. 11,573/-. Construction cost for the school building, kitchen room, stage comes to Rs. 2,56,950/-. Z. P. Village Shirsoli: GRF provided furniture worth Primary School at Shirsoli PN is provided with a Rs. 2,100 to Z. P. Primary School. It also provided borewell by investing Rs. 20,000/-. An amount of educational material worth Rs. 1,143. Rs. 2,70,000/-. is invested in the same school for At Bari Samaj High School at Shirsoli (PN), sports activities like repairing the roof of eight classrooms and gymnasium material worth Rs. 11,000/- was and applying paint. provided. Toilets for girls were constructed; under Thirteen families from Shirsoli, ground tank-work, plumbing and tile work as well Sanitation: Mohadi were provided a loan amount of Rs. 4,800/- . each for the construction of individual toilets A laboratory hall costing Rs. 7 Lakhs, measuring 42 as external flooring in class rooms was completed. Bank, Jalgaon. These families have greatly plumbing, wiring and colour washing was completed. through financial assistance from Shri. Mahaveer ft x 20 ft with terrace water-proofing, electrification, Z. P. School Urdu School at Shirsoli was provided started adapting better health practices. with educational and sports material worth Rs. benefitted from this developmental work and have 11,573/-. The construction costs for the school building, kitchen, the stage amounted to Rs. 2,56,950/-.

The Headmaster and Teachers receiving teaching its and Workman laying the pipeline at Shirsoli. Musical Instruments.

84 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Value Education Program for School Children: Tree Plantation : GRF in collaboration with Akhil Bhartiya GRF has undertaken tree plantation in order to Jain Sanghatana, Pune, is implementing a value protect the environment. Fifty trees were planted at Shirsoli (PB) on 31st academic year 2011. July 2010 with the help of the students from Z. P. educationTrained program persons in take five sessions selected invillages the schools from the of Primary School. Students, teachers, Gramshilpis these villages to improve the mental abilities of the and villagers participated in this activity. children. In addition an effort is made to inculcate good moral behaviour in the students. Village Cleanliness Drive : On 1st May 2010 GRF associates undertook The sessions are conducted during stipulated cleaning work at village Shirsoli (PB) with the help periods in the school timetable. Around 1,500 of Gramshilpis and some villagers. students benefit from this activity.

Head Master Shri Khamkar planting a tree at Takarkheda Students participating in the Village Cleanliness Drive

Villagers and Gramshilpis participating in the Village Cleanliness Drive at village Shirsoli

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 85 Water Conservation Activities : Training for students : Considering the importance of water A one day training course for students of conservation and management, Gandhi Research J. U. Thakre Institute (Sakri, District Dhule) Foundation with the help of farmers has developed was organised on 20th January 2009. Different check dams in the villages Takarkheda and Kadholi. programs for further developing their abilities were organised. The activities included a photo the ground, thereby increasing the ground water exhibition on Gandhiji, the production of mud toys, levelAs a resultin the nearbyfree flowing wells aswater well has as tube percolated wells. into and the organisation of an informative session on Padayatra for creating awareness : water management. 96 students from 9 schools participated in it. villages, GRF decided to organise a foot-march Training of self-help groups : fromFor 20th the integratedto 30th April, development 2011. GRF of five associates, selected A training program for strengthening the SHGs Gramshilpis and villagers participated in it. The was organised on 31st July 2010 at Jain Hills as part Yatra included programs and activities such as of the rural development program. Four hundred group meetings, awareness sessions, sports, women from the villages Wakod, Shirsoli and cleanliness drives, etc. A stall of Khadi and Gandhi literature was set up in each village which was well Training program for girls in art and culture: received by the villagers. The participants of the Takarkheda benefited from the program. A training program was organised for girls Yatra halted for two days in each of the villages. from the villages Shirsoli (PN) & (PB), Mohadi and A demonstration-cum-exhibition of equipment Kadholi from 26th to 30th May 2011 at Wakod. 99 relating to solar energy as well as drip-irrigation girls participated in this program. technology was organised at each village. The aim Participants were taught about the art and was also to encourage people to think seriously culture of our country, such as rangoli, as well as about the management of natural resources, involving integrated village development. was also organised. At the end, the girls were given Gandhianbeing introduced literature, to newsuch games,as books etc. entitled A film ‘Bapushow

for participation in the program. mazi Aai’ and ‘Atmakatha’, along with a certificate

A check dam constructed with the help of villagers

86 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Women participants in a training program

Girls participating in the cultural program during a training program.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 87 Sports activities of GRF : Khan, a national level carrom player, and other Gandhi Research Foundation organises sports sports experts guided the participants. Similarly, a training in collaboration with Jain Sports Academy. Kabbadi tournament was organised from 28th July A carrom competition was organised from 17th July 2011 to 30th July 2011. Young girls from villages to 19th July 2011 at Chhatrapati Shivaji Stadium, Shirsoli PB (11), Shirsoli PN (4), Mohadi (9) and Jalgaon, through the joint efforts of both these Kadholi (8) participated in it. The participants institutions. Youth from places nearby Jalgaon took part in the carrom competition. Shri Sayyed Mohsin national level trainer in Kabbadi. benefitted from the guidance of Sweta Sonavane, a

Girls practising Kabbadi during the sports training

Girls practising Carom during the sports training A girls training programme

88 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Gandhi Adhayan Shibir : the acquired knowledge to others. Hence, the A study program for all the associates of GRF was study program provided the GRF associates an organised from 20th to 24th June 2011 at village opportunity to understand Gandhian thoughts Wakod. The main objective of the study program in more depth and then to ascertain the extent to was to stimulate the desire to study and understand which their goals had been achieved. In addition, Gandhiji in greater depth. Every associate read and they conducted sessions for the other associates as discussed selected Gandhian literature. well as students of Rani Danji School at Wakod. The Founder of GRF, Dr. Bhavarlal Jain, is keen Wakod, being the birth place of Bhau, the Jain on developing the capabilities of the associates. He farm is well equipped with basic amenities for insists that one should study the chosen subjects boarding and lodging. thoroughly to be in a better position to communicate

Dr. Yogendra Yadav conducting a session on Gandhian thoughts for school children

GRF associates playing Kabbadi GRF associates at the Wakod Farm reading

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 89 Meeting with senior citizens: Senior citizens present on this occasion included Gandhi Research Foundation in collaboration Mr. Bhavarlal Sharma, Chila Motiram Askar, Sheikh with Mahatma Gandhi Jeshtha Seva Mandal Gambhir Shaikh Kasam, Shaikh Rajjak Shaikh, Abbas organised a meeting on 15th July 2011 at Wakod. Shaikh, Abdul Chirag Shaikh, Mehmood, Eknath The objective of this meeting was to honour the Namdeo Bhosle, Uttamramji Pawar, Sardar Khan senior citizens. Sixteen citizens were honoured by Baldakhan, Gulshanbi Shaikh Gambhir, Vatsalabai Kisan Deshmukh, Dr. R. L. Zawar, Madanlal Laxmilal books belonging to different religions. Jain and Sahebrao Godecha. givingThe them teachers a bouquet of Rani of flowers Danji Schooland copies were of holyalso honoured for their contribution towards guiding on Gandhiji’s life, watched by the children as well as The program was concluded by screening a film the students in developing their personalities. the villagers of Wakod.

Senior citizens participating in a prayer

Students handing over walking sticks to senior citizens Students paying obeisance to senior citizens

90 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Dissemination of Gandhiji’s Teachings Lecture series and seminars the topic ‘Mahatma Gandhi’s Nai Talim and Today’s Educational System’. This program was organised at North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon on 2nd Dec. Gandhi Research Foundation organises lecture 2007. series and seminars on contemporary social issues in line with Gandhi’s vision . On 19th December 2007 in the Gramshilpi Training Program organised at Wakod, Shri Kalanand Mani, Secretary, Gandhi Peaceful Society, in South Africa on 11th Sept. 1906. GRF celebrated Goa, delivered a speech on Gramshilpi’s Personality theMahatma centenary Gandhi of Satyagraha observed on 11th his first Sept. Satyagraha 2006 at a Development. program organised at Gandhe Hall, Jalgaon. Within the framework of this GRF initiative, many speakers Dr. Sugan Baranth, former President, Sarva delivered lectures some of which were as follows: Seva Sangh, delivered a speech on the subject Shri Yamaji Malkar delivered a speech on ‘Ten ‘Gram Sabha’s Rights according to the Maharashtra Secrets of Modern Life ‘ at a program organised at Gramdan Act 1964’ at Wakod, on 20th Dec. 2007. Bendale Woman’s College, Jalgaon on 8th October Shri Anil Farsole from Wardha delivered a lecture 2007. on the concept of Gramdaan on 21st December Shri Shantaram Pandhere delivered a lecture 2007 at a workshop organised for Gramshilpis. on the topic ‘Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar GRF organised a workshop on the subject in 21st Century Context’ at a program organised at ‘Gandhian Thought and Science Teaching’ at North Samajkarya College, Jalgaon on 9th Oct. 2007. Maharashtra University, Jalgaon on 28th January Shri Ramesh Ojha delivered a lecture on the 2008. There is a misconception that Gandhiji and topic ‘Mahatma Gandhi’s Society contrasted science are not related to one another, despite the with Conventional Society’ at North Maharashtra fact that Gandhiji supported the application of University, Jalgaon on 10th Oct. 2007 . Shri Sanjay science for the larger public good. M. G. from Mumbai delivered a speech on the topic A training program on operating Ambar Charkha of ‘Globalization and Present Education’ at M. J. was organised on 8th and 9th June 2010 at Khadi College, Jalgaon on 11th Oct. 2007. Gramodyog Bhavan, Jalgaon. The training was Ms. Sushma Sharma, Chief Coordinator of Nai organised as part of a joint initiative of GRF and Talim Vidyalaya, Sevagram, delivered a speech on Zilla Sarva Seva Samiti.

Shri Lele Kaka lighting the traditional lamp in the Satyagraha centenary celebration on 11th September 2006.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 91 Freedom fighter Namdeorao Choudhari Lecture Series

In 18th century, the British came to India with the Gandhi Research Foundation in association East India Company, primarily to do business. Soon with Sarvodaya Mandal Jalgaon organized a lecture they started interfering in the internal affairs of series at Bhusaval in memory of the eminent Indian rulers and their people. Subsequently, there was extended resistance in various regions of India 11th October 2007. In doing this, GRF’s intention which culminated in the Great Uprising of 1857. After freedom fighter Namdeorao Choudhari from 7th to its merciless subjugation, the British crown was able to consolidate its dominion over two-thirds of the liveswas to attain commemorate the freedom all of those their freedom country. fighters, sub-continent, whereby a third of India, formally originatingThis lecture from series Khandesh, was inaugurated who sacrificed by Shri Ashok their governed by Indian rulers, was brought under the Jain, trustee of GRF, by lighting the traditional lamp. indirect rule of the British Raj. Political control was On this occasion, S/Shri Yamaji Malkar, Ramesh accompanied by economic exploitation (exaction of Ozha, Shantaram Pandhere, Chandrakant Choudhari exorbitant land revenue, extraction of raw material and several associates of GRF and Sarvodaya Mandal and cash crops to boost the burgeoning British were present. In his inaugural address, Shri Ashok Jain declared that GRF would be developed into an international institute, being equipped with all the alongindustrialization, with intensive and thecultural subsequent and educational flooding of necessary facilities. He mentioned that it was GRF’s indoctrination.the Indian market with British finished goods) responsibility to remind the younger generation Several Indian leaders opposed this three dimensional onslaught, but it was Mahatma Gandhi who was to transform the resistance into Namdeoabout the Choudhari immense sacrificesranked pre-eminently. made by the valiantOther speakersfreedom fightersnarrated of details Khandesh from among the life whom of Shri succeeded in gaining independence from British Namdeo Choudhari, including descriptions about rulea full-fledged in August freedom1947. Among struggle the ranks which of ultimately freedom

Maharashtra. several other freedom fighters. fighters were many valiant men and women from

Shri Ashok Jain Trustee GRF lighting the traditional lamp. Shri Yamaji Malkar, Bhausaheb Pandhere, Ramesh Oza and Chandrakant Choudhari were also present at the occasion

92 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Some of the eminent speakers

Shri Kalanand Mani, Goa Dr. Sugan Baranth, Malegaon

Shri Shantaram Pandhere, Aurangabad Shri Yamaji Malkar, Pune

Shri Ramesh Oza, Mumbai Shri Sanjay M.G., Mumbai

Shri Pannalal Surana, Osmanabad Dr. M. B. Shah

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 93 The First GRF Lecture

country. The political leaders also got impressed 25, 2012, the day Gandhi Teerth was dedicated to with this work. I am of the view that Buddhist ideals humanity.The first Its GRF subject lecture was was “Buddhism: conducted The on SourceMarch are an ideal medium for Gandhians to implement of Inspiration for Gandhians.” Renowned gandhian social schemes.” Dr. Ariyaratne from Sri Lanka, delivered the lecture Justice Dharmadhikariji, who chaired the event, Bhau and Justice Dharmadhikariji were present on the occasion. Bhau welcomed the lecturers by on them or implement their messages. Nonviolence garlanding them with a Khadi garland. issaid at that the todayroots we of readall religious many books philosophies. but do not reflect Great The coordinator, Mr. B. Krishnakumar highlighted visionaries like Buddha and Gandhi showed us Dr. Ariyaratne’s work and achievements. Next, Dr. through practice rather than preaching that only Ariyaratne gave his lecture. He opined that in order nonviolence can lead to all-round social upliftment. to gain and retain power, the politicians thrust the The renowned Gandhian from Rajasthan delved country in the throes of violence. Blind greed led the upon the “Middle Way” as professed by Buddha. Vandana Mule gave the vote of thanks and Due to this, our social values deteriorated. In turn, Mangala Khadilkar conducted the function. ourbureaucrats age-old practice and officers of integrating to unabated social corruption.values with spirituality got eroded. “I took up the experiment of implementing the “Sarvodaya model” through Buddhist philosophy in 15000 villages in my

The dais with the banner The coordinator B. Krishnakumar

Bhau honoring Dr. Ariyaratne with a Khadi garland The audience

94 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 The dais occupied by Dr. D. R. Mehta, Justice Dharmadhikariji, Dr. Ariyaratne addressing the audience Bhau and Tushar Gandhi.

Justice Dharmadhikariji Dr. D. R. Mehta

Dr. S. N. Subbarao singing before the audience Dr. Ariyaratne and Bhau sharing a warm moment

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 95 Gandhi Birth Anniversary Programs On 2nd October 2010 a drawing competition Gandhi Research Foundation observed ‘Ahimsa was organised at Gandhi Hill, North Maharashtra Week’ in 2007 on the occasion of Gandhi‘s Birth University Jalgaon, in which 1,100 students Anniversary. Several programs are organised every participated. In the beginning an Ahimsa oath was year on this occasion. The program comprises administered. On 2nd October 2011, a Padayatra (foot competition and other interesting activities. march or rally) was organised at Jalgaon in which a photoOn 2nd exhibition,October 2008, rally, GRF filmorganised show, a program drawing school children from the city and nearby villages at Gandhi Hill, North Maharashtra University, participated. The Yatra was inaugurated by Justice Jalgaon where Dr. K. B. Patil, VC, North Maharashtra Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari and Padmashree University administered the oath of Ahimsa. On Dr. Bhavarlal Jain (Bhau), and at Gandhi Garden a this occasion a photo exhibition on Gandhi was public gathering assembled which Dharmadhikariji addressed. He urged the audience to wear Khadi so that the rural economy could be strengthened. On 2nd October, 2009 at the same place, Shri displayed and a film was shown. This suggestion was taken up favourably by his Satish More, Chief Coordinator, GRF administered enthusiastic listeners. At the end of the program the the oath of Ahimsa to all participants. oath of Ahimsa was administered.

Shri Dalubhau Jain, Justice Dharmadhikari, District Collector Shri Rajurkar and Commissioner Shri Prakash Bokhad at Gandhi Birth anniversary program, 2011

Students taking the Ahimsa oath Students at the drawing competition

96 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Citizens and GRF associates at the Padayatra on 2nd October 2011

Gandhi Birth anniversary program, 2011: another scene

Yet another scene

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 97 Remembering Mahatma : was the chief guest, accompanied by Shri Ashok Jain; 115 students and their parents participated 30th January is observed as Martyrs’ day in enthusiastically in the event. India at the national level, for on 30th January 1948 Mahatma Gandhiji was assassinated. In On 30th January 2011, in order to pay tribute to commemoration of this event, a program was Gandhiji on his death anniversary, a rally - Ahimsa organised on 30th January 2009 at Gandhi Hills on Sadhbhavana Padayatra - was organized from the campus of North Maharashtra University. Faizpur to Prakasha. Shri D. R. Mehta (former Chairman, SEBI), Mr. Martyrs’ Day Program : Bhavarlal Jain, Dr. K. B. Patil, Chancellor of the On 9th September 2008, GRF participated in University, Mr. Dalubhau Jain, Mr. Ashok Jain, Prof. the program at Lokmanya Tilak Library, Nanurbar Narendra Sharma and others were present. 150 to commemorate the Martyrs’ contribution to students from central schools also participated in the freedom struggle. Shri Ashok Jain, Trustee of this program. Gandhi Research Foundation was the chief guest. He On 30th January 2010, to mark the 62nd death anniversary of Gandhiji, the winners of the essay followed by a speech in which he underscored the competition on Gandhian thoughts for the years placed a flower garland on the martyrs’ monument, 2008 and 2009 were felicitated at Jain Hills. In this exhibition ‘Mohan se Mahatma’ was displayed at thesignificance program of venue. the martyrs’ great sacrifice. A photo program Shri Lele Kaka, senior freedom fighter

Shri Ashok Jain (Trustee GRF) garlanding the monument Participants at Martyrs’ Day Program

Shri Ashok Jain addressing the participants

98 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Mobile Photo Exhibitions A nominal prize was announced in ‘Indian Gandhi Research Foundation makes a special designate the specificity of the Indian struggle. effort to reach out to the student community by Opinion’ to the readers who made the best setting up, on a regular basis, a mobile photo suggestion on the subject. In response, Maganlal exhibition on subjects such as ‘Satyagraha’ and Gandhi coined the word ’Sadagraha’ and won the ‘Mohan Se Mahatma’. prize. In order to make it clearer Gandhiji changed the word ‘Sadagraha’ to ‘Satyagraha’. Through these photographs, the meaning of the word ‘Satyagraha’ and its connotations are The photo exhibition displays all the ‘Satyagraha’ explained. movements undertaken by Gandhiji. The other exhibition ‘Mohan Se Mahatma’ shows the According to Gandhiji, ‘Satyagraha’ means photographs of Gandhiji in order to highlight the grappling with or holding on to truth which involves way in which his personality was transformed into that of a Mahatma. the name was invented in 1907 in order to replace theself-purification. term ‘passive Theresistance’ principle which came was into considered being before to On request, the exhibition has been organized be a weapon of the weak. To explain the real nature in many schools and colleges as well as at venues of the movement led by the Indian community in of public importance. Lakhs of students have been South Africa, there was a need to coin a new word to benefitted from this exhibition.

Students and parents at by the photo exhibition ‘Mohan se Mahatma’

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 99 Gandhi Katha People were delighted by this performance and felt that such a program had never taken place in Gandhi Research Foundation in joint Jalgaon. collaboration with Bhavarlal and Kantabai Multipurpose Foundation and Jain Irrigation Due to this enthusiastic reception, GRF has Systems Ltd organised ‘Gandhi Katha’, a recitation already published ‘Gandhi Katha’ in book form to by senior Gandhian Shri Narayanbhai Desai. facilitate a wider circulation. The program was organized from 4th to 8th October 2009 at JDCC Hall, Jalgaon. The recitation, taking place every evening from 6 pm to 8 pm, was attended by people not only from Jalgaon city but also from the surrounding villages in Jalgaon district. In his childhood, Shri Narayanbhai Desai spent a considerable time with Gandhiji, and this experience through his oratorical skills and the inspirational contenthas greatly of hisinfluenced narration, his helife. is Even able atto the enthrall age of any 87, audience and cast a spell over receptive minds. Having composed several songs about Gandhi’s life, these were sung in between the narration. Shri Narayanbhai reciting Gandhi Katha

The Gandhi Katha inauguration by Shri Lele Kaka, Bhau, Shri Narayanbhai and Dr. K. B. Patil

100 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 On the stage performing Gandhi Katha; Shri Narayanbhai and singers

Honouring Shri Narayanbhai Desai, Bhau, Shri Dalubhau Jain and Shri Ashok Jain.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 101 Audience at the program ‘Gandhi Katha’ by Shri Narayanbhai Desai

102 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 103 ‘Jagadamba’-a drama about the life of Kasturba Gandhi Research Foundation organised a play enacted by the famous actress, Mrs. Rohini Hattangady (known for her role as ‘Baa’ in Richard entitled ‘Jagdamba’ meaning ‘Mother of the world’ wasAttenborough organised filmin association ‘Gandhi’). with The Anubhuti play in Marathi, School on the evening of 28th March 2010 in the Anubhuti school amphitheatre, Jalgaon.

Ms. Rohini Hattangady as Baa was crucial in transforming young ‘Mohan’ into a ‘Mahatma’.Kasturba’s Kasturba untiring also support accepted and and self-sacrificeinternalized the values such as Ahimsa, non-violence, empathy and compassion. Thus, as her inner strength developed, she herself turned into ‘Jagdamba’, Mother of the world’. The drama ‘Jagadamba’ is based on the life of Kasturba. It is authored by Mr. Ramdas Bhatkal and directed by Ms. Pratima Kulkarni. The role of Harilal, the eldest son of Gandhiji, was played by Mr. Aseem Hattangady. Citizens of Jalgaon, Anubhuti students, teachers and associates of JISL attended this memorable performance which provided a very good opportunity for the audience to understand the personality Mr. Aseem Hattangady as Harilal of Kasturba in detail as well as to appreciate her contribution in relation to contemporary events.

An enthralled audience watching the play “Jagadamba”

104 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Mrs. Nisha Anil Jain, Director, Anubhuti School, felicitating the team of artists

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 105 Ahimsa Sadbhavana Padayatra

An Ahimsa Sadbhavana Padayatra from Faizpur to Prakasha was conducted on 30th January 2011. The Padayatra commenced from the DNC Mahavidyalaya to commemorate Shri Dhanaji Nana Chowdhary who participated in the Faizpur Congress session, attended by Gandhiji. Shri Ashok Jain, Vice-Chairman, JISL and Trustee, Gandhi Research Foundation, Dr. Sugan Baranth, former President, Sarva Seva Sangh, Dr. Viswas Rao Patil, Professor, Shahada College, Shri SS Patil, Principal, DNMV, Faizpur, Shri Jagdish Patil, Coordinator, Gandhi Centre, Faizpur, Shri Dayadhan Rane, Coordinator, NSS, DNMV College, Faizpur, and were well attended. In order to further disseminate Shri Jhumbarlal Sharma were all present on the the message of Gandhiji a special discount on Khadi occasion. and Gandhian literature was provided during the The Padayatra, starting in Faizpur, passed Padayatra. through Bhusaval, Nashirabad, Jalgaon, Dharangaon, 15 important books on Gandhiji were sold at a Ammalner, Naval Nagar, Dhulia, Songir, Chimthana, 50% discount; these included the following titles: My Experiments with Truth (English, Hindi and Prakasha on 12th February 2011, to mark the place Marathi versions) Brief Autobiography of Gandhiji whereDondaicha, Gandhiji’s Nandurbar, ashes had and been finally immersed it culminated on 12th at (English, Hindi and Marathi versions) Geeta February 1948. Pravachane (Marathi) Talks on Geeta (English) The Padayatra covered a distance of 310 kms. At Geetai (Hindi, Marathi), Hind Swaraj (English, Hindi every place the local students, teachers, residents and Marathi versions) and Aaple Gandhi (Marathi). and social workers welcomed the Padayatries, provided hospitality and arranged meetings which every village at which the Yatra halted. A film show on Gandhiji was organised at almost

Participants at the inaguration of the Padayatra

106 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Rejina Holms from Denmark in the Padayatra Khadi Sale Counter at the Padayatra

Sadbhavana Padayatra in progress

Concluding ceremony of Padayatra

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 107 Ahimsa Shanti Sadbhavana Cycle Yatra

Like on previous years Gandhi Research since it was our responsibility to disseminate Foundation organised a Ahimsa Shanti Sadbhavana Gandhian values in society, this Yatra would be a Cycle Yatra from Jalgaon to Prakasha covering 232 good opportunity for interacting with rural people kms on the eve of the 64th Death Anniversary and school children en route. Moreover, he stressed of Mahatma Gandhi. The Yatra started at Jalgaon the importance of Gandhian thoughts contributing on 30th January 2012 and travelled through to the maintenance of social harmony. He concluded Mahmurabad, Damboorni, Vidgaon, Yaval, Dhanora, by underscoring that, as a result of interactions Chopra, Hathed, Babhalaj, Shirpur, Tarhadi, Arthe, facilitated by the cycle yatra, the implementation Vikran, Varul, Bamkheda, Torkheda, Sarangkheda, of the GRF’s rural development activities would be Kalambhu and culminated at Shahada on 12th further enhanced in the future. February, 2012, the day on which Gandhiji’s ashes The Yatries, visiting all the schools and meeting were immersed at Shahada. Shri Satish More, Chief most of the villagers on the way, were able to Coordinator and Shri Abdul Bhai, senior Gandhian, successfully propagate Gandhiji’s values. Besides, team leader of Yatra, led the yatries. Khadi and Gandhiji’s books were sold to the Dr. Bhavarlal Jain, Founder Trustee of GRF villagers. garlanded Gandhiji’s statue with a hand-spun cotton Shri PK Anna Patil, Prof. Pitambar Sarodei, Prof. mala. This occasion was graced by the presence Viswasrao Patil, Shri Ramesh Dane, Prof. Jaspal of the chief guests Shri KB Patil, ex-VC of NMU, Sisodia, Shri Bhattu Patil and Shri Mohan Bhai Patil Shri Ashok Jain, Shri Dalubhau Jain, Prof. Shekhar participated in the concluding session of the Yatra Sonalkar, Prof. Gita Dharampal of Heidelberg at Shahada. The chief organisers of the Yatra, S/Shri University, Germany, whilst members of the GRF Satish More and Abdul Bhai, as well as S/Shri Nilesh and school children formed part of the audience. Patil, Chandrashekhar Patil, Raju Bagul, Viswajit Patil, Yatin Sonar and Iqbal Tadwi were felicitated. When flagging off the cycle Yatra, Bhau said that,

Prof Sonalkar, Shri Dalubhau, Bhau, Dr. K. B. Patil and Dr. Gita Bhau flagging off Ahimsa Shanti Sadbhavana Cycle Yatra Dharmapal

Ahimsa Shanti Sadbhavana Cycle Yatra in progress Students purchasing Gandhi material during the Cycle Yatra

108 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Documenting thoughts of senior Gandhians

Gandhi Research Foundation documents the Interviews were also recorded at the annual thoughts of senior Gandhian personalities so that conference of the Akhil Bhartiya Sarva Seva Sangh at Gauhati (Assam), held on 17th February 2010. associates participated whole-heartedly in the 42nd In addition, Shri Chunnilal Vaidya (Ahmedabad), Sarvodayathe next generation Samaj Sammelan can benefit at Pune from fromthem. 6th The to GRF 8th Hembhai (Assam), Ravindrabhai Upadhya, November 2008 and recorded interviews of senior Shakuntala Chaudhari, Yogendrabhai Parikh, P. Gandhians who were present at the occasion. GRF Gopinathan Nair (Kerala), Lavanamji (Vijaywada), also had set up a book stall and a photo exhibition Prof. Sadanand Singh (Manipur), and Fernando on ‘Mohan Se Mahatma’. Dr. Narayanbhai Desai, Fararawa (Mexico) were also kind enough to give Chancellor of Gujarat Vidyapeeth, inaugurated their interviews. Veteran Gandhians, such as the the sammelan which was convened by Dr. Kumar Saptarshi. Bapurao Sakharkar, Meera Shah, Sundardas Shah, Shantabaifreedom fighter Jaju, Narayanfrom Wardha, Jaju and Shri Thakurdas Babarao Salve,Bang recorded including those of Shri Dashrath Bhai Shah were also interviewed with great success. (GujaratInterviews Vidyapeeth), of high-profile Shri Subba participants Rao, President, were Last but not least, Dr. Yogendra Yadav and National Youth Project, Ahri Ramji Singh (Bihar), Shri Tushar Bunde of GRF interviewed the senior Gangaprasad Agraval (Vasmat), H.H. Dalai Lama, the Gandhian, Shri Lele Kaka from Jalgaon. And to Prime Minister of Tibetan Government in Exile, Shri complete the list of interviewees, Shri V Kalyanam S. Rimpoche, Dr. Sachhitanand (UP)and Lavanamji who acted as stenographer to Gandhiji after Gora (Vijaywada). September 1944, was given special attention.

Gangaprasad Agraval, Vasmat, Hingoli P. Gopinathan Nair, Kerala

Shakuntala Chaudhari, Guwahati Ravindrabhai Upadhya, Guwahati

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 109 Lele Kaka, Jalgaon Lavanam, Vijaywada

Chunibhai Vaidya, Ahmedabad Dr. Dattatray Shinde, Mumbai

Hemdatta (Hembhai), Guwahati Prof. Sadanand Singh, Imphal, Manipur

Yogendrabhai Parikh, Balsad V. Kalyanam, Chennai

110 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Participation in Seminars and Workshops

Gandhi Research Foundation representatives participate at state-level, national and international seminars and workshops organised on themes related to its mandate. So far the associates of GRF have participated at events organised at Ahmedabad, Pune, Mumbai, Delhi, Guwahati, Wardha, Jodhpur etc. Some of the important themes discussed and events were as follows:

Conference, Ahmedabad Mala, Jaipur • The Ideal Global Order, Conflict Resolution • Vanasthali Vidyapeeth Gandhi Vichar Katha

Shibir, Mahabaleshwar • Yuva Prashikshan Shibir, Wardha • Sarvodaya Karyakarta Palak Prashikshan • United Education Program, New Delhi Sammelan, Dhule • Gandhi Vichar Katha Mala, Brahmanpur • Maharashtra Pradesh Sarvodaya Samaj • Charkha Yadyna, New Delhi Sammelan, Pune • A Visit to Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedbad • Rashtriya Rachanatmak Karyakarta Akola. Govansha Bachao, Ahimsa Sammelan, • Gandhi Tatvadnyan Opening ceremony, Mumbai •

GRF associates taking part in the workshop on ‘The Current Global Order: Conflict and Resolution’ at Gujarat Vidyapeeth

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 111 Book Sale Counter Gramodyog Products Sale Counter We are keen on disseminating the teachings As is well known, Gandhiji strongly supported of Mahatma Gandhi. They believe that making the production of Khadi during the Indian freedom available books and literature on Gandhiji will help struggle, for he believed that Khadi, on the one hand, in this endeavour. would provide people with a livelihood, and, on the Therefore a book sale counter was set up at GRF other, its use would be instrumental in countering in 2009 to make available Gandhian literature to the British textile imports. visitors and students at a special discount. In this way readers would be motivated to read and understand relevance of Khadi, GRF has established a Khadi Gandhian values. GramodyogGiven the products historical sale significance counter to and support continued the From January 2009 to February 2012, a total rural economy. Ready-to-wear khadi garments 116,444 books (110,268 books in Marathi, 1,539 like shirts and trousers, including towels, books in Hindi and 4,637 books in English) were sold. handkerchieves, sitting-mats, Khadi cloth and honey-are all available at a special discount for Vichar Sanskar Pariksha. visitors. This figure also includes books distributed for Gandhi

Book sale counter

Khadi sale counter

112 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Adopted daughter of GRF

Ms. Pushpa from Kadauli participated in ‘Yuvati leaving virtually nobody to look after her, for her Kala Sanskriti Shibir’ at Wakod from 26th to 30th uncles refused to take care of her. It was only her May, 2011. During this program, her sad plight was maternal aunt who, taking pity on her, looked after brought to the notice of Shri Abdul Bhai. Ms. Pushpa her alongside her own two children. When hearing this story, Bhau decided that GRF should adopt her; father had committed suicide and her mother, not naming her ‘GRF Kanya’, he said the GRF would meet ablehad becometo bear thean orphanpain, had at thepassed age awayof five soon after after. her all her expenses. Ms. Pushpa is now in VII standard Though she was taken care of by her grandparents, at Kadauli New English school. however, they, too, passed away shortly after

Bhau with Pushpa, adopted daughter of GRF

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 113 Founder’s visit to Gandhian Institutions

time to spend with Gandhians, whenever possible. On Bhau,one such in spite occasion, of his he busy visited schedule, Sabarmati tries Ashram, to find Kochrab Ashram and Gujarat Vidyapeeth where from Shri Amritbhai Modi he learnt about the current activities of Sabarmati Ashram. During his visit, he also met Dr. Sudarshan Iyengar, Vice Chancellor of Gujarat Vidyapeeth, and Ms. Deena Behn with whom he discussed the ongoing project to reprint and bring out a new DVD, based on an authentic version of the Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, as well as to set up a virtual Gandhi internet portal.

Discussion with Amrutbhai- President, Sabarmati Ashram Bhau at Mahatma Gandhi Ashram

With a group of tribal women Bhau and Atul Jain at Sabarmati Ashram

114 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 A Unique Gift

In line with the belief that cultural values and Atman approached his father, Shri Ashok Jain, with traditions are passed on from one generation to the his proposal to present his grand-father Gandhiji’s

Bhau on the eve of his 75th birthday when Ku. Atman agreed and requested Shri Prashant Tiwari to make giftednext, this a statue was exemplifiedof Gandhiji spinning recently onin thea charkha family asof astatue. statue Since within Atman ten days, persisted, to be Ashokpresented Bhau to finally Bhau a unique present to his beloved grandfather. on his 75th birthday. Delighted, Shri Prasant Tiwari But there is a story behind this: Bhau goes for complied with the request and made a beautiful morning walks everyday, accompanied by his statue of Gandhiji spinning the charkha. Atman, grand-children whenever they are at home. One along with other family members, gifted this day during their morning walk, Atman told Bhau statue of Gandhiji to Bhau on his birthday; Bhau that he wanted to present him with a gift on his was extremely touched by this gesture. It should birthday. Bhau declined the offer, saying that he be mentioned that Atman is only eight years old did not wish to give a return gift. Then Atman and Shri Ashok Jain is the Trustee of the Gandhi Research Foundation. Thus, the traditional values not have to make a return gift as he had already of Bhau and his interest in Gandhiji have percolated givenreflected “Anubhuti for a while, School” and proclaimedto all his grand-children. that Bhau did down to the third generation! This answer stunned Bhau. On the same night,

On his 75th birthday, Bhau was presented with a beautiful Gandhi statue by his grandson, Atman; here the three generations are assembled: Jyothi-Ashok, Shobhana-Ajit, Nisha-Anil, Bhavana-Atul, Amoli, Atman, Abhang, Abhedya, Athang (Photo inset), Arohi and Ashuli.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 115 Appreciation of support

Gandhi Research Foundation receives kind support from other institutions in carrying out its activities. GRF wishes to acknowledge the following institutions for their help and support:

• Rashtriya Gandhi Sangrahalaya, New Delhi • Sarva Seva Sangh Prakashan, Varanasi • Gandhi Pustakalay, Jalgaon • Sampurna Kranti Vidyalaya, Vedchi, Gujarat • Navjeevan Prakashan, Ahmedabad • Sevagram Ashram, Wardha • Gandhi Tatvadnyan Mandir, Dhule • National Archives, New Delhi • Gujarat Vidyapeeth, Ahmedabad • Gandhi Vichar Parishad, Wardha • Gandhi Study Centre, Chennai • Gandhi Museum, Madurai • Hindustani Sahitya Sabha, New Delhi • Sarva Seva Sangh, Wardha • Nagar Wachanalaya, Ahmednagar • Brahma Vidya Mandir, Pawnar, Wardha

Homage

Life and death are beyond the comprehension of human beings. One may speculate, but the mystery of death has always eluded the best minds. Therefore, all that is left for human beings, is to spend their life-time meaningfully. Prof. Narendra Sharma is such a person who lived his life in the service of society with the understanding and inspiration from Mahatma Gandhi. He passed away in a road accident on 14th July, 2009 while travelling to Gujarat on official work. His untimely demise saddened all who knew and respected him. We, at Gandhi Research Foundation, pay respectful homage to the departed soul.

Late Prof. Narendra Sharma

116 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Take my life, and let it be Rock of ages, cleft for me, Consecrated, Lord! to Thee; Let me hide myself in Thee; Take my hands, and let them move Let the Water and the Blood At the impulse of Thy Love . From Thy riven Side which flowed, Take my moments and my days. Be of sin the double cure, Let them flow in ceaseless praise. Cleanse me from its guilt and power. Take my feet, and let them be Not the labour of my hands Swift and beautiful for Thee. Can fulfil Thy law’s demands; Take my voice, and let me sing Could my zeal no respite know, Always, only for my King; Could my tears for ever flow, Take my lips, and let them be All for sin could not atone, Filled with messages from Thee. Thou must save, and thou alone. Take my silver and my gold; Mothering in my hand I bring, Not a mite would I withhold. Simply to Thy Cross I cling; Take my intellect, and use Naked, come to Thee for dress, Every power as Thou shalt choose. Helpless, look to Thee for grace; Take my will, and make it Thine; Foul, I to the Fountain fly; It shall be no longer mine. Wash me, Saviour, or I die. Take my heart; it is Thine own; While I draw this fleeting breath, It shall be The Royal Throne. When my eyelids close in death, Take my love; My Lord, I pour When I soar through tracts, unknown, At Thy feet its treasure-store. See Thee on Thy Judgement Throne; Take myself, and I will be Rock of ages, cleft for me, Ever, only, all for thee. Let me hide myself in Thee.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 117 118 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Remarks of Guests and Visitors

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 119 Remarks by Eminent Visitors

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120 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 AmO 2 A³Q>mo~a 2010 bm ¶m Or.Ama.E’$.bm ^oQ> {Xbr& For a Gandhian like me, any visual pilgrimage into Gandhiji’s mementos is an inspiring occasion. I found Jm§YrOr ~Ôb ‘m{hVr Or Amåhmbm nydu nmgyZ hmoVr Ë¶mV ^Q> nS>bm& this collection at the Jain Hills equally enlightening and Ë¶m§Zr XmIdboë¶m S>m¶ao³Q XoemgmR>r d OJmgmR>r ‘hËdmMm Amho& contemplative. Tears rush in viewer’s eyes, reminding O¡Z {hb bm Jm±Yr [agM© ’$mD§$S>oeZ ñWmnZ H$aÊ¶mMm H$m‘ ewé Amho& him of the great moments of our history and of making of ourselves as a people of India. This is a very rich Ë¶m nmgyZ Z³H$sM JmoB§J OZaoeZ bm Ë¶m§Mm OrdZ ~Ôb {eH$m¶bm space for a person like me. {‘iob& Bhalchandra Nemade {Za§OZ Hw$‘ma gwYm§ew Mumbai, Oct. 23, 2010 {Obm{YH$mar ObJm±d, 02.10.2010

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August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 121 I am with GRF, The most precious wisdom that can We are extremely impressed by the detail on the guide and provide the foundation of human kind. It is life of the Gandhiji. Dr. Yogendra Yadav explained in a great honour to have the first branch Addis Ababa, details about the behind facts that we are unaware of. Ethiopia, which is the capital of Africa. In the present world which ridden with violence Thank you for your co-operation and support. and terror, I sincerely wish and hope. Gandhi Research Foundation imbibe the message to the world. About Dr. Getachew Tikube, the techniques of Gandhiji I hopefully will see a change Ethiopia, June 12, 2011. for the better. Dr. Ravi Kankaria Palacios, USA, July 21, 2011

There are few great people in History, Gandhi is one This short visit has made a stormy impact on me. I of them! With Gandhian philosophy, history will be have privilege to facilitate. For the first time I was able never same. Congratulation to Jain Irrigation Systems to see a great vision of connection before ideology, for initialing Gandhi Research Foundation-Ten miles corporate business and corporate responsibility journey start with the first step - A Chinese saying implemented. I hope that we will be able to develop some kind of collaboration with your organization, that Daniel Mulle. will allow to disseminate knowledge about Gandhi's Kenya. August 31, 2011 idea of communities and the accomplishments of jain irrigation system limited.

Prof. Marek Wosinski U.S.A. January 23, 2012

122 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 So wrote Her Excellency...

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 123 An unparalleled creation born out of intense Excellent attempt. The objective of the foundation devotion and noblest aspirations. is to educate the masses and develop individual in the It is indeed an excellent blend of high label of Gandhian life style. I think, through the exhibition, it creativity and technology. may create an ‘why not we live differently’ approach in the mind of the visitors. Natwar Thakkar A. Annamalai Nagaland, Gandhi Ashram, Gandhi Study Centre, Chennai March 26, 2012 March 26, 2012

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124 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Jm±Yr VrW© ObJm±d H$m {dH$mg {Og n{dÌ ^md go hþAm h¡, dh gZ² 2009 ‘| ObJm±d MmVw‘m©g H$aZo Ho$ níMmV² amOñWmZ, BgHo$ H$U-H$U ‘| n[ab{jV hmoVm h¡& nwñVH$mb¶ ‘| H$B© A{V Xþb©^ JwOamV {dMaU H$aVo hþE nwZ… ObJm±d AmZo H$m ¶moJ ~Zm! g‘¶ H$s nm§Sw>{b{n¶m| H$mo ñH¡$Z H$a g§OmoZo go BZ H¥${V¶m| H$m nmR>Z gwYr nmR>H$m| AënVm hmoZo na ^r ^mD$ Ho$ H$hZo na Jm±Yr [agM© ’$mD§$S>oeZ AmZo Ho$ {bE gå^d hþAm h¡& H$m ^md ~Zm& Jm±Yr å¶y{O¶‘ ‘| AË¶mYw{ZH$ VH$ZrH$ H$m BñVo‘mb H$a Jm±Yr Ho$ Y¡¶©, n[al‘, XÿaX{e©Vm, AZwemgZ Am{X JwUm| Ho$ ~b na EH$ OrdZ Xe©Z H$mo {deof ê$n go ~ÀMm| Ho$ {bE gwb^ Ed§ J«mhr ~ZmZo ~§Oa, gyIr nhmS>r H$mo ham-^am Z§XZ dZ ~ZmZo dmbo ^mD$ H$s ‘hmË‘m H$m à¶mg g’$b hþAm h¡& Jm±Yr Ho$ à{V lÕm ^md go {Z{‘©V Jm±Yr [agM© ’$mD§$S>oeZ XoIZo H$m Bg nyao n[aga H$m {Z‘m©U Am¡a aIaImd A{V CËV‘ loUr H$m h¡& Adga {‘bm& BgH$m lo¶ g§ñWm Ho$ gå~Õ g^r ^mB¶m|-~hZm| Ho$ gm‘y{hH$ gh¶moJ AmYw{ZH$ Q>o³Zmbm°Or Ho$ ‘mÜ¶‘ go ~mny Ho$ Aqhgm, An[aJ«h, H$mo OmVm h¡& Amn g~ ~YmB© Ho$ nmÌ h¢& gË¶ Ho$ {gÕm§Vm| go ^anya OrdZ Xe©Z H$mo AmH$f©H$ Ed§ àoaH$ ê$n ‘| Ama.Ho$. nmbrdmb {Og Vah àñVwV {H$¶m J¶m h¡, dh AmZo dmbr nrT>r H$mo ¶wJ-¶wJm| {S>ßQ>r H${‘íZa, BZH$‘ Q>¡³g, ‘wå~B©; 12.05.2012 VH$ hr Zht, g¡H$S>m| dfm] VH$ OrdZ g§Xoe XoVr ahoJr& Xoe-{dXoe Ho$ bmoJm| H$mo ¶hm± AmH$a AZoH$ ZdrZ OmZH$m[a¶m± àmßV hm|Jr& ^maVr¶ g§ñH¥${V Ed§ g§ñH$mam| Ho$ à{V {deof AmñWm ~ZoJr& lr ^dabmb ^mD$ Ho$ Bg Aà{V‘, AZwn‘, A{ÛVr¶ Jm±Yr VrW© H¥${V {Z‘m©U na hm{X©H$ A{^ZÝXZ Ed§ ~YmB©& gmÜdr ‘{Uà^mlr, ^maV; 12.05.2012

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August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 125 AmO Jm±YrOr H$m ì¶p³VËd Ed§ H$m¶© Ho$db B{Vhmg H$m {df¶ Very impressive - a moving experience to see such a interactive place to way a spiritual. It took me back in Zht h¡& AZ§V H$mb VH$ OrdZ H$m ‘mJ© Xe©Z H$aZo dmbr dh ‘emb history and felt I now a integral part of it. bmoJm| H$s MoVZm ‘| ~Zr ahZr Mm{hE& Jm±Yr {dMma H$mo AmZo dmbr Its a great combination done by the Jain family to nr{T>¶m| VH$ H¡$go nhþ±Mm¶m OmE& ¶o H$m¶© dV©‘mZ ¶wJ H$s {dS>å~ZmAm| keep up and save values of good teachings to the next ‘| H$m’$s H${R>Z h¡& {H$ÝVw, Bgo Vmo {H$gr H$mo lÕmnyd©H$ H$aZm hr generation. Best wishes. nS>oJm& Jm±Yr VrW© Zo Bgo ~Iy~r T>§J go {H$¶m h¡& gmYwdmX& ‘YwH$a bobo, Supriya Sule Member of Parliament, Baramati, M.S. XÿaXe©Z, ZB© {Xëbr; 04.06.2012 June 20, 2012

BgH$s ZdrZ V§ÌkmZmMm AË¶§V Mm§Jbm Cn¶moJ Ho$bm Amho. Zì¶m I was overwhelmed by what I see here. What an integration of technology and non-technology! I {nT>rbm Jm§YrOr g‘Obo nm{hOoV ¶m ^mdZoZo V¶ma Ho$bobm hm àH$ën wish that every Indian and indeed non-Indian get an åhUOo ^mD§$Mo gw§Xa ñdßZ gmH$mabo Amho. opportunity to see unique presentation. My heartily H$mimÀ¶m AmoKmV Amåhr Am‘Mm gw§Xa ^yVH$mi {dgê$ bmJbmo congratulation to everyone associated with this project and the activities of the centre. AmhmoV. Ë¶mbm hm àH$ën COmim XoUmam Amho. Jm§YrOrÀ¶m ~{bXmZmMo VoìhmM gmW©H$ hmoB©b Ooìhm Amåhr OrVmoS> P. Jayarajan ‘ohZV H$ê$. Member of Raja Rammohan Roy library Foundation, Kerala {dH$mg ZmJmdH$a July 3, 2012 boIH$, gmobmnwa 03.07.2012

126 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Eminent Personalities who visited GRF

Manohar Joshi, Ratnagiri Master Mansaramji, Punjab

Trilkochand Golechha, Jodhpur Ms Nirmala Deshpande and Dr. Bhavarlal Jain

Somayya Kaka Sarvodaya Mandal, Mumbai Narayanbhai Desai, Vedchi, Gujarat

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 127 Niranjan Kumar Sudhanshu, Collector - Jalgaon Babubhai Thakkar, Mumbai

Rambhau Mhaskar, Pawnar Ashram, Wardha Hasmukhbhai Patel, Virampur, Gujarat

Shishir Bajaj, Mumbai Mahasadhavi Preetisudhaji

128 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Gautambhai Bajaj, Pawnar Ashram, Wardha Vitthal Vagh Poet, Akola

T. Karunakaran, Tamilnadu Abhijeet Pawar, Pune

Anad Patil, Maharashtra Arup Patnaik, D I G Traffic Dept.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 129 Team of Sakal newspaper - Jalgaon Rajudada Pawar, Baramati

Prakash Heda, Kenia Students of Rustamji school

Prakash Bokhad, Commissioner, Jalgaon Students of Gujarat Vidyapeeth

130 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Prof. Dr. M. P.Mathai, Kerala Students of R.A. Podar College

Mahesh Chaudhary, I.A.S., Indore Students of Ideal M.S.W. College

Students of D.Ed college, Shirsoli Associates of Nandan Jain, Israel

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 131 Ms. Varsha Satpalkar, Maitreya Group Students of M.D. Palesha College, Dhule

Mr. & Mrs. Aanand Gupte, Mumbai Vipul Shah & Delegation from Daw Chemicals

Ramesh Agrawal, Chairman, Dainik Bhaskar Group Vandan & Suhas Potnis, Daily Gavkari

132 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Dinabehn (Ahmedabad) & Dr. Bhavarlal Jain Anil Jain, Atul Jain & Athang Jain, JISL

Delegation from Kenya Military Officers from Ordnance Factory, Varangaon

Professor and Students of Shivaji College, Akola Atul Pethe, Shriniwas Sathe, Shirish Barve, Dr. Nimbalkar, Mumbai

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 133 Tushar Gandhi, Mumbai Ghanashyam Das and R.C. A. Jain, Director JISL

Devisingh Shekhawat, Amravati and Les Ochin Clos, Ireland Nalin Jain, Rajesh Malhar, Harshal Baldev, Yogesh Meher and Dhapal Bhandari

Sudhakar Asabe, Hirachand Vikamsi, Sahebrao Satarkar, Mr. Ari Masson, Iceland. Ramesh Dane

134 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Sharad Pawar, Minister of Agriculture, GOI P.S. Deodhar, Ex. Advisor - PM - GOI

Arun Shelgikar, Mumbai Madan Shreshthi (MLA - Kathmandu), Padma Jyoti, Prem Katuwal, Harishchandra Acharya

Pavan Gupta, Mussoorie; Dr. Gita Dharampal, Germany Nancy Barry, Founder Director Enterprise solution to poverty with Anil Jain

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 135 Justice C.S. Dharmadhikari, Jayvant Matkar, Dr. Sugan Baranth Students from Bendale Womens College, Jalgaon

Rajeshkumar Za., New Delhi Dr. Marek, America & Virendrakumar, Champaran, Bihar

V. Kalyanam and Bhau Dr. Manimala, New Delhi

136 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Dinkar Deshnukh, Pralhad Nemade, Dharmendra Rajput and Ramkrishna Digraskar and Prabhakar Vaikar Haribhau Verulkar

Sundar Desai Manohar Joshi

T.R.K. Somaiyya, Mumbai and Suresh Pillai, Sanbarmati Ramnikbhai G. Turkhiya and Hasmukhbhai Patel

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 137 Shankarrao Bagade with Zumbarlal Sharma Zumbarlal Sharma, Madhikar Shirsath and Gandhian from Dhulia

Somnath Shende Dinkar Bhosale

Babulal Gandhi Yashvant Joshi

138 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Subhash Patil Kisan Jadhav

Rambhau Mahajan Jagdishbhai Shah

S. Dorai Swami with Dr. Yogendra Yadav Bhudan Subbarao, B.Y. Parit, Deepak Kayasth

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 139 Vasantrao Bagade Guruji Narayan Javare

Haribhau Talele, Vasantrao Gade and Haridas Javre M.M. Gadkari, President, Sevagram Aashram

Dinaben, Ahmedabad and Gita Dharampal, Germany Dr. Ariyaratne and Mr. Mariappan

140 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 JayvantMatkar and Dr. Sugan Baranth Sangita Malik and Gautam Bajaj

Ramsing Thakur and Anna Malai Shivsharan Thakur, Pralhad Nemade

Ramesh Dane, Sanjay Joshi, Madhikar Shirsath Vasatrao Kedar

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 141 Haridas Javre, Babulal Gandhi, Bhudan Subbarao, Husain Shashi Kumar, Hyderabad and Somayya Kaka, Mumbai Jamadar

Prashant Gujar, Eknath Hirudkar, Dadarao Shinde and others Dr. Sudarshan Iyengar, Vice Chancellor, Gujrat Vidyapeeth

Amrutbhai Modi, Sabarmati Ashram Rajendran, Gandhi Museum, Madurai

142 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Varsha Das, New Delhi Murugan, Tamilnadu

Adv. Jaykumar Kasliwal, Nandgaon Bhudan Subbarao and Adv. Ram Sing Rajput

V. Kalyanam, Stenographer of Mahatma Gandhi Kanu Gandhi, Grandson of Mahatma Gandhi

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 143 Senior Gandhians at the Inaugural Ceremony

Smt. Kusumtai Pande Shri. M. S. Raghwan Shri. S. S. Kulkarni Maltitai Shri. Ram Sutar and family Shri. Yugandhar Guruji Sushmatai Dadamaharaj Manmadkar and Prof. Sanjay Patil family Smt. Vimal Pande Shri. Ghode Sahab Shri. Bharat Mahoday Shobhana Supekar Shri. Ingole Shri. Ram Gayake Smt. Madhavi Gandhi Shri. Vitthal Bhuidhar Shri. Vasant Handalikar Smt. Rajnitai Mathkar Dr. Dharmendra Rajput Shri. Bhavesh Bhai Smt. Shobha Shirdhonkar Shri. Prabhakar Vadibhasme Shri. Mangala Khadilkar Shri. Tamil Rajan and family Shri. Mahesh Aadhe Shri. Anand Gupte Smt. Maya Dhande Shri. Haribhau Telang Shri. Ramdas Borle Rajiya Patel Shri. Shambhurao Patil Shri. Subhash Patil Rajani Bhaskar Deshmukh Shri. Suresh Asandas Bhasvani Shri. Dipak Srivastav Dr. Hemlata Patil Shri. Mukund Dikshit Shri. Rudrappa Sugadi Sou. Sangita Mahagan Adv. Santosh Mhaske Shri. Dhondubhai Patil Ku. Tejaswini Mastabasu Shri. Jayvant Bhaskar Deshmukh Shri. Amol Patil Jagdish Devpurkar and family Shri. Rajendra Mumbarkar Shri. Vasantrao Kedar Smt. Khan Fatima Ismail Prof. Naresh Vadnere Shri. Keshavrao Kothale Dr. Sugan Baranth and family Dr. Tarak Kate Shri. Sahdevshwar Aagale Smt. Gitananjali Gurav Shri. Prashant Nagoshe Shri. Rajaram Karade Shri. Anwar Rajan Shri. Avinash Kakde Shri. Prabhakar Dhogare Shri. Ram Jadhav Shri. Bhimrao Bhoyad Shri. Aatmaram Shelke Shri. Satyajit Jadhav Shri. Dharmendra Shri. Dyaram Tayde Shri. Subhash Bhai Shri. Pravin Shri. Ambadas Vasu Shri. Dhirubhai Mehta Shri. Sanip Kutkutwar Shri. Gurucharan Thakur Shri. Sanjay Tula Shri. Moreshwar Shri. Nana Mahajan Shri. Cheliar Krishnamurti Shri. Khade Shri. Sanjay Jadhav Shri. Ramakant Atre Shri. Dyaneshwar Jhade Shri. Vitthal Bagul Shri. Bhatu Patil Shri. Jalandhar Bhai Shri. Dilip Purkar Shri. Ajabe Shri. Devendra Shri. Savliram Ahire Shri. Ramakant Pathak Shri. Hanuman Hulke Dr. Yashwant Devre Shri. Dyaneshwar Munde Shri. Shrikrushna Degiste Shri. Sunil devre Shri. Vijay Prabhakar Deewan Shri. Sanjay Kumar Shri. Lahanu Vidkar Shri. Meghshyam Ajgaonkar Shri. Papalal Pawar Shri. Ratnakar Lingayat Shri. Eknath Hirudkar Shri. N. T. Gujar Shri. Babulal Mahajan Shri. Eknath Dagwar Shri. Kailash patil Shri. Sakharam Pawar Shri. Kshirsagar Shri. Madhikar Shirsath

144 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Shri. Vishal Kardak Shri. Arun Narkhede Shri. Om Prakash Verma Adv. Gajendra Bhosale Shri. Ram Deshmukh Shri. Dyan Prakash Modani Shri. Shriram Khairnar Shri. Vinod Verulkar Adv. Ram Singh Rajput Shri. Anil Sonawane Shri. Ram Gayde Shri. Yashwant Joshi Dr. Nimba Nandre Shri. Vasant Hudlike Shri. Sanjay Joshi Shri. Rajabhau Mahajan Shri. Abhay Tripathi Shri. Subhash Pardeshi Shri. Kiran Randhir and family Shri. Himmat Salunkhe Shri. Rajendra Bhosale Shri. Nilesh Kelarkar Shri. Sambhaji Pethe Shri. Hiraman Jadhav Shri. Manoj Chobe Shri. Nachiket Kolapkar Shri. Maruti Khairkar Shri. Keshavrao Patil Shri. Sharadchandra Bakhaliwal

Associates of GRF

From Left: Archana Chaudhari, Pooja Varulkar, Nirmala Parmar, Shrinivas Mahabal, Tushar Bunde, Aitbar Tadvi, Irfan Shaikh, Anilesh Jagdale, Chandan Singh, Chandrashekhar Wagh, Nilesh Patil, Basu, Pramod Jain, Uday Mahajan, Director Jain Irrigation- Atul Jain, Director- Ashok Jain, Balu Sable, Satish More, Shriram Khalse, Dr. Yogendra Yadav, Ashok Sonar, Rajesh Bagul, Yatin Sonar, Chandrashekhar Patil, Prashant Katole, Gansing Patil, Ashwin Zala, Sonu Devale, Narendra Chaudhari. Bottom from Right: Santosh Bhintade, Ashok Chaudhari, Govind Patil, Gababhau Sonawane, Bhujangrao Bobade, Pradip Marathe, Amit Jadhav, Luneshwar Bhalerao, Vishwajit Patil, Sagar Patil, Virendra Kumar Soni, Mo. Aarif Shah, Jagan Singh Rajput, Sanjay Dusane, Nivrutti Wagh.

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 145 146 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 My Life is My Message

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 147 Birth Place of Mahatma Gandhi At the age of Seven

At the age of Fourteen In the western dress

The Law Student Lawyer in South Africa

148 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Member of Indian Ambulance Corps With the associates of Indian Ambulance Corps

At the age of 39 With Gopal Krishna Gokhale in South Africa

Mahatma as a Satyagrahi Along with friend Kallenbach and Secretary Sonia Sheldon

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 149 Wife - Kasturba in Mumbai Wife - Kasturba in Kathiawadi costume

Donning the Kashmiri Cap Donning the Gandhi Cap

Posing for a photo in contemplation

150 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 A Comic moment at the party of Mr. Shri Niwas Ayyangar Writing at Juhu, Mumbai

With Priyadarshini Indira Presidential Speech at Belgaum Congress

With the family members of Bhopal Nawab Spinning on the Charkha at Sabarmati Ashram

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 151 Writing a condolence message in Calcutta In a pensive mood

A Chancellor of Gujrat Vidyapeeth, Ahmedabad Greeting the public of Colombo, Sri Lanka

From Gujrat Vidyapeeth to Ashram on the Cycle That hearty smile!

152 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Inauguration of construction for Bhangi Seva Mandir Stepping down at Gujrat Vidyapeeth

During a prayer session at Sabarmati Ashram On the way to the palace of Raja Kalankakar

discussion with Pandit Nehru With Vallabhbhai Patel

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 153 At Dandi Writing at Karadi Camp, Gujrat

Speech at the Karachi Congress On board the ship S.S. Rajputana

On the way is Buckingham Palace with Mahadev Desai and Sarojini Naidu With Charlie Chaplin

154 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Stepping down from S.S. Rajputana With C.F. Andrews and others in London

Tree plantation: Kingsley Hall With the goats at London

In a meeting: 1933 During the appendix operation

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 155 During the Faizpur Congress with Dr. Rajendra Prasad and At a Dalit Wedding Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

With Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (Simant Gandhi) With a calf

Kasturba washing the feet of Mahatma Gandhi in Bardoli After successful Rajkot Satyagraha

156 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 A tending on leprosy patient Parchure Shastri Studying the Leprosy virus through microscope

With Kasturba and Pyarelal during a fast At Thakarser Women University

With Grandson Kanu and Kasturba Spinning yarn by bow spindle

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 157 With Vinoba Bhave Boating during the Jabalpur tour

Planting Tulsi plant at Sevagram Ashram Collecting funds for Harijan at Assam Railway Station

In discussions with Pandit Nehru. With Prafulla Sen at Khadi Pratishthan, Sodepur

158 Exploring Gandhiji |August 2012 Highlights of the Life of Gandhi Date Event Description Date Event Description 1869, Oct. 2 Birth of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, in Porbandar, 1914, May 20 Founding of Satyagraha Ashram at Kocharab the youngest son of a fourth marriage of his father, dewan Given the title Mahatma Gandhi (Great Soul in Beggar’s (prime minister) of a small Garb) by 1913 literature Nobel laureate, R. Tagore; agrees Kathiawar state in Gujarat to follow advice of Gokhale avoiding to speak on public 1883 Marries Kasturba (both age 13) issues; traveling widely within India to bec me familiar 1883 First child dies with the people and issues 1888 Birth of son Harilal, oldest child 1915 Visits Shantiniketan (The Abode of Peace), an 1891, Jun. 10 Called to the Bar; returns to India on SS Oceana, Jun. 12; experimental educational community founded by Tagore; arrives Bombay, Jul. 7, 1891 awarded Kaiser-i-Hind medal, Jun. 26, 1915 1892 Enters law practice at Rajkot and Bombay; not very 1916, Dec. 26 successful, birth of son 1917 Moved Ashramfrom Kochrab to Sabamarti, Ahmedabad Manilal 1917 Met Jawaharlal Nehru for the first time at Lucknow 1893, Apr. Goes to South Africa as a legal consultant for a Moslem emigration Elected president of the Gujarat Sabha, andWins invited fight against President the ofindentured a Gujarat Politicalsystem of Conference Indian 1893, May- Experiences bitter racial discrimination, removed from (bridging gap between India's ordinary and Western well Jun. trainfirm in South Africa; at Pietermaritzburg railway station; educated people) incident helped to give birth to satyagraha concept 1917, Nov. First Indian satyagraha of Indian Customs Control, 1893, Aug. 22 Founded Natal Congress Viramgam Railway Station, Gujarat 1896, Jul. Returns to India to organize support for Indians in South 1917 Undertakes Champaran satyagraha for planter raj of the Africa rural indigo farmers of Bihar 1896, Nov. Returns to South Africa with family 1917 1897 Begins systematic campaign (petitions, letters, calls on issue on behalf of Shaukat and Mohamed Ali brothers, Works for Hindu-Muslim alliance, as the first all-India British authorities) interred for their Pan-Islamic and pro Turkish sympathies to end South African racial discrimination laws; birth of 1918 Gandhi takes up the Kaira Land Revenue satyagraha for son Ramdas the farmers' cause with the patidars in Gujarat 1899 Fights for British in the Boer War (organizes Indian 1918, Jan. Takes up cause of textile workers in industrial Ambulance Corps) Ahmedabad; initiates satyagraha in Bombay district 1900 Birth of son Devdas, youngest child 1919 Gandhi supports the British war effort; recruits for 1901 Begins publishing Indian Opinion newspaper national Indian participation as basis for their own swaraj 1901, Oct. Returns to India 1919, Mar. 18 First mass satyagraha pledge as a protest against gagging of the Press 1902 Re-enters law practice; seeks further support for Indians in South Africa 1919, Apr. 6 Gandhi initiates all-India (Rowlett) satyagraha movement 1902, Nov. 1919, Apr. 11 Gandhi arrested in Delhi, taken to Bombay; outbreak of in the Transvaal violence in multiple locations throughout India 1903 EnrollsReturns as to Attorney South Africa of the to Supremefight against Court Asiatic of the legislation Transvaal 1919, Apr. 13 unarmed Indian crowd resulting in 400 dead; Gandhi 1904,Apr. Began editing Indian Opinion suspendsMassacre ofsatyagraha, Jallianwala enters Bagh 3-dayby British penitential troops fastfiring on 1905 Opposes Bengal Petition; appeals to British to treat India 1919, Oct. Gandhi assumes editorship of Young India as a part of the Empire 1919, Nov. Gandhi presides over All-India Khilafat Conference, Delhi 1906 Gandhi as a stretcher-bearer in the Zulu Rebellion 1920, Jan. 9 Gandhi witnessed Hunter Commission 1906 Announces for India Home rule; begins practice of disinterest in worldly goods; vow of brahmacharya 1919, Jan. 20 Supported Ali brothers and the Khilafat movement (celibacy) 1920, Aug. 8 Gandhi returns the Kaiser-i-Hind medal 1906, Jul. Founded Phoenix settlement and Tolstoy Farm 1920, Aug. 31 Gandhi takes oath to use khadi 1906, Sep. Organizes Indian opposition to the Transvaal Asiatic 1920, Sep. Indian National Congress, Calcutta accepts Gandhi's Laws; speaks at Indian mass meeting at Johannesburg, program of non cooperation to obtain redress of wrongs takes oath- of satyagraha in the Punjab and Khailafat 1907, Jan. Writes Ethical Religion; Vande 1920, Dec. Welcomed at the Muslim League Special Congress in Mataram, Jan. 8, 1907 Calcutta, speaking on behalf of ahimsa (national unity 1907, March Holds protest meetings firstof Indians public against rendition Transvaal of through non-violence) Asiatic Registration Act (ARA) 1921, Apr. Gandhi leads campaign of complete boycott of foreign 1907, Jul. Led satyagraha against ARA; visits General Smuts in cloth Pretoria 1921, July 31 1908, Jan. Adopts satyagraha in place of passive resistance to 1921, Oct. 2 Gandhi adopted the loincloth as the only clothing Boycott and bonfire of foreign cloth describe non-violence philosophy 1921, Nov. 18 3-day fast against mob violence in Bombay against the 1908 Sentenced to 2-months imprisonment for failure to leave visit of the Prince of Wales the Transvaal 1922, Feb. Gandhi gives notice to Viceroy of intentions to use 1908 Agrees to volunteer registration if ARA is repealed; satyagraha in Bardoli attacked by his people who saw this as a betrayal of the 1922, Mar. 10 Arrested for sedition Indian cause 1922, Mar. 18 Sentenced to six years imprisonment Carries satyagraha campaign through the Transvaal; 1924, Feb. 5 Gandhi released from prison, for his failing health (surgery for appendicitis Jan. 12) at Sasson Hosp. Pune. 1909, Nov. Writes Hind Swaraj (Indian Home Rule) 1924, April English version of Young India published 1913, Mar. Indianjourneys marriages to England in Southto influence Africa Britishinvalidated opinion by Supreme 1924, Sep. 18 21-day fast for communal unity between Hindus and Court; Gandhi defers plans to return to India Moslems 1913, May Vows satyagraha campaign if South Africa does not repeal 1924, Dec. 26 Gandhi presides over Indian National Congress, Belgaum Indian marriage law 1925, Mar. Successfully guides Vykom satyagraha for removal of 1913, Sep. Begins satyagraha campaign; wife Kasturba is arrested grievance of untouchables 1913, Oct. Gandhi urges strike by miners, and leads march into the 1925, Nov. Transvaal 1925, Nov. 29 Gujarati version of Young India published 1914, Jan. Suspends satyagraha after agreement with Gen. Smuts; 1925, Dec. 31 TheGandhi Story writing of My finalExperiments portions with of his Truth autobiography Indian Relief Bill published Young India 1914 Gandhi returns to India via London 1928, Feb. 12 Supported Bardoli satyagraha launchedfirst by thepublished peasants in and led by Vallabbhai Patel

August 2012| Exploring Gandhiji 159 Date Event Description Date Event Description 1929, Dec. 29 Lahore Congress declares for Puma Swaraj (complete 1945, Apr. Gandhi argues for equality and freedom for India as a Indian Independence) on Gandhi's urging and elected condition of peace; requests a just peace for Japan and leadership; resolution passed on 12-31-29. Germany 1930, Jan. 26 1945, Dec. Toured Bengal and Assam India 1946, Jan. Gandhi tours Southern India against untouchability and 1930, Feb. GandhiThe first launches pledge of Civil independence Disobedience taken movement by the people as another of Hindustani propaganda form of satyagraha 1946, Feb. Harijan and allied papers revived 1930, Mar. 12 Began the Dandi Salt March to beak the Salt Law 1946, Apr. Met Cabinet Mission 1930, Apr. On Dandi Salt March, Gandhi breaks the Salt Law on April 6 1946, May 5 Attended Simla Conference and opposed the partition of 1930, May 4 Gandhi arrested at Karadi Camp, and imprisoned at India Yeravda. Civil Disobedience spreads all over India 1946,June Congress Working Committee decides to accept Interim 1931, Jan. 26 Gandhi released from Yeravda prison Government scheme 1931, Mar. 4 Gandhi and Viceroy Irwin reach agreement (signing of 1946, Aug. Viceroy of India invites Congress to form Provisional the Gandhi - Irwin Pact) Government 1931, Aug. 29 Gandhi sails to England for Second Indian Round Table 1946, Aug. Gandhi opposes the partition of India Conference 1946, August Great Calcutta killing 1931, Sep. 17 Gandhi addresses the Round Table Conference 1946, Sep. Congress form Interim Government 1931, Sep. 21 Gandhi met Charlie Chaplain 1946, Oct. Noakhali massacre; Gandhi visits Dattapara, West Bengal 1931, Nov. 5 Gandhi attends the reception held by His Majesty King devastated area George Vat Buckingham Palace in his usual informal attire 1946, Nov. 11 Initially marched alone to Naokhali; 40 villages visited in 1931, Nov. 6 Gandhi met George Bernard Shaw 4 months communal harmony 1931, Dec. Gandhi visits Romain Rolland with Miraben enroute to 1947, Mar. 22 Lord Mountbatten arrives in Delhi with daughter Patricia India 1947, Mar. 24 Lord Mountbatten sworn in as last British Viceroy of India 1931, Dec. 12 Gandhi met Mussolini 1947, Apr. 1 Addressed the Asian Relations Conference 1931, Dec. 20 Gandhi returned to India empty-handed from the Indian 1947, Apr. 10 Gandhi and Jinnah issue joint appeal for peace Round Table Conference 1947, May Congress Working Committee accepts partition of lndia 1932,Jan. 4 Arrested 6 days after his return from England at against Gandhi's objections Manibhavan 1947, May 3 Met and conferred with Lord Mountbatten over the 1932, Sep. 20 Begins fast unto death in jail, in order to secure abolition partition of India of separate electorates for untouchables (Harijans) 1947, Jun. Indian leaders accept Mountbatten's plan of Indian 1932, Sep. 26 Gandhi breaks fast as demand is accepted; Yeravda Pact partition against Gandhi's opposition. Gandhi signed with Dr. Ambedkar corresponds with Jinnah over the Frontier Province 1933, Feb. 11 Weekly newspaper Harijan is founded 1947, Jul. Independence of India Bill passed 1933, May 8 satyagraha 1947, Aug. 1 Gandhi visits Kashmir (Srinagar, Aug. 1-4) campaign suspended 1947, Aug. 9 Gandhi arrives at Calcutta 1933,Jul. Gandhi arrestedbegins self-purification after re-activation 21-day of Civil fast; Disobedience 1947, Aug. 14 Gandhi hails August 15 as a day of rejoicing for the program Independence of India, but deplores the birth of Pakistan 1933, Aug. 23 Gandhi released unconditionally from imprisonment 1947, Aug. 15 Partition and Independence declared at midnight; Gandhi 1933, Aug. Gandhi begins fast on being denied facilities to carry on opposed the Congress on accepting the partition of anti-Harijan work India; fasted on Independence Day. End of the British era 1933, Nov. 7 Gandhi begins 9-month Harijan-uplift tour from Wardha founded by Robert Clive (1725-1774) ending with King 1934, Sep. 4 Gandhi announces his retirement from Congress to George VI (1895-1951) develop village industries program, Harijan service, and 1947, Aug. 26 Mountbatten describes Gandhi as a One Man Boundary mass education through basic crafts Force 1934, Sep. 17 Suggested the reorganization of Congress 1947, Sep. 1 Gandhi's Calcutta fast (Sep. 1-4) 1934, Oct. Inaugurates All-India Village Industries Association 1947, Sep. Fighting breaks out in Kashmir (AIVA) 1947, Sep. 7 Gandhi leaves Calcutta 1936, Apr. 30 Founded Sevagram Ashram near Wardha, and settled 1947, Sep. 9 Gandhi arrives in New Delhi, never to leave again; vows to there do or die in order to bring peace to the city 1937, Oct. Presides over Educational Conference seeking education 1947, Dec. Kashmir dispute referred to the United Nations through craft labor 1948, Jan. Gandhi's last Fast for Communal Peace in Delhi 1939, Mar. Gandhi begins fast unto death to secure promised 12-18 government reform 1948,Jan. 20 Bomb exploded at prayer meeting at Birla House, New 1939, Jul. 23 Sends an open letter to Adolph Hitler regarding World Delhi War II 1948, Jan. 29 Suggested the dissolution of the Indian National Congress 1940, Oct. 17 Sanctions individual civil disobedience satyagraha in war as a political party, and the formation of Lok Sevak Sangh satyagrahi; suspends to serve the people through constructive work Harijan and allied weekly rallies 1948, Jan. 30 Gandhi is assassinated on his way to evening prayer. End 1941, Dec. Askstime withto be Vinoba relieved Bhave from asleadership the first in Congress by of the Gandhian era (1925-1947) Working Committee 1948, Aug. 15 Gandhi Memorial stamps issued on First Anniversary of 1942, Mar. 27 Rejects Cripps proposal as 'postdated check' India's Independence 1942, May Appeals to British to Quit India ,as Axis forces reach the 1969, Oct. 2 Centenary of Gandhi's Birth; national and international Indian border commemoration 1942, Aug. 8 Gave call to "Do or Die" in the Quit India movement 1994, Oct. 2 125th Year of Gandhi’s Birth 1942,Aug. 9 Incarcerated in the Aga Khan's Palace 1995, Oct. 2 India-South Africa Co-operation honors Gandhi 1942, Aug. 15 Mahadev Desai, his personal secretary, died in the Aga 1997, Jan. 30 Urn with remaining ashes of Mahatma Gandhi is Khan's Palace immersed in the Ganges at Allahabad, nearly 50 years 1943, Feb. 10 Fasts for 21days to protest government's propaganda; after his death (removed from a locker of the State Bank holds Congress responsible for disturbances during the of India at Cuttack), under the supervision of Mr. Tushar Quit India movement Arun Gandhi, a great grandson. 1944, Feb. 22 Kasturba Gandhi, wife of the Mahatma, dies in the Aga 1997, Aug. 15 Gandhi honored in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Khan's Palace, Pune the independence of India 1944, May Gandhi is unconditionally released from prison 1998, Jan. 30 Gandhi honored on the 50th anniversary of his death 1944, Sep. Gandhi-Jinnah talks on Pakistan 2005, April Gandhi honored on the 75th anniversary of the Dandi Salt 1944, Oct. 2 75th birthday celebrated throughout India March

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