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“You must be the change you wish to see in the world” -Mahatma Gandhi. GANDHI JAYANTI 2005. Vaishnav Jan to taynay kahyeeye, Jay peerh paraayee janney ray, Par dukkhey upkar karey, Toyey man abhiman na anney ray. Sakal lokma sahuney vandey, Ninda na karey kainee ray - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
GANDHI JAYANTI2005
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world”
-Mahatma Gandhi
VAISHNAV JAN TOHVAISHNAV JAN TOH
Vaishnav Jan to taynay kahyeeye,
Jay peerh paraayee janney ray,Par dukkhey upkar karey,Toyey man abhiman na anney
ray.
Sakal lokma sahuney vandey,Ninda na karey kainee rayVaach kaach, man nischal
raakhey,Dhan-dhan jananee tainee ray.
Samdristhi nay trishna tyagee,Par-stree jaynay mat rayJivaah thaki asatya na bolay,Par-dhan nav jhaley haath ray.
GOD’s CHILD IS ONEWHO KNOWS ANOTHER'S PAINWHO UPLIFTS THE SORROWFULAND PRIDE DOES DISDAIN
WHO SALUTES ALL BEINGSAND CRITICIZES NONEOF PURE TALK AND ACTIONSUCH A ONE’s MOTHER IS
BLESSED
WHO LOOKS ON ALL AS THE SAME
HONORS WOMAN AS MOTHERWHO DOES NOT UTTER UNTRUTH
EVEN WHEN THE TONGUE HAS TIRED
NEVER COVETS ANOTHER’s WEALTH
The Making of Gandhi
“Generations to come will scarcely believe that such a one as this
walked the earth”- Einstein on Gandhi
Childhood
“I never could learn the art of ‘copying’.”
- About his time in high school
Playing the husband
“.. the lesson of faithfulness had an untoward effect. … I had absolutely no reason to suspect my wife’s fidelity, but jealousy does not wait for reasons.”- About the early years of his married life
To be or not to be vegetarian
“The choice was now made in favor of vegetarianism, the spread of which henceforward became my mission.”
With members of the Vegetarian
Society
London, 1890
Service to family & community
“…if animal passion had not blinded me, I should have been
spared the torture of separation from my
father during his last moments.”
- About his father’s passing
“Without the observance of
brahmacharya, service of the family would be
inconsistent with service of the community.”
- About his thoughts before taking the vow of celibacy and
self-restraint
Search for Truth
“… morality is the basis of things, and … truth is the substance
of all morality.”-In India
“the Sermon on the Mount … went
straight to my heart.”- In England
“I do not seek redemption from the consequences of my
sin. I seek to be redeemed from sin
itself, or rather from the very thought of
sin.”- In South Africa
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.”
RAGHUPATI RAGAHV RAJA RAM
Raghupati Raghava Rajaa Ram
Pateeta Paavana Seetaa Raam
Ishwara Allah Tero Naam
Sabko Sanmati Dey Bhagwan
We worship you as Rama of the Raghu dynasty
We worship you as the ideal wife, Sita
We worship you as “Ishwar” and “Allah”
May you bless all
RAGHUPATI RAGAHV RAJA RAM
We worship you as Rama of the Raghu dynasty
We worship you as the ideal wife, Sita
We worship you as “Ishwar” and “Allah”
May you bless all
Raghupati Raghava Rajaa Raam
Pateeta Paavana Seetaa Raam
Ishwara Allah Tero Naam
Sabko Sanmati Dey Bhagwaan
Gandhi and Education
Tara Beteille, Dept. of Education
“I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any.”
Mahatma Gandhi, 1921
Gandhi’s Philosophy of Education
Passionate Search for Truth
Ideal of non-attachment
Profound Reverence for Life
Readiness to sacrifice all for the knowledge of God
Nai Talim (New Education)
A program for universal education Basic education for children
Empower the future
Adult education Upliftment of Harijans and women
Holistic Model
Physical Drill
Handicrafts
Music
Holistic Model
Literacy to come later Come before
Seeing Hearing Speaking
Writing
Self-reliant model
Children to learn from things in their environment
Children should be taught a useful vocation A means to cultivate their mental, physical
and spiritual facilities Economic calculations in connection with
education were not unethical
Gandhi and education
Adult education Important to empower every adult Indian,
especially Harijans and women Vocational education Literacy Political education
Vernacular and not English
Strengthens Identity Vocational Education
Music
In rhythm there is order and discipline
Vidya Bhawan Society’s Basic School
Question
What would be the purpose of education if it left us without a sense of identity, discipline, balance and rhythm?
Thank you
The Legacy
of Gandhi
Somik Raha
Non-violence is a power which can be wielded equally by all children, young men and women or grown-up people
Mahatma Gandhi
Turn the Other CheekGandhi and C. F. Andrews
Today’s world
Is Non-Violence Relevant?
Roots of Gandhi’s Non-Violence
“Only that person attains Me who has no enmity to anyone”
Bhagvad Gita – Chap 11, Verse 55
Roots of Gandhi’s Non-Violence
“He who is the same towards friend and foe, and so also in honor and dishonor; who is the same under cold, heat, happiness and sorrow, who is free from attachment to everything, such a one
is dear to me.”Bhagvad Gita – Chap 12, Verse 18
Gandhi had no hatred for the
British and he still fought them hard.
“Fight without a sense of enmity or retribution, and only because it is your
duty”
Gandhi’s Life Message
Between violence and cowardly flight, I can only prefer violence to cowardice
Mahatma Gandhi
The Mind-Action Continuum
Bravest: Non-violent mind and action
Brave: Non-violent mind, Violent action
Coward: Violent mind, Non-violent action
Deluded Coward: Violent mind, Violent action
Non-Violence
…Of the mind first and then the body
Visibility …If I can’t see you in pain, you’re not in
pain.
Visibility
…Make the pain visible. Make the injustice visible…
Research on Roots of Empathy in
Management Science literature now
validates the importance of visibility
Sticky Ideas
Create ideas that stick
CHARKHA:
The Spinning Wheel
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
NON-COOPERATION
Gandhi & Tagore
Tagore popularized the term “Mahatma” when referring to Gandhi
“Great as he is as a politician, as an organizer, as a leader of men, as a moral reformer, he is greater than all these as a man, because none of these aspects and activities limits his humanity. They are rather inspired and sustained by it.”
… Tagore in the essay, “Gandhi, the Man”
Gandhi & Tagore
Gandhi called Tagore, “The Great Sentinel,” in a famous essay.
“Shantiniketan will never cease to grow so long as Gurudev's spirit broods over it…”
“Visvabharati carries God's protection because it is the creation of an earnest soul... You may depend upon my doing all for its permanence…”-Gandhi to Tagore on his visit to Shantiniketan
“Gandhi and Tagore. Two types entirely different from each other” – Jawaharlal Nehru, First Prime Minister of India
We owe it to ourselves..
To seek truth in all that we do
To hate none, however we may act
To try non-violence in our actions
To condemn the crime and not the criminal
To make injustice visible so we may all see
To ethically articulate so we may all act
Teri Awaaz pe koi naa aaye, to phir chal akela re If no one heeds your call, then go on alone
Teri Awaaz pe koi naa aaye, to phir chal akela re If no one heeds your call, then go on alone
Phir chal akela, chal akela, chal akela, chal akela reGo on alone, go on alone, go on alone, Go on alone
Teri Awaaz pe koi naa aaye, to phir chal akela re If no one heeds your call, then go on alone
Yadi koi bhi na boleyIf no one speaks up
Orey orey O Obhaage, Koi bhi na boleyO Unfortunate One, if no one speaks up
Yadi sabhi mukh mod rahe, Sab dara kareinIf all have turned their face away and are fearful
Yadi sabhi mukh mod rahe, Sab dara kareinIf all have turned their face away and are fearful
Tab darey bina, O tu mukt kanth apni baath, Keh akela reThen, open your heart, and speak your mind on your own
Teri Awaaz pe koi naa aaye, to phir chal akela re If no one heeds your call, then go on alone
Yadi laut jayien sabhiIf all are leaving you
Orey orey O Obhaage, laut jayien sabhiO Unfortunate One, if all are leaving you
Yadi gahan dagar chale dekhein, Mudh ke na koi As they leave, if no one even glances back
Yadi gahan dagar chale dekhein, Mudh ke na koi As they leave, if no one even glances back
Tab kantakon ko, O tu rakt range charan tale, Dal akela re Then with blood-soaked feet, Trample the thorns & move on
Teri Awaaz pe koi naa aaye, to phir chal akela re If no one heeds your call, then go on alone
Yadi deep na jale If the flame does not hold
Orey orey O Obhaage, Deep na jale O Unfortunate one, if the flame does not hold
Yadi jhara aandhi raat mein, ghar band sab kareinIf on a stormy night, all have shut their doors to you
Yadi jhara aandhi raat mein, ghar band sab kareinIf on a stormy night, all have shut their doors to you
Tab vajra skihka, se tu apni asthi jalaa aur jal akela re Then, let the lightning set your breastbone ablaze & shine on alone
Teri Awaaz pe koi naa aaye, to phir chal akela re If no one heeds your call, then go on alone
Phir chal akela, chal akela, chal akela, chal akela reGo on alone, go on alone, go on alone, Go on alone
Teri Awaaz pe koi naa aaye, to phir chal akela re If no one heeds your call, then go on alone