“You must be the change you
wish to see in the world”
-Mahatma Gandhi
GANDHI
JAYANTI
2005
VAISHNAV JAN TOH
Vaishnav Jan to taynay
kahyeeye,
Jay peerh paraayee janney
ray,
Par dukkhey upkar karey,
Toyey man abhiman na anney
ray.
GOD’s CHILD IS ONE
WHO KNOWS ANOTHER'S PAIN
WHO UPLIFTS THE SORROWFUL
AND PRIDE DOES DISDAIN
WHO SALUTES ALL BEINGS
AND CRITICIZES NONE
Sakal lokma sahuney vandey, OF PURE TALK AND ACTION
SUCH A ONE’s MOTHER IS
Ninda na karey kainee ray
BLESSED
Vaach kaach, man nischal
raakhey,
Dhan-dhan jananee tainee
ray.
WHO LOOKS ON ALL AS THE
SAME
HONORS WOMAN AS MOTHER
WHO DOES NOT UTTER UNTRUTH
Samdristhi nay trishna
EVEN WHEN THE TONGUE HAS
tyagee,
TIRED
Par-stree jaynay mat ray
NEVER COVETS ANOTHER’s
Jivaah thaki asatya na bolay,
WEALTH
Par-dhan nav jhaley haath
ray.
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
With members
of the
Vegetarian
Society
London, 1890
“The choice was now made in favor of vegetarianism, the
spread of which henceforward became my mission.”
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.”
“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
Raghupati Raghava
Rajaa Raam
Pateeta Paavana
Seetaa Raam
Ishwara Allah Tero
Naam
Sabko Sanmati Dey
Bhagwaan
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
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
Profound Reverence for Life
Passionate Search
for Truth
Ideal of nonattachment
Readiness to sacrifice all for
the knowledge of God
Nai Talim (New Education)

A program for universal
education

Basic education for children
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
Empower the future
Adult education

Upliftment of Harijans and women
Holistic Model
Handicrafts
Physical Drill
Music
Holistic Model
Seeing
Literacy to
come later
Hearing
Come before
Writing
Speaking
Self-reliant model
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
Children to learn from things in
their environment
Children should be taught a
useful vocation
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
A means to cultivate their mental,
physical and spiritual facilities
Economic calculations in connection
with education were not unethical
Gandhi and education

Adult education
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

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Important to empower every adult
Indian, especially Harijans and women
Vocational education
Literacy
Political education

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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 Cheek
Gandhi 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.
Gandhi’s Life Message
“Fight without a sense of enmity or
retribution, and only because it is
your duty”
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
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
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
NON-COOPERATION
CHARKHA:
The Spinning
Wheel
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
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 re
Go 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 boley
If no one speaks up
Orey orey O Obhaage, Koi bhi na boley
O Unfortunate One, if no one speaks up
Yadi sabhi mukh mod rahe, Sab dara karein
If all have turned their face away and are fearful
Yadi sabhi mukh mod rahe, Sab dara karein
If all have turned their face away and are fearful
Tab darey bina, O tu mukt kanth apni baath, Keh akela re
Then, 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 sabhi
If all are leaving you
Orey orey O Obhaage, laut jayien sabhi
O 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 karein
If on a stormy night, all have shut their doors to you
Yadi jhara aandhi raat mein, ghar band sab karein
If 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 re
Go 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