This year, Diwali is on November 12. Exactly 76 years ago, on November 12, 1947, Independent India observed its first Diwali. However, there were largely no celebrations of the festival of lights as ...

Like Gandhi many sensitive men and women felt that more than medicines, it was the solid rehabilitation of leprosy patients that would help them recover not only health but also dignity and self ...

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Gandhi came in touch with the Sermon on the Mount while in London. Sermon's resemblance with the didactic stanza of Shamal Bhatt only made this attraction possible. He drew great inspiration from ...

A Place to learn about Gandhi, his life, work & philosophy. This comprehensive site is regularly updated & maintained by non-profit Gandhian Organizations in India & has a wealth of information & ...

With Gandhi, the notion of nonviolence attained a special status. He not only theorized on it, he adopted nonviolence as a philosophy and an ideal way of life. He made us understand that the ...

This summary will attempt to describe Gandhi's philosophy in as simple a way as possible. Inevitably this must be a personal interpretation, but I hope it has some merit. What is Gandhian philosophy?

Gandhi did not claim to be a prophet or even a philosopher. "There is no such thing as Gandhism," he warned, "and I do not want to leave any sect after me." There was only one Gandhian, he said, an ...

Gandhiji supported the idea of a separate State for Muslims. In a sense he was responsible for the creation of Pakistan. In spite of the Pakistani aggression in Kashmir, Gandhiji fasted to compel the ...

I am not a visionary. I claim to be a practical idealist. The religion of nonviolence is not meant merely for the rishis and saints. It is meant for the common people as well. Nonviolence is the law ...

Satyagraha and swadeshi are fundamental in Gandhi's philosophy of life. According to Gandhi, the whole gamut of man's activities constitutes an indivisible whole. Life cannot be segregated into ...

“Perhaps none of Gandhi’s followers, have created so many worshippers of Truth & Non-violence, so many genuine workers as has Vinoba Bhave. In Vinoba, as in very others, thought, speech & action work ...