Friday, September 30, 2011

15,000 JAILBIRDS ON THE ROAD TO REFORM…


1,081 jail birds from 14 jails of Maharashtra will appear for Gandhi Peace Examination during Gandhi Jayanti Week

Increasing violence in the society has made it pertinent for the youth to be introduced to Gandhiji’s teachings of honesty, non-violence, conflict resolution and peace. Keeping this in mind, every year Mumbai Sarvodaya Mandal and Gandhi Research Foundation organise a Gandhi Peace and Non-violence Examination, in schools, colleges and jails of Maharashtra. This year, on the occasion of 142nd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and International Non-violence Day on October 2, around 1,17,000 students from 1,052 schools and 147 colleges of Maharashtra are expected to appear for the examination. READ MORE...

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

BUILDING PEACE & NON-VIOLENCE BRICK BY BRICK...


 6 lakh students and 1,081 jail birds will participate in a Week long variety of programmes from October 2  to mark the 142nd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and International Non-violence Day


Even after his assassination in 1948, Mahatma Gandhi’s teachings and values regarding non-violence are an inspiration to ordinary people as well as to those who went on to become eminent personalities and world leaders. Recently, Anna Hazare resorted to a non-violent satyagrah by going on a fast and drew the world’s attention to the effectiveness of Gandhiji’s mode of protest, carried out in the largest democracy in the world. READ MORE...

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Friday, September 23, 2011

Thought For The Day ( REFORMER )


A Hardcore criminal, who changed himself after reading an Autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, Laxman Gole, will appear on Sony Entertainment Television (Indian TV Channel)
Today at 9.00 pm, in a show entitled Prayashchit (Repentance): Gunahon ke Zakhm. He has now taken it upon himself to transform the lives of inmates in jails across the country.


Do watch it…if possible recommend it to others…


Wednesday, September 21, 2011

REPENTANT JAIL BIRDS STORIES


On SONY TV Channel, Every Friday @ 9.00 p.m.
A Hardcore criminal, who changed himself after reading an Autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, Laxman Gole, will appear on Sony TV Channel at 9.00 pm on Friday, September 23, 2011, in a show entitled Prayashchit (Repentance): Gunahon ke Zakhm. He has now taken it upon himself to transform the lives of inmates in jails across the country. 



Do watch it…if possible recommend it to others…

Prayaschit: Gunahon Ke Zakhm ( Worth-seeing Video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJepCzkio0U&feature=share


Prayashchit is a story about victims who offer prayers in expiation for their sins. Very few people have the courage to ask for forgiveness for the crime which they did knowingly or unknowingly, and then begins his journey of self realization where he realizes his wrong doing .. he feels the pressure of guilt in his heart and wants to say sorry.

This show features such people and their stories of ‘wrong doings’, stories of ‘guilt’, stories of being ‘sorry’ .Prayashchit is a platform for such real life stories.. stories of confession.. stories of acceptance and stories of saying sorry to the person who suffered and may be get the much needed “Forgiveness”.

Do you have 2 minutes for peace?


Do you have two minutes for Mahatma Gandhi? After Anna Hazare’s Gandhian way of protest, it’s now time to involve people to pledge their two minutes of silence.
On the International Day of Non-Violence on October 2 (as announced by the United Nations three years ago), the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti are organising “Your Date with Silence for Non-violence” at Gandhi Darshan, Rajghat at 11.30 am.
Interestingly, in support of this universal recognition, one of Mahatma Gandhi’s granddaughters Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee, the vice-chairperson of Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti and Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust, has proposed that at 12 pm on October 2, citizens of all countries across the world observe silence for a duration of two minutes.
“We would like to make this an annual project, like we have the Earth Hour for saving electricity, we’ll have something for the enlightenment of the soul. Non-violence is an abstract subject. The event would be like an introspection of truth within and around us. It’s a small step aimed at uniting the world. It doesn’t have any barrier of religion, cast or creed. It’ll unite all in one cosmic moment,” says Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee.
And not only people associated to the project, but youngsters who have discovered a new meaning of Gandhi’s philosophy are upbeat about it.
Says Priyanka Goswami, a second year B.Tech student, “It’s not that I didn’t believe in Non-Violence, but I wasn’t aware of its power. I went to Anna’s protest and couldn’t believe the support he got from people. I will go to Gandhi Darshan on October 2 and will spread the word as well.”

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