Friday, July 17, 2015

Gandhi Journal Article-III (July 2015) : Ecology and Lifestyle: A Gandhian Perspective

Gandhi Journal Article-III (July 2015) : Ecology and Lifestyle: A Gandhian Perspective

By M. P. Mathai
 
The ecological crisis we confront today has been analysed from various angles and scientific data on the state of our environment made available. Humanity has come out of its foolish self-complacency and has awakened to the realisation that over-exploitation of nature has led to a very severe degradation and devastation of our environment. Scholars, through several studies, have brought out the direct connection between consumption and environmental degradation.

The climate change experienced today has convinced many that unless we take urgent remedial measures life might be wiped out of the face of the Earth. There have been several international summits and important conventions have been signed. But to our great dismay, most of the provisions of these covenants have been blatantly violated, rather than scrupulously honoured and implemented. Awareness of the issues involved has become almost universal, but the determination to take corrective steps is sorely missing.

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Thought For The Day ( DEMOCRACY ) Mahatma Gandhi Quotes on Democracy

Mahatma Gandhi Quotes on Democracy

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Gandhi Journal Article-II (July 2015) : Half-naked Fakir

Gandhi Journal Article-II (July 2015) : Half-naked Fakir

By Emmo Tarlo
 
Of course, one can never fully know Gandhi’s ‘intention’ in wearing a loin-cloth, for what he actually wrote and declared in his speeches may have differed to some extent from his personal reflections. Yet through analyzing content of his expressed intention, one can gain considerable insight into how he tried to construct the meaning of his loincloth publicly. It is suggested here that Gandhi wrote and spoke so much about his dress because he wanted people to understand it and because he realized that it could easily be misinterpreted. Misinterpreted it was, but this does not mean that the misinterpretations were necessarily detrimental to Gandhi, or that Gandhi did not to some extent enjoy the ambiguity of his own sartorial gesture.

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Thought For The Day ( STRENGTH )

Mahatma Gandhi Quotes on Strength

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Wipro's Azim Premji gives 18% of his stake in company for charity

Wipro's Azim Premji gives 18% of his stake in company for charity

Azim Premji Charity


Wipro Ltd’s chairman Azim Premji, who is India’s top giver, has given away an additional 18% of his stake in India’s third largest IT services company to his foundation.
The billionaire founder’s latest share transfer will bring an additional Rs 530 crore into the Azim Premji Foundation’s corpus this year by way of dividends and help expand its reach.

Premji who set up the Azim Premji Foundation in 2001 to focus on philanthropy and improve the country’s school system, signed a giving pledge in 2013 along with philanthropists such as Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates among others.

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Thought For The Day ( CULTURE )

Mahatma Gandhi Quotes on Culture

Saturday, July 4, 2015

Gandhi Journal Article-I (July 2015) : Gandhi's Persuasive Communication and Ideal Journalism

Gandhi Journal Article-I : Gandhi's Persuasive Communication and Ideal Journalism

By Dr. K. John Babu 

 
This paper attempts to equate Mahatma Gandhi's art of communication with Aristotle's three variables of communication or Rhetorica. It has highlighted Gandhi's ideal character, his logical thinking, and ability to rouse emotions among public. It throws light on Gandhi as an accomplished journalist and classifies Gandhian journalism into four kinds: Gandhi's Public journalism, Gandhi's Ethics in journalism, Gandhi's Peace journalism and Gandhi's Development journalism. It concludes by expounding the relevance of Gandhi's persuasive communication and objectives of journalism to the present day society.
 
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Thought For The Day ( NON-CO-OPERATION )

Mahatma Gandhi Quotes on Non-co-operation