New Book Published : Eyewitness Gandhi

Eyewitness Gandhi

Be a part of Gandhi's extraordinary life story and relive a momentous chapter in history
Written by: Juhi Saklani

Consultant: Vivek Bhandari

First Published in India: July 014

Total Pages : 72 pages

Age : From 8 to 12 years

Price : Rs. 299/-

Published by : Dorling Kindersley Publishing Private Ltd.,
8 Local Shopping Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi 110 017.

About the Book:
 

DK Eyewitness Gandhi is a spectacular and informative guide to one of history's most complex and revered personalities. Striking photographs offer you a unique view of Mahatma Gandhi's legacy, tracing his life from his early childhood to his assassination, highlighting his affirmation as a leader, his involvement in Indian Independence and his timeless ideas about world peace.

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Newsletter: Remembering Gokhale

Remembering Gokhale

A great nationalist leader and social reformer who influenced economic and development thinking.

Gopal Krishna Gokhale was born on May 9, 1866, and died at the age of 49, on 19 February 1915. During this year and next, we mark a centenary of his death anniversary, and also his 150th birth anniversary. He is described as one of the founding leaders of India's independence movement, having risen to become the President of the Indian National Congress in 1905.

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Gandhi Journal Article-II : What Mahatma Gandhi did to save Bhagat Singh

What Mahatma Gandhi did to save Bhagat Singh

By Chandan Pal Singh

Gandhi's failure to secure commutation of Bhagat Singh's execution has provided his critics a convenient weapon to attack him. He has been accused of making half-hearted effort and even deception - for the alleged discrepancy between his actual role and his public statements. This paper attempts to establish that while following a consistent approach towards revolutionary violence, Gandhi tried his best to save the lives of Bhagat Singh and his collegues till the last moment. The paper also discusses Gandhi's strategy to focus on suspension rather than commutation of the death sentence.

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New Book Published/Reviews : Mahatma Gandhi on Education

Mahatma Gandhi on Education

Written by: Dr. Anil Dutta Mishra

First Published : 2015

Price : Rs. 325/-

Published by : Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.
E-28, Sector 8, Noida 201301, (UP) India.
Tel. +91-120-4078900 |
Email: helpline@vikaspublishing.com |
Website: www.vikaspublishing.com

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Mahatma Gandhi our father, nation tells Katju

Former SC Judge Faces Flak For Blog Post

Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju's blog post, which condemns Mahatma Gandhi as "an agent of the British who did great harm to India" has shocked citizens. His belief is defied by the fact that thousands research Bapu's life story to this day.

Katju recently dismissed Satyagraha as "reactionary nonsense" and said Bapu helped the British by eulogizing Hinduism and alienating Muslims.

At Grant Road, the Bombay Sarvodaya Mandal, which sells books by and about the Mahatma, finds that people worldwide nurture an abiding faith in him. Each year on his death anniversary, Sarvodaya offers Gandhi literature at half the cover price. Last year, books worth more than Rs 5.5 lakh sold within six days.

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Narayan Desai, noted Gandhian and Bapu's kathakar, dies at 90 

Narayan Desai, 90, one of the tallest Gandhians in the country and son of Mahadev Desai, Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary, died at his house in Vedchi village in Tapi district on Sunday, March 15, 2015 after a brief illness.

Born on December 24, 1924, in Valsad, Narayanbhai was brought up in Ahmedabad's Sabarmati Ashram and Sevagram near Wardha. Gandhiji fondly called him 'Bablo' and he was the last of many Gandhians alive who had lived with Bapu and had experienced his personal care.

The 'Gandhi kathakar' died of cerebrovascular and respiratory failure between 1.30am and 4.30am. He died at his residence which he called the Sampurna Kranti Vidyalaya.

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Historic statue of Mahatma Gandhi unveiled at Britain's Parliament Square

A galaxy of political leaders led by British Prime Minister David Cameron and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley were joined by Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan and the Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi at the ceremony to unveil the 9-foot (2.7m) bronze statue of India's Father of the Nation

A historic bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at the Parliament Square, Britain, standing adjacent to iconic leaders like Britain's war-time Prime Minister Winston Churchill and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela.

A galaxy of political leaders led by British Prime Minister David Cameron and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley were joined by Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan and the Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi at the ceremony to unveil the 9-foot statue of India's Father of the Nation.

Gandhi is the first Indian and the only person never to have been in a public office to be honoured with a statue at the Square.

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Scholars mark 100 years of Mahatma Gandhi's return to India from South Africa

Scholars mark 100 years of Mahatma Gandhi's return to India from South Africa

Academicians from around the world who converged at Johannesburg to mark the centenary of Mahatma Gandhi's return to India from South Africa have called for adhering to Gandhian principles for promoting interreligious dialogue.

A two-day international conference in commemoration of Mahatma Gandhi's return to India after initiating his passive resistance plans in South Africa, where seeds of his 'Satyagraha' were sown, was held over the weekend where various speakers from India, the US and Africa were in attendance.  

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