Monday, March 7, 2011

Long live Gandhiji


('Faiz-a-Faiz' editorial from of the Pakistan Times date February 02, 1948.)
The British tradition of announcing the death of a king is "The king is dead, long live the king!"Nearly 25 years ago, Mahatama Gandhi writing a moving editorial on the late C.R Das in his exquisite English captioned it as "Deshbandhu is dead, long live Deshbandhu!" If we have chosen such a title for our humble tribute to Gandhiji, it is because we are convinced, more than ever before that very few indeed have lived in this degenerate century who could lay greater claim to immortality than this true servant of humanity and champion of downtrodden. An agonizing 48 hours at the time of writing this article, have passed since Mahatama Gandhi left this mortal soil. The first impact of the shock is slowly spending itself out, and through the murky mist of mourning and grief a faint light of optimistic expectation that Gandhiji has not died in vain, is glowing. Maybe it is premature to draw such a conclusion now in terms of net result, but judging by the fact that the tragedy has profoundly stirred the world's conscience, we may be forgiven if we lay store by the innate goodness of man. At least we can tell at the top of our voice suspicious friends in India that the passing away of Gandhiji is as grievous a blow to Pakistan as it is to India. We have observed distressed looks, seen moistened eyes and heard faltering voices in this vast sprawling city of Lahore to a degree to be seen to be believed. We have also seen spontaneous manifestations of grief on the part of our fellow...

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Global leaders inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, says Dalai Lama


Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Friday said several international personalities were inspired by the principles of non-violence and religious harmony propagated by Mahatma Gandhi. 
"Several international personalities are inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's principles of non-violence and harmony, which were born in India. They have understood India's values," Lama said, addressing a discourse on 'Ancient Wisdom, Modern Thought' at the University of Mumbai here.
"Non-violence and religious harmony are the two treasures of India. I feel people should learn religious harmony and non-violence from India. The country is a role model for others for non-violence and religious harmony," he said.
Dalai Lama spoke highly of India, saying the concept of non-violence or 'ahimsa' was an ancient Indian philosophy.
The Buddhist leader asked the youth of the country to play an active role in the promotion of non-violence and religious harmony.
Expressing concern over global warming, the spiritual leader said, "Global warming poses a real danger to mankind and could become a reason for flooding and mud slides across Asia".
Maharashtra Minister for Higher and Technical Education Rajesh Tope and Vice-Chancellor of the University Dr Rajan Welukar were present on the occasion.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Mahatma Gandhi tops TIME's list of top 25 political icons


Some conquered hearts, others marauded; some were known for their tyrant ways, others won over through their political acumenship. TIME magazine has listed 25 of such great political icons of all time. The list, topped by Mahatma Gandhi,



Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Record-breaking sale of Gandhi Books worth Rs. 3.6 lakhs within just six days


On  the  occasion  of  63rd  Gandhi  Death  Anniversary
Record-breaking sale of Gandhi Books worth Rs. 3.6 lakhs just within six days

Rush at Gandhi Book Exhibition at Fountain, Mumbai
There was an overwhelming response to Gandhi Books Exhibition-cum-Sale. About 12,500 Gandhi books of worth Rs. 3,60,000/- were sold within last 6 days from 24th to 31st January. 'An Autobiography' of Mahatma Gandhi, and a set of five important books, 'Selected Works of Mahatma Gandhi' were the top-selling books at the exhibition. About 3,200 copies of 'Gandhi's Autobiography' and 110 sets of 'Selected Works of Mahatma Gandhi' were sold. We were happy to note that most of those who frequented the stall were youngsters. Read full story...

Saturday, January 29, 2011

On the eve of 63rd Mahatma Gandhi Martyrs' Day, 1200 students marched for peace & communal harmony

63RD GANDHI MARTYRS' DAY OBSERVED
Following the Mahatma's lead, 1,200 students marched for Peace & Harmony & took the pledge to work for Peace & Integration


1200 students from 45 colleges marched for Peace & Communal Harmony Rally to commemorate 63rd Gandhi's Martyr Day from Azad Maidan to Hutatma Chowk which was jointly organised by Bombay Sarvodaya Mandal, Gandhi Smarak Nidhi & NSS Units of Mumbai & SNDT University.