To mobilizing YOUTH to unite the WORLD,
YUVSATTA is organising
6th International Youth Peace Festival
from September 27 - October 2, 2011
at Peace-city, Chandigarh, India
Last date of Registration: April 30, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
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.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Towards an Education India: Gandhian Engineering of Higher Education
Article published in 'The Free Press Journal' dt. 07.02.2011
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,Read more at: http://www.ndtv.com/album/detail/mahatma-gandhi-tops-time-s-list-of-top-25-political-icons-9100?cp
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
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...
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