Thursday, March 28, 2024

Tag: MAHATMA GANDHI

‘Official’ Gandhi, ‘Condemned’ Gandhi and Intimate Gandhi

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We love to kill Gandhi -always, and at every occasion.

‘Official’ Gandhi, ‘Condemned’ Gandhi and Intimate Gandhi

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we love to kill Gandhi -always, and at every occasion. We kill him when we promote mob lynching and cow vigilantism. We kill him when in lavish malls-the magical space of global capitalism, we engage in the never-ending process of conspicuous consumption. We kill him when we celebrate the militarization of the consciousness, and cherish the cult of violence. We kill him when the aggression implicit in the mega projects of 'development' destroys rivers and forests, and displaces the adivasis and farmers.

Mahatma Gandhi’s Message from Noakhali is reiterated by Iman from Asansol Who Lost His...

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From Noakhali to Asansol and Bhagalpur relationship between religious communities continues to be tense. It is the maturity in political leadership and people’s strength to believe in universal humanity that will bring light in the times to come.

Walking on the Gandhian Dream and the Aspiration of a Collective Nation

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EDITORIAL/ We live in times where growing intolerance and limited notions of nationhood cloud our vision, remembering the important lessons that Mahatma Gandhi taught us will enable us to walk on the path of tolerance and mutual brotherhood.

Recalling Gandhi in Contemporary Times : Vikash Sharma in Conversation with Professor Avijit Pathak.

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VIDEO | Recalling Gandhi in Contemporary Times: Vikash Sharma in Conversation with Professor Avijit Pathak.

Gandhi, Ambedkar and Tagore: The Republic’s Iconic Visionaries Compel Us to Rethink the Given

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Gandhi, Ambedkar and Tagore have introduced us to ideas of the nation that were radical and emancipatory. As we commemorate the 69th Republic Day, we invoke them yet again to problematize and redefine the nation in contemporary times. Nutan Upadhyay

Reducing Gandhi’s letter on Charkha to an Esoteric Artefact is Symbolic of our Times

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CRITICAL INSIGHT | From 1932-1933 Gandhi spun cotton through his Charkha in Yarvada Prison, Pune. The Charkha symbolized the Gandhian dream of village self-sufficiency and empowerment – today as a letter written by Gandhi to a friend in Gujarat is auctioned for an exorbitant fee, it is time to reflect on the uncomfortable relationship that the generation shares with Gandhi.

Living Amidst Fear: The Tyranny of Power

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VIEWPOINT In this penetrating piece the author has reflected on the implications of the all-pervading psychology of fear; yet, as he indicates, nothing can eradicate the human will to resist the tyranny of power. Avijit Pathak 

Packaging Gandhi, Killing Gandhi

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VIEWPOINT As the government plans to celebrate Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary with a spectacular show, the author reveals its falsehood - packaging and branding Gandhi while killing and insulting his essential spirit. Avijit Pathak

Dandi to Mumbai : why the political class is afraid of the barefoot masses

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THE NEW LEAM VIEW Long marches for assertion of dignity and reclaiming the voices of common people have been a constant component of Indian political culture. The movement of farmers in Maharashtra is an example of peaceful and collective action in a milieu that is indifferent to the voices of the oppressed.

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