Gandhi
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Gandhi In My Life
I was having a conversation with a young Polish at Davos earlier this year. Our conversations shifted to Gandhi and I enthusiastically shared Gandhi’s philosophy that had resonated deeply with me. He instantly said, “Of course being an Indian, he is a local hero with a massive global recognition. I am not surprised you love…
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We Are No Changemakers
I had the privilege to attend the World Economic Forum Annual Meet 2024. Every year #wef annual meeting welcomes representatives of more than hundred governments, all major international organizations, more than thousand forum’s partners, civil society leaders, experts, and social entrepreneurs. For five days, Davos Switzerland nestles new ideas, programs and visions where problems are…
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Gandhi & Inclusion – Part III
Satyagraha: The Soul Force Gandhi’s philosophy is universally applicable thus, surpassing the time and space timeline. What if the millennial posed questions to Gandhi, today? Will Gandhi’s response have any impact on them? Because, they are born in a completely different era. A world, that has changed beyond recognition due to the technological revolution. As…
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Gandhi & Inclusion – Part II
Tear Down The Purdah What is feminism? Google identifies feminism as a noun, which means the advocacy of women’s rights on the ground of gender equality. Gandhi’s hallmark had always been bringing ‘everyone’ be it an industrialist or farmer, student or teacher, artisan or weaver, men or women, literate or illiterate – everyone into the…
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Gandhi & Inclusion – Part I
Our Shame What is our shame as an individual? What is our shame as an Indian? What is our shame as a global citizen? The shame is that the social evils for which reformers, educationists, and visionaries across generations and continents, laid their lives be it Socrates, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Martin Luther King Jr.…