Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan, Wardha

  The recipients of Jamnalal Bajaj award 2025 viz. Shri P. M. Murugesan, Director, Om Banana Craft Pvt. Ltd., Tamil Nadu (Application of Science and Technology for Rural Development, Smt  Triveni Acharya President & Co-Founder, Rescue Foundation, Maharashtra (Development and Welfare of Women and Children) visited Sevagram Ashram on November 15, 2025. Staff members of the Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation, Mumbai and associates including Ms. Shubhangi Karkannavar, Secretary of the foundation accompanied the group. A guided visit  to the heritage  buildings was given to the group by Mrs. Sangita Chavhan  of the  ashram.Dr.Siby K Joseph , Director of Library and Research Centre briefed them about the history of the Ashram .

The Literal Concept of the “Gandhi Era” and the “Gandhi Era” Diary  Akhilesh Jha In many parts of India, the New Year begins with Diwali. The month of Kartik is considered the most auspicious month, and the year begins with it—particularly in western India. In traditional business communities, old accounts were settled on Diwali, and new account books were opened. This practice continues even today in some households. What could be better than if a new era also begins with the new year! It had already been decided, with Gandhi ji’s consent, that the Congress would declare Poorna Swaraj (complete independence) at the Lahore Session in 1929. This decision was made around Diwali, though the formal announcement came in December. It was a momentous event—a declaration of a new era. But what would this new era be called? Perhaps most people never thought about it. Yet, some saw it as the beginning of the Gandhi Era. Literally. On Diwali of 1930—21st October—the first year of the Gandhi E...

 

  The Portraiture of Gandhi by Buxton in 1931 by Akhilesh Jha ‘The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Arts’ (popularly known as ‘Saturday Review’), a London-based weekly magazine that catered to readers of politics, culture, and ideas, published on 12th September 1931 a full-page portrait of Mahatma Gandhi by E. F. S. Buxton in its column titled “Impression.” Gandhi was in London at that time to attend the Second Round Table Conference, and Buxton’s caricature captured both the spirit of the moment and the moral force of Gandhi’s presence. Executed in monochrome, the portrait in a caricature form achieves remarkable depth through the delicate transition from light to shade. This play of tone becomes a metaphor for the duality at the heart of Gandhi’s philosophy — the interplay of truth (satya) and struggle. The simplicity of line and economy of strokes reflect the austerity and restraint that defined Gandhi’s way of life. In the expressive profile, one can sense t...

 As  a part Gandhi Jayanti  celebration Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan presented a programme  viz.Qissa-e-Hamid, a story by Munshi Premchand.   It was arrated by Neha Kulkarni and Akshay Shimpi. The event was held on  October 3, 2025, evening at the Library and Research Centre premises of  Sevagram Ashram, Sevagram, Wardha. Shri Vijay Tambe Secretary of Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan Pratishthan gave a brief introduction about the programme. Smt.Ashaben Bothra congratulated Neha Kulkarni and Akshay Shimpi for their fascinating presentation and the need for organising such programmes.