Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan, Wardha

 

   

Valedictory Address at Sahithya Samvad Dr. Siby K. Joseph, Director of the Library and Research Centre for Gandhian Studies of Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan, Wardha participated in the valedictory function of Sahitya Samvad, organized by the Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad at Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata, on June 14, 2025. He addressed the poets and participants of Sahitya Samvad, emphasizing that poems are powerful means of communication. He recited a couplet written by Kunjunni Mash, a well-known poet from Kerala, whose translation is as follows: "For Gandhi, Gandhi himself was the disciple; For Gandhi's disciples, the whole world should become their disciples. Except me, everyone should become Gandhi." The poems recited and discussed here are reflections of the socio-political environment of society, serving a purpose beyond mere entertainment. Gandhi rejected the idea of "art for art's sake" and did not favour art solely for entertainment or pleasure. Instead, he...