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Dr. Siby K. Joseph's Foundation day Address of Sevagram Ashram

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  Gandhi’s   Sevagram: A Laboratory of Non-violence A presentation on the occasion of the 91st anniversary of Sevagram By Siby Kollappallil Joseph Sevagram Ashram is perhaps the most significant site in our history—a place where one can still feel the pulse of India’s freedom struggle. It was here, during the final and most profound chapter of his life, that Mahatma Gandhi undertook his most radical experiments in human living, spanning the socio-economic and political realms. Gandhi's arrival at Segaon on April 30 1936 His arrival in Wardha was not a mere change of location; it was the result of a specific historical turning point. Sevagram was fundamentally different from his earlier communities, such as the Phoenix Settlement and Tolstoy Farm in South Africa, or the Satyagraha Ashrams in Kochrab and Sabarmati. It was not an "ashram" in the traditional sense; it was a  laboratory of non-violence , where principles were tested on the ground to be applied both...
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91 st Foundation Day of Sevagram Ashram

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Gandhi’s Legacy Goes Digital: Sevagram Ashram Announces QR Code Heritage walks Ninety-one years after Mahatma Gandhi first made Sevagram his home, the historic Sevagram Ashram has taken a high-tech leap to preserve his message for a new generation. At a special ceremony held on  April 30 2026 in the sweltering 45-degree heat of Wardha, the Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan unveiled a new digital initiative that will transform how visitors experience  at the heritage site. The programme, which also celebrated the fifth anniversary of the Sri Jamnalal Bajaj Memorial Library and Research Centre for Gandhian Studies, centered on the introduction of interactive QR codes for all major Ashram  heritage buildings and a presentation on the Ashram.  The event began with a screening of Vaishnava Janato performed by artists from around the world, followed by a presentation of the original tune Modern Access with QR codes and No AI images Shri Vijay Tambe, Secretary of the Sevagram Ash...
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World Book Day

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  The Book of the Day: Celebrating 100 Years of Gandhi’s ‘Experiments with Truth’ On this  World Book Day , the  Sri Jamnalal Bajaj Memorial Library and Research Centre for Gandhian Studies of Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan  is proud to highlight a literary pillar: Mahatma Gandhi’s seminal writing,  An Autobiography  or  The Story of My Experiments with Truth . This year marks a historic milestone—the  100th anniversary  of the book’s first serialization, which began on November 29, 1925. To celebrate, we have selected  25 "Quotable Quotes"  that track the Mahatma's journey. These excerpts begin with the formative reflections of a young student and conclude with his profound realizations as a true Mahatma. The Formative Years: Building the Foundation In his early chapters, Gandhi explores school life, where he first learned that honesty is the bedrock of character. On Childhood Integrity:  "I do not remember having ever told a lie...
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