Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan, Wardha

  On the occasion of the 81st anniversary of Kasturba Gandhi’s demise, the Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan organised a series of programmes to pay tribute to her memory. The commemorations began at 5:45 am on February 22, 2026, with a Ram Dhun chanting walk from the Nai Talim Ghanti Ghar to Ba Kuti at Sevagram Ashram, followed by a special prayer meeting in front of Kasturba’s cottage. During the day, congregational spinning was held at the prayer ground facing the hut, concluding with the evening prayer at the Ashram. As part of the national observance, Dr. Siby K. Joseph, Director of the Library and Research Centre for Gandhian Studies, delivered the Kasturba Gandhi Memorial Address during an online gathering organised by the Gandhi Darshan Samity. The event, coinciding with the 81st anniversary of her martyrdom, was inaugurated by Shri V. C. Kabeer Master, President of Gandhi Darshan Samity, Kerala. Continuing the commemorative events on February 23, 2026, the Sevagram Ashram Pratis...

  इस्लामबद्दल संत विनोबांनी हिंदुशी साधलेला संवाद साने गुरुजींनी आपल्या हस्ताक्षरात लिहून घेतलेला [टीप : हा दस्तऐवज श्री पराग चोळकर यांनी श्री डॅनियल माझगावकर याना दिला. त्यांनी मला पाठवला. या दोघांचे मनः पूर्वकं आभार. वाचकांसाठी सादर] मागील पोस्ट वरून पुढे ……। हिंदु-मुसलमानांचें ऐक्य शक्य आहे का असा मला प्रश्र्न विचारण्यांत आला. शक्य आहे एवढेंच नाहीं तर तें इष्टहि आहे. फार विचारपूर्वक ह्या गोष्टीकडे पाहिले पाहिजे. आपण हिंदु आणि मुसलमान हिंदुस्थानांत एकोप्यानें राहावयास शिकत होतों. भाई सुंदरलाल ह्यांनी "भारत में अंग्रेजी राज्य" ह्या जप्त झालेल्या पुस्तकाला जी प्रस्तावना जोडली होती, त्या प्रस्तावनेंत त्यांनीं ही गोष्ट शेंकडों प्रमाणें देऊन सिद्ध केली होती. आपण एकमेकांशीं कसें जुळतें घेत चाललों होतो ह्याचा इतिहास आपणांस माहित नाहीं. साध्या साध्या गोष्टीहि आपण विसरून जातो. प्रत्यक्ष शिवाजी महाराजांचे सुद्धां मुसलमानांशीं ऐक्य होतें. शिवाजी महाराजांच्या आरमारावर मुसलमान अधिकारी होते. परस्पर विश्र्वासाशिवाय ही गोष्ट शक्य होती का ? शिवाजीचें धर्माशी वांकडे नव्हते. एका व...

  KASTURBA GANDHI MEMORIAL ADDRESS   From Phoenix to Aga Khan Palace: The Political Trajectory of ‘Ba’ By  Siby K. Joseph The lives of Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba are so profoundly intertwined that they are often viewed as a single entity. However, at critical junctures of the freedom struggle, Kasturba emerged from the Mahatma’s side to display extraordinary grit and determination, especially when he was away from the scene due to imprisonment. Despite this, her independent contributions across various fields have rarely been given the proper evaluation they deserve. This memorial lecture on eve of 81 st anniversary of her martyrdom  is a modest attempt to redress this imbalance by examining Kasturba Gandhi’s unique role as a political activist—from the foundational years at the Phoenix Settlement in South Africa to her final sacrifice at the Aga Khan Palace in Pune. Kasturba was never a mere shadow of her husband; she was a woman of independent political will and f...