Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan, Wardha

   

Shri  Ramesh Chandra Kaithal and Er. Rajendra Prasad working on a book  project on Jaglal Choudhari came to  Sevagram Ashram on June 17,2026 in search of  archival materials . During their stay in the Ashram, they visited Library and Research Centre of Sevagram Ashram  and held discussions with Dr.Siby K. Joseph.   

  The Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan in Wardha paid rich tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on June 7, 2026, marking the 133rd anniversary of the Pietermaritzburg Railway incident. Since its inception, the Ashram's Library and Research Centre for Gandhian Studies has been instrumental in organising both offline and online programmes, including international webinars dedicated to this historic event. For this occasion, the Centre shared its rich collection of resources—including a short film and archival materials—with various organisations and institutions interested in hosting commemorative events. In an online session, Dr. Siby K. Joseph explored the transformative impact of the Pietermaritzburg railway station incident on the life and work of a young Mohandas, describing it as the foundational moment of Gandhi's philosophy of non-violent resistance. Dr. Joseph emphasised that the enduring lesson from Pietermaritzburg is clear: discrimination of any kind, on any basis, and at any level ...

  AI और हम — एक सामाजिक पड़ताल Media Swaraj   लेख श्रृंखला  दुनिया भर में Artificial Intelligence यानी AI की चर्चा है। TV चैनल, अखबार, social media — हर जगह AI के बारे में कुछ न कुछ आ रहा है। लेकिन यह चर्चा ज्यादातर technology के चमत्कार तक सीमित है। असली सवाल कोई नहीं पूछ रहा। यह AI किसके हित में काम कर रहा है? इसे कौन control करता है? इसके पीछे किसका पैसा है? और सबसे जरूरी — आम इंसान के जीवन पर इसका क्या असर पड़ने वाला है? इन्हीं सवालों की पड़ताल करती है यह नौ-भागीय लेख श्रृंखला। इसे लिखा है वर्धा  के सेवाग्राम आश्रम के सचिव और जाने- माने सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता , साहित्यकार विजय तांबे ने। विजय तांबे मराठी के वरिष्ठ लेखक हैं। उनके चार कथासग्रह प्रकाशित हो चुके हैं। प्रसिद्ध नासक विचारक गोरा की किताब An Atheist with Gandhi का मराठी अनुवाद भी उन्होंने किया है। पिछले कई वर्षों से वे चौथी औद्योगिक क्रांति और AI के सामाजिक परिणामों का गहराई से अध्ययन कर रहे हैं। गांधीजी की कर्मभूमि सेवाग्राम से यह आवाज़ उठ रही है — यह अपने आप में एक संदेश है। यह श्रृंखला न किसी technolo...

  Gandhi’s   Sevagram: A Laboratory of Non-violence A presentation on the occasion of the 91st Foundation Day of Sevagram Ashram  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...

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...