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 Marathi News/Sampadkiya/Features/Mahatma Gandhi Relevance Ai Era Vijay Tambe Opinion Loksatta Css https://www.loksatta.com/sampadkiya/features/mahatma-gandhi-relevance-ai-era-vijay-tambe-opinion-loksatta-css-98-6168091/ Will the Gandhi within us awaken? Vijay Tambe  On 7th July 1893, a 24-year-old barrister, Mohan Karamchand Gandhi, was thrown out onto the platform at Pietermaritzburg station in South Africa in the shivering cold of the night, along with his luggage, as a 'coolie'. Everyone knows this. What must young Mohan have thought that whole night in that biting cold? Many possibilities must have been formed in his mind. Whirlwinds of thoughts must have risen. After spending the night thinking a lot, tormenting himself, Mohan came to a decision: 'I will not go back, I will preserve my self-respect.' This was Mohan's personal decision. Later, in South Africa, during his journey of becoming Gandhiji, he thought a lot about how the poor, the destitute, the helpl...

  The Lawyer Gandhi: The Lessons Humanity Can Learn Dr. Siby K. Joseph I consider it an honour and privilege to deliver a lecture on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti at the Department of Law, Yeshwant Mahavidyalaya, Wardha. The theme of this lecture is "The Lawyer Gandhi: The Lessons Humanity Can Learn." In this lecture, I will start by analyzing the question of why Gandhi opted for a legal education. You may perhaps be aware that Gandhi initially had an inclination to pursue a medical education and become a physician. However, his devout Vaishnavite Hindu family background stood in the way, because medical training required the dissection of dead bodies, which was in direct conflict with their strict religious principles. Furthermore, Gandhi’s father, Karamchand Gandhi, had served as the Diwan (Chief Minister) of Porbandar, and the family expected Mohandas to continue this administrative legacy. It was Mavji Dave, a trusted family friend and advisor, who strongly advised him to pur...

            The Lawyer Gandhi: The Lessons Humanity Can Learn Dr. Siby K. Joseph I consider it an honour and privilege to deliver a lecture on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti at the Department of Law, Yeshwant Mahavidyalaya, Wardha. The theme of this lecture is "The Lawyer Gandhi: The Lessons Humanity Can Learn." In this lecture, I will start by analyzing the question of why Gandhi opted for a legal education. You may perhaps be aware that Gandhi initially had an inclination to pursue a medical education and become a physician. However, his devout Vaishnavite Hindu family background stood in the way, because medical training required the dissection of dead bodies, which was in direct conflict with their strict religious principles. Furthermore, Gandhi’s father, Karamchand Gandhi, had served as the Diwan (Chief Minister) of Porbandar, and the family expected Mohandas to continue this administrative legacy. It was Mavji Dave, a trusted family friend and advisor...