Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan, Wardha

Presentation on Segaon to Sevagram    On the occasion of the 88th foundation day of  Sevagram Ashram all  residents and members of the ashram assembled at the prayer ground  and conducted a prayer meeting .  A special programme was organized at the Seminar hall of  Library and Research Centre of the  Sevagram Ashram  Pratishthan on the occasion soon after the prayer. Shri Vijay Tambey, Secretary of Sevagram Ashram  Pratishthan  made a presentation on  Sevagram Ashram depicting how  Segaon village turned into Sevagram. In this presentation he gave highlights of Mahatma’s life from 1936 to 1940 and  how he communicated to the whole country through Sevagram and its message. At the end Dr. Siby K. Joseph screened  some photographs of Gandhi during the period and was informed that presentation Sevagram to Segaon  and also a soft copy of the book Under the shelter of BAPU by Balwantsinha will be made available to all. He also reminded the audiences that on April 30, 2023 the activities of

  1 Gandhi settling down at Segaon April 30, 1936, Gandhi came to  Segaon and stayed near the well in Guva garden.Miraben made a makeshift arrangement for his stay , “a hut out of bamboo mats; a moveable latrine  ; a provisional bathroom”. He left for his South Indian tour on May 8 and returned to Wardha on June 14.   He walked from  Maganvadi  to   Segaon on June 16  . It was raining heavily on the way .  He commenced his stay at his hut which was under construction. The work of the first residence was entrusted to Balwantsinha  and the road to Munnalal Shah  under the guidance of Mirabahen . 2 Letter to Vijaya N. Patel June 17, 1936  Chi. Vijaya, Well, I am in Segaon, though residential arrangements are yet to come. The work cannot be completed on account of the rains. I would be prepared to put you up at Maganwadi or in the Mahila Ashram if you came over. You can visit me from there. Even Ba has not yet come to stay with me. You will have to wait if you must stay with me.  Blessing

               55th Anniversary of Earth Day              “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need but not for every man’s greed,”   M. K. Gandhi  April 22, 2024   marks the 55th annual celebration of Earth Day. It is worldwide event aimed at  raising   awareness of the need to protect Earth's natural resources for future generations.   While giving Message on International Mother Earth Day the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres said “ Humanity is acting like Mother Earth’s delinquent child.  We depend on nature for the food we eat, the air we breathe, and the water we drink. Yet, we have brought chaos to the natural world: poisoning our planet with pollution, wiping out species and ecosystems with abandon, and destabilising our climate with greenhouse gas emissions.  These actions harm nature, and they harm humanity. We are imperilling food production, polluting our ocean and air, creating a more dangerous, less stable environment, and holding back sustainabl