Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan, Wardha

Prof.John S Moolakkattu adresssing the IFPNP International Dialogue   

  GANDHI AND COMMUNITY LIVING Siby K. Joseph Gandhi established four living communities or ashrams during his life time. Of which two communities were in South Africa which he established during his twenty-one years of work and stay there. The remaining two were established in India. The first ashram in India was established after his return to his home country in 1915 and the last one in 1936 at the age of 67 years. The ashram living experiments of Gandhi continued till his last breathe. The establishments of these experimental communities or ashrams  were results of particular historical contexts and as a solution to the challenges he had to confront in his eventful public life and action. Ashrams were necessitated due to his larger engagement in socio-economic and political work he was engaged in those days. His concept of community living or ashram was an ever evolving one. By examining his evolving thoughts on ashram living one can see how he improved upon on his vision o...