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81 st Death Anniversary of Kasturba Gandhi

 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 Pratish...

Vinoba Bhave's Speech on Muslim Religion

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  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 Memorial Lecture

Special Dialogue on Secular Gandhi

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Visit of Leo Van Cleynenbreugel

Visit of Katja Fischer

Towards New Path Ways

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Visit of German Group to Ashram and Library and Research Centre

Architectural Exihibition of Bapu Kuti

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Visit of IAS Trainees to Sevagram Ashram

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Valedictory Address of IFPNP by Kathy Kelly, January 30, 2026

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  Kathy Kelly - President of  WORLD BEYOND WAR Building Hope, Non-Violence, and Peace: What is Our Excuse Not to Do More? Kathy Kelly   I am deeply privileged to be with all of you today. I want to say  bon courage  to us all and acknowledge that many of you are in contexts where great courage is required because of the violence affecting your communities and countries. Yet, you persist in your desire to learn more about nonviolence; I am truly impressed and grateful. On this day commemorating Mohandas Gandhi’s life and martyrdom, we have an opportunity to recognize the courage he found by constantly linking himself with those experiencing the brunt of violence. Toward the end of his life, he went from village to village, sitting with and listening to the people. In the midst of horrific violence, he tried to forge a way forward so that people could grapple with the question: 'How can we learn to live together without killing one another?' I believe that...