Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan, Wardha

  Sevagram Ashram Plants in Kerala to disseminate Gandhian principles  Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan Wardha in association with Gandhian Collective Kerala organized a Orientation Programme for Social activists from 23 to 26 July 2023.During the programme while engaged in cleaning the premises of the Ashram, the participants collected a number of saplings of Neem and  some seeds which has lot of medicinal value.They carried these saplings and seeds on their return to Kerala. They have decided to distribute these saplings and seeds to different parts of Kerala. So that people will have plants from the land which  was blessed by the presence of Mahatma Gandhi.  Through  the distribution of Sevagram plants and seeds  they feel that people will have Mahatma Gandhi plants in their homes and they will constantly remember the ideals for which Gandhi stood for.  They consider it a unique way of dissemination of Gandhian principles. They are hopeful that thes...

Cleaning of Public Roads and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar  Memorial Stone at Sevagram  The participants of   the orientation programme for social activists  organised by Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan in  association with Gandhian Collective Kerala undertook a cleanliness drive in the premises of the Ashram  on 25 and 26 July 2023. It was in addition to the  cleanliness drive in the campus of the Library and Research Centre of the Ashram and  other premises.   The participants noticed that   with the onset of the rainy season pavements were filled with grass and weeds. So they selected the pavements of the road from Bapukuti to Nai Talim  Samity and Yatri Niwas to the Research Centre. They removed the grass in the pavements and cleaned the area. Some of the walkers who observed it also joined the group.      On 26 July the participants  visited the spot in   Sevagram village where Dr. B. R. ...

Pedalling all the way to Kashmir from Kerala   Reduce Carbon Footprint  through an Alternative lifestyle  Dr.Siby K. Joseph honouring the cyclists at Seminar hall of Library and Research Centre of Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan  The  cycle   journey   which  was flagged off from Bodhi Centre,  Alathur, Palakkad district of Kerala on July 9, 2023   reached  Sevagram on July 24, 2023 afternoon.   The final destination is Srinagar. They ride  more than 100 kms per day. It took almost fifteen days to  reach Sevagram .The slogans of the cycle ride  clearly depicts the very purpose of the  journey: Lesser Carbon …Greener the world, Cycle to Work, Save India. The moving spirit of  the  cycle journey is   Shri Abdul Nazeer from Kerala an air force veteran  currently working in the  State Bank of India as a Deputy Manager. He is accompanied by   Shri Mura...

  Preserve the Gandhian heritage at Varanasi July 22, 2023 is a red letter day in the history of   Akhil Bharat Sarva Seva Sangh , an institution which carries the heritage of Mahatma Gandhi   formed  soon  after his assassination by a Hindu fanatic. It was on this day the country witnessed the most shameful act of State power which Gandhi looked upon with fear and suspicion that represents violence in a concentrated and organised form. The police force  forcibly entered the premises  of Sarva Seva Sangh in Varanasi, evicted the belongings of the  people who were staying there for decades and  thousands of books and materials  of Sarva Seva Sangh Prakashan  were dumped  outside. The picture of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi filled with dumped  books and materials shows the utter  disrespect of the State machinery to  Mahatma  Gandhi who is not only the Father of  the Nation but also a  univ...

 Sevagram Ashram and Propagation of Khadi  Introduction  The historic Salt March of Mahatma Gandhi in 1930 from Satyagraha Ashram premises    to Dandi finally led to disbanding of the ashram at  Ahmedabad . At that historical juncture, Gandhi took a solemn vow that he will return to the Ashram only when India gets independence from British rule.  It goes to the credit of Jamnalal Bajaj , who was regarded as the fifth son of Mahatma, for persuading Gandhi to settle down in Wardha . He offered support to Gandhi to establish the Ashram and for his activities . Gandhi on his release from Yervada Jail  came to Wardha on September 23, 1933. He stayed in Bajajwadi, which was the residence of Jamnalal Bajaj. Gandhi started his  tour for uplifting   of Harijans from here on November 7 and  returned to Wardha again on August 7, 1934 and stayed in Satyagraha Ashram ( presently known as Mahila Ashram )      which was set up...