Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan, Wardha

  Reimagining a People’s Economy: Gandhi-Kumarappa Online Study Programme Begins May 26 https://mediaswaraj.com/%f0%9f%8c%be-reimagining-a-peoples-economy-gandhi-kumarappa-online-study-programme-begins-may-26/ Towards a People’s Economy: Kumarappa’s Relevance in the Age of Crisis Media Swaraj May 25, 2025 Explore the 10-day Gandhi-Kumarappa Online Study Programme (May 26–June 24) focused on decentralization, sustainability, and people-centered economic alternatives rooted in Gandhian values. In a world increasingly dominated by global corporate giants, ecological degradation, and rising inequality, the time has come to ask:  Whose economy is it anyway?  The search for  alternatives to the exploitative models of growth  has brought renewed attention to the idea of a  People’s Economy —a system where people, not profits, are at the center of economic planning and practice. One of the most insightful and underappreciated contributors to this vision was  J...

Gandhi-Kumarappa Online Study Programme May 26 to June 24 2025 ഗാന്ധി-കുമാരപ്പ ഓൺലൈൻപഠന പരിപാടി Introduction   Numerous economic theories have emerged globally, and they were shaped by thinkers like Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Keynes, Milton Friedman, David Ricardo, Marshall, and Amartya Sen. However, J.C. Kumarappa stands out with his unique economic vision rooted in Gandhian thought. He pioneered a scientific, pro-poor, and sustainable economic philosophy. Unfortunately, independent India hasn't fully utilized his economic ideas. In today's context, corporate dominance has exacerbated economic inequalities worldwide. Large-scale production and resource exploitation have led to climate change, threatening humanity's survival. Kumarappa's economic philosophy is particularly relevant now, emphasizing the need for study and practical application. Against this backdrop,  an online study programme is offered on Kumarappa's economic thought from May 26 to June 24, 2025. Acade...

Visit of Camp children to the Ashram   

Photo Exhibition of Sevagram Ashram attracting the visitors   A group of theologians from Congregation  of St. John The Baptist  and nuns of St. John The Baptist and Mary Queen visited the Sevagram Ashram on May 5, 2025. During the visit they visited the Library and Research Centre of Sevagram Ashram.  Dr. Siby K. Joseph, Director of the Centre, explained to them the historical significance of Sevagram ashram and activities of the library. The group was excited to see the photo exhibition of the Ashram arranged in the library.  They highly appreciated the exhibition which could give a fairly good idea of the ashram through photos and brief descriptions. This exhibition was prepared on the occasion of 90 th  Foundation of the Ashram.  It was initially presented in a public programme on April 30 2025 It was   based on photographs of Sevagram Ashram, taken in the 1950s, a few years after Bapu's assassination in 1948. This presentation was based ...

 

International Peace Prayer Meet Pays Tribute to Pahalgam Terror Attack Victims | Global Gandhi Network Media Swaraj https://mediaswaraj.com/international-peace-prayer-meet-pays-tribute-to-pahalgam-terror-attack-victims-global-gandhi-network/  The Global Gandhi Network organized a  virtual  International Peace Prayer Meet  on 27 April 2025 to pay  tributes to the victims of  Pahalgam, Kashmir and promote peace and unity .  The virtual meeting  brought  together nearly two hundred  participants from across the world.  Participants were mainly from India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan,UK, USA,Mexico and other parts of the globe.   The online meeting expressed  grave concern about the Pahalgam  terror attack which pierced the soul of  humanity where innocent civilians lost their lives.  In the midst of the  tragedy,  the meeting underscored that peace must be  our response and we should stand toget...