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A Dancing Gandhi impersonator – a quick search on the internet would confirm this. One blog claims the person is an Australian actor in Sydney at a party in the good old days. The anatomy of the individual confirms this.I am sure the Mahatma would have been amused by the picture, as he rather unsuccessfully did take dancing lessons in London when 19.He wrote “I must have taken about six lessons

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Dr. King in Atlanta SCLC Office(Gandhi on wall), 1966Photo by Bob Fitch,King Holiday Honors Global Tradition of Non-ViolenceBy Adam Phillips, VOANews.comNew York15th January 2007Today is a national holiday in the United States honoring the birthday of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He led the non-violent struggle in the 1950s and 1960s to promote civil rights and end racial segregation

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This article appeared in Forbes India Magazine of 26 August, 2011Khadi - The Fabric of Our Nationby Jasodhara Banerjee Khadi is part of the warp and weft of India; but it is by no means stuck in historyFort, in Mumbai, is where the British left their architectural legacy. On the ground floor of one of the many colonial era buildings there resides a store, housing another legacy from their times,

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Translation:Mahatma Gandhi's life achievement stands unique in political history. He has invented a completely new and humane means for the liberation war of an oppressed country, and practised it with greatest energy and devotion. The moral influence he had on the conciously thinking human being of the entire civilized world will probably be much more lasting than it seems in our time with its

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Mahatma Gandhi's ability to raise funds was legendary; a reflection of it can be seen in the excerpt below:5th April 1929Gandhi arrived in Bombay on 5th April and addressed a public meeting at the Congress House on the importance of khaddar and the boycott of foreign cloth. About fifty foreign caps and few other foreign cloths were thrown on the platform. At the close of the meeting the

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Designer khadi denim set to revive Mahatma’s legacyAhmedabad: The traditional khadi popularized by the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, has been reinvented in the form of ‘khadi denim’ with a view to boost sales in today’s competitive market flooded with national and international apparel brands.Rajkot based Saurashtra Rachnatmak Samiti (SRS) introduced khadi denim in the market about eight

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Peace, Truth and Ahimsa a digital and interactive museum being commissioned at Bapu Ghat Hyderabad provides an opportunity to experience information and facets of Mahatma Gandhi, and his life.From large video walls to multiple interactive systems that will take you into the past with real time rendering of Mahatma Gandhi speeches to experiencing unique information on Bapu that’s relevant even to

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Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.We must become the change we want to see.Love is the law of our being.I cannot teach you violence, as I do not myself believe in it. I can only teach you not to bow your heads before any one

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“The world recognized Gandhi a long time ago and continues to find him. ...We need to ensure the children of our world do not forget this power of peace and truth.”Birad Rajaram Yajnik @ the United Nations on the 1st October 2010.This is what I said at the UN, now meet Jes Richardson, a man who best emulates the words....He is a teacher living in the Bay Area, California. He built the ten foot

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As fresh Harvard degree holders head into the world, one of the authors featured in the unversity's Harvard Gazette considers Gandhi to be "the most important human being of the last millennium". Howard Gardner, professor of Cognition and Education, Harvard University is currently recommending Mahatma Gandhi's The Story of My Experiments with Truth as an essential book for today's

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Maria Montessori (August 31, 1870 – May 6, 1952) was an Italian physician and educator, a noted humanitarian and devout Catholic best known for the philosophy of education which bears her name. Her educational method is in use today in public as well as private schools throughout the world.Mahatma Gandhi's Speech At Montessori Training CollegeLondon , [ October 28, 1931 ](Note: Dr. Maria

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Time places MKG's Salt Satyagraha, 1930 between Boston Tea Party, 1773 and Civil Rights March on Washington, 1963 by Martin Luther King Jr., among the Top 10 Most Influential Protests in the world.Britain's centuries-long rule over India was, in many ways, first and foremost a regime of monopolies over commodities like tea, textiles and even salt. Under colonial law, Indians were forbidden to

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Video linkTime 100Time Article

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Pierre Combernous, left, Swiss Head of Political Affairs Division II Asia-Pacific, India's Ambassador Amitava Tripathi, center, and Patrice Mugny, right, Mayor of Geneva, unveil the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the Ariana Park, in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007. The statue of Mahatma Gandhi is a gift from the Indian government to the city of Geneva, underscoring the role of Geneva

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This is the house where Mahatma Gandhi lived from 1908 to 1911 in Johannesburg. Built by the German architect Kallenbach in the early twentieth century, this house has hosted the architect and his very dear friend Mohandas Gandhi who was then a lawyer in Johannesburg.This house was built in the countryside near Johannesburg, bearing the name of Kraal farm. Built by Kallenbach, it consists of a

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Author of the book Alchemist - (more than 65 million copies sold, becoming one of the best-selling books in history, and has been translated into more than 70 languages ) posted on his blog a song from Gilberto Gilt. The Sons of Gandhy marched to it on the 3rd of March 2011. Interestingly it is the largest annual march worldwide of over 10,000 people in the name of Gandhi.Click here to download

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A two-minutes silence in memory of the Father of the Nation and other martyrs is observed throughout India at 11 a.m. Indian Standard Time

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Video : Obama Dinner with GandhiVideo : King on Gandhi

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Unto This Last is an essay on economy by John Ruskin, first published in December 1860 in the monthly journal Cornhill Magazine in four articles. Ruskin says himself that these articles were "very violently criticized", forcing the publisher to stop the publication after four months. Subscribers sent protest letters. But Ruskin countered the attack and published the four articles in a book in May

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As I join the band of authors and peace advocates that wish to spread the Learnings from the life of Gandhi and his message of peace … I was asked if I was related to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. I am of Indian origin, my father comes from the State of Gujarat the home state of Gandhi, and I can speak a sprinkling of Gujarati and read a few alphabets …. I am sure if I dig deep enough in my family

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2nd October 2010, Saturday evening the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York was witness to a synergy of Art, Truth and Peace. A tribute was being paid to a Simple man who caused nations to move with a weapon of Ahimsa – non violence.October 2nd the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi – The International Day of Non Violence was a befitting day when an expression of Ikebana (the Japanese form of

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Release of the Special Edition - MKG -Mahatma Gandhi - Imaging Peace Truth and Ahimsa at the United Nations on the 1st of October 2010 to commemorate the International Day of Non Violence.Left to right - Ambassador Vijay Nambiar, Chef de Cabinet of the UN Secretary General, H.E. Ambassador H.S. Puri, Permanent Representative of India, Author and Publisher Birad Rajaram Yajnik, The President of

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Roshan D’suza and Hari Chava from the Indian School of Business www.isb.edu visited me last Sunday; they are a part of the Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Club. We met to share my thoughts on entrepreneurship and journey so far as they plan to publish this interview in their newsletter. We explored, discussed and shared for over 90 minutes.One question got me thinking and I wished to share

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Satyagraha is an opera in three acts for orchestra, chorus and soloists, composed by Philip Glass, with a libretto by Glass and Constance de Jong. The opera is loosely based on the life of Mohandas K. Gandhi, and is the second part of Glass's "Portrait Trilogy" of operas about men who changed the world, which also includes Einstein on the Beach and Akhnaten. Philip Glass's style can broadly be

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During my recent visit to Gandhi Smriti (Birla House) in Delhi, I had the good fortune to meet with Gandhiji’s grand daughter – Srimati Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee, she is the daughter of Devadas Gandhi, the Mahatma’s youngest son.Her recollection of Gandhiji’s interaction when she was just 8, while Sir Stanford Cripps, British statesman, who had arrived in to India for talks on Indian Independence

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The Shanghai Art Fair a part of the Shanghai International Art Festival will open in China on the 8th of September 2010. A large bronze sculptor of MGK by the famous Australian sculptor Cherina will be exhibited in front of the of the northern gate of ShanghaiMARTReports say “MKG blesses the Shanghai Art Fair, a beautiful and harmonious "art carnival", and Shanghai Art Fair makes holy salutation

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MKG was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize – 5 times - 1937, 1938, 1939, 1947 and 1948. I am sure a lot of us wonder why he never won. Or maybe he did ….. The article “Mahatma Gandhi, the Missing Laureate” by Øyvind Tønnesson, Peace Editor at Nobel Prize from 1998-2000 provides some insight.A except from the articleWhy Was Gandhi Never Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?Up to 1960, the Nobel Peace

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An email has been going around claiming this photo captured the assassination of the Mahatma, it’s actually a still from the movie - NINE HOURS TO RAMA - released in 1963.In 1964 it was nominated for a BAFTA Film Award Best British Cinematography.Horst Buchholz played Nathuram Godse."Nine hours to Rama" depicts the life of Nathuram Godse the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. How Godse planned the

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In 1947 Mahatma Gandhi carried a nation of 300 million people - India to independence; this video is an attempt to provide perspective to the effort and achievement of this simple man that we made the Mahatma.

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A friendship that created Tolstoy farm near Johannesburg, South Africa. A friendship that proved to be a catalyst to evolve SATYAGRAHA and create change in this world.I hope we all remember Tolstoy farm and keep the evolution process of SATYAGRAHA on …..Top photo: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi with his good friend Herman Kallenbach at the Tolstoy farm in 1910.Bottom photo: 30th May 2010 - A hundred

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During my visit to South Africa I had the pleasure of visiting the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg; I was carrying a special gift for Mr Mandela– a personalised copy of the MKG book. Although I had been told earlier that Madiba would not be available to receive the gift in person, I could leave it for him at the end of the meeting and it would be delivered. I had a feeing that I may get

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“I have always been fascinated with the life of Mahatma Gandhi and have purchased his letters three times, which were auctioned at Sotheby’s and returned them to the Indian Government. Mahatma Gandhi is an inspiration to the world. He was not only Indian but a citizen of the world and will be remembered for thousands of years. India is indeed grateful to him lighting the first candle of freedom

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"The volume is wonderfully illustrated, carefully crafted and beautifully laid out. The author has a great eye for a telling image, and the presentation is excellent. " ERIC ITZKIN DEPUTY DIRECTOR, Immovable HeritageDIRECTORATE ARTS, CULTURE & HERITAGE,CITY OF JOHANNESBURG This is a very special comment on the book MKG – Mahatma Gandhi – Imaging Peace, Truth and Ahimsa as Eric Itzkin is the

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The book MKG- Mahatma Gandhi – Imaging Peace, Truth and Ahimsa was launched near Johannesburg, South Africa. The book launch was part of the celebrations marking the Centenary of Tolstoy Farm.It was the coldest day of the week with a sprinkling of rain, but it did not dither the 350 people to make the long drive to the sacred spot. Ila Gandhi the grand daughter of Gandhiji along with her nieces

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The documentary is as series of clips based on the Learnings from the Mahatma and how they can be applied in the 21st Century.

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A gift of three monkeys was given to Mahatma Gandhi by a Chinese group which came to visit him in Shanti Niketan. The monkey trio represents an old Sino-Japanese tradition dating back to the 7th century. The Three Wise Monkeys were introduced into Japan by a Buddhist monk of the Tendai sect, probably in the 8th century A.D. They embody the proverbial principle to "see no evil, hear no evil, speak

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I came across this Map of MKG, it has his Learnings and Experiments charted out, it would be great to print this out in large format (100ft x 60ft) and make the youth of today walk these lines.

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Colombian singer Shakira, who was given a medal by the International Labour Organisation for her work to promote social justice and children’s empowerment worldwide, says she has followed Mahatma Gandhi’s maxim.She says, “Gandhi used to say ‘Be the change you wish to see in the world’ and I’ve followed that maxim.”She thanked the ILO for the prize and dedicated it to all children suffering from

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I have posted earlier on this, but its such a great story on how a simple man 10,000 miles away inspires …. Hear the NPR story .......Link to the NPR story

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The Japanese art of flower arrangement - Ikebana is a form of creative expression with rules governing its form. It’s a disciplined art which involves not only the flower but the stems and leaves to draw emphasis on shape, line and structure. It’s a homogeneous blend of nature, humanity and geometry.Ikebana is almost spiritual, nature is appreciated in silence and it is an art form that was born

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In the earlier Blog entry – “70 and Proud” I had mentioned how Shri GOPALKRISHNA J.PANDYA sent me a message that I have “ Resurrected Gandhiji”. It’s been playing on my mind and below is a small attempt to do the same with Technology. Text excerpt from Gandhiji’s famous speech on the ‘mysterious power that rules everything in Universe’ was recorded at Kingsley Hall, London in 1931. "In my

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Yesterday afternoon was a special day for the MKG book, it reached Thailand. It was released by His Excellency, the Ambassador of India to Thailand in presence of Excellencies from 4 other countries at the Indian Cultural Centre, Bangkok. The director of the ICC – Renuka Narayanan had planned a splendid afternoon and the audience was delightful. One thought: ever wondered why the Mahatma never

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A couple of nights ago I was watching a program on BBC; it was about IDEI an Indian not-for-profit organization and the innovations they provide at the grass root level. ……KB drip (a drip irrigation solution) was being discussed as I turned on the television set and how it has revolutionised the farmer’s life, as now it allowed him a crop three times a year , hence 3 times the income ….The

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I had a very interesting visitor last Friday, an old associate… he now works with one of the largest hanger manufacturing companies in the world… revenues in the millions of dollars …. Manufacturing factories in 3 continents and it all started with a small European firm in Italy that an Indian living in Africa saw potential and made a strategic investment!!!! I enquired what else do you

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The single largest annual congregation in the 21st century that was inspired by MKG is in Brazil, South America. I don’t know much about this group but am intrigued that they have stood the test of time … 6 decades and still counting The pictures speak for themselves as they participate in the annual carnival in Bahia.A trip to the "Sons of Gandhy" is required to attain first hand knowledge!!!!!

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Shri GOPALKRISHNA J.PANDYA sent me a message that I have “ Resurrected Gandhiji”, I don’t know him personally, but his message to my father humbles me as I am still not sure that the act of merely compiling this book is an act enough to be given such adulation. I only hope in time the message of the book reaches the young and allows them to find their own set of values under the guiding light of

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Limited Edition # 21 of the MKG book was purchased today by Mr Dieter Glatzer, a person of German origin who was visiting India. I did not get an opportunity to meet him but was informed that he purchased the limited edition as a gift for his grandson’s 21st birthday. It made my heart smile, as Mr Dieter had captured the inner soul of the book …. A book about a man so precious that it needs to be

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MKG - Mahatma Gandhi - Imaging Peace, Truth and Ahimsa (Limited Edition)29th January 2010www.visualquestbooks.comTranscript of Birad Rajaram YajnikGood evening honourable guests, ladies & gentlemen.It is indeed a great honour to be here and share my thoughts. I will address two questions that I have been asked multiple times while creating this book.Why another book on the Mahatma ?Why am I here

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