Gandhi was concerned with environmental issues even 100 years ago. As an environmentalist, he believed in a simple lifestyle, truth, non-violence and harmony between nature and humanity. His view was that nature provides enough for everyone's needs, but not unlimited greed. Modern civilization over-exploits nature for wealth and pleasures at the cost of communities and the environment. Gandhi advocated returning to villages in harmony with nature over urbanization and industrialization. Environmental movements in India like Chipko used Gandhian non-violence and conflict resolution to protect nature from injustice and degradation.
Main principles of gandhiji (gandhism)
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Main principles of gandhiji (gandhism)
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Democracy can function smoothly and according to the concept of swaraj only if it is decentralized. (‘‘centralization as a system is inconsistent with non-violent structure of society’’).
He wanted the center of power to move from cities to villages.
Rabindranath Tagore's views on Nationalism and Patriotism were far ahead of his time. Today also his views are very relevant. He was able to see the dangers of hyper-nationalism and patriotism. It may stand against humanity. He feared that national will replace human beings. His views of Japan's economic rise and military aggression.
This was webinar presentation. The event was organised by a college in north Karnataka.
Truth and Non-Violence: The Foundations of Gandhian Philosophyinventionjournals
Gandhiji the father of nation is properly known as “Bapu” was a great supporter of truth and nonviolence. “Truth” or “Satya” and “Ahimsa” or “Non-Violence” are the foundations of Gandhian philosophy. They were two socio-political weapons he used in achieving his goals. Gandhi says that truth and non-violence are the two sides of the same coin and considers ahimsa as the means; and truth as an end. He was a great supporter of peace and believed that the truth and non-violence are the only means through which peace can be gained and problems solved. The modern world is full of challenges and we face challenges at each and every aspect of life. Terrorism, war, gender violence, corruption, casteism, regionalism are the grave challenges to the global peace. Many reformers advocated the peacekeeping strategies, but Gandhi widely accepted it. His teachings considerably played a vital role all over the world for spreading the peace and harmony. According to Gandhi peace and harmony can achieved by love, non-voilence, truthfulness, friendliness, compromise and cooperation. He was of the opinion that truth and non-violence binds us to one another and also to God. For him all men are essentially equal and there is an element of goodness present in every man, therefore disturbances, hatred, voience, and immorality can be removed from life by means of love and sacrifice
ICPR sponsored Guest Lecture delivered at Patkai C College-
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What is Communalism?
It is basically an ideology which consists of three elements:-
• A belief that people who follow the same religion have common secular interests i.e. they have same political, economic and social interests. So, here socio- political communalities arises.
• A notion that, in a multi-religious society like India, these common secular interests of one religion are dissimilar and divergent from the interests of the follower of another religion.
• The interests of the follower of the different religion or of different ‘communities’ are seen to be completely incompatible, antagonist and hostile.
Communalism is political trade in religion. It is an ideology on which communal politics is based. And communal violence are conjectural consequences of communal ideology.
Communalism is the greatest threat to India's existence and need to be handled with care
Democracy can function smoothly and according to the concept of swaraj only if it is decentralized. (‘‘centralization as a system is inconsistent with non-violent structure of society’’).
He wanted the center of power to move from cities to villages.
Rabindranath Tagore's views on Nationalism and Patriotism were far ahead of his time. Today also his views are very relevant. He was able to see the dangers of hyper-nationalism and patriotism. It may stand against humanity. He feared that national will replace human beings. His views of Japan's economic rise and military aggression.
This was webinar presentation. The event was organised by a college in north Karnataka.
Truth and Non-Violence: The Foundations of Gandhian Philosophyinventionjournals
Gandhiji the father of nation is properly known as “Bapu” was a great supporter of truth and nonviolence. “Truth” or “Satya” and “Ahimsa” or “Non-Violence” are the foundations of Gandhian philosophy. They were two socio-political weapons he used in achieving his goals. Gandhi says that truth and non-violence are the two sides of the same coin and considers ahimsa as the means; and truth as an end. He was a great supporter of peace and believed that the truth and non-violence are the only means through which peace can be gained and problems solved. The modern world is full of challenges and we face challenges at each and every aspect of life. Terrorism, war, gender violence, corruption, casteism, regionalism are the grave challenges to the global peace. Many reformers advocated the peacekeeping strategies, but Gandhi widely accepted it. His teachings considerably played a vital role all over the world for spreading the peace and harmony. According to Gandhi peace and harmony can achieved by love, non-voilence, truthfulness, friendliness, compromise and cooperation. He was of the opinion that truth and non-violence binds us to one another and also to God. For him all men are essentially equal and there is an element of goodness present in every man, therefore disturbances, hatred, voience, and immorality can be removed from life by means of love and sacrifice
ICPR sponsored Guest Lecture delivered at Patkai C College-
Dimapur. The slides examine what Ahimsa is, and check it's practicality in the present context.
What is Communalism?
It is basically an ideology which consists of three elements:-
• A belief that people who follow the same religion have common secular interests i.e. they have same political, economic and social interests. So, here socio- political communalities arises.
• A notion that, in a multi-religious society like India, these common secular interests of one religion are dissimilar and divergent from the interests of the follower of another religion.
• The interests of the follower of the different religion or of different ‘communities’ are seen to be completely incompatible, antagonist and hostile.
Communalism is political trade in religion. It is an ideology on which communal politics is based. And communal violence are conjectural consequences of communal ideology.
Communalism is the greatest threat to India's existence and need to be handled with care
This powerpoint is about Gandhi's life. It is tailored for Grade 2-4 aged students. It was put together by a parent who came in to present to my class about a person who inspires her for our PYP Unit on Where We Are In Place and Time. Thanks Sona!
Gandhiji & Empowerment of Women 2 10-2012 colouredVIBHUTI PATEL
• Woman is more fitted than man to make exploration and take bolder action in nonviolence.
• There is no occasion for women to consider themselves subordinate or inferior to men.
• Woman is the companion of man, gifted with equal mental capacity.
• If by strength is meant moral power, then woman is immeasurably man's superior.
• If nonviolence is the law of our being, the future is with women.
• Woman, I hold, is the personification of self-sacrifice, but unfortunately today she does not realize what tremendous advantage she has over man.
These are some of the most famous quotes from Gandhiji’s writings and speeches. Gandhiji believed that India’s salvation depends on the sacrifice and enlightenment of her women. Any tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, the Great Soul, would be an empty one, if we were to take no cue for our own guidance from his words and from his life; for him ideas and ideals had no value if they were not translated into action. He saw man and women as equals, complementing each other. And he saw himself not as a visionary, but as a practical idealist. If then, men and women work together selflessly and sincerely as equals with a faith like Gandhi’s, they may indeed realize Ram Rajya, the perfect state. Traditionally, woman has been called abala (without strength). In Sanskrit and many other Indian languages bala means strength. Abala means one without strength. If by strength we do not mean brutish strength, but strength of character, steadfastness, and endurance, she should be called sabala, strong. His message almost six decades ago at the All India Women’s Conference on December 23, 1936 was: “When woman, whom we call abala becomes sabala, all those who are helpless will become powerful.”
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Sustainable Development has become the catchword of the 21st century in every walks ranging from commerce, politics, policies and framing of law. Today, whatever is not sustainable or does not sustain the other aspects of the sphere like ecology, humanism, morals etc. is eschewed and not accepted. As the advancement in technology is going ahead and population of the world is going north, sustainable development has become a rage as well as the biggest challenge as whatever we have inherited and the prevailing goodness around has to be sustained for the posterity.
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Gandhi and environment
1. GANDHI AND ENVIRONMENT
INTRODUCTION
One of the greatest problems that the world is facing today is that
of environmental pollution, increasing with every passing year and
causing irreparable damage to the earth.Today there are thousands of
organisations throughout the world working for environment
protection.But the problem of “environment degradation” and its
concern is not something new to our society.There were people 100 yrs
ago who too were very much concerned about the environment.
We know Mahatma Gandhi , “The Father of the Nation” as a great
political leader and a freedom fighter.But he was great environmentalist
too.His ideas relating to Satyagraha based on truth and non-violence,
simple life style, and development reveal how sustainable development
is possible without doing any harm to nature and our fellow beings.His
idea that "nature has enough to satisfy every one's needs, but not to
satisfy anybody's greed" became one line ethic to modern
environmentalism.
His contribution towards the environment is so big that many
environmentalists consider Gandhi the father of environmental
movement in India,environmentalists around the world celebrate his
contributions to environmental thought and action.
2. OBJECTIVES
Following are the main objectives of preparing this
assignment:
(i)To discuss the role of Mahatma Gandhi in protecting the environment.
(ii)To study how the Gandhian non-violence policy or satyagraha was
used to protect the environment.
(iii)To study Ghandhi’s view on industrialization or the modern
civilization & the impact of modern civilization on environment.
(iv)To discuss Gandhi’s view on over exploitation of natural resources.
3. Mahatma Gandhi - An Environmentalist With A Difference
We live in a world in which science, technology and development play important
roles in changing human destiny. However, over- exploitation of natural
resources for the purpose of development leads to serious environmental
hazards. In fact, the idea of development is itself controversial in the present
situation as in the name of development, we are unethically plundering natural
resources. It is true that a science that does not respect nature's needs and a
development which does not respect people's needs threatens human survival.
The green thoughts of Gandhi give us a new vision to harmonise nature with
the needs of people. His ideas relating to Satyagraha based on truth and non-
violence, simple life style, and development reveal how sustainable
development is possible without doing any harm to nature and our fellow beings.
His idea that "nature has enough to satisfy every one's needs, but not to satisfy
anybody's greed" became one line ethic to modern environmentalism. Gandhi
considered the earth a living organism. His ideas were expressed in terms of
two fundamental laws: Cosmic law and the Law of Species. Cosmic Law views
the entire universe as a single entity. He believed that "the universe was
structured and informed by the cosmic spirit, that all men, all life and indeed all
creation were one.
Many thinkers considered the Indian Environmental Movements like Chipko
movement, Narmada BachaoAndolan (NBA) etc. as the living example of
Gandhian Environmentalism and they consider Gandhi as a "man with deep
ecological view of life, a view much too deep even for deep ecology."14 The key
agenda of the Chipko movement was that carrying forward the "vision of
Gandhi's mobilization for a new society, where neither man nor nature is
exploited and destroyed, which was the civilizational response to a threat to
human survival." All these together made Gandhi an exponent of Indian
environmentalism.
4. Gandhi's Critique of Modern Civilization
Modern industrial civilization has had a huge impact on human kind as
well as on the environment. It made a small part of the population
wealthy at the cost of exploiting the world's natural resources. Gandhi
believed that it propagates nothing other than the hunger for wealth and
the greedy pursuit of worldly pleasures.
Hind Swaraj, published in 1909, criticized the modern civilization as"
'satanic'. He observed that 'machinery is the chief symbol of modern
civilization; it represents a great sin. It is machinery that has
impoverished India. Gandhi believed that true civilizational values are
not present in modern civilization and that the ancient civilizations were
religious in nature which would surely limit worldly ambitions.Modern
civilization involved an egregious amount of violence against nature
which was largely seen as man's property. This undermined man's unity
with his environment and fellowmen and destroyed stable and long
established communities. Natural resources were ruthlessly exploited
and their rhythm and balance disturbed while animals were killed or
tortured for human needs. Gandhi believed that villages would soon
disappear due to the urbanization which is part of modern civilization,
and of which environmental degradation is a product.
While the western environmentalists spread the message of "going back
to the nature" Gandhi spread the message of "going back to the villages".
He believed that the "the blood of the village is the cement with which
the edifice of the cities is built."
5. Gandhian Conflict Resolution and Environment
Conflict resolution is an emerging branch of social science which deals
with the techniques to resolve conflicts between nations or between
individuals. It can also be applied to address environmental issues.
Gandhian non-violence or Satyagraha is accepted by many as an
effective technique of conflict resolution. So far as the Indian
environmental movements are concerned, the conflict is often between
different interest groups or between the state and people, and are often
led by peasant groups or tribal people. It is often in the form of struggle
for the protection of livelihood control over resources or some form of
self-determination. Environmental injustice, and marginalization are
considered as instances of structural violence. As Gandhi believed
violence and counter violence will never help to resolve conflicts, he
considered Satyagraha as the "only force of universal application be that
of Ahimsa or love" to fight these kinds of problems.
Environmental movements in India used Satyagraha as the moral
equivalent of war. Forest Satyagraha was first used effectively in Chipko
movement to protest against deforestation. Gandhian techniques like
padayatras were conducted to save nature. Conflict resolution techniques
based on non-violence and self sacrifice were used by environmental
activists like Chandi Prasad Bhatt, Baba Amte, SunderlalBahuguna,
MedhaPatker and others.
6. Several decades before the rise of environmental movements, Gandhi
picked up fundamental environmental issues like over-consumption,
violence to man and nature and so on. There are several movements in
different parts of me globe fighting against environmental injustice.
Some of them are violent in nature, but in India environmental
movements have been forged by Gandhian traditions of non-cooperation
and non-violence. The Gandhian definition of non-violence is far more
than mere passive resistance, rather "it is a way of life, which affects
everything from what a person eats through to how they relate to the
world around them"
Gandhian Satyagraha often functions as a conflict resolution technique.
Gandhi wrote much about the colonial power, its impudence, and the
heinous destiny it has imposed on the country. He criticized
modernization and industrialization for its lethal effects on the society.
He believed that "the economic imperialism of a single tiny island
kingdom (England) is today keeping the world in chains. If an entire
nation of 300 million took to similar economic exploitation, it would
strip the world bare like locusts."
He observed that the Indian situation demanded a new vision on
economics which is centered on agriculture and village industries. He
conceptualized a new economic order based on ecological balance. The
village romanticism of Gandhi has been considered as central to his
environmental philosophy. However, going back to the thoughts of
Gandhi is essential to build up a green future, where there is no place for
human greed.
7. CONCLUSION
Gandhi is not an environmentalist who will analyses the causes
and consequences of depletion in the ozone layer. He is not
competent to recommend measures against environmental
pollutions and safeguards against all kinds of environmental
hazards. He belongs to the school which believes in remedy
rather than cure.
Throughout his life he kept on telling people and giving
demonstration on health, hygiene and sanitation. Hardly any
political leader of his stature in the world had ever devoted so
much of time and energy on these problems with so much
sincerity and dedication. Environmentalist of today give
scholarly lectures and write research papers and books on the
subject. There are also activist environmentalists no doubt. But
we can easily discern in them the motives to be prominent and
cash it for political purposes. Gandhi tried to carry the message
to the mass through the life he himself led. This is what made
him an environmentalist with a difference.
8. References:
Mahatma Gandhi - An Environmentalist With A
Difference,http://www.mkgandhi.org/environment/jha.htm .
Environmental Thoughts of Gandhi for a Green Future,
http://www.mkgandhi.org/articles/green_future.htm
T N Khoshoo, Mahatma Gandhi: An Apostle of Applied Human
Ecology (New Delhi: TERI, 1995), p.9.
M K Gandhi, Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule (Ahmedabad:
Navajivan Trust, 1938), p.81. R C Sharma,
Gandhian Environmentalism (New Delhi: Global Vision, 2003), p.45.
Contributed by: Tousif Raja