Life Positive Archives 2002

Oct - Dec 2002

Visionary of peace

We live in troubled times. Ethics are a defunct concept. Given a choice, many would choose to be on the side that wins, even if it calls for wanton bloodshed.So how does Gandhi fit into the scheme..... More >>

Also In This Issue

The seed as modern Charkha

by Vandana Shiva

The Gandhian concept of the charkha was a symbol of self-entrepreneurship, which alone can help the nation protect its bio-diversity and provide sustenance to the poorest of the poor... More >>

Looking for Gandhi

by Suma Varughese

In a world increasingly enamoured with technology and good-living on one hand and giving in to violence on the other, perhaps it is time to rediscover the Mahatma... More >>

WEAVING A UNIVERSAL THREAD

by Arun Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi's vision of the ideal community worked on the principles of total acceptance of all faiths, and living together in harmony. Today, in a society that is growing farther apart, there might be a need to reconsider the... More >>

A living sermon

by Tom Weber

Mahatma Gandhi's biographer, Louis Fischer, once said that his greatness "lay in doing what everyone could do but doesn't". Gandhi's Salt March to Dandi in 1930 can be examined as a version of this message... More >>

Food for the soul

by Arundhati Bhanot

Gandhi followed a diet patter n that most nutritionists consider an ideal diet. But, to what extent is that diet practical for a modern individual?... More >>

The man behind the Mahatma

by Mark Shepherd

There are many myths about Gandhi. First, a quick one: Gandhi was not a scrawny little man. Yes, his legs were scrawny and bowed, but he had a barrel chest and a deep, booming voice to match it.... More >>

Other Gandhis

by Saurabh Bhattacharya

"Freedom is like birth. Till we are fully free, we are slaves." From USA to Myanmar, these words of Gandhi have generated a thousand nonviolent movements, all aimed at one goal: complete freedom -political, social or economic.... More >>

"You are, therefore I am"

by Satish Kumar

Satish Kumar is the editor of Resurgence, a bi-monthly magazine that provides an international forum for ecological and spiritual thinking, and programme director of London-based Schumacher College, International Centre... More >>

Portrait of nonviolance

by Life Positive

Atul Dodiya is one of the finest artists to emerge in modern times. His works have been exhibited all over the world, including Madrid and New York. Collections of his works are with the Anand Bazar Patrika Group, The... More >>

Gandhi after Gandhi
by Ashis Nandy
There are four Gandhis alive today. Each with his own eccentricities, conveniences and place in the psyche of the society. But which one of these is real, if any?... More >>

Ink Notes
by Keertanya Dasa
Gandhi's handwriting highlights two great aspects of his personality-simplicity and relentless determination... More >>

Making of a Mahatma
by Nishtha Shukla
It must take tremendous strength of conviction and intelligence to influence the mind of one such as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Here's a look at a few who contributed to shaping the ideals that were to have a radical impact on... More >>

Peerless Communicator
by VN Narayanan
As a journalist, Gandhi could have taught a few lessons in mass communication. An effective communicator, fearless and eloquent with his words, he reached out to millions of people and convinced them of his cause... More >>

King of hearts
by Susmita Saha
Gandhi can be considered the most modern political thinker India has ever had. He imbibed the best from the East and the West and evolved a political philosophy that worked miracles. Today, in a polity steeped in corruption,... More >>

Grassroot science
by Dr Vibha Gupta
A scientist brings to the fore the need to take science and technology to remote corners of India by building the essential link between technology and rural... More >>

Experiments with celibacy
by Life Positive
An extract from M.K. Gandhi's autobiography... More >>

Where is Gandhi now?
by Arundhati Bhanot
Mahatma Gandhi has come a long way. Amitava Kumar, author, writes in his new book, York: "In America, Gandhi's image appears on huge the words, 'Think Different', next to a small rainbow... More >>

In Gandhi's footsteps

by Brinder Aulakh Anand

Mahatma Gandhi may be viewed as too idealistic in today's world but his concept of nonviolence is more significant in the present context for mankind's survival... More >>

Feminist sage?

by Aparna Jacob

M.K. Gandhi is known to be one of the few people who encouraged women's active participation in the freedom struggle-marking him as a rare promoter of women's liberation. But how do his ideals of... More >>

Bappu, My friend

by Narayan Desai

For the children living with the Mahatma at his Sabarmati Ashram, he was a friend, guide and a sensitive disciplinarian who could communicate with them in their own terms... More >>

The ascetic journey

by Sunit Bezbaroowa

M.K. Gandhi's simple lifestyle was reflective of his higher state of mind and the unsurpassed spirit of self-sacrifice... More >>

We need more Gandhis

by Sanjoy Hazarika

Gandhi's charkha may have lost its relevance amidst rapid advancements in technology, but the ideology it symbolizes will continue... More >>

On the right track

by Sandeep Silas

Railways enjoyed a special place in Gandhi's journey through life, be it an inspiration for a struggle for human rights, evolution of an ideology, a measure to connect with the masses or his last destination... More >>

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