Dr. M.P. Mathai: The State of the Gandhian Movement in India

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Formation of Sarva Seva Sang to coordinate the various entities of the Gandhian movement
Formation of the Harijan Sevak Sang, women’s empowerment, Kasturba trust
Description of the political and constructive wings of the Gandhian movements
Conflict between the Indian National Congress (INC) and the Gandhian movment
Land Gift Movement spearheaded by Vinoba Bhave
Rise of leaders like Jaiprakash Narayan following Vinoba Bhave
Beginning of the peoples revolution
Failure of the gandhian movement within the government, Kundai Commission
Collapse of the Gandhian Movement
Next phase with the advent of globalization (~1991)
Formation of the National Alliance of Peoples Movement (NAPM) in 1994
Struggles against multinational corporations, fight against Coca Cola in Kerela
Narmada Dam conflict
Noneffectiveness of the Gandhians
Leader Dadda at 94 years of age rejecting his award as a protest against the government
Lack of youth in the movement and some reasons why
Youth associated with the village movement
Different offshoots of the Gandhian movement
Challenges facing the Gandhian Movement today
Start of Q&A
Gandhi’s education philosophy
Bringing together Gandhian movement with government sponsored organizations
Jainism’s influence on Gandhi and Gandhi’s influence on Jainism
Youth being alienated from the movement by the perception of puritanism
Anniversary of the satyagraha pledge in South Africa
Islam in India today
Nonviolence in Sri Lanka
Increased standard of living correlated with decline in social activism
Question on a particular nuclear physicist, Gandhi’s grandson, Gandhi’s education model