He is not for intellectual curiosity but for earnest practice.”Īs India celebrates 75 years of Independence, there are just a handful of these practising Gandhians left, a majority being seniors: Ghanshyam Shukla, for instance, who sweeps the premises of the Prabha Prakash Degree College in Panjwar village of Siwan district in Bihar every day. “I notice that those in their teens and twenties are curious about Gandhi,” he says over phone from his home in Dharampur, in Valsad district of Gujarat, adding that in the last three decades “as we moved from an industrial economy to a knowledge economy and now to a tech world, Gandhi has been relegated to the moral science class. Gram Swaraj’ about strengthening participatory democracy, is hopeful. Sudarshan Iyengar, 67, who is talking to youth across the country on his latest project, ‘ They will choose non-violence only if they survive the assault by overpowering consumerism,” he says. “I find young ones more discerning, intrepid and open to lead a Gandhian way of life. However, after his interactions with thousands of children and young adults across the country, he sees a silver lining. Read More | Opinion: The Mahatma and the empowerment of the other Vrata or vows for living a harmonious life?” rues Avyakta. Do you hear many people talking about Gandhiji’s 11 But as Gandhiji was politically misappropriated by many and even vilified by some, in the same way Vinoba was consciously ignored. He proved that the Gandhian way of life will lead to the real freedom of India and the world. “The true successor of Gandhiji was Vinoba Bhave. Avyakta, a young practising Gandhian who travels across India, discussing Mahatma Gandhi’s teachings on life and society.

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