RELEVANCE OF GANDHIANISM TODAY

 


The world remembers Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi today as this year marks his 73rd death anniversary. India’s most famous apostle was shot dead by Nathuram Godse on 30th January 1948. What the gunshot could kill was only the flesh and blood and not the ideals of the Mahatma that serve as the guiding light decades after and shall continue to be so for generations to come. Here are a few Gandhian principles that stay relevant in contemporary times, helping in creating a better civilization.

Simple living, higher thinking.

We keep on running in order to acquire more and more, caught in the spiral, missing onto the little moments of happiness life has to offer. The worldwide lockdown consequent of the Coronavirus pandemic reminded us of this fundamental principle as the human race realized it can survive on much less than what its greed craves for.

Sustainable development.

Mahatma Gandhi said, “The Earth has enough for everyone’s need, but not for anyone’s greed". Continuing the principle of simple living, we need to adopt the path of ‘sustainable development ‘ where progress and care for the environment go hand in hand.

Non-violence.

The most significant, effective, and popular tool that emerged during India’s independence struggle was that of ‘non-violence’. What can be resolved through dialogue doesn’t need any weapons or bloodshed. The farmer's protest in Delhi that recently turned violent as the nation celebrated its Republic gathered criticism from every corner of the globe. If a nation can gain its independence through non-belligerence, then why can’t it solve its internal as well as external differences through it?

Swadeshi

Trending on social media these after PM Modi’s speech #AatmanirbharIndia stems from Gandhi’s policy of going local- from raw materials to manufacturing to consuming the end product and services. The government’s policy of ‘Make in India' is bound to upscale the economy and foster young talent.

Cleanliness

Gandhiji throughout his life laid great emphasis on cleanliness- of not just the body but one's surroundings as well. The ‘Swach Bharat Abhiyaan' is a powerful and much-needed pan-Indian movement in this direction.

For more inspiration, please binge onto “Lage Raho Munna Bhai" as I quote in the words of our very own Munna Bhai- “bole toh Gandhigiri zindabad".

 

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