On the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Bapu (Mahatma Gandhi fondly called), it is time to recall the principles and ideologies he stood for. He was such a profound personality that even after 70 years after his death we continue to learn from every aspect of his life. Be it his non-violent means to solve any problem(between people or between nations), his propagation of simple living and self-reliance, his vision of progression for the nation. All these need to make a come back in a big way.
On the lifestyle front, our PM has taken up a very good initiative to reduce single-use plastic in this country. A result of blindly emulating the developed nations which are responsible for the mounting waste of various kinds based on the growing demand for material goods and products(I'm studying/collecting material on plastic usage and come back to you separately soon).
On the world peace front, it appears that the global community including the UN has been generally ineffective in curbing violence in several regions of the world. The war in Yemen continues to kill innocent human beings including children. The conflict in Syria, despite the involvement of some big powers, has not led to any movement towards peace even as ceasefire after ceasefire is violated. In our neighbourhood, the Taliban continues to attack innocent individuals in Afghanistan, clearly encouraged and funded by the army of another country in the same neighbourhood.
Overall Gandhian principles and beliefs are required to be spread worldwide not only to eliminate conflicts within the narrow prism of one community or one nation imposing violence against another.
Being the birth nation of Gandhiji, India needs to be the torchbearer of his principals and ideologies for a more peaceful world and also to come up with simple nature-centric solutions to various problems we as a world face.
On the lifestyle front, our PM has taken up a very good initiative to reduce single-use plastic in this country. A result of blindly emulating the developed nations which are responsible for the mounting waste of various kinds based on the growing demand for material goods and products(I'm studying/collecting material on plastic usage and come back to you separately soon).
On the world peace front, it appears that the global community including the UN has been generally ineffective in curbing violence in several regions of the world. The war in Yemen continues to kill innocent human beings including children. The conflict in Syria, despite the involvement of some big powers, has not led to any movement towards peace even as ceasefire after ceasefire is violated. In our neighbourhood, the Taliban continues to attack innocent individuals in Afghanistan, clearly encouraged and funded by the army of another country in the same neighbourhood.
Overall Gandhian principles and beliefs are required to be spread worldwide not only to eliminate conflicts within the narrow prism of one community or one nation imposing violence against another.
Being the birth nation of Gandhiji, India needs to be the torchbearer of his principals and ideologies for a more peaceful world and also to come up with simple nature-centric solutions to various problems we as a world face.
