India of My DreamsA book, which places before the reader not only those basic and fundamental principles, but also indicates how we can help to fulfill them through our freedom by establishing a polity and social life, and through the instrumentality of a constitution and the dedication of the human material which this vast country will now throw up to work without any external fetters or internal inhibitions, will be welcomed by all. Shri R. K. Prabhu has proved his skill in making a selection of the most telling and significant passage from Mahatma Gandhi’s writings and have no doubt that this volume will be a useful addition to the literature on the subject. |
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... freedom from aggression from within or without, and a progressive improvement in the economic condition of the masses, we can gain our end without political power and by directly acting upon the powers that be.
... freedom from aggression from within or without, and a progressive improvement in the economic condition of the masses, we can gain our end without political power and by directly acting upon the powers that be.
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Where such a condition is absent, the form of Government is democratic in name. Harijan, 11-1-'36 Democracy and violence can ill go together. The State that are today nominally democratic have either to become frankly totalitarian or, ...
Where such a condition is absent, the form of Government is democratic in name. Harijan, 11-1-'36 Democracy and violence can ill go together. The State that are today nominally democratic have either to become frankly totalitarian or, ...
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What is good for one nation situated in one condition is not necessarily good enough for another differently situated. One man's food is often another man's poison. Physical geography of a country has a predominant share in determining ...
What is good for one nation situated in one condition is not necessarily good enough for another differently situated. One man's food is often another man's poison. Physical geography of a country has a predominant share in determining ...
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This is hardly to be expected of them all of a sudden and until they have bettered their own condition so as to enable them to keep body and soul together in a decent manner. Speeches and Writings of Mahatma Gandhi, p.1049 The greatest ...
This is hardly to be expected of them all of a sudden and until they have bettered their own condition so as to enable them to keep body and soul together in a decent manner. Speeches and Writings of Mahatma Gandhi, p.1049 The greatest ...
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The conditions of a successful strike are simple. And when they are fulfilled a strike never need fail. 1. The cause of the strike must be just. 2. There should be practical unanimity among the strikers. 3. There should be no violence ...
The conditions of a successful strike are simple. And when they are fulfilled a strike never need fail. 1. The cause of the strike must be just. 2. There should be practical unanimity among the strikers. 3. There should be no violence ...
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Contents
Sarvodaya | |
Theory of Trusteeship | |
Nonviolent Economy | |
The Way to Equal Distribution | |
Indias record of Nonviolence | |
The Sarvodaya State | |
Satyagraha and Duragraha | |
The Tillers of the Soil | |
Back to the Village | |
Every Village A Republic | |
Panchayat | |
Village Industries | |
What the Government can | |
Village Exhibition | |
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able become begin believe better body bread cause cities civil common condition difficulty disease duty economic effort English equal evil expect exploitation faith feel follow force foreign freedom give given Government hands Harijan Hindi Hinduism Hindus hold hope human ideal impossible independence individual industry knowledge labour land language less living masses matter means millions mind moral mother nation natural necessary never non-violence one’s opinion organized peace person political poor possession possible practice present produce provinces realize reason receive regard religion religious respect result rich rule serve social society soul speech spirit Swaraj teach thing true truth untouchability village violence whole women worker Writings Young India