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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Young India, 21-2-'29 India is essentially karmabhumi (land of duty) in contradistinction to bhogabhumi (land of enjoyment). Young India, 5-2-'25 India is one of the few nations on the earth which have retained some of their ancient ...
Young India, 21-2-'29 India is essentially karmabhumi (land of duty) in contradistinction to bhogabhumi (land of enjoyment). Young India, 5-2-'25 India is one of the few nations on the earth which have retained some of their ancient ...
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A democracy prejudiced, ignorant, superstitious, will land itself in chaos and may be selfdestroyed. Young India, 30-7-'31 I have repeatedly observed that no school of thought can claim a monopoly of right judgements.
A democracy prejudiced, ignorant, superstitious, will land itself in chaos and may be selfdestroyed. Young India, 30-7-'31 I have repeatedly observed that no school of thought can claim a monopoly of right judgements.
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That the land today does not belong to the people is true. But the fault is not in the teaching. It is in us who have not lived up to it. I have no doubt that we can make as good an approach to it as is possible for any nation, ...
That the land today does not belong to the people is true. But the fault is not in the teaching. It is in us who have not lived up to it. I have no doubt that we can make as good an approach to it as is possible for any nation, ...
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The marvel is that we have attained so much even with our mixed non-violence. Harijan, 20-4-'40 No man should have more land than he needs for dignified sustenance. Who can dispute the fact that the grinding poverty of the masses is due ...
The marvel is that we have attained so much even with our mixed non-violence. Harijan, 20-4-'40 No man should have more land than he needs for dignified sustenance. Who can dispute the fact that the grinding poverty of the masses is due ...
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It goes without saying that I cannot hope to bring about economic equality of my conception, if I am the owner of fifty motor cars or even of ten bighas of land. For that I have to reduce myself to the level of the poorest of the poor.
It goes without saying that I cannot hope to bring about economic equality of my conception, if I am the owner of fifty motor cars or even of ten bighas of land. For that I have to reduce myself to the level of the poorest of the poor.
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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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