National Week Programme 2009

Mani Bhavan Gandhi Sangrahalaya & Gandhi Smarak has organised programmes for National Week, from 6th April 2009 to 13th April 2009 at Mani Bhavan, 19 Laburnum Road, Gamdevi, Mumbai - 400 007

Programmes:
8-4-2009, at 3:00 p.m.
Recitation of Ashram Bhajans by Smt. Madhavi Nanal.

9-4-2009, at 3:00 p.m.
Sanskrit story telling on the episodes in the life of Mahatma Gandhi by students of Devwani Mandiram.

13-4-2009, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Exhibition of selected entries of ‘ Gandhi Scrapbook Competition” . Courtesy Janmabhoomi .

Martin Luther King III in Mani Bhavan

We have posted some interesting pictures of Martin Luther King III's visit to Mani Bhavan on 19th February,2009. He was accompanied by his wife , Congressman John Louis and other dignitaries from USA. He was here to mark the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Pilgrimage to India in 1959.

Martin Luther King III's visit to Mani Bhavan

A Blot On Bombay

Here is an interesting text written by Gandhiji.

‘A BLOT ON BOMBAY’
" Bombay has been called Bombay the beautiful. If Bombay means merely Malabar Hill and Chowpati and beauty is to be referred only to the exterior, then Bombay is certainly beautiful. But if the heart of Bombay is penetrated, like most of our cities it is ugly both in appearance and reality. The indifference of city fathers to the milk supply of their city is truly criminal and the facts carefully compiled in the foregoing letter do constitute a “blot” on Bombay the beautiful. But it seems to me to be useless merely to blame the members of the Municipality. They are after all what the voters make them. If Bombay is to have a cheap supply of pure milk the education of the voters should be undertaken on a wide scale. They should be taught never to vote for any candidate who does not pledge himself to secure a proper milk supply for the city in the quickest possible time."
Young India, 29-11-1928

Martin Luther King III visits Mani Bhavan

King III feels 'the spirit of the Mahatma'
20 Feb 2009, 0223 hrs IST, Mohammed Wajihuddin, TNN
Times of India
MUMBAI: Fifty years after American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr and his wife Coretta Scott visited Gandhi museum - Mani Bhavan on
leafy Laburnum Road, Martin Luther King III retraced his parents' steps on Thursday. Accompanied by wife Andrea and prominent American civil rights leaders, King III spent about two hours at the historic wooden building, chatting with staff and the media. He came out "feeling the spirit of the Mahatma''. After Mani Bhavan's president Shanti Patel received the delegation with the traditional garland of yarn spun on a charkha, King III was taken to the room where his parents had stayed for two days in 1959. "My father said people visited India as tourists but he came to India as a pilgrim. Today my wife and I are honoured to be here,'' he said. "Gandhi told us how to love and how to forgive. The tragedy of 26/11 showed we have not learnt enough from his message.'' He heads Realising the Dream, an NGO. In order to continue with the unfinished work of his parents, King III works for civil rights even today. "I remember passing by an amusement park called Fun Town as a child and I would ask my father why I couldn't enter. "We are working on that,'' he would say,'' recalls King III, the second child of his parents. Also present was Congressman John Lewis who was racially discriminated against and was once beaten up by a white American. He said both Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr helped change the history of the US. "Had it not been for Gandhi and King Jr, America would not have an African-American as its president. Remember, 40 years ago, blacks were not even allowed to register and vote,'' said Lewis, whom speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi once called "the conscience of the US Congress''. Usha Thakkar, Mani Bhavan Gandhi Sangrahalaya's honorary secretary, gifted copies of Gandhi's autobiography and Gandhian Usha Mehta's book `The Multi-Dimensional Thought of Mahatma Gandhi' to King III as well as other guests as mementos.

Mahatma Gandhi and Bhagavat Gita

"When doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the face, and I see not one ray of hope on the horizon, I turn to Bhagavad-gita and find a verse to comfort me; and I immediately begin to smile in the midst of overwhelming sorrow. Those who meditate on the Gita will derive fresh joy and new meanings from it every day." - Mahatma Gandhi

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Mahatma Gandhi was the best Manager for the universal freedom.
Indian Vedic contribution is a reservoir of Vibrant Information and Harmonious Creativity. May the Womb of Nature Embrace all with Tranquil Blessings from this day forward. Let this attract one's attention affecting them Positively. It is a Sanctuary of the Self , a Creative Venue which serves as an Enduring Expression of Lightness, where a peaceful Atmosphere with Sunlight Flows and serene atmosphere prevail.
In the storm of life we struggle through myriads of stimuli of pressure, stress, and muti-problems that seek for a solution and answer. We are so suppressed by the routine of this every life style that most of us seem helpless. However, if we look closely to ancient techniques we shall discover the magnificent way to understand and realize the ones around us and mostly ourselves. If only we could stop for a moment and allow this to happen. May all beings be happy (Loka Samastha Sukhino Bhavanthu)
The ancient Hindu philosophy of keepiing mind and body for the well being, has entered the managerial, medical and judicial domain of the world. Today it has found its place as an alternative to the theory of modern management and also as a means to bring back the right path of peace and prosperity for the human beings. Let me bow to Indian Maharishi Veda Vysa with folded hands who helped in removing the impurities of the mind through his writings on Vedas, impurities of speech through his writings on puranas, and impurities of body through his writings on other sacred texts.LORD

Article by M.P. Bhattathiri, Retired Chief Technical Examiner , to The Govt. of Kerala.

30th January is the 61st death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi .
Gandhiji was assassinated on 30th January, 1948 at 5:17 pm . He was going for his prayer meeting in the lawns of Birla House, where he was staying . Birla House is situated at Albuquerque Road now known as Tees January Marg, New Delhi. The bullets hit Gandhi directly in his abdomen and chest. He died instantly . His body was kept on the terrace of Birla Bhavan all through the night for the people to pay their homage to the great man.
Following the Hindu custom, Gandhi was cremated on the next day by the Jamuna River ( Rajghat ) New Delhi. The cortege left Birla House at Albuquerque Road, New Delhi at 11:45am , it passed through Queensway( Janpath), Kingsway( Rajpath ), Hardinge Avenue( Tilak Road ) and Bela Road ( Ring Road ) on its way to Rajghat. It reached Rajghat at 4:20p.m.
For more detail write up on The Last Journey, please click here http://www.gandhi-manibhavan.org/eduresources/chap3.htm.

New Year Greetings

New year Greetings from Mani Bhavan Gandhi Sangrahalaya


" The past belongs to us but we do not belong to the past. We belong to the present. We are makers of the future, but we do not belong to the future."
- M.K.Gandhi.

Gandhi on Terrorism

How significant are Gandhi's words in present scenario. Way back in 1920, Gandhi said, " We shall have to meet terrorism, their frightfulness by bravery, and it is an unbending bravery which is, today, demanded from every man, woman and child. "

Is Gandhian Philosophy Relevant today?

What do you think guys?
Does it really works?
I think it is much more relevant....

Celebrating 60 years of Independence

Proud to be an Indian...!!!