Gandhiji’s Thoughts & Actions
are Immortal & extremely relevant for India’s Young Generation
Need to educate and enlighten the
young generation about the philosophy and contributions made by Freedom
Fighters
-
Shri
Venkaiah Naidu
I&B Minister releases three
Heritage Books on the occasion of Centenary Celebrations of Champaran
Satyagraha
Minister
for Information & Broadcasting, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu, has said that
Mahatma Gandhi provided valuable lessons of Humanity, Compassion and Determination
to the “Young Minds”. It gave the Generation Next an opportunity to understand
the essence of his philosophy “My Life is My Message”. The young generation
ought to understand the spirit and intent of the supreme sacrifices made by our
freedom fighters from across the different regions in the country. To carry the
message of Gandhiji forward, books on his Ideas and Teachings must be made
available to readers for inspiration. The Minister stated this while releasing
the Heritage book Gandhi in Champaran Published by Publications Division in
collaboration with National Gandhi Museum, New Delhi. Ms Aparna Basu,
Chairperson National Gandhi Museum and senior officials from the Ministry were
also present on the occasion.
Referring to recent
Mann Ki Baat address where the Prime Minister himself spoke on the importance
of Champaran movement and Gandhiji’s struggle, Shri Naidu mentioned that Champaran
Satyagraha was first Non Violent Jan Andolan that Mahatma Gandhi spearheaded in
India. The struggle at Champaran became the inspiration for future struggle for
India’s Independence.
Complimenting
the efforts of Publications Division in restoring and re-publishing Heritage
archival literature, Shri Naidu said that the Government had always aimed to mainstream
the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi by working towards the welfare of the poorest of
the poor. He also mentioned that Publications Division should strive to restore
and publish other relevant literature & publications related to Gandhiji and
Regional Freedom Fighters. The books on Gandhiji would provide a further fillip
to the Flagship Schemes of the Government such as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Jan
Dhan Yojana and Skill India which have been aimed at bringing about equality
and empowerment.
Regarding the books
released, the publication “Gandhi in Champaran” would bring to the contemporary
reader an account of that important phase of Indian struggle for independence. The
book aims at reliving, recounting & retelling the experiences that have had
a deep impact on Gandhi and how it had shaped the course of our nation’s
history.
The Minister also
released two other titles namely, Romain Rolland and Gandhi Correspondence and
Mahatma Series (8 volumes) by DG Tendulkar, published by Publications Division.
The book “Romain Rolland and Gandhi Correspondence” is a collection of letters,
diary extracts and articles of Romain Rolland’s correspondence with and about
Mahatma Gandhi and other writings, including extracts from his diary. The book
“Mahatma Series ( 8 volumes)” is a
biography of Mahatma Gandhi, conceived and written by DG Tendulkar
during the lifetime of Bapu which has been restored from the edition revised by
the author himself and published by Publications Division in the early sixties.
All these restored
titles were published in the 1950s and 60s and gave the most authentic account
and description of that iconic Freedom Struggle which has shaped the destiny of
our nation.
Courtesy:pib.nic.in
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