Peace for the Soul2024-03-29T11:03:00ZCarmen Elsa Irarragorri-Wylandhttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/CarmenElsaIrarragorriWylandhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2535698964?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/forum/topic/listForContributor?groupUrl=mahatma-gandhi-bapu&user=05i1z1cevzw1p&feed=yes&xn_auth=no"When I despair"tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2019-11-12:5143044:Topic:2781572019-11-12T21:48:16.313ZCarmen Elsa Irarragorri-Wylandhttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/CarmenElsaIrarragorriWyland
<p>"When I despair," said Mahatma Gandhi, "I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall."</p>
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<p>"When I despair," said Mahatma Gandhi, "I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall."</p>
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<p>"Think of it," he said, "always."</p>
<p></p> Happy 150th Birthday, Mahatma Gandhitag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2019-10-02:5143044:Topic:2774262019-10-02T07:46:29.709ZCarmen Elsa Irarragorri-Wylandhttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/CarmenElsaIrarragorriWyland
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<p>Happy Birthday, Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi *<br></br> <br></br> <br></br> As the world prepares for the 150th birth anniversary of Gandhi, the man of peace and nonviolence, I submit the words of Nobel Laureate Tagore to awaken our conscience at a time when politicians are spreading hate and prejudice in the world.</p>
<p>- Arun Gandhi…</p>
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<p>Happy Birthday, Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi *<br/> <br/> <br/> As the world prepares for the 150th birth anniversary of Gandhi, the man of peace and nonviolence, I submit the words of Nobel Laureate Tagore to awaken our conscience at a time when politicians are spreading hate and prejudice in the world.</p>
<p>- Arun Gandhi 08/22/2019</p>
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<p>Thought for the Day:</p>
<p>Go not to the temple (mosque, church, synagogue) to put flowers upon the feet of God, first fill your house with the fragrance of love; Go not to the temple to light candles before the altar of God, First remove the darkness of sin from your heart; Go not to the temple to bow down your head in prayer, first learn to bow in humility before your fellow men (women); Contd</p>
<p></p> be the changetag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2019-07-08:5143044:Topic:2742062019-07-08T21:05:21.355ZCarmen Elsa Irarragorri-Wylandhttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/CarmenElsaIrarragorriWyland
<p>this blog post elucidates the 'be the change' meme..</p>
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<p><a href="https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2019/07/08/be-the-change-you-wish-to-see-in-the-world%e2%80%8a-%e2%80%8amisattributed-misused-and-obscenely-underappreciated/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2019/07/08/be-the-change-you-wish-to-see-in-the-world%e2%80%8a-%e2%80%8amisattributed-misused-and-obscenely-underappreciated/</a></p>
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<p>and I hope the link works..</p>
<p>this blog post elucidates the 'be the change' meme..</p>
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<p><a href="https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2019/07/08/be-the-change-you-wish-to-see-in-the-world%e2%80%8a-%e2%80%8amisattributed-misused-and-obscenely-underappreciated/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2019/07/08/be-the-change-you-wish-to-see-in-the-world%e2%80%8a-%e2%80%8amisattributed-misused-and-obscenely-underappreciated/</a></p>
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<p>and I hope the link works..</p> THE GANDHISERVE ARCHIVEStag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2019-02-27:5143044:Topic:2680072019-02-27T17:58:25.406ZCarmen Elsa Irarragorri-Wylandhttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/CarmenElsaIrarragorriWyland
<p>Dear members,</p>
<p>I would like to bring <strong>THE GANDHISERVE ARCHIVES</strong> - <a href="http://www.gs-a.org/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">www.gs-a.org</a> - to your attention.</p>
<p>It is the best online repository on Mahatma Gandhi, in terms of quality and quantity!</p>
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<li>The <strong>GandhiServe Archives</strong> have been compiled jointly by GandhiServe Foundation, GandhiServe e.K. and GandhiServe India.</li>
<li>The extensive archive chart also displays links to the…</li>
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<p>Dear members,</p>
<p>I would like to bring <strong>THE GANDHISERVE ARCHIVES</strong> - <a href="http://www.gs-a.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.gs-a.org</a> - to your attention.</p>
<p>It is the best online repository on Mahatma Gandhi, in terms of quality and quantity!</p>
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<li>The <strong>GandhiServe Archives</strong> have been compiled jointly by GandhiServe Foundation, GandhiServe e.K. and GandhiServe India.</li>
<li>The extensive archive chart also displays links to the material of Bombay Sarvodaya Mandal, the Gandhi Research Foundation, the Vinoba Bhave Archives, the National Gandhi Museum and the Gandhi Heritage Portal.</li>
<li>In the archives you find a lot of rare material on the life and work of Gandhiji as well as India's independence movement, and related subjects.</li>
<li>In a <strong>Visitors' Book</strong> you can leave a comment and share your project on Gandhi with the world. Moreover, you can enter your programme on Gandhi or nonviolence in the <strong>Gandhi Calendar</strong>.</li>
<li>The GandhiServe Archives are getting expanded gradually. </li>
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<p><strong>Visit the GandhiServe Archives and enjoy its wealth of material on Mahatma Gandhi!</strong></p>
<p>Best regards,</p>
<p>Eva</p>
<p></p> Peter Rühe’s Gandhi Collectiontag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2018-12-17:5143044:Topic:2615552018-12-17T02:55:15.311ZCarmen Elsa Irarragorri-Wylandhttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/CarmenElsaIrarragorriWyland
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<p>My Gandhi collection is the most extensive collection of photographs, films and audio of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in private hands. This collection of rare photographs together with negatives, bundles of contact prints, 8 and 16-mm films, commercially produced postcards and other reproductions, along with other material, is a unique…</p>
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<p>My Gandhi collection is the most extensive collection of photographs, films and audio of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in private hands. This collection of rare photographs together with negatives, bundles of contact prints, 8 and 16-mm films, commercially produced postcards and other reproductions, along with other material, is a unique documentary record of one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century.<br/> <br/> The collection can be separated in 5 parts: audio, photographs and images, films and video, writings and miscellaneous items.<br/> <br/> The audio part consists of radio and other programmes on Mahatma Gandhi as well as his own speeches in Hindi and English. Some of the vinyl records are very rare and so are the CDs of the Indian Underground Radio, the so-called Congress Radio, of 1942.<br/> <br/> The photographs and images part consists of nearly 20.000 repro-negatives and over 16.000 modern photographs which present about 5.000 different motifs of Mahatma Gandhi which form c. 90% of all existing photographs of Gandhi. A large part of those 5000 motifs is also covered by over 5.000 old and nearly 600 vintage photographs, which have been developed within 5 years after the photograph has been taken. Apart of 2.000 24x36mm repro-slides of Gandhi the collection also has 100 glas-positives of 8 x 8 cm which were produced by Gandhi’s main photographer, his nephew Kanu Gandhi in 1969. Also, Gandhi’s spiritual successor, Vinoba Bhave, is represented in the collection with 300 original photographs and 45 slides. Furthermore, all scans of the photographs can be found on over 100 CDs. Five copies of three different photo exhibitions on Gandhi with 50 A3-photographs each form also part of this section.<br/> <br/> The films and video section consists of 229 video tapes and 252 DVDs containing films, footage and TV reports about Mahatma Gandhi and India’s independence movement. 278 DVDs are on India. Surely, the highlight of this section are the original films: Three 8mm-films by Kanu Gandhi present Gandhi and his associates at Sevagram Ashram or nearby places. Two 16-mm films are about Vinoba Bhave, one 16-mm film presents the distribution of Gandhi’s ashes in India, one 16-mm film by Kanu Gandhi presents a dance performance at a Gandhian ashram and one 16-mm film has miscellaneous content.<br/> <br/> The writings part consists of 390 vintage, old and modern books on Gandhi and 30 books on India. 17 CDs carry an extensive correspondence and newspaper archive about Mahatma Gandhi. 7 old original newspapers and magazines report about Gandhi. One palm leaf letter carries a letter to Gandhi in Mallayalam. One box files carries the entire Reginald Reynolds and Louis Fischer archive. Two poster exhibitions on Gandhi of 40 x 60 and 60 x 80 cms complete this section.<br/> <br/> The miscellaneous part consists of nearly 3000 old postcards and photo prints of Mahatma Gandhi as well as 3000 philatelistic items, such as stamps, first day covers, postcards, and also coins, bills and philatelistic literature about Gandhi from c. 120 countries. In total about 600 childrens paintings of the drawing competition “Mahatma Gandhi – As I see him” and 70 jigsaw puzzles of Gandhi also form part of this section. Furthermore, it has 26 box files with addresses, photos and information about Gandhi institutions in India and abroad as well as 20 t-shirts with Gandhi motifs, and 13 oil paintings of Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., HH the Dalai Lama and the subject Peace. A rare sand painting portrait of Mahatma Gandhi of 48 x 62 cm as well as a wooden-frames glass mirror in shape of Mahatma Gandhi’s head of c. 80 x 60 cm complete this section.<br/> <br/> All material is also available in digital form. This digital archive forms part of the collection, too, in form of an external hard disk, and includes rights for personal, non-commercial home use.<br/> <br/> How did this collection come about? In over 35-years of systematic search for yet unknown material on and by Mahatma Gandhi I visited numerous associates, contemporaries, photographers, collectors and relatives of Gandhi, all over India, and also abroad. I recorded first-hand information about Gandhi and India's independence movement, and helped safeguarding treasured films, letters, photographs, negatives, documents and artefacts.<br/> <br/> The collection was assembled by me from the mid-1980s onwards, when I began to travel India widely in the footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi. Part of the material has been presented to me as remuneration for my services and others I bought.<br/> <br/> Some of the material has been used by me and GandhiServe to promote Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy but a lot of the material is yet unpublished.<br/> <br/> The entire collection has been packed into 47 cardboard boxes of 60 x 35 x 35 cm each. The total weight is approx. 700 kg.<br/> <br/> For further details of the collection kindly refer to thegandhicollection.org</p>
<p></p> MY LIFE IS MY MESSAGE - The life and work of Mahatma Gandhitag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2018-11-27:5143044:Topic:2610582018-11-27T13:33:29.040ZCarmen Elsa Irarragorri-Wylandhttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/CarmenElsaIrarragorriWyland
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<p>Mahatma Gandhi - the Father of the Indian Nation, and the Apostle of Nonviolence. He worked for India's independence from the British rule. And gave us the awesome power of nonviolence. A social reformer, he taught the world the eternal values of love and truth. His fight for human rights, protection of environment and religious tolerance was…</p>
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<p>Mahatma Gandhi - the Father of the Indian Nation, and the Apostle of Nonviolence. He worked for India's independence from the British rule. And gave us the awesome power of nonviolence. A social reformer, he taught the world the eternal values of love and truth. His fight for human rights, protection of environment and religious tolerance was mankind's finest hour.<br/> <br/> This audio visual show introduces the life and work of the historic figure of Mahatma Gandhi through rare images and archival material. For over 30 years, in a concentrated effort photographs and other documents about Mahatma Gandhi and India's independence movement were collected from sources all over the world.<br/> <br/> Initiated by GandhiServe India Trust, in an interdisciplinary project, Gandhi scholars, historians, photo experts and graphic designers joined hands in order to turn black and white photographs into colour images, thus making them true documents of history. After scanning, all photographs have been cleaned digitally and colourised by skilled Indian hands according to the historic settings. When the photographs were taken the actual colorful scenes were reduced to black and white photographs due to technical limitations of those days. Now, in a complex process, Indian experts added the missing colours.<br/> <br/> Mahatma Gandhi's life story is narrated by Partap Sharma and Neethi Ravindran, the leading voices in Indian TV, cinema and theatre.</p>
<p></p> October 2: Gurudev’s address in World Summit on countering violence and extremismtag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2018-10-20:5143044:Topic:2596142018-10-20T12:20:05.572ZCarmen Elsa Irarragorri-Wylandhttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/CarmenElsaIrarragorriWyland
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<p>Address by Peter Rühe at the launch of the book "MY LIFE IS MY MESSAGE - The life and work of Mahatma Gandhi" by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar during the World Summit on Countering Violence and Extremsim on Gandhi Jayanti, 2 October 2018, at the Art of Living International Center, Bangalore.…</p>
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<p>Address by Peter Rühe at the launch of the book "MY LIFE IS MY MESSAGE - The life and work of Mahatma Gandhi" by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar during the World Summit on Countering Violence and Extremsim on Gandhi Jayanti, 2 October 2018, at the Art of Living International Center, Bangalore.</p>
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</div> Here you can adopt the Pledge of Nonviolence by adding a personal comment.tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2017-02-18:5143044:Topic:2449252017-02-18T18:20:24.593ZCarmen Elsa Irarragorri-Wylandhttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/CarmenElsaIrarragorriWyland
<p>The meeting point for Gandhian students scholars activists</p>
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<p>Here you can adopt the Pledge of Nonviolence by adding a personal comment.</p>
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<p>The Pledge of Nonviolence states that making peace must start within ourselves. By adopting it we commit ourselves as best as we can to become nonviolent and peaceable people.</p>
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<p>To Respect Self and Others<br></br> To respect myself, to affirm others and to avoid uncaring criticism,…</p>
<p>The meeting point for Gandhian students scholars activists</p>
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<p>Here you can adopt the Pledge of Nonviolence by adding a personal comment.</p>
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<p>The Pledge of Nonviolence states that making peace must start within ourselves. By adopting it we commit ourselves as best as we can to become nonviolent and peaceable people.</p>
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<p>Pledge of Nonviolence</p>
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<p>To Respect Self and Others<br/> To respect myself, to affirm others and to avoid uncaring criticism, hateful words, physical attacks and self-destructive behavior.</p>
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<p>To Communicate Better<br/> To share my feelings honestly, to look for safe ways to express my anger, and to work at solving problems peacefully.</p>
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<p>To Listen<br/> To listen carefully to one another, especially those who disagree with me, and to consider others' feelings and needs rather than insist on having my own way.</p>
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<p>To Forgive<br/> To apologize and make amends when I have hurt another, to forgive others, and to keep from holding grudges.</p>
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<p>To Respect Nature<br/> To treat the environment and all living things, including our pets, with respect and care.</p>
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<p>To Play Peacefully<br/> To select entertainment and toys that support nonviolence and to avoid entertainment that makes violence look exciting, funny or acceptable.</p>
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<p>To Be Courageous<br/> To challenge violence in all its forms whenever I encounter it, whether at home, at school, at work, or in the community, and to stand with others who are treated unfairly.</p>
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<p>This is my pledge. These are my goals.</p>
<p></p> Prayers for peace blowing in the windtag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2014-10-05:5143044:Topic:2229082014-10-05T00:33:38.159ZCarmen Elsa Irarragorri-Wylandhttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/CarmenElsaIrarragorriWyland
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<p><span class="font-size-3">'Be the change you want to see'</span></p>
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<p>by <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/10573900/Prayers-for-peace-blowing-in-the-wind" target="_blank">ANDREA O'NEIL</a></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311637370?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311637370?profile=original" width="360"></img></a> <span class="font-size-1"><span style="color: #808080;">ROBERT KITCHIN/Fairfax NZ</span></span><br></br> PEACE MAN: Naginbhai Neil Patel honoured…</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">'Be the change you want to see'</span></p>
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<p>by <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/10573900/Prayers-for-peace-blowing-in-the-wind" target="_blank">ANDREA O'NEIL</a></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311637370?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="360" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2311637370?profile=original"/></a><span class="font-size-1"><span style="color: #808080;">ROBERT KITCHIN/Fairfax NZ</span></span><br/> PEACE MAN: Naginbhai Neil Patel honoured Mahatma Gandhi beneath the peace leader’s statue at Wellington Railway Station.</p>
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<p>Gusty blasts of wind that blew over a speakers' podium did nothing to stop a spirit of peace descending at Wellington Railway Station for Mahatma Gandhi's 145th birthday party.</p>
<p>Dozens of wellwishers gathered for prayer, song and speeches yesterday at Gandhi's statue, which was festooned with garlands of flowers and had gift offerings laid at the peace leader's feet.</p>
<p>Mohandas Gandhi, most commonly known by his title Mahatma, was born in 1869 and went on to lead a non-violent movement for Indian independence.</p>
<p>A birthday celebration had been held at his statue each year since it was installed in 2007.</p>
<p>Wellington families and businesses could benefit from Gandhi's message of peace, said Naginbhai Neil Patel, who organised yesterday's commemoration.</p>
<p>"When we have peace within us, the city can grow. If you have any issues, resolve them by sitting down and talking."</p>
<p>Wellington seemed ripe to accept Gandhi's philosophy, Patel said. "We are very good thinkers, we are very good peacemakers, and we are very good at creating new ideas."</p>
<p>He advised Wellington City Council to follow Gandhi's teaching too. "You can look up to him now for your housing, your tracks, your roads," he told mayor Celia Wade-Brown.</p>
<p>Gandhi's non-violent protests against British rule in India helped bring about the country's independence in 1947. He was assassinated by an extremist Hindu nationalist the following year.</p>
<p>Hindu monk Swami Madhuram Puri, originally from Slovakia, but now living on an ashram in Raumati, was supposed to play Gandhi's favourite song on his flute at yesterday's ceremony, but strong winds put paid to that plan.</p>
<p>Gandhi was a daily inspiration, Puri said. "He said, 'Be the change you want to see', and he was the perfect embodiment of that.</p>
<p>"He was not just teaching, but he was living it. I think there is a lot of need for this in the world - peace, and not just speaking about it."</p>
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<p></p> Acclaimed artist Manas Kumar Sahoo created sand sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of International non violence daytag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2014-10-01:5143044:Topic:2226642014-10-01T19:30:43.835ZCarmen Elsa Irarragorri-Wylandhttps://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/profile/CarmenElsaIrarragorriWyland
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<p><b>Report by Odisha Diary bureau, Puri:</b> The worldwide celebration of International non violence day on 2 October has also encouraged the reputed international sand artist Manas Kumar Sahoo has created a sand sculpture at the golden sea beach of Puri, Odisha and distance of 65k.m from Bhubaneswar of the capital of Odisha.</p>
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<p><b>Report by Odisha Diary bureau, Puri:</b> The worldwide celebration of International non violence day on 2 October has also encouraged the reputed international sand artist Manas Kumar Sahoo has created a sand sculpture at the golden sea beach of Puri, Odisha and distance of 65k.m from Bhubaneswar of the capital of Odisha.</p>
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<p>On 15th June 2007 the United Nations General Assembly voted to establish 2 October as the International Day of Non-Violence. The International Day of Non-Violence is held on the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence. And also this day is referred to in India as Gandhi Jayanti. The Day is an occasion to 'disseminate the message of non-violence, including through education and public awareness'. The resolution reaffirms "the universal relevance of the principle of non-violence" and the desire "to secure a culture of peace, tolerance, understanding and non-violence".</p>
<p>The artist Mr. Sahoo has prepared a sand sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi give the peace message throughout the world. This sculpture is the height of 12 ft, using 20 tons of sand and continuous labour of 24 hours. By preparing this sculpture the artist also wants to give a message “International Non Violence day”.</p>
<p>The nice idea of this preparation is appreciated by lover of art and culture, all visitors & tourist & people of locality.</p>
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<p>Source: <a href="http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=53909" target="_blank">orissadiary</a></p>
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