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Truth Is God :

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PHILOSOPHY The Mind Of Mahatma Gandhi : Truth Is God : God Is -  THERE IS an indefinable mysterious Power that pervades everything. I feel it, though I do not see it. It is this unseen Power which makes itself felt and yet defies all proof, because it is so unlike all that I perceive through my senses. It transcends the senses. But it is possible to reason out the existence of God to a limited extent. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I do dimly perceive that whilst everything around me is ever changing, ever-dying, there is underlying all that change a Living Power that is changeless, that holds all together, that creates, dissolves, and recreates. That informing Power or Spirit is God. And since nothing else I see merely through the senses can or will persist, He alone is.  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And is this Power benevolent or malevolent? I see it as pu

Kashmir Issue - M. K. Gandhi :

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                                                                  M. K. Gandhi : Kashmir Issue - M. K. Gandhi : (Speech at the Prayer Meeting on 4th January 1948)   Today there is talk of war everywhere. Everyone fears a war breaking out between the two countries. If that happens it will be a calamity both for India and for Pakistan. India has written to the U.N. because whenever there is a fear of conflict anywhere the U.N. is asked to promote a settlement and to stop fighting from breaking out. India therefore wrote to the U. N. O. however trivial the issue may appear to be, it could lead to a war between the two countries. It is a long memorandum and it has been cabled. Pakistan’s leaders Zafrullah Khan and Liaquat Ali Khan have since issued long statements. I would take leave to say that their argument does not appeal to me. You may ask if I approve of the Union Government approaching the UNO I may say that I both approve and do not approve of what they did. I approv

The Ideal and the Actual in Gandhi's Philosophy - By B. S. Sharma

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The Ideal And The Actual In Gandhi's Philosophy : The question: “How is the ideal related to and distinct from the actual?” is crucial to the understanding of Gandhi’s philosophy. The failure to appreciate this has led his critics either to misrepresent him or to call him inconsistent and full of contradictions. Gandhi has often been quoted against himself. Dr Bondurant writes: “Gandhi’s political philosophy is, indeed, elusive. To the scholar who seeks internally consistent, systematised bodies of thought, the study of Gandhi is unrewarding.”1 She attributes this to the “result of his thinking in public.” 2 Another recent writer, Dr Paul F. Power, writes: “Divergent and sometimes conflicting positions can be traced throughout most of his public life, although one may dominate the others during particular phases.”3 He tries to classify Gandhi’s idea into different categories at different times and concludes that they “cut across.”4 At the same time, later on he observes: “

Basic Principles of Gandhism :

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    Basic Principles Of Gandhism     Mahatma Gandhi was an intensely active personality. He was interested in everything that concerns the individual or society. He is best known as the matchless political leader who evolved the new technique of "satyagraha". His fight against untouchability and the notions of superiority and inferiority by birth are also fairly well known. For India, his greatest service was, perhaps, the emancipation of Indian women.   It is generally known that he lived an austere life, practised strict vegetarianism and abstained from alcoholic drinks, tobacco and even the milder stimulants like coffee and tea. His attachment to simple natural remedies against illness and disease and his radical ideas on education are not so well known to the outside world and, even in India, they have not made much impact. Gandhi deliberately refrained from making these public issues and thereby confusing the people. The only exception was prohi

Mathrubhumi :

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Articles-1 മാര്‍ക്ക് ദാനം മഹാദാനം : കെ.ജി. മുരളീധരന്‍, അനീഷ് ജേക്കബ്, വി.യു. മാത്യുക്കുട്ടി, രതീഷ് രവി മാര്‍ക്ക് തട്ടിപ്പിന്റെ ദൈനംദിന കഥകള്‍, പകര്‍പ്പെഴുത്താവുന്ന ഗവേഷണ പ്രബന്ധങ്ങള്‍, പതിനാലുവര്‍ഷത്തെ അധ്യാപക നിയമന നിരോധനം....ചരടു പൊട്ടിയ പട്ടം കണക്കെ അലക്ഷ്യമായി നീങ്ങുകയാണ് നമ്മുടെ ഉന്നതവിദ്യാഭ്യാസ, ഗവേഷണരംഗം. പിന്നാക്ക സംസ്ഥാനങ്ങള്‍ പോലും മികവിന്റെ മുന്നേറ്റം നടത്തുമ്പോള്‍ കേരളം അടിക്കടി പിന്നോട്ടാണ്. ഉന്നത വിദ്യാഭ്യാസ മേഖലയിലെ ദുരവസ്ഥയെക്കുറിച്ച്... 2+2+1+1=86 എന്ന് കേള്‍ക്കുമ്പോള്‍ പഴയ എം.ബി.ബി.എസ്. മാര്‍ക്കുതട്ടിപ്പ് കേസാവും ഓര്‍മയിലെത്തുക. എന്നാല്‍, ഈ സൂത്രവാക്യം എം.ജി സര്‍വകലാശാലയ്ക്കു കീഴിലുള്ള ഒരു സ്വാശ്രയ എന്‍ജിനീയറിങ് കോളേജിനു സ്വന്തമാണിപ്പോള്‍. സംഭവം നടന്ന് ഏതാനും ദിവസമേ ആയിട്ടുള്ളൂ. വിവരങ്ങള്‍ പുറത്താരുമറിഞ്ഞില്ല. നമ്മുടെ കോളേജിലെ ഏഴാം സെമസ്റ്റര്‍ ഇലക്ട്രിക്കല്‍ ആന്‍ഡ് ഇലക്‌ട്രോണിക്‌സ് വിദ്യാര്‍ഥിക്ക് ഒരു പേപ്പറിന്റെ പ്രാക്ടിക്കല്‍ പരീക്ഷയ്ക്ക് ലഭിച്ചത് ആറു മാര്‍ക്കാണ്. ഈ പേപ്പറിനു വിദ്യാര്‍ഥി തോറ്റതായി കാണിച്ച് സര്‍വകലാശാല ഫലവും പുറത്തുവിട്ടു. മാര്‍ക്ക