Mahatma Gandhi was born on 2nd October 18169 in Porbandar in More Banya family.

Gandhi was
belonging to a very well off family. And he played. A very important role in India's freedom struggle.
His ideology is not only implemented in India. But it is implemented throughout the world, so today I
will discuss. You know the important ideologies and their relevance. So I have divided the these
ideologies into 4 aspects. Let us see what are the important, you know, ideologies of Gandhi. See this
topic is very important for your main exam and they can also ask in. You know, in essay. Essay of
Mains exam. So one by one I will discuss with you what are the important, you know, ideologies of
Gandhi. Very important. See, Gandhi was a person who taught the gospel of love and nonviolence.
According to him, nonviolence as. What is more strong than violence? Nonviolence and truth was the
way of Gandhi's life. With these two important things, Gandhi played. A very important role in
fighting against the mighty British:ial power. And. Achieved India's freedom struggle. You know,
achieved independence for India. Though there are critics who do not say that. You know Gandhi was
responsible for India's freedom. They say that, you know, Second World War happened and you
know Germany was. Playing a very important role because of which the position of British:ial power
was. Those are also the factors. But we cannot ignore that rule of Gandhi was insignificant. Gandhi's
role was very, very important. Gandhian ideology is very, very important and it is relevant in today's
time. So we need to understand we're not going to criticism of or what the critics say about Gandhi.
This is not the topic of today. We'll discuss some other day and we'll have an answer to every
criticism. So. Let us start with the ideology of. Gandhi. See 4 aspects. Pluralism. And communal
harmony very important. Pluralism and communal harmony. Believed in. Inclusiveness. Gandhi
believed in pluralistic approach. Gandhi believed in Hindu Muslim unity. Hindu Muslim Unity. It was a
very important, you know, ideology of Gandhi's. Movement in the Muslim unity. Including all the
sections of the society. Whether it is rich or poor, intellectual class, downtrodden region, you know
every region was the term given by Gandhi for untouchables. So his focus was communal harmony,
which is the need of the hour. Which is the need of the hour. He knew how to unite, you know the
different, the diversities that is existing in India. So he was focusing on pluralism and communal
harmony. This was seen in Gandhi's, you know, freedom struggle many a times. How Hindu Muslim
unity was seen in when Khilafat tissue was launched on non cooperation issue. Though on this point
also Gandhi was criticized that why Gandhi brought extra territorial issue in India's freedom struggle.
But Gandhi's mean idea was Hindu Muslim unity. So that you know if Hindus and Muslim together
they participate in freedom. Struggle. We can get freedom more easily. Gandhi sole objective was to
get India. You know achieve this independence. So more people will participate, more. You know,
the. The faster the rate of this national movement. Will increase. So communal harmony and
pluralism, This is a very, very important ideology. Connected to this is religion in politics. So this
pluralism and communal harmony is relevant in today's time. It is the need of the hour as I told you
in the Muslim unity. And if this Hindu Muslim unity will basically, you know, create social harmony
and this social harmony will lead to unification of II can become more powerful. This is based on
nonviolence. Which is? And truth, nonviolence and. So Gandhi struggled throughout his life for
communal harmony. Then Gandhi says religion in politics, if there is religion in politics. So there are
there are few philosophers who say that, you know, politics and religion should not go together,
separation of religion from politics. But Gandhi says no religion should be there in politics. Because
that will inculcate the ethical and moral thinking, moral sense in the mind of the politician. So they
will, that will stop them to do something wrong. They will not become corrupt. They will not
become, you know, unjust. They will be on the path of morality, though it is very difficult practically,
you know. How difficult it is to apply? But yes, this is a very, very important teaching. If this is
applied, there can be serenity and peace, there can be tranquility, there can be development. In the
society so Gandhi wanted religion in politics. This is what John Locke also says. You know religion is
also the morality is required. Religion is required. OK then. This. This. Pluralism and communal
harmony becomes the soul becomes the very important, you know, ideology for India's freedom
struggle and it is also needed in today's time. So how relevant it is pluralism, I told you, including all
the sections of the society. OK. So. Including if we include one more point to this. He says interfaith
harmony. Interfaith harmony. Tolerance. Interfaith harmony. Tolerance among the people, this is a
very important thing, he says. That being. Intolerant is becoming violent. So he criticized becoming,
you know, intolerant. So he interfaith harmony and tolerance is a very, very important, you know,
part of this to establish this communal harmony. And develop this kind of understanding in the mind
of people. One should respect others faith. When once Gandhi was asked. You know who are you?
Gandhi says I'm a Hindu. I'm a Muslim. I'm a Christian. I'm a Buddhist. Gandhi followed rationalism.
Gandhi talked about Ram Raja. According to him, Ram Raja is not, you know, symbolizing, you know,
God Ram. Lord Rama, he says that the model state, the state should be, you know, a model state. In
which you know. Where there is no injustice. Where there is no disease. Where there is no evil.
Where there is no corruption. Well, look, Gandhi. Ram Raja Bhakti Here go Lord Ram Cosmere. John
Ideal Manor. Not as a symbol. Gandhi. Kakoi irada neetha camo. You staying with the Gandhi Jinnah
Khaki by Ramraj established on Muslims. You have no Narasi Amaraji Kiyota Ram. Raja Ram is a
symbol of justice. Ram is a symbol of peace. Ram is a symbol of serenity. Ram is a symbol of morality.
So this is kind, This is a kind of state that Gandhi wanted to establish. So we we don't have to
misunderstand Gandhi. Ram Rajya, very important, you know aspect of Gandhi's ideology which is
very important, which is to be implemented and unjust society where everyone respects and love
each other. Do this critic says that you know the this is very utopian, It cannot be established.
Mushkil Hai established. Like in Gandhiji Chatte model state. As I stated. Gandhiji also gave the
theory of, you know, anarchist theory. But I think if I state keep us stateless, Yep, he's against power,
He's against authority. He is, you know. A philosophy was a philosophical anarchist. He talks about
globalization. We managed to globalization. He talked about trusteeship. You know, ownership of all.
You know he he it was his style of Gandhian socialism, you can see, which is different from Marxian
socialism. So we will not go into that right now. So interfaith harmony. Mutual tolerance, Respect for
other religion. Communal harmony Ram Rajya. So he used religion skillfully. For what? For To fight
against the British. To fight against, you know, the evil practices in the society. He was against
untouchability. Imagine he he he called untouchables as Harijan. Hari is Lord Krishna, John is people,
people of Lord Krishna. He asked people to dine with them. He participated. He he used to do his,
you know? Cleanliness work at his home and he also asked others to do it. Kyoki Gandhi filmed
Attenborough. Famous film. USMA Gandhi. Do you have any wife, Kobi Saladi? Kept. Toilet soft. You
could you, could you? Karna Bhari Kucha Apna Kam. Minimalistic approach. He was an amazing
model of humbleness and, you know, simplicity. He was living a simple life, minimalist, minimalistic
life. Ayashi buddies in the Initiative. What simple that people bought Amir Parivar? OK. When your
father do have what Amir, admitted Devante Hindustan Mein Kampf. South Africa must struggle
against racism. Because he was, he himself was a victim of racism, so he focused on equality and
social justice. Racism and in South Africa, which was a:y of. And there, you know, injustice was done
on. Gandhi and on on Indians, so he. Raise the voice of those people. So he fought against racism. His
ideology, you know, influenced the people like Martin Luther King. His ideology influenced. You know.
Kentucky. His ideology influenced other great personality. So I I I always say that you know if Gandhi
is forgetting in India also for example, though it will not be done. He is a universal figure. Gandhi was
a symbol of compassion and love, which is the need of the hour. So this is a very important, you
know, ideology if you try to understand the other things like. Nonviolence. Good. Satyagraha.
Nonviolent. Nonviolent non cooperation. Nonviolent civil. Disobedience. Civil disobedience. Multi
class struggle. Multi class struggle. Ethical and moral struggle. Nonviolence and truth very important
aspect of Gandhi's life. Nonviolent Honor Zada. Buddy. Talent. My experiment with truth.
Nonviolence and took very important aspect of his life. And you know, very connected to his
satyagraha. Was the term coined in South Africa universe struggle struggling against the British
fighting was raising the voice of the Indians were denied of political rights, were denied of, you know,
social equality? In this case, was done on those people. So Gandhi was Gandhi was understanding,
you know, the problems that was existing in South Africa? So Gandhi had this potential of dealing
with the different class of people in South Africa. He knew the potential of the Indians and that is
why. That is why when Gandhi reached India in 19115 or 9 January. When Gandhi came back to
India, Gandhi was famous. Very famous. Because Gandhi raised the local problems of the people and
here also when he came, Gandhi raised the. Try to solve the local problems of the people by the
important tree Satyagraha, Champaran, Satyagraha, Keda and Ahmedabad thereby you know. On
the. Solving the problems of the peasants in the working class. So he united the peasants in the
working class. He welded the peasant and the working class, thereby welding the rural and the urban
areas connecting them, which is also the need of the hour. Gandhi, maximum ideology, time relevant
hair, nonviolence. If you see the International Crisis anywhere, whether it is Arab Israeli crisis, the
crisis that is happening in Middle East, the crisis which is there in Latin America and you know. Today,
the world is fighting against the China's dominance. And you know the problems that India faces
from Pakistan, the kind of insurgencies. Terrorism. Naxalism. All this kind of problem has a solution.
Nonviolence, peace, talk, truth is a very important, you know, aspect. Nonviolence will lead to peace.
This will this can bring the two the 2 powers you know to come on the table to have a peace talk.
And end this conflict contradictions. Bloodshed, violence. So Satyagraha. Is a very important aspect
that is implemented today also. Satyagraha. Scholar says that Satyagraha Gandhi was influenced by
Thoreau. And you know, cardio was for was influenced by immersion. But Gandhi himself says that,
you know, I was influenced by Bhagavad Gita Gandhi. Formative image happened because of the
because Gandhi was a widely. Right person. He was. He was his mind was influenced by the ideology
of nationalism. He he his upbringing was her, his mother was, you know, belonging to a tsunami set,
which is which is which follows Ascetism. Randy saw his mother, you know, practicing fast and you
know. Practicing asceticism. So that is why, you see, whenever Gandhi used to fight against the
British, he goes on fast, or whenever he wanted the British to fulfill his demand, used to go on fast or
any. You know, injustice happening anywhere. Discrimination happening where anywhere. Gandhi
used to go on fast, nonviolent ways. Satyagraha. Such. Cut down. OK. Non voluntary case force kernel
of the bathroom manikin. Satya. Civil disobedience is English major. Gandhi used this term as civil
disobedience in order to make the people understanding South Africa. The philosophy of Satyagraha
works on three important principles, Fasting, strike, and his refrigerated migration from One Place to
Another. Individual Satyagrah and Mass Satyagraha. Satyagraha creates a moral pressure on the
unjust. Government. Then you know, so this is today you see anywhere in the world also you see any
kind of, you know, operation or any kind of suppression or tyrannical government is working with its
unjust law. The people come on the road. Nonviolently. In our country also, there are many protests
happening. That happened in the past also against any kind of government which is unjust. They
come on the SO they follow Gandhian ideology. It is so relevant. Then you know nonviolent non
cooperation movement not cooperating with evil doers. Not cooperating. So it is a mild form of
agitation which is also applied to. The non cooperation civil disobedience. Not obeying the laws of an
unjust government. It is connected to Satyagraha. And this was seen how successful it was in the
case of India's freedom struggle. It was building pressure on the British. Then. Multiclass travel. Many
people, you know, participated in Gandhi's National movement. That is why we see the main
element of Gandhi. Struggle was, you know, the. The peasants, the working class. Before the advent
of Gandhi, the these two classes were not involved in the in the freedom struggle. So Gandhi is
mean, you know, mean you can say. The main aspect of Gandhi's freedom struggle was mass
mobilization. And that was the mainstay of this mass mobilization was rural India. Gandhi welded
peasants and working class. Gandhi fought for their cause. So Gandhi had the huge mass. Imagine.
Gavin Gandhi started Dandi March. Many followers were there. So Gandhi used to. You know, come
along with a huge number of people. To fight against the British nonviolently, though sometimes we
see that you know eventually it there was violent event that was that. That is what we saw in the
case of Chori Chori incident when during the time of non cooperation movement. Multi Class
struggle, ethical and moral struggle. Gandhi talked against untouchability. Gandhi talked against
racial discrimination. Gandhi was in the favor of, you know, getting rid of cast. Discrimination to
Gandhi believed in caste system but Gandhi was against cast discrimination. Gandhi was an ardent
follower of Vaishnavism. So ethical and moral struggle was the basis of Gandhi's. So this is what we
require in today's time. Ethics in polity, ethics in, you know any move in in in the in the life of the
bureaucrats, the politician. And we, you know we have a paper also Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude for
Civil Service exam. Why? Because to inculcate we sense of ethics. You study Gandhi. In Moral
Thinkers, single Kate, this ethics and morality in you. So that when you work for India, you work for
India's development for the people of India. Without keeping in mind any kind of discrimination,
without becoming biased. Without becoming biased for a religion, for a cast, for a community.
Technology. This is what Gandhi wanted. This is what Gandhi, you know, desired A pluralistic society.
Getting me Gandhi? Gandhi talked about rural decentralization. Gandhi talked about rural
development. Gandhi talked about panchayati Raj. Which is there in India which got a legal sanctity
in from 73rd and 74th amendment. Gandhi's ideology is are included in directive principles of state
policy, Gandhian ideology, Gandhian principle. Gandhi talked about women length and breadth.
Gandhi uplifted women. Emancipation of women. Gandhi brought women into public life many a
times when I teach. When I asked to, you know. From a student to raise their hand. But. Gandhi.
Bohot sare log last night to help the students. They raise their hand we don't like. Because Gandhi
was in, you know, Gandhi was responsible for the death of Bhagat Singh and you know, will not go
into that detail right now. So, but Gandhi, what I mean to say, Gandhi played a very important role in
bringing the women out from the domestic household work. Garki Char Divari, said Bahar Nikala and
then he then involved involved women into public life. Gandhi believed in gender justice. Gandhi was
against this pattern. Paternalistic society, this patriarchy. Gandhi gave immense power to women.
And they played very important role in Gandhian movement whether it is non cooperation
movement, whether it is civil disobedience movement, whether it is Quit India movement. This we
need to remember how this Gandhian ideology and today you see how women empowerment is
done. So before Gandhi, you know socialist reform movement or social reformers tried their level
best. But during the time of Gandhi we see this. Hockey. Involved women into public life. When you
used to talk to Hindu women, used to say that you are seeta. Calling. Any women? Sita is elevating
her personality. Sita is a symbol of piousness and purity. Chastity. So he used to see the kind of mind
used to use Gandhi. Doesn't. When you should talk to Muslim women used to call British, you have
British Empire, Satan here. British Empire is a site. You have to fight against used to extract the code
from. But on my end. And you know, used to tell. The women to inculcate the sense of nationalism.
So that is why you see the role of women in Indian National movement. So Gandhi wanted to involve
all the classes. Of India, whether it is. Hindu. Muslim, Sikh, Asai. Any Gujarati, Punjabi, Bihari,
anyone? Women. Men. You know young stars. So. These are very important, you know, ideology
which is relevant in today's time. There are some other important things that Gandhi believed in.
See, it is very important to understand that his dialogic imagination. Gandhi used to listen to people.
Gandhi used to have a dialogue with the people. Gandhi wrote. You know. His famous journal, you
know. Indian opinion? And you know the. Young India, where he gives enough of space for the
criticism that he used. He used to have a dialogue with people he used to understand. He used to
welcome his critic. So this dialogic imagination was fabulous with Gandhi. That you listen to people.
And he make them understand in his own style. He was very compassionate towards his critics,
critics. He never used to suppress them, so these things we need to learn as a leader. Which is
relevant in today's time. Gandhi was against any authoritarian system. Gandhi was against any kind
of, you know, tyrant government. Gandhi believed in, you know, rural decentralization in Panchayati
Raj giving power, power to people. Gandhi talked about, you know, you know, the basic necessity of
the people. Gandhi believed in simplistic life. He comes second, Guzar Basar Hoja in Sanka.
Extravagant. You wanna table? Internal hard sneaker OK Dusre Ki Ki. Coaches. Enter. Those. Yeah... I
belong to a very affluent family. Gandhi was an example of it. Fluent. The table. Adam Simple living
so. Gandhi. Life is an inspiration. Gandhi's thought is an inspiration. As far as you know, the village
rural development is concerned, rural reconstruction. Gandhi paid much focus on village life,
sanitation. And, you know, cleanliness activity. He calls. He calls. You know, to maintain cleanliness is
next to God. He gave much importance to cleanliness activities. He gave much focus on, you know,
much attention to for the upliftment of horizon. He talked about Khadi. Katie is a very, very
important, you know. Part of Gandhi's life hand spinning, that is Charkha. Charka chalega Khadi
Manega. And you know how this will help? You know, to get a self-reliance. Self-reliant, making an
individual self reliant. This is what the government talks today. And you know how Khadi will result
into, you know, making the person self-sufficient. In those time Khadi played a very important role.
Randy used to say that people wearing khadi will never lie. Gandhi always say the people who says
truth are courageous people who are nonviolent or courageous people. Nonviolence is strength. He
talked about Sarashi. He talked about panchayati Raj. He talked about grassroot level democracy,
though he was a critic of parliamentary form of government. He talked about basic education. It will,
you know, inculcate the strength in the individual which can give him job, which can give him the
lessons of ethics and morality, the goodness, the beautiful thoughts of different religion, it can uplift
them. Social upliftment? Of that person. So you can say that you know, Gandhi was against
industrialization, Gandhi was against industrialization. Gandhi was more focusing on cottage and
small scale industries which could provide the employment opportunities to the rural people. Which
could provide employment opportunities to the peasants, the working class, the people who are
working in these small scale and cottage industries, handicraft industries. Charkha and Khadi will give
self-confidence. Will raise the confidence of the people. I will give them some jobs, so it has a
philosophy. Then you can just check the slides also. Satyagraha. Was a very important part of
Gandhi's life. And what Gandhi used to tell my religion is based on truth and nonviolence. Truth is
God. Nonviolence is the means of realizing him. This non violence was a very, very important you
know. Step. So that is why he talks. He talked about means and end also. Can we talked about means
and ends? He says that you know there should be a right mean to achieve the right goal. That means
if you want to achieve independence for India, you should be nonviolent. You should follow the path
of truth. Galaxy. So. This is. Cavalier. Story. Sahim. May not cutting it. Right means. For right end is
what Gandhi used to say. It was a very, very important part of Gandhi's life. Non cooperation, I told
you, not cooperating with the evil duels and how it is applicable in today's time. You see, in the case
of protest and strike and Luna and everything, civil disobedience can only lead to strength and purity.
If one take cares of the means, the end will take care of itself. Yes, I told you. Muslim unity was a
very, very important aspect of Gandhi's life. Don't know exactly. Women. To call women the weaker
sex is libel. It is man's injustice to women. If by strength is meant moral power than women is
immeasurably man's superior. This was the opinion of Gandhi about women. So I request the women
out there who is listening to it. Should give respect to this person. Just don't criticize him without a
shallow understanding of. With the shallow understanding about Gandhi, you should read about him.
You just, you know, I was, I was watching a debate in which you know there was a story and I really
don't remember things. Sucheta Mahajan, I think so she told that you know people know Gandhi as
smiling Buddha. Smiling Buddha, you should go and read the ideology and you should understand
how it is Gandhi's universally applicable. In the In the age of you know turmoil, in the age of
difficulties, problems, international conflicts, how Gandhi's nonviolence and you know truth and
peaceful talks are relevant? Gandhi's idea on environment, how it is relevant. Gandhi's idea of
though directly Gandhi did not write much about environment but but his way of living was an
inspiration. Sustainable development Kibati. Gandhiji. To my mind, Swaraj based on nonviolence is
fulfillment of constructive programmer See Swaraj in Hind Swaraj criticized about modern civilization.
He criticized about industrialization. He talked about Swadeshi. He talked about Khadi, he talked
about Zarka, he talked about rural reconstruction, giving, you know? Making the Indian self reliant.
Though in this. Gandhi was, you know, having ideological clash with Ambedkar. Mitchell was in the
favor of massive industrialization, and he was against it. Yandy was against railway also. That he says
that you know it is a it is, it is a tool for the spread of plague. So it should only be used for tourism.
This is what Gandhi meant. High thinking and simple living. I told you he was an amazing model of
simplicity and you know. Homeless. Gandhi lived a very simple life. He used to wear minimum
clothes. Gandhi ate very less. Gandhi was following his discipline. Gandhi was punctual. Gandhi was a
symbol of needy and poor downtrodden. Gandhi is the real representative of India. The nation lies in
rural India. So Gandhi is represented. By this rural India. Gandhi's representative of rural and rural
India. He talks about rural India. 7075% of. You know, 70% of the people lives in India. In rural areas
in village, he talked about them and you see the program and policies of the government which is
you know. Um implemented in today's time in past also in the previous government. They are
influenced by Gandhian ideology like for example you see Swach Bharat. Is a very good example of it.
So here's high thinking. Simple living is also an inspiration. Inspiration to all the people, rich or poor.
King or a Popper? Aims of education it is you know, self supporting education and cultural
development, character building, all around development, cultivation of higher values in the life,
social upliftment and welfare very important. Gandhi inculcates. You know, the sense of morality.
And ethics. Gandhi in the people through education. Gandhi's education will give vocational training
which will lead to employment generation. Which should be apply which is applicable in today's time
charka. And Khadi, which is also relevant. Making India self-sufficient that we will not, we will not
depend on foreign for any products like we depend on China today. So it is very important. Like our
Prime Minister said, you should become self reliant. So how he is also inspired by Gandhi, you can
see. Holly is inspired by Gandhi. So it is very essential for us to understand Gandhi in the right
perspective rather than, you know, by a shallow understanding of Gandhi without reading much
about him. You need to understand Gandhi. See in my concluding points, I will say that you know
how Gandhi's ideology is implemented in today's programs and policy, for example. You know, if we
try to understand Sabka saath, Sabka vikas, Sabka Vishwas, the program launched by Government of
India. And it is influenced by Gandhian ideology. And in which there is the participation of everyone.
And the development and trust Sabka Saath Sabka vikas and Sabka Vishwas. And the second thing is
Clean India program that I Swach Bharat. Swach Bharat campaign is also influenced. The third is
Swasth Bharat that is Healthy India and the 4th is you know Saksham Bharat that is. Then Samrit
Bharat, that is prosper India, prosperous India. Then you know Shashank. Shut the naughty that is,
you know, empowered women. It is also influenced by Gandhian ideology then good governance.
Suraj. This is also one of the, you can say the the influence of Gandhian ideology on the programs
and policy of our government. So you can see the relevance of Gandhis whether it is good
governance. Whether, whether it is development of women, whether it is development of rural
areas, then internationally in solving the problems of the countries, always peace, nonviolence, you
know and you know nonviolence is the core element of the the talks that goes on. That is why you
know, I told you. Declares you know, 2nd October as International Peace Day. So we cannot. You
know, think. We cannot, you know, think. About any policy without keeping in mind the Gandhian
ideology. So Gandhian ideology was relevant for when India's freedom struggle was done. Gandhian
ideology is relevant. In today's time, and Gandhian ideology will be relevant. And lastly, I will tell you
that Gandhi is an international figure and he will be remembered forever. Till eternity. Thank you so
much for your patience, hearing and happy Gandhi Jayanti once again Jahin Jabhat.