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1. Gandhi Smriti and Darshan
Gandhi Smriti at 5, Tees January Marg, New
Delhi is a national memorial, which treasures many memories of the last 144
days of his life. The exhibition on the Mahatma, the room he lived in and
the prayer ground attract a large number of visitors every day.
Situated close to the Gandhi Samadhi at
Rajghat, on a 36-acre land, Gandhi Darshan offers a comprehensive exhibition
on Gandhi spread out in four pavilions, films Auditorium, conference
facilities for major national and international camps, children’s corner and
a library.
For more information contact:
Gandhi Smriti & Darshan Samiti, Rajghat, New
Delhi-110002,India
Tel No. : Office- 91-11- 23736267, Fax :
23011480
Website:
www.gandhismriti.org
E-mail Address:
mkgandhi@del2.vsnl.net.in
2. National Gandhi Museum
The Museum is located very close to the
memorial where Gandhi was cremated and housed galleries, displays, Gandhi
literature Centre, Special Exhibition, Library, Photo Section, Audio Visual
Section and more.
For more information contact:
National Gandhi Museum, Rajghat, New Delhi,
Pin-110002
Website:
www.gandhimuseum.org
E-mail Address:
gandhimk@nda.vsnl.net.in
3. G. R. Institute of
Nonviolence
Paranthal (PO), Pathanamthitta (District)
Kerala, Pin-698518, India
E-mail Address:
abhilashr@nestec.net
4. Centre for Gandhian Studies
A place to study about Gandhi's philosophy and
nonviolence.
University of Kerala, Thiruvanthapuram -
695034, Kerala, India.
Tel. No. : - Office 91-471 -2305663, Fax : 2307158
E- mail Address:
cgsku@rediffmail.com
5. Sampurn Kranti Vidyalaya
Post: Vedchhi, District: Surat, Gujarat,
Pin-394641, India
Tel. No.: 91-2625-222074
Email Address:
anumukti@navsarionline.com
6. Dept. of Gandhian Studies
Punjab University, Chandigarh -160014, India
Tel. No.: 91-0172-2541940
7. Department of Gandhian
Thought & Peace Science
Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram,Tamil
Nadu, Pin- 624302, India.
Tel. No.: 91-0451-52371
8. Department of Gandhian
Studies
Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur, Bihar, Pin -
812007, India
9. Gandhi Adhyan Peeth
Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi,
Uttar Pradesh, India
Tel. No.: 91-0542-2226194
10. Gandhigram Rural
University
Gandhigram- 424302, Tamil Nadu, India
Tel. No.: 91-0451-252432 (R)
11. Mahatma Gandhi Centre
479, Kamarajar Road, Varadarajapuram,
Coimbatore, Pin - 641015,
Tamil Nadu, India
12. Dept. of Gandhian Studies
Madurai Kamaraj University, 2, Vallabhai Road,
Madurai-600002, Tamil Nadu, India
Tel. No.: 91-0452- 244489 & 2627890
13. The Valliammal Institute
Gandhi Museum, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Pin -
625020, India
14. Banwasi Seva Ashram
The Ashram, situated in Uttar Pradesh is an
outstanding example of a Gandhian voluntary organization, which has realised
Gandhi's vision of a self-sufficient village. The work done by the Banwasi
Seva Ashram in Sonbhadra in Uttar Pradesh, India shows that antodaya i.e
attention to the poorest of the poor is the pathway to sarvodaya (Welfare of
all). The Gram Swaraj movement promoted by Gandhiji and by Vinoba Bhave
provided the framework for the programmes of the Ashram.
Mahatma
Gandhi's vision of an ideal village was: " A complete republic independent
of its neighbours for its vital wants and yet interdependent for any wants
in which dependence is a necessity." Mahatma Gandhi would be proud of the
Banwasi Seva Ashram. His vision of enlightened confident and self-sufficient
villagers running their own lives has become a reality. Wastelands have
become fertile oases; water flows freely in once arid, drought prone wastes.
The Banwasi Seva Ashram is an outstanding
example of a Gandhian voluntary organization (NGO). There are some 700 such
social action groups throughout the length and breadth of India. Their aim
is to establish a social order based on harmony, non-exploitation and
decentralization and to put into practice Gandhi's conviction that village
self-sufficiency is vital for the country's development. The Ashram was set
up in 1954 in one of the most impoverished and least developed regions of
India: the remote district of Sonbhadra in the North Indian State of Uttar
Pradesh. The objective was to focus on the predominantly tribal population
of this densely populated state of around 140 million people (1991 census).
The Ashram's initial activities focussed on providing relief to the victims
of the drought which had hit Sonbhadra in 1952. Afterwards the Ashram began
organizing development programmes to help resettle the drought victims, such
as the sinking of wells, village sanitation, the establishment of a few
schools and various cottage industries.
The Ashram has been more successful than most
in realizing Mahatma Gandhi's dream of empowering India's rural poor. With a
full time staff of 247, the ashram's complex itself has become a small
self-sufficient village with shops, schools, hostels, a clinic, post office,
bank, demonstration farm, library, workshops and vocational training centre.
More than half the staff are local people, some of whom are working in the
field at fifteen sub-centres which are responsible for a cluster of 20 to 30
villages. The villagers cooperate and share life with each other, convinced
that the welfare of every individual is the concern of all. They have
developed self-confidence, courage, an awareness of their rights, a thirst
for knowledge and an indomitable spirit. But it has been a uphill struggle
for all concerned - a struggle that continues to this day. Dr. Ragini Prem,
who favours a group leadership, heads the Ashram now.
Address: Govindpur (via Turra), Sonbhadra -
231 221, U.P, India
Tel. No.: 05447-85224
Source: The Banwasi Seva Ashram by Elizabeth
Hoddy
15. Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith,
Varanasi - 221 002
Tel: 0542-2225472
/ 0542-2226194
Email:
gapmgkvpvns@sify.com /
vcmgkvp@sancharmet.in
16.
Institute of Gandhian Studies
Bajaj Dham, Gopurti - 442 114 Wardha,
Maharashtra, India
Tel. No.: 91-07152-240315 / 243585
For more information
17. Kasturba Gandhi Rashtriya Smarak,
Kasturba Gram, Khandava Road,
Indore - 452 020,
M. P., India
18. Visarjan Ashram,
Navlakha
Chauraha, A. B. Road,
Indore - 452 001,
M. P. India
Tel: 0731-2402
309
19. Gandhi Bhavan,
Shyamala Hills,
Near Polytechnic,
Bhopal - 462 002,
M. P., India
Tel: 0755-2661
453
20. Mahatma Gandhi Darshan
A new Gandhian institute has been established
in Korba district, Chhattisgarh. The purpose of establishing the institute
is to spread the principles of Gandhiji’s thoughts. This area is a tribal
zone. This institute propogate Gandhian Thoughts through their Library,
Photographs and other resources.
Address:
‘Mahatma Gandhi Darshan’
Near Gandhi Pratima,
Manikpur, Korba - 495 682
Chhattisgarh, India
Contact:
Suresh Chandra Rohra
Tel. +91 94225 40573 (Mobile)
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