Trishna mukherjee biography of mahatma gandhi
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The Trip of a Lifetime: 100 Member Youth Delegation (Part II)
My roommate, Sarzina, Radio Jockey, Radio Foorti, and I woke up in the early hours, still in a daze. Breakfast was always served by 7 AM, with only half an hour in hand before the bus would be ready to leave. Sarzina and I were always fashionably late (no more than 15 minutes, I swear). Even so, we were always ready with high spirits for the new adventures of the day.
This day, we knew, would be different than all other days of the trip, even before they even came. This was the day that would actually be marked in history, the day the Youth Delegation from Bangladesh in 2016 would be given the honour to meet the President of India, Honourable Shri Pranab Mukherjee, for whom we had travelled to India. Upon his invitation and the initiative of the Indian High Commission in Bangladesh, and 100 professionals and students, best in their fields, get this once in a lifetime opportunity. The meeting was to be held in the eveni
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04:00 PM to 05:30 PM (IST)
The Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) hosted its first Flagship Dialogue on “Gandhi’s Patience: A Conversation Between a Political Philosopher and a Biographer”, on June 30th at 4.00 PM (IST).
Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2216552785924/WN_LsrX0-3YQRKgMThxy7yxMw
About the event:
Efficiency is an abiding feature of the modern world. It is central to how we think in a range of areas – economic, foreign, health, education, environmental, planning, travel, international relations, etc. The reduction of time is a crucial component of efficiency. The modern world is wedded to “hurrying up”. What would it mean to slow down?
This is a question that mattered to Mahatma Gandhi and it was a huvud part of his critique of modern civilization. This conversation would like to consider the stakes of patience in contemporary times.
Speakers:
Ramachandra Guha: Ramachand
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Anna Hazare
Indian activist (born 1937)
Kisan Baburao "Anna" Hazare (pronunciationⓘ; born 15 June 1937) is an Indian social activist who led movements to promote rural development, increase government transparency, and investigate and punish corruption in public life. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan—the third-highest civilian award—by the Government of India in 1992.[1]
Hazare started a hunger strike on 5 April 2011 to exert pressure on the Indian government to enact a stringent anti-corruption law, The Lokpal Bill, 2011 as envisaged in the Jan Lokpal Bill, for the institution of an ombudsman with the power to deal with corruption in public places. The fast led to nationwide protests in support. The fast ended on 9 April 2011, a day after the government accepted Hazare's demands. The government issued a gazette notification on the formation of a joint committee, consisting of government and civil society representatives, to draft the legislation.[2]