Education involves more than knowledge, skills and measurable outcomes. It also shapes how learners experience themselves and others. Ahimsa, rooted in Indian philosophical traditions, emphasizes non-harming, while Agape, rooted in the Greek-Christian tradition, represents a form of selfless and unconditional love. Together, they offer a useful ethical foundation for education based on dignity, care, dialogue … Continue reading Ahimsa and Agape: Reimagining Education Through Nonviolence and Love
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I Come From One India, a United India
This blog post has nothing to do with right or wrong, good or bad, it’s just my perspective about India as a responsible, conscious growing country. As the famous poet Rumi said that there’s ground far beyond right and wrong, I’m meeting you from that ground. Introduction Neither I’m an expert nor I’m a wise … Continue reading I Come From One India, a United India
Gandhi and Me: Our Experiments With Truth
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was one of the most important spiritual leaders in history, a man who was once eulogized as the spokesman for the conscience of humanity. He was a strong inspiration to spiritual and political leaders, and human rights activists like Martin Luther King Jr., Vinoba Bhave, Nelson Mandela, and contemporary changemakers like Nipun … Continue reading Gandhi and Me: Our Experiments With Truth
Why Did Tagore Call Gandhi a Mahatma?
This blog post is correlated to my other blog post called Gandhi and Me. You can't read this one without reading the other one. They both are complementary, they both complete each other. Well, you all know that it was Tagore who gave Gandhi the tag of Mahatma but no one knows why. I was … Continue reading Why Did Tagore Call Gandhi a Mahatma?
The 3 Wise Monkeys of Gandhi
The three wise monkeys and the related proverb are known across the world. The expression SEE NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL, SPEAK NO EVIL first emerged in Japan in the 17th century and was later accepted worldwide as a message of peace and tolerance due to Mahatma Gandhi’s pictorial metaphor of the three monkeys, with one of … Continue reading The 3 Wise Monkeys of Gandhi