Swaraj Peeth Trust, a Gandhian center for nonviolence and peace, works for Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of Swaraj – Home-Rule or Self Rule based on culture of nonviolence or cultural democracy- through building a community based nonviolent social force called Gandhi Shanti Sena; organising public dialogues, training in nonviolence and ducation programmes for creating swaraj awareness in various areas of life. Read More
“Take Me to That Heaven of Freedomâ€
“Why do you come here; what do you want; and what is the purpose of your meeting us?†He hurled at me, though in a polite manner, I could not miss the defiance and the message. The questioner was a … Read more
“Now we know Gandhi was our man; not Birla’s agent as we were taughtâ€
Stories of Experience: Hind Swaraj Journey In Simultala the study camp, 13-16 Sept 2003, was organized by Gram Bharti Ashram, one of the well known Sarvodaya rural institution in Bihar run by a very dedicated and powerful couple, Shri Shivanand … Read more
“We Don’t See Our Self-Image in Modern Indiaâ€
Hind Swaraj Journey: September 2002 They were  Kohl tribal in a four-day study camp organized  by social worker Shri Shamshad khan in September of 2002 at village Sukada, Dist Mirzapur in eastern Uttar Pradesh and adjacent to Sonbhadra district known … Read more
“Gandhiji Wrote On Our Behalfâ€
Hind Swaraj Journey: June 2002 I was facing an almost exclusively women’s group for the first time since we started Hind Swaraj study Camps. It was June 2002 at Lakshmi Ashram, Kausani ( Kumaon, Uttarakhand) established by Sarala Bahen a … Read more
“If I have to Choose…â€
Hind Swaraj Journey: November 2001 “If I have to make a choice today  between Dahammapad and Hind Swaraj, I will chose Hind Swarajâ€, said His Eminence Ven. Prof Samdhong Rinpoche, one of the most revered Budhhist lama and the then … Read more
Girls’ Nonviolent Action for Education
How Hind Swaraj and Nonviolence education works  Girls’ Nonviolent Action for Education : “A literate daughter makes a society literate…† A group of primary school girls waged a unique nonviolent campaign for a school for girls, under the guidance of … Read more