Gandhi Peace Foundation

Gandhi Peace Foundation
Formation 1958 (1958)
Founder R. R. Diwakar, Rajendra Prasad, Jawaharlal Nehru et al.
Location

The Gandhi Peace Foundation is an Indian no-profit organization aimed to study and develop Gandhi's thought.[1]

History

Gandhi Peace Foundation was established in July 1958,[2] in order to preseerve and spread Mahatma Gandhi thought, also thanks to a 10 millions rupees donation of the Gandhi Smarak Nidhi.[3] Its first board was composed, among others, by some important personalities of the Indian politic and activism, such as R. R. Diwakar, Rajendra Prasad and Jawaharlal Nehru. In 2000s the foundation was still considered the Custodian of Gandhian thoughts.[4]

Presidents

Ms. Radha Bhatt in 2012

Gandhi Marg

The Gandhi Marg is a magazine published from 1957[6] by S.K. George, who cured the issues of its first two years and was later substituted by G. Ramachadran. Up to 1965 the journal was published by Gandhi Smarak Nidhi, but from its 10th year it was sponsored by the Gandhi Peace Foundation. From In 1973 to 1979 there was a gap in its publication, which later started again on a monthly basis. After 1989 the Gandhi Marg came back to its quarterly original form.

See also

Note

  1. ↑ Attali, Jaques (2013). "L'India, senza Gandhi". Gandhi: Il risveglio degli umiliati (in Italian). Fazi Editore. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  2. ↑ The International Foundation Directory 2002. Europa Publications. 2002. p. 169. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  3. ↑ Arnold P. Kaminsky, Roger D. Long Ph.D. (2011). "Ghandi Peace Foundation". India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic: an Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic. 1. ABC-CLIO. p. 281. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  4. ↑ "Custodian of Gandhian thoughts". The Times of India. 27 September 2004. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  5. ↑ "Radha Bhatt chose social service over married life". The Tribune. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 2018-09-24. .
  6. ↑ A Comprehensive, Annotated Bibliography on Mahatma Gandhi: Books and pamphlets about Mahatma Gandhi. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1995. p. 160. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
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