A Talkshow on Indian forest and tigers of India by Kaushik Ghelani

 

 Today, on 21st, July 2023,we attended A Talkshow on Indian forest and Tigers of India by Kaushik Ghelani sir. Kaushik Sir Ghelani is Photographer , Advertising Professional, Advertising Copywriter, Media Planner, Traveller. It was held at Department of life science. First of all we had prayer and introductory session. In which, Bharatsingh Gohil praised Dilip sir and Students of Department also for attending such seminars. 

      Kaushik sir made Documentry for G-20 summit on the topic "Vasudhev Kutumbkam" about migratory birds of members of summit. All the different birds belong from member's country. In this documentary Rupkumar Rathod gave his voice. He talked about life style for enviornment and for that we need collective participation and environmental consciousness. 

    In addition, he mentioned two national parks. 1. Jim Corbett National park, Dhikala 2. Dhudhva National park. Dang has developed natural agriculture and Modhera is a first solar City. He throws light upon #beat_plastic_pollution. One of most interesting thought by him was Nature is University for me. Moreover, he compared nature with characters such as Ashvstyama, and it changes the human and lives like a woman. It grows with time with reference of Jungle novel by Jim Corbett and The fall of sparrow by Salim Ali. 

  Furthermore, he told with reference of Dhikala that Nature also migrates with the people. It is art of God like we changed name of river like Sarasvati. It is eco-friendly jungle and most of the time jungle's name put according to species of trees like Modasa from Mhudasa.  Sal conopy is wealthy jungle. Dhudhva National park is one of the mysterious jungle where we can find tigers named charger and mock charger because of their attacking nature. 

    Tiger's ability can describe by size, shape, and colour. Kaushik sir told lots of stories of tiger and tigeress like Pauro, Maya, Chakrdhara. Tigeress teaches her cubs about jungle, hunting, and surviving. Tigers have their territory which they marked by claw mark. He introduced relationship of monkey and Sambhar like best friend and other animals too. He said that how every species in the jungle coexist together.

   Additionally, he talked about migratory birds and their nature. He said that one of the finest brush made from the Mangoes's hair and also about ivory trading and dawn feather jackets. He talked about alternate. When we visit any jungle we must stay in rest house so that we contribute in local economy. Sir eloquently engane us in the talk and told that how books and authors shape his journey. He influenced by Dhruv Bhatt sir who gave him a name Aranyak.

In sum up, sir suggested to experience and explore the nature and go solo on the trip. Understand the value of it and start change from today only about not harming mother nature. We are very greatful to Department of life science for this fruitful session. 

Thank you.

Literature's impact on the Life of Gandhiji & different interpretations of Gandhi as individual by others

 

Deification is an Indian disease.

        

 

Hello everyone, 

   Literature teaches us to look at every aspect of the work or any Individual. When we explore any work, we must consider all the aspects of that work for better understanding. I had recently completed the book Satyana Prayogo, in which there was an allusion to three works. Apart from that, we are going to see two other works in this blog.

    The first work mentioned in the book is 'The Kingdom of God is Within You', a book by Leo Tolstoy talking about the spark that always lies within you. However, Gandhi tries to find it outside. At the end, after reading and being inspired by Tolstoy, he accepted this. Most probably, this work had a great impact on Gandhiji's life.

    In addition, the second work is 'Unto The Last'. Gandhi summarised Unto The Last like this: The good of the individual is contained in the good of all. John Ruskin criticises the industrial revolution. He inspired Gandhiji's South African revolution. Even Gandhiji said that it is impossible to put this book aside once he has started it. While reading articles on the influence of Ruskin on Gandhi, I came across the information that Gandhiji published pamphlets named Sarvodaya," which was a Gujarati addition to Unto the Last. Thus, for Gandhi, 'Unto The Last' would mean only the uplift of the last.

    Moreover, the third work is 'Civil Disobedience' by Henry David Thoroeu. This work has a deep impact on Gandhi and all the resistance. Thoroeu was a transcendentalist, believing in self-reliance. ' Devine experience is inherent in the everyday'. He compared the government with machines. In the book, he criticises the government of Massachusetts by saying it is harmful.

      Additionally, the government is more interested in commerce and agriculture than humility. And it's not desirable to cultivate respect for the law, which should be broken. Not only did he say that voting for justice and wishing for justice are equally ineffective, but he also refused to pay for texts. This idea and way of resistance inspired Gandhiji for all the resistance.

     Now let us take a look at the movie based on the biography of Gandhi. It was directed and produced by Richard Attenborough. This is a biographical movie released in 1982. This movie presents major events in the life of Mohandas Gandhi, the Indian leader who stood against British rule over his country. He was dedicated to non-violence. Eventually, his actions became internationally renowned, and his gatherings of passive protest moved India towards independence. This movie has different interpretations. This movie gained worldwide fame and was accepted by everyone.

    The famous writer Salman Rushdie wrote an essay on this movie named 'Attenborough's Gandhi'. He interprets it in a different way. The wish to see India as a fountainhead of spiritual and mystic wisdom, it can be vision after making this movie.There is a leader dedicated to the ideas of poverty and simplicity who is Gandhi. Sometimes they become too good for the world. Furthermore, revolution can and should be made purely by submission, self-sacrifice, and non-violence alone. In this statement, Rushdie emphasises other factors that play a crucial role in revolution.

   Salman Rushdie said that Attenborough compared Gandhiji with Christ. In the film, they didn't talk about the calibacy (Bramhchrya) practise of Gandhi. He also described his fondness for billionaires. In the film, all the major characters didn't justify Patel as a clown, Jinnah as a count Drecula, Nehru as a disciple, and Boze as a guerrilla If we look at the depiction of the Amritsar Jaliyawala massacre, then in the movie, General Dayer received a grand welcome. Due to this, Tagore returned his knighthood.

   Nathuram Godse, a member of the RSS, blamed Mahatma Gandhi for the partition of India. In the movie, he represents the crowd, which was false. This insight is depicted as political, not mystical. Rushdie described freedom fighters as follows: " They won because they were smarter, craftier, and better fighters than their opponents."

"Rich men have always had a weakness for holy men, for saints."

    In sum, we have different views of one individual. If we look at the influence of works in Gandhiji's life, we come to know that literature has a great impact on an individual's life. Not only that, different people have different interpretations of any work. As we can see in the movie and the critical essay upon that movie.

Thank you.

Work Cited: 

1. Rushdie on Attenborough's Gandhi.

2. Wikipedia pages on Civil disobedience: The Kingdom of God is Within Youn Unto the Last, Gandhi movie.

A dip into the Satyana Prayogo

Hello everyone,

Literature is classified into various genres, such as novel, short story, novella, autobiography, biography, etc. Saint Augustine of Hippo wrote Confessions, the first Western autobiography ever written, around 400. Recently, I came across the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi. It was the first time that I explored a new genre of biography.

It is divided in five sections. Each section unfolds his phases of life. It's hard to write a good biography because you have to confess all the sides of your life. And Gandhiji confesses every little thing in it. In the first section, he talked about the beginning of his life. Child marriage and his introversion put him in trouble. Moreover, during this period, he had to go abroad for studies.

In infancy he eats nonveg, which he also steals many times. After that, he has regret, and he confesses it in front of his father. Meanwhile, after a short illness, his father died. He depicted the initial struggle of the journey abroad. Along with this, he reads a lot about every religion. Though he wasn't able to put faith in any of them. He completed his studies for an LLB and became a lawyer.

In the second section, he talked about South Africa's Girmitia people. They became victims of Britishers. Even Gandhi himself faces lots of hurdles and inconveniences from the native people. "બીજાને નમોશ કરી મનુષ્યો પોતે કેમ માન માની શકતા હશે એ કોયડો હજુ લાગી ઉકેલાયો નથી." There are lots of incidents, like mistreatment of him in the train, at a hotel, in Ram, etc. Native people treated him as Kuli, which means similar to untouchables. He has to dress up according to their rituals.

However, most of the time he resists them but is eventually mistreated by them. Along with this, he started his lawyer practise and started fighting cases against Girmitia people. He cultivates relationships with the South Indian people, mostly from Madras. In a short time, he won their hearts and became a successful leader. Though he won many cases there, the situation was difficult.

Additionally, he started writing journals to break the cold wave of resistance. He faces financial problems, but somehow he manages them every time. In the third section, he talks about the Mahasabha and the many people connected with it. He learns to work as a nurse. Not only did he and his team go to a medical camp in a war zone, but he also worked on people's bad habits. His servitude and patience to do any work saved many people's lives.

Furthermore, in the later stages of his life, he strongly believes in celibacy. For this, he started doing experiments with his food habits. " કોઈના મન ઉપર ખરી ખાતરી વિના વધારેપડતી અસર પાડવી એ પણ સત્યને ઝાંખપ પહોંચાડનારી વસ્તુ છે. "He believes in non-violence, and that's why he stopped drinking milk. His life and financial management help him to drive institutions, agitate, etc. He firmly believes in truthfulness, and he tried to stick to it. Though he chooses the profession of lawyer,he stays true to it.

In the fifth section, Gandhiji mostly described his service towards Marki's patients. As I told you earlier, he started experimenting with food, but along with this, he started eliminating food. He was most probably on fast. While doing this, he opens one school where everyone contributes their own thing. There is no doubt that he was an exceptional teacher. He thought that whatever we want students to learn, we must start with them by having them participate in it.

In the last section, he provided information on Chmparan satyagraha, Kheda satyagraha, Rolate Act, Asahkar agitation, etc. In the beginning, he chooses the profession of lawyer, but he then becomes a teacher, nurse, clerk, leader, and many more. From the start, he resists his voice against colonies. But he strongly believes that we can change others hearts through good behaviour. He was so down to earth that, though he was at the top of his profession, he never hesitated to do small jobs. He never takes credit for his work; he stands with the people and fights for them.

Moreover, he mentioned that his mentality changes with time. He has agitated without any violence. He is the best example of a leader. The way he confesses everything—his defects, inabilities, and rigidity—is absolutely commendable.

"અહિંસા એ નમ્રતાની પરાકાષ્ટા છે. અને નમ્રતા વિના મુક્તિ કોઈ કાલે નથી એ અનુભવસિદ્ધ વાત છે. "

 Thank you.