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Time of India
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Mailara Mahadevappa's Gram Sevashrama renovated, reopened
Haveri: Freedom fighter Mailara Mahadevappa founded the Grama Sevashrama in Koraduru village to promote Mahatma Gandhi 's ideals of poverty eradication, abolishing untouchability and indigenous awareness, while contributing to the freedom movement, said Vijay Mahantesh Danammanavar, deputy commissioner and chairman of the Martyr Mailara Mahadevappa National Memorial Trust. Inaugurating the renovated Grama Sevashrama on Monday, he detailed how Mailara Mahadevappa, resolute in his opposition to British rule, established the Koraduru Ashram, which inspired over 200 activists locally. Freedom fighter Kariyappa Kalkoti enhanced it, though it recently fell into disrepair. "Being familiar with this area since his youth, he undertook the ashram's renovation," he added. The DC said beyond renovating the ashram, people should comprehend Mahadevappa's principles and emulate his valiant character to pass this heritage to future generations. "Mahadevappa ended his life when he was just 32 years old by British firing, but he followed Ahimsa his entire life like Mahatma Gandhiji," the IAS officer said. Prof GB Kalkoti said during his studies, Mahadevappa received mentorship from KF Patil and Murigappa Eli, strengthening his patriotic spirit and wisdom. He noted with pride that Koraduru produced six freedom fighters. "Mailara Mahadevappa was the only participant from Karnataka in the Dandi March led by Mahatma Gandhiji. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo He should be a role model to our youths because he was a nationalist and followed Ahimsa tatva," he said. Satish Kulkarni, a writer and trust member, said the district commissioner's interest in the Gram Sevashrama at Koraduru helped preserve freedom struggle heritage sites. He expressed appreciation for having such a dedicated officer, noting the centre's inclusive operation regardless of caste, religion, or regional boundaries. HS Mahadevappa, grandson of Mailara Mahadevappa, committed Rs 1 lakh towards children's play equipment for the Grama Sevashrama grounds. Zilla Panchayat former member Siddaraj Kalakoti, assistant director, department of Kannada culture RV Chinnikatti, and others attended the event.
Hindustan Times
05-06-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Mahatma Gandhi's only known portrait in oil paint to go under the hammer
In July, an oil painting of Mahatma Gandhi made by Clare Leighton, an artist renowned for her wood engravings, will be auctioned for the first time — believed to be the only oil portrait of the Mahatma. Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi will form part of Bonhams' Travel and Exploration Sale to be held online between July 7 and 15. The 30 1/8 x 25' canvas is priced between GBP 50,000 and 70,000 ( ₹ 58 lakh and ₹81 lakh). Leighton, who met Gandhi in London in 1931, even made a drawing of him while he was asleep. How did this painting come to be? And what did Gandhi think of it? Let's find out. Towards the end of August 1931, Mahatma Gandhi and a group of hopeful men and women seeking independence for India, buoyed by the success of the Dandi March and the salt satyagraha, boarded a ship for England to attend the Second Round Table Conference. The conference, however, was a tense one, as arch negotiator Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi found himself at odds with members of his own delegation — drawn from the princely order, the landlords, the titled gentry and the leaders of Hindu groups — as well as battling the hardened colonialists who were not interested in his demand for self-governance and an Indian Constitution. The conference lasted a few months, but amidst the tense negotiations, Gandhi decided to do the 'real round table work' and get to know the people of England. On social reformer Muriel Lester's invitation, he stayed at the community centre in Kingsley Hall in East End, took his morning walks in its streets and made friends with the children, to whom he became 'Uncle Gandhi'. He also met several people, from the cotton mill workers of Lancashire, heavily impacted by his Swadeshi movement to political activists who were sympathetic to the cause. Even Nobel Prize-winning physicist Albert Einstein wrote to him during his time in London —'We may hope that your example will spread beyond the borders of your country', he said. It was during this time that Gandhi met Leighton and sculptor Jo Davidson, both of whom took the opportunity to get Gandhi to model for them. (Davidson's bronze bust of Gandhi is now in the permanent collection of the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum). She returned to oil paints rarely — Gandhi's portrait being one occasion. In November 1931, the artist exhibited this painting at the Albany Galleries in Sackville Street, London. According to press reports, Gandhi did not attend the exhibition, but the event drew the attention of many powerful people including 'Members of Parliament and ex-Members, artists, journalists and art critics … dignified figures of some of the chief Hindu representatives… Mrs (Sarojini) Naidu, the statesman-poet... and Sir Purshotamdas Thakurdas, one of the Mahatma's colleagues'. The oil portrait occupied pride of place, and was presented on an easel. Saddened by the result of the conference, Gandhi left London on December 5, 1931 and declined invitations to visit America and Europe. He only agreed to spend a few days in Switzerland with his biographer Romain Rolland, and visited the Vatican before returning to India on December 28. Within a week, he was imprisoned and the Civil Disobedience movement was resumed. But Gandhi did not let political events get in the way of social niceties. His long-time associate and secretary Mahadev Desai wrote a letter to Leighton in December 1931 which thanked her for her painting. 'It was such a pleasure to have had you here for many mornings doing Mr Gandhi's portrait. I am sorry I didn't see the final result, but many of my friends who saw it in the Albany Gallery said to me that it was a good likeness. I am quite sure Mr Gandhi has no objection to its being reproduced,' he wrote. The Bonhams website explains that the painting was also shown in 1978 as part of the Boston Public Library's exhibition, Clare Leighton: American Sheaves English Seed Corn. The work showed clear signs of restoration. The Lyman Allyn Museum Conservation Laboratory had repaired tears in several places — according to the artist's family, the painting was attacked by a religious zealot in 1974. The work remained in the family after Leighton's death in 1989.
Time of India
05-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Pink salt vs regular salt: Is one healthier than the other?
What is salt? Salt is a common ingredient used from prehistoric times to now. It has changed civilisations, and is now an integral part of one's food. Of course we cannot forget the fight against the British for taxation on salt in the form of Dandi March. We are today talking about different types of salts debating whether pink salt is better than white salt. Salt has been used as if food preservative, currency, religious findings, drug and medication, item of taxation, symbol of victory, as a mummifying agent and an integral component of one's diet. Salt is a compound sodium chloride. Sodium plays an important role in several biological functions, including fluid balance, nerve conduction and muscle contraction. Salt in excess can lead to high blood pressure and heart disease. Because of the potential dangers of consuming too much table salt, many people have turned to using pink Himalayan salt, believing it to be a healthier alternative. Let us now explore the difference between the Pink salt and the normal salt. What is Pink Himalayan Salt? Pink Himalayan salt is a pink-colored salt extracted from the Khewra Salt Mine. The salt is hand-extracted and minimally processed to yield an unrefined product that's free of additives and thought to be much more natural than table salt. However, the natural harvesting process allows pink Himalayan salt to possess many other minerals and trace elements that are not found in regular table salt. Some people estimate it may contain up to 84 different minerals and trace elements. In fact, it's these very minerals, especially iron, that give it its characteristic pink color. Pink Himalayan salt contains more minerals Both table salt and pink Himalayan salt consist mostly of sodium chloride, but pink Himalayan salt has up to 84 other minerals and trace elements. These include common minerals like potassium and calcium, as well as lesser-known minerals like strontium and molybdenum. The Pink Himalayan salt lacks Iodine which is an ingredient added to Table salt. Below is a comparison of well-known minerals found in a gram of the two salts: Pink Himalayan Salt Table Salt Calcium (mg) 1.6 0.4 Potassium (mg) 2.8 0.9 Magnesium (mg) 1.06 0.0139 Iron (mg) 0.0369 0.0101 Sodium (mg) 368 381 Pink Himalayan salt Contains may favor good microbiome. Studies using advanced genetic techniques showed that wide variety of microbes, with two main groups of bacteria thriving in different environments, one in the soil and the other in the salty brine. The soil had more diverse bacteria like Lactobacillus, while the brine supported different groups, including halophiles that thrive in extreme salt conditions. Dr. Narasimhaiah Srinivasaiah, Senior Consultant - Colorectal Surgery, Apollo Hospitals Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru One step to a healthier you—join Times Health+ Yoga and feel the change
The Hindu
30-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
History, brick by brick at the AIWC wall
Encapsulating significant events associated with the All India Women's Conference (AIWC), established in 1927 to address issues such as women's education, health and gender equality, a newly opened Wall of History at AIWC in the capital is a trip down memory lane. With a beautifully curated corridor featuring 29 panels, the Wall arrests the viewer not just through its luminosity but the profundity of the brief write-up accompanying each photograph. Curated by AIWC general secretary Manju Kak, it was inaugurated by former ambassador TCA Raghavan this past week. The conference was started well before the call for purna swaraj was made in December, 1929 and much before Gandhiji's Dandi March, which shook the foundations of British rule with a fistful of salt. Who were these brave women of AIWC who saw tomorrow yesterday? There was Sarojini Naidu, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay. Then there was Margaret Cousin, not to forget Maharani Chimnabai Gaekwad, the first president and Rajkumari Amrit Kaur who went on to join Jawaharlal Nehru's Cabinet, the first of independent India. It actually started in Pune's Fergusson college in 1925 when nearly 2,000 women gathered raising their voice for equality. A couple of years later AIWC came up, now just two short of a well-deserved hundred. The AIWC History Wall commemorates the remarkable innings. Says Manju Kak, 'Beginning with our emblem and the landmark first conference in 1927, this powerful visual exhibit takes you on a journey through time, highlighting AIWC's pioneering efforts in women's education, healthcare, child marriage, legal rights, and socio-economic empowerment.'AIWC general secretary, Kak recalls the efforts made to fix the minimum age for marriage of girls through the Sarda Act in 1929. 'From the Sarda Act to launching Mobile Health Vans, establishing libraries and textile units, and initiating computer training and skill development programs, each panel reflects AIWC's dedication to the upliftment of women and children across India,' Kak points out. Some of the exhibits are truly enlightening. For instance, the one which talks of the foundation of Irwin College, not too far from the AIWC precincts. The college was designed as a haven for girls to hone their skills in arts and aesthetics and home science. Or the exhibit dedicated to Sarojini Naidu, the Nightingale of India, who was its fourth president or the one about Begum Shareefah Hamid Ali, the AIWC president in 1940 who attended a Congress session in 1907. Shareefah developed the Swadeshi movement and later went on to champion the cause of the implementation of the Sarda Act. As you walk through this corridor, Kak sums up, 'You'll witness more than just the history of an organization, you will experience the story of a movement, led by visionary women, shaping a more just and equitable society.'
IOL News
22-05-2025
- Politics
- IOL News
A journey of peace: the significance of the Salt March
Mahatma Gandhi with Sarjojini Naidoo, a powerful leader in the Indian struggle, during the Salt March. Image: Supplied IN 2005, there was a resurgence of interest around the world in nonviolence. It was the 75th anniversary of the famous Dandi March organised by Mahatma Gandhi. Many peace activists began to consider observing this anniversary in some symbolic way and to re-commit to nonviolence and peaceful means of resolving conflict. In Durban, a group of people came together under the banner of the Gandhi Development Trust to re-enact this famous march and dubbed it the Gandhi Luthuli Salt March. It symbolically joined the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Charter, drawn up in 1955 in Kliptown at the Congress of the People, with the 75th anniversary of the Dandi March. The Freedom Charter was drawn up at a time when Chief Albert Luthuli was president of the ANC. This prompted the name Gandhi Luthuli Salt March and in short, the Annual Salt March. This year, we recall that 95 years ago on April 6, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi and 78 volunteers began their nonviolent defiance march from Sabarmathi Ashram in Ahemdabad in India to the coastal town of Dandi. This turned out to be one of the largest and most effective defiance campaigns in the world in which millions of people throughout India participated by defying the unjust monopoly on salt by the British colonisers of India. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. 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This prohibition affected everyone, and the act of defiance against this law spread like wildfire across the length and breadth of India, drawing millions into this nonviolent campaign involving the making of salt. The band of 78 trained volunteers together with Gandhiji walked through hundreds of villages for 241 miles and for 24 days mobilising the communities as they marched, making their way to the seaside village known as Dandi. There they began to manufacture their own salt. Gandhiji led the march and having made the salt, he picked up a fistfull of salt and said to a captive audience of international and local journalists: "With this I will shake the foundation of the British Empire." The impact of this little act was unprecedented. Not only was India shaken into action but the injustice of this law drew the attention of the world. There was widespread publicity throughout the country and the international press covered the stories of this protest. Attention was particularly drawn to the atrocities committed by the police. The unarmed peaceful protesters were beaten up, arrested and imprisoned. Mounted police stormed the marchers and threw blows on their heads but no one raised a hand to retaliate. Instead,, as the wounded fell, survivors continued to march and new bands of people came in. Sixty thousand people were imprisoned as a result of this civil disobedience and eventually the British were forced to agree to negotiate a settlement and the path to freedom of India was charted. India won its freedom 17 years later on August 15, 1947. The Dandi march has served as a beacon of hope to millions around the world who chose to use nonviolent means to attain freedom and it continues to inspire nonviolent resisters all over the world. We in South Africa too, mounted many nonviolent struggles. We also opted for a negotiated settlement. Let us be aware of the fact that the alternate could have been as ghastly and devastating as Gaza. We see the devastation of war in other parts of the world where not only people die but the entire environment is damaged to the extent that rebuilding from the destruction becomes a nightmare. Significantly in 2008, a pledge was made by the participants of the 5th Salt March. We reproduce a summary of it: "War and violence are destroying the lives of millions of people in the world. While thousands are killed, families are left destitute to suffer untold misery and deprivation. Further the violence of greed exploitation and corruption is causing poverty, misery and environmental degradation among millions who are left homeless and without work or shelter. We pledge our solidarity with the millions who have died and the billions who are living a life of poverty and we rededicate ourselves to the moral, and spiritual philosophy of nonviolent resistance against war, violence, greed and exploitation." From the outset, the Durban Salt March Committee agreed that this march would carry a clear message of peace, nonviolence, ubuntu, reconciliation and social cohesion, that in that spirit the march would be non-competitive and that it would not be a march to raise funds, but to draw everyone, rich and poor, to the march in solidarity. This march carries the message of the Freedom Charter. In particular, it draws attention to the important clause of the Charter which says: "South Africa shall strive to maintain world peace and the settlement of all international disputes by negotiation-not war. Peace and friendship amongst all our people shall be secured by upholding the equal rights, opportunities and status of all, within the country, in Africa and internationally." As we witness the inequalities in our society today, the widening gap between the wealthy and the poor, as we see the many challenges that our society faces in terms of access to basic necessities of life such as work, security, shelter, nourishment caring and education, we realise that although we are liberated, there is still much that we need to do to achieve both our dreams and the dreams of our forefathers, who sacrificed so much that South Africa may attain freedom. The Salt March 2025, in celebrating its 20th anniversary, seeks to invoke the spirit of compassion and love that all our scriptures speak about, so that together we can rid our community of corruption, of crime, of violence, and of wanton vandalism and build a strong, peaceful nation where ubuntu can once again prevail across the country among all South Africans. If this is your dream too, then let's get together in this march and contemplate on how we can together make a difference. The march start will start on May 25 at the Gandhi Phoenix Settlement in Bhambayi, Inanda, at 7.30am. Secure parking will be available at the Gandhi Luthuli Peace Park in Phoenix, from where a shuttle will bring you to the Gandhi Settlement. The march is a 4.5km walk from the Gandhi Settlement to the Gandhi Luthuli Peace Park. Ela Gandhi Image: File Ela Gandhi is the chairperson of the Gandhi Development and Phoenix Settlement Trusts. ** The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of IOL or Independent Media. THE POST
