Monday, May 24, 2010

Nagindas Sanghavi Gandhi Scholar in Mumbai



Sri Nagindas Sanghavi is a historian and a Gandhian Scholar. He extensively researched on Gandhi's South Africa Days and written a book, "Gandhi - Agony of Arrival : the South Africa Years". Sri Prasad visited him in Mumbai on May 19.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Programme at Bapughat on February 12, 2010

Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948 and cremated at Delhi on January 31. The ashes were immersed in Musi River on February 12 at Hyderabad and a monument was created, called Bapughat near Langarhouse. Functions are organized on February 12 every year at Bapughat with interfaith prayers, school children's programmes etc. Sri Prasad was addressing students from several schools on this occasion.



Monday, May 17, 2010

Meeting of Sarvodaya Network Sunday, May 16, 2010

It was decided to have a meeting of SARVODAYA NETWORK on 3rd Sunday of every month.

The meeting for May was organized on Sunday, May 16, 2010.

The meeting of SARVODAYA NETWORK was held at VMRG International in Venkataramana Colony, Khairatabad to discuss promotion of Swadeshi Products. Kiran Anumalasetty coordinated the event. Srinivasa Murthy who is an expert on Soap making and developed different varieties of Kutir Soap offered his technical support. Srinivas from Osmania University offered to take the message of Swadeshi to students of the University. Prasad informed the meeting of an exposure visit by 40 people from Metpalli Khadi Samithi to Sevagram - Wardha. Earlier, a team of two managers from this Khadi Institution visited Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Rural Industrialization (MGIRI) to learn modern techniques in Khadi.

Prasad outlined the approach for strengthening the Swadeshi products promotion. The effort will cover the following:

Khadi - cloth
Articles of daily use - soap, tooth powder, and other cosmetic goods from rural institutions
Food items - organic rice, pulses, jaggary etc.
Literature - books, CDs, other material from Sarvodaya.

In regard to the promotion of these,
1. We will work with 'Sarvodaya Institutions'
2. Motivate the staff of these institutions - exposure visits, training etc.
3. Technology improvement, quality upgradation, standardization, branding etc.
4. Marketing - schools, colleges, universities, public places associations, shops etc.
5. Welfare of the families associated with these institutions - farmers, spinners, weavers,
marketing personnel, office personnel etc.

Meeting concluded with a vote of thanks from Kiran.

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Sri Prasad Addressing Students


Sri Prasad addressing students of Dharma Veer Waman Naik Junior College for Girls on "Human Values and Gandhian Perspectives" on August 6, 2009.

Mr. Shisir Khanal, Executive Director, Sarvodaya USA addressing the meeting. Mr. Cornelis Keur, US Consul General, Hyderabad, Mr. Jayaram Komati, President, TANA, USA, Dr. S.V. Prabhath IAS, Chairman, NCRI and Mr. Prasad Coordinator, 'The Wheel' - Centre for Gandhian Thought and Action, NCRI and General Secretary, AP Sarvodaya Mandal are in the Picture

TANA President's visit to NCRI


Jayaram Komati, President, Telugu Association of North America (TANA) with Dr. S.V. Prabhath, IAS, Chairman, NCRI and Sri Prasad Gollanapalli, General Secretary, A.P. Sarvodaya Mandal.