7 January 2014

Jagriti Yatra: Identifying with Gandhiji today



Jagriti Yatra: Identifying with Gandhiji today

On January 7, Rajni Bakshi, Senior Gandhi Peace Fellow, Gateway House, moderated a panel discussion on the topic ‘Identifying with Gandhiji Today’ at the closing session of Jagriti Yatra, in Ahmedabad.

The Jagriti Yatra is a non-profit endeavour dedicated to build India through enterprise. The Yatra, which has been held annually in December for the last six years, takes 450 carefully selected young people on a chartered train to 12 destinations across 7500 kms over 15 days to meet 15 different role models.

Rajni Bakshi is a Mumbai-based author, and the Gandhi Peace Fellow at Gateway House. She published a Research paper in October 2012 titled ‘Civilizational Gandhi.’ Rajni serves on the Boards of Child Rights and You (CRY) and Citizens for Peace. Her literary works include the celebrated ‘Bazaars, Conversations and Freedom: for a market culture beyond greed and fear,’ which won two Vodafone-Crossword Awards, ‘Bapu Kuti: Journeys in Rediscovery of Gandhi,’ and ‘Long Haul: the Bombay Textile Workers Strike 1982-83 (1986),’ among others.

To listen to the panel discussion click, here.