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Ramjee Singh (born 1927, India) is a former Member of Parliament and vice-chancellor of
acclaimed very highly. He was the founder and head of the Department of Gandhian Thought at Bhagalpur University, where he served as its chairman for 10 years. He has combined academics with social activism.
Ramjee Singh (born 1927, India) is a former Member of Parliament and vice-chancellor of Jain Vishva Bharati University
Jain Vishva Bharati Institute is a deemed university in Rajasthan.
History
JVBI was established with the inspiration of Acharya Tulsi, the 9th Head of the Jain Svetambar Terapanth religious sect, in Ladnun, Dist Nagaur, Rajasthan.
In 20ma ...
. He is an eminent Gandhian The followers of Mahatma Gandhi, the greatest figure of the Indian independence movement, are called Gandhians.
Gandhi's legacy includes a wide range of ideas ranging from his dream of ideal India (or ''Rama Rajya)'', economics, environmentalism, ...
and is the author of a number of books on him. He was also the director of Gandhian Institute of Studies, Varanasi
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, India.
In January 2020 he was awarded the fourth highest civilian award in the country: The Padma Shri
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for Social Work.
His life has been a blend of being a Gandhian academician as well as an activist. Singh has declared Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...
as the Bodhisattva
In Buddhism, a bodhisattva ( ; sa, 𑀩𑁄𑀥𑀺𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁆𑀯 (Brahmī), translit=bodhisattva, label=Sanskrit) or bodhisatva is a person who is on the path towards bodhi ('awakening') or Buddhahood.
In the Early Buddhist schools ...
of the 20th century.
Education and achievements
Towards his academic achievements, he has earned three doctorate degrees, a PhD inJainism
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, a D.Litt. in Hindu thought
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and another D.Litt. in Political Science
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in Gandhism and was awarded emeritus fellowship.
He is a prolific writer and has authored and edited about 50 books, mostly on Gandhism and Indian philosophy and culture both in English and Hindi
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. He was also vice-chancellor of the Jain University, and a panel speaker at the International Philosophical Congress ( Brighton) and Parliament of the World's Religions
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(Chicago, 1993), and Cape Town
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, 2001. He was secretary and president of All India Philosophical Association for about 12 years and is currently the vice-president of Afro-Asian Philosophical Association.
He has served as the secretary of ''Akhil Bharatiya Darshan Parishad'' for 9 years and its chairman for 6 years and the secretary of Afro Asian Philosophy Association (for Asia) since 1985. He was also associated with the Royal Institute of Philosophy and Psychology, Sydney, etc. He was invited to address the plenary session of World Congress of Philosophy
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at Brighton, United Kingdom, which the British newspapers and the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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...Freedom movement and social activism
As a social activist he participated in freedom movement of India in 1942 under Gandhi's leadership and also suffered imprisonment for 21 months when the Indian government had suppressed all civil and political rights and imposed emergency in 1975–77. As a result, he was elected to theParliament of India
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with a margin of 186,000 votes against his formidable rival, who was later Chief Minister of Bihar. He has also raised his voice against inhuman blinding of under-trial prisoners in jail before the Supreme Court of India and had moved a Public Interest Litigation The chief instrument through which judicial activism has flourished in India is public interest litigation (PIL) or social action litigation (SAL). ''Public interest litigation'' (PIL) refers to litigation undertaken to secure public interest and de ...
in the High Court for the protection of the rights of the landless people. As a Gandhian peace activist he has organised about 70 youth peace camps and helped to set up departments of Gandhian Studies and peace research throughout the country from the time he was president of the Indian Society of Gandhian Studies. He still continues to be the president of the Indian Society of Gandhian Studies.
He has taught philosophy and Gandhian thought for 50 years and he is still an emeritus fellow of the University Grants Commission. .
International representation
*Parliament of the World's Religions
There have been several meetings referred to as a Parliament of the World's Religions, the first being the World's Parliament of Religions of 1893, which was an attempt to create a global dialogue of faiths. The event was celebrated by another c ...
, Chicago (1993).
* World Philosophy Congress ( Brighton, 1988), Moscow.
* World Philanthropy Conference, Toronto
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1991.
* Member, East-West Philosophical Meet, Hawaii 1995.
* Has travelled and represented India in various meetings and seminars in UK, United States, France, Italy, USS.R, Japan, Thailand
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, S. Korea, Singapore, Pakistan
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, Sri Lanka, Kenya
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, Nepal
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, Canada etc.
Associations with educational, social and cultural bodies
* Hon. president, International society of social philosophy * Vice-President, Afro-Asian Philosophical Association. * Chancellor, Vikramshila Hindi Vidyapeeth, Bhagalpur. * Convener, National Committee for Shanti-Sena. * Emeritus professor of Gandhian thought ( University Grants Commission). * Ex- member,Indian Council of Philosophical Research
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The Ministry of Education ( MoE; formerly the Ministry of Human Resource Development ...
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* Ex- member, Royal Institute of Philosophy
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, London.
* Ex-member, Mind Association
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It was established in 1900 on the death of Henry Sidgwick
Henry Sidgwick (; 31 ...
, Oxford
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* Life-member, Indian Philosophical Congress
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* Hon. Member, World Jain Mission.
* Life Member, Indian Parliamentary Group, Delhi
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* Member, National Board of Adult Education, 1977–79.
* Member, University Grants Commission Committee on Regional Languages, 1978–79.
* member, University Grants Commission Committee on Evaluation of N.A.E.P., 1979.
* Member of Amnesty International, 1977–81
* Member, Parliamentary Committee on Library, 1977–79
* Member, University Grants Commission Committee on Gandhian Centenary celebration.
* President, Indian Society of Gandhian Thought (1989–94)
* Member, Advisory Council of Harijan Sevak Sangh
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*Patron, Shree Rash Bihari Mission
*Member, Standing Committee, Bharat Navjagran Yojna
Books
*Jainism
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in the new millennium Commonwealth publication (2010).
* Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...
- Man of the millennium ( Commonwealth Publication (2010).
* Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...
aur gandhi vichar ka saurya mandal, Arjun Publication, Delhi, 2010.
* Hind Swaraj and Satyagraha (Commonwealth Publication, New delhi, 2010.
* राष्ट्रीय धर्म और राजनीति (Arjun Publication, 2010).
* भारतीय दर्शनशात्र और धर्म ((Arjun Publication, 2010).
* Gandhi dristi (Arjun Publication, 2010).
* Dimensions of Indian thought and culture, Manak (1998).
* Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...
and the modern world, Classical Pub. Co (1988).
* Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...
and the new millennium, Commonwealth (2000).
* The Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...
an vision, Manak Publications; 1st edition (1998).
* Jaina
JAINA is an acronym for the Federation of Jain Associations in North America, an umbrella organizations to preserve, practice, and promote Jainism in USA and Canada. It was founded in 1981 and formalized in 1983. Among Jain organization it is ...
perspective in philosophy and religion (Parsvanatha sodhapitha granthamala), Pujya Sohanalal Smaraka Parsvanatha Sodhapitha; 1st edition (1993).
* JP 100 Years ; Text and Context, Commonwealth Publishers (2004).
* The relevance of Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...
an thought, Classical Pub. Co (1983).
* The Jaina
JAINA is an acronym for the Federation of Jain Associations in North America, an umbrella organizations to preserve, practice, and promote Jainism in USA and Canada. It was founded in 1981 and formalized in 1983. Among Jain organization it is ...
concept of omniscience, L.D. Institute of Indology
Indology, also known as South Asian studies, is the academic study of the history and cultures, languages, and literature of the Indian subcontinent, and as such is a subset of Asian studies.
The term ''Indology'' (in German, ''Indologie'') is ...
(1974).
* The concept of Omniscience in ancient Hindu thought
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, Oriental Publishers & Distributors (1979).
* Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...
and the twenty-first century, Peace Publishers (1993).
* Gandhian darshan mimansa (Hindi), Bihar Hindi Granth Academy, Patna, 1974.
* Samaj Darshan ka mool tatva (Hindi), Rajasthan Hindi Granth Academy, Patna 1979.
* Gandhi and the 31st Century, Peace Publication, Delhi 1993.
* Bhartiya darshan aur chintan (Hindi), Manak Publication, New Delhi, 1997.
* Gandhi Vichar (Hindi), Manak Publication, Delhi
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, 1995.
* Gandhian Vision, Manak Publication, New Delhi, 1997.
* Reflections of Jaina
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, Manak Publications, New Delhi, 2003.
* Peace: ideology and action, gis, 1997.
* Naya samaj aur Nayi Sanskriti, Commonwealth Publishers, New Delhi, 2002.
Books edited
*Sarvodaya
Sarvōdaya ( hi, सर्वोदय '' sarv-'' "all", '' uday'' "rising") is a Sanskrit term which generally means "universal uplift" or "progress of all". The term was used by Mahatma Gandhi as the title of his 1908 translation of John Ruskin ...
of Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...
, Raj Hans Publications, New Delhi, 1984.
* World Perspective in Philosophy, Religion and Culture, Bharti Bhawan, Patna, 1960.
* Gandhi's relevance from modern times, Bhagalpur University, 1968.
* Sant-mat ki paramparaye (Hindi) 2009.
* Essential unity of all religions, Bhagalpur University, 1968.
* Relevance of satyagraha for modern times, Bhagalpur University, 1971.
* Gandhi's centenary number, T.N.B . college, Bhagalpur University, 1970.
* Vinoba-Satsang (Hindi), N.B. College, Bhagalpur University, 1968.
* Sa-Vidyana-Vimuktaye, GPF, Bhagalpur, 1968.
* Sarvodaya OF Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...
, Rajhans Publications, Delhi, 1984.
* Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...
jyoti, Quarterly journal of Gandhian Thought, (1986–92).
* Mehi janmashanti abhinandan granths, Bhagalpur, 1983.
* Satsang piyush, Munger, 1994.
* Sarsang Gandhi, Munger, 1995.
* Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...
:125 years, S.S. prakashan, Varanasi, 1996.
* Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...
and the world order, Radiant Publication, Delhi, 1996.
* Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...
and the future of humanity, Manak Publication, Delhi, 1997.
* Kasturba
Kasturbai Mohandas Gandhi (, born Kasturbai Gokuldas Kapadia; 11 April 1869 – 22 February 1944) was an Indian political activist. She married Mohandas Gandhi, more commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, in 1883. With her husband and her eldest s ...
: bhartiya stree-shakti ki Pratika, GIS, 1997.
* Sradha and Samarpan, Varanasi
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, 1999.
* Manas Mangalam, Indrukh Manas Samiti, 2002.
See also
*List of peace activists
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* Bhagalpur University
* Sarva Seva Sangh
* Harijan Sevak Sangh
Harijan Sevak Sangh is a non-profit organisation founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1932 to eradicate untouchability in India, working for Harijan or Dalit people and upliftment of Depressed Class of India. It is headquartered at Kingsway Camp in De ...
* Akhil Bhartiya Darshan Parishad
* Gandhi Peace Foundation
The Gandhi Peace Foundation is an Indian organisation that studies and develops Mahatma Gandhi's thought.
History
The foundation was established 31 July 1958 to preserve and spread Gandhi's thought. It began with donation of 10 million rupee ...
References
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