| The Wheel is the segment of National Council of Rural Institutes (NCRI) which deals with the Gandhian thought and action. The Wheel is headed by Prof GVVSDS Prasad, a Gandhian scholar and Sarvodaya leader. Wheel works for the development of all the Gandhi ashrams in the country and the Gandhian study centres. Besides it takes up a number of activities for the upliftment of the poor and in educating the rural about Gandhian values and principles..
Activities of The Wheel
1. Integration of Gandhian institutions through networking, coordination of rural education institutions for training field research, etc.
I) Networking of Gandhian Institutions and Ashrams
- Gandhian Institutions Engaged in Constructive Work
- Nai Talim Institutions (Basic education)
- Khadi Institutions
- Village industries institutions
- Sanitation Drinking water Housing etc.,
- Institutions promoting national language and provincial languages
- Nature cure yoga and indigenous healtchcare systems
- Organic farming - non-violent agriculture
- Renewable sources of energy – bio gas, chulhas, solar, wind and other forms , appropriate rural technologies
- Local knowledge systems
II) Gandhi Ashrams
Ashrams established by Mahatma Gandhi
Ashrams inaugurated or visited by Mahatma Gandhi
Ashrams established by Acharya Vinoba Bhave, Lok nayak Jayaprakash Narayan, JC Kumarappa and other Sarvodaya leaders
III) Non Government Organisations working with Gram Swaraj Concept
Programmes for self reliant village
Self reliance in
- Agriculture (seeds, manures , irrigation, water harvesting, crop protection, cow-based agriculture
- Cloth production - self reliance in cloth
- Articles of daily use
- Health – people’s health in people’s hands
- Energy – renewable sources of energy
- Entertainment – local sports and cultural activities.
IV) Educational Institutions – Universities Colleges High Schools
Many universities in India have Gandhian Study centres
They also offer courses on Gandhian philosophy and action
They teach Gandhian philosophy as part of their ongoing courses
2. Promotion of programmes on peace and conflict resolution targeting youth .
Activities concerning peace programmes are : Peace tourism; Peace cells in schools; peace march; Conducting competitions in schools and colleges through elocutions essay writing contests on peace.
3. Publications
Gandhi today – Compilation of articles on contemporary relevance of Gandhi
Gandhi Ashrams and places
Books on Gandhian Themes
Hind swaraj - interpretation
Newsletter /journal on Gandhian Thought and Action
To bring out documentary films on Gandhian themes.
The activity will be coordinated by the publication division of NCRI, material input will be provided by The Wheel.
4. Promotes Research on Gandhian Studies
Fellowship for scholars in Gandhian studies/rural higher education etc.
5. Conducting Meetings and Seminars
Conducting seminars,workshops, lectures on Gandhian thought and also Hind Swaraj study camps
6. Starting New Centres
Assisting the existing Gandhian centres to open new centres.
7. Assistance to Training Colleges
Providing assistance to training colleges adopting Gandhian schools.
8. Support /assistance to existing institutions
To provide support /assistance to existing institutions /centres of Gandhian higher education for preparation of projects /centres of Gandhian higher education for preparation of projects
9. Diploma Courses
Lending partial assistance for developing PG Degree/Diploma courses in Rural Development, Gandhian Studies and peace and conflict management in distance mode
10. Youth sensitization programmes
Encouraging the institutions which will promote the concept of Gandhian ideology through youth all over the country focusing on rural areas and youth
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