Gandhiana-1: "Gandhiji on Kinder Garten Schools"

"Are all the Bal Mandirs (Kinder Garten Schools) which are coming up these days worthy of the name? This is a question to be considered by all who are interested in children's education. The country needs good facilities for children's education as much as it needs food, cloth and houses to meet its physical needs, for its future depends on the children."

M.K.Gandhi

July 7, 1947

Courtesy: The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, Vol.1.

Grateful thanks to GandhiServe.org.

Gandhiji on Kinder Garten Schools

Are all the Bal Mandirs (Kinder Garten Schools) which are coming up these days worthy of the name? This is a question to be considered by all who are interested in children's education. The country needs good facilities for children's education as much as it needs food, cloth and houses to meet its physical needs, for its future depends on the children.

M.K.Gandhi
July 7, 1947

From the Complete Works of Mahatma Gandhi, Vol.1.

'Let Us Know Gandhi Through Correspondence' - Riyas, K.P. in Education Express, Supp. to The New Indian Express

Saturday, September 01, 2007
Eyecatchers-27 : 'Let Us Know Gandhi Through Correspondence' - Riyas, K.P. in Education Express, Supp. to The New Indian Express

"My life is my message." It was Gandhi's message to the world. The Gandhi Study Centre, located in Chennai, is on mission to spread the message of Gandhi's life and philosophy to the common man with a special focus on youth. The purpose is to teach the society the positive message of Gandhi's life based on historical facts and analysis, which is becoming increasingly relevant to the world, the centre is conducting correspondence course and study classes for the public and the students.

'Let Us Know Gandhi Through Correspondence' is a course conducted in Tamil and English by Gandhi Study Centre, which gives a rare chance to know and familiarise with the life and thoughts of Mahatma.

The course duration is three months. Contact classes at the nearby cities will also be arranged for the benefit of the students. The question paper will be sent to the participants. They can write the exams in their residence itself and send the answer papers to the centre.

The date of exam will be January 30, 2008. Certificates will be sent in due course to the successful candidates. Registration fee and course fee per candidate is Rs.150/- and those who register their names will get study materials free of cost. There is no educational qualification and age limit for enrolling in the course.

The Centre has instituted an award in the name of its founder TD Tirumalai for the students and the schools who take up the exam on My Experiments with Truth. It consists of cash prizes: Rs.1000/- (one first prize), Rs.500/- (six second prizes) and Rs.250/- (six third prizes).

With a good collection of materials on Gandhi, its library and research center has been recognized as one of the resource centres on Gandhi. The library which contains 10,000 books, CDs, video tapes, cassettes and photo collections, is a good resource option for educational institutions, research scholars, social activists and the public alike.

For more details: Gandhi Study Centre, 58,Venkatnarayana Road (near Hindi Prachar Sabha), T.Nagar, Chennai-600017. Ph: (044)24346549, 9444183198

(Excerpt from 'Let Us Know Gandhi...' by Riyas K.P. in Education Express, Supp. to The New Indian Express, Madurai, Aug.31, 2007)